My Computer Crashes whenever i launch a Game

JeMoX

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The title says it all :(

Zotac GTX 750 2gb edition
AMD Athlon X4 860K
1tb WD blue
8GB ram hyperx
400W PSU

the pc is 1.5 y/o
except the power is too old like 8 years or something
 

Albionm00n

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Greetings!

Is this a new problem on an older system, or is this a new build? What are the specs of your system? Please, any information at all would help for there are a million reasons why you could be experiencing this issue.
 

JeMoX

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yeah, sorry i updated the post.
 

Albionm00n

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Hmmm...8 year old PSU huh? That may be the culprit. Is there a way you can borrow a PSU from a friend to test it on your system to rule out your PSU? Also, when was the last time you opened and cleaned your PC?
 

JeMoX

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alright so i cleaned up my pc with a hair dryer and the problem started
maybe the voltages were the problem
the 3.3v was low (2.9)
now it's normal
and i can play
but at first it crashed every time i launched a game
so idk
ill try to borrow my friend's tomorrow.
 

Albionm00n

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Hmm...The problem started after you cleaned your rig, but is running ok now? I may be a tad confused...or did you mean the problem stopped after cleaning? Dust can cause shorts, so that was why I was asking about the cleaning.