PC loses power from WoW/OW

pikaKipz · Jul 25, 2016

Hi. When playing World of Warcraft and Overwatch, my PC will at random times, go completely out of power and restart itself. I find it weird, since I've run way more system heavy games (Arkham Knight, ME:Catalyst, Rise of the Tomb Raider to name a few) without any problems.
I built a new computer back in April and Im using the PSU from my old computer from 2011.

Specs:

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K Skylake
GPU: MSI GeForce GTX 980 Ti Gaming 6GB
PSU: Chieftec Nitro Series BPS-750C 750W PSU
Motherboard: MSI Z170A GAMING PRO CARBON, S-1151
RAM: HyperX Fury DDR4 2133MHz 16GB kit

(I have ofc clean installed the games, repaired them etc, tried everything).

Here are my HDMonitor stats while running WoW.

Motherboard: http://imgur.com/a/svamE
CPU: http://imgur.com/a/Ut3yH
PSU: http://imgur.com/a/9YtNm

logainofhades · Jul 26, 2016

I would first get a quality PSU, tier 1 or 2, just to rule it out. Cheiftec is not really a quality PSU brand.

http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/id-2547993/psu-tier-list.html?577d649323d54=reload

pikaKipz · Jul 26, 2016

logainofhades :

Yeah of course this was a thought that stroke me, but there is a big thread about people losing their power when playing OW.
http://us.battle.net/forums/en/overwatch/topic/20744605165?page=4

I was hoping someone here could give me a direct answer. Dont want to waste money on a new PSU if my current is doing fine.

logainofhades · Jul 26, 2016

PSU quality should never be ignored, and that is why I bring it up. Getting a quality PSU is never a waste of money, ever.

pikaKipz · Jul 27, 2016

logainofhades :

Alright. But you dont see any other thing that it could be? Im prepared to buy a new solid PSU, I just want to check if someone here has any other tips for what I could try out first before I spend a lot of cash on a new PSU.

logainofhades · Jul 27, 2016

Powering off, like you are experiencing, would still leave me to say PSU. Other hardware should at least give a bluescreen. You could try running memtest, to test your ram. Maybe check on a bios update, for the motherboard. Don't need to spend a lot on PSU. Edgar B2 750w-850w are generally priced decent.

pikaKipz · Jul 29, 2016

I installed a Corsair RM750i, 750W PSU in my rig today, Ill keep the thread updated on how it goes. Hopefully this problem should be gone now.

pikaKipz · Aug 1, 2016

After getting a RM750i, I havent had any crashes. Everything runs smooth now. I still stand by that lower graphic games like Blizzards demands more of a PSU is strange. But that does not matter, its working as intended now.

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