Power Supply Problems

Jojo58

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I have a corsair cx600 psu, that i've had for about 3 years now. I have a problem where my computer, when under load, suddenly shuts down and then boots back up, and informs me it detected power surges from the psu. I think this is because of a faulty connection on the motherboard 24-pin connector, though, because detaching & re-attaching that cable solves the problem, until it appears again randomly. I was recently thinking of buying a new psu, but before i buy it, i want to know whether the problem is with the psu, or with the motherboard. Also, i recently upgraded my graphics card from a gtx 750TI to a geforce gtx 970 and my processor from an i3 to an i7. But i don't think the new parts have anything to do with it, because i had this problem before.
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The CX600 is not the best PSU to begin with and ~3 years is likely pushing it's usable life.

Are you overclocking your CPU? If you're gone a little crazy with voltage, that's been known to trip power-surge protection etc too (so scale that voltage back).

Either way, a new PSU is a smart idea.

If you're looking for recommendations, you can't go wrong with the G550 from SeaSonic for the price.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Power Supply: SeaSonic G 550W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($64.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $64.99
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-01-09 13:23 EST-0500

Barty1884

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The CX600 is not the best PSU to begin with and ~3 years is likely pushing it's usable life.

Are you overclocking your CPU? If you're gone a little crazy with voltage, that's been known to trip power-surge protection etc too (so scale that voltage back).

Either way, a new PSU is a smart idea.

If you're looking for recommendations, you can't go wrong with the G550 from SeaSonic for the price.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Power Supply: SeaSonic G 550W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($64.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $64.99
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-01-09 13:23 EST-0500
 
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Jojo58

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I would rather go with the 650W version, but thanks. I'm probably going to buy that :)