Pc all of a sudden shuts down when playing games

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scatma321

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So as of lately my pc has been just randomly shutting off within 1 minute in any game, sometimes it works perfectly fine but other times it just shuts down and restarts itself,

So i tried looking up what may cause the issue but couldn't find any selutions, i then thought maybe it could be a heating problem so i tried cleaning some dust out of my case and fans even tho there was not much dust in there,

The pc has not made any weird sounds or anything, it just keeps restarting as i try to play a game.

Here are my pc specs
Cooler Master B500 VER.2, 500W PSU
ATX 12V V2.3, Standard, 1x 4+4 CPU, 2x 6+2pin PCIe, 6x SATA, 3x Molex, 1x FD

Intel Core i5-4460, Socket-LGA1150
Prosessor, Quad Core, 3.2GHz, 6MB, 84W, 22nm, HD4600,

MSI B85M-E45, Socket-1150
Hovedkort, m-ATX, B85, DDR3, 1xPCIe-x16, USB 3.0, VGA, DVI, HDMI, Haswell

Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600MHz 8GB CL9
Kit w/2x 4GB XMS3 modules, CL9-9-9-24, 1.5V, Low Vengeance Heatspreader

MSI GeForce GTX 970 Gaming 4GB
Skjermkort, PCI-Express 3.0, "Twin Frozr V",D-DVI-I + DL-DVI-D,HDMI,DP,

Kingston SSDNow V300 240GB 2.5" OEM
SATA3.0, 7mm, 450/450MB/s read/write, SandForce®,

Temp in game
Gpu (69c)
Cpu(54)
Motherboard (44)
SSD(28)
 
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xFeaRDom
This could be a faulty PSU, have you got another PSU spare to test with your components? As with it being when the load increases greatly, it could be that.

Nothing is shutting down due to overtemperature protection, as the temperatures for both GPU and CPU are well below the maximum temperatures.

This really does seem to point at the PSU when the loads get too high, are you willing to purchase another PSU just to test if you do not have one.

Or do you have another computer spare with around a 500W PSU that you can use to test to see if it is your PSU.
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This could be a faulty PSU, have you got another PSU spare to test with your components? As with it being when the load increases greatly, it could be that.

Nothing is shutting down due to overtemperature protection, as the temperatures for both GPU and CPU are well below the maximum temperatures.

This really does seem to point at the PSU when the loads get too high, are you willing to purchase another PSU just to test if you do not have one.

Or do you have another computer spare with around a 500W PSU that you can use to test to see if it is your PSU.
 
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Ye i think it must be the PSU causing it and no i don't have a spare one wich in that case i need to buy a new one, only thing is i'm scared to replace it myself so i'll either get someone else to do it for me or i'll just look up on how to do it properly. :)

Thanks for answering me i really appreciate it! :D
 
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No worries, do you have a specific budget in mind for this new PSU?

Cheaping out on the PSU is the worst mistake you can make with a PC, it can cost you your whole system.
 
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I was thinking something like this

Corsair CX750M, 750W PSU
ATX 12V V2.3, 80 Plus Bronze, Modular. 4x 6+2pin PCIe, 8x SATA, 6x Mole

Or

Corsair RM850x 850W PSU
ATX 12V v2.4, 80 Plus Gold, Modular

Not sure if either one of these would go well with my pc parts but i'll figure it out somehow i guess :)

Might be a complete overkill but idk xD
 
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Yeah it's overkill, something like this will do:

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/fZyFf7/seasonic-power-supply-s12ii520bronze

Or, something better would be this:

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/9q4NnQ/evga-power-supply-220g20650y1
https://pcpartpicker.com/product/qYTrxr/evga-power-supply-220g20550y1

The 650W one is cheaper at the moment, so pick that up quickly :p

I'll recommend the EVGA's over the Seasonic, but all of these are great PSUs
 
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Let me know if it works, apologies if it doesn't, but it definitely seems like the best bet, plus it is a much better PSU than the one you have currently, so either way it'll help :)
 
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