Think my psu is dying

NatBeAt

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Oct 28, 2016
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Issues started last evening. Was playing the new Armored Warfare global ops mode. Computer just up and restarted in the middle of a match. Also did this in World of Tanks mid match.

Also having another issue but I think it may be driver related but certainly could be additional symptoms. Noting seems to only happen in AW don't think its happening in WOT so probably just a drivers issue. Seeing moderate discoloration in my top left and right corners though this behavior is only intermittent.

Overall thermals in case usually stay @ 27C in normal conditions under load overall case temp do not exceed 42C However the GPU does of course get hotter but does not exceed 78C under heavy load and I am fairly sure its rated for 85...maybe 90 ... I think



After it restarted on the second time. I powered down and cleaned the computer. Much to my dismay I think the air duster helped me expel enough matter from the psu to form a cloud three times over. I am an idiot on that front as now that I think about it. I haven't dusted that psu in quite some time compared to cleanings for everything else in there. :L

So pretty sure its the psu . I have a replacement on the way because this makes the most sense to me. But if any of you guys have a better idea as to what it could be I am all ears.

specs
Case Xclio wind tunnel with 2 250 mm side case fans + throttle controlled 120 mm fan
psu NZXT Hale v2 1200 watt full modular
mobo. Sabertooth Z87 Final revision
cpu Core I7 4770k with Hyper 212+ Evo cooler master
mem: Crucial Ballistix DDR3 1600 16 gb 8x2
gpu's: GTX 780 Classified ACX 2.0 X2( I have just removed one of them Hoping this will lighten the load enough till the replacement psu arrives)

This all being said I am fairly certain it is the psu but the visual distortion Has me worried a bit. Hoping its driver related but it just seems a bit odd to me.

Thank you in advance for any help you guys can give me on this.