is it my mother board or psu?

[Jarra789]

Mobo: gigabyte GA-78LMT-S2 AM3+
chipset- 780G rev.00
CPU: AMD FX-8320E 8-core

GPU: MSI RX 470 4GB DDR5

RAM: 16GB DDR3

PSU: Turbolink 500W

any game i start up my PC turns off. i upgraded from an r7 240 which this issue does not happen. Also i upgraded my CPU from a fx-4300 to the 8320E, what could it be?

 

[EpIckFa1LJoN]

Probably the PSU. It is probably not delivering the full wattage and that is why your system shuts down, since it is not receiving enough power.

 

[boosted1g]

Is the bios version on your mobo new enough to support the 8320E?

If it is then my guess would be your cheapo brand power supply which likely cant even sustain a 350w load on it.

 

[Jarra789]

Probably the PSU. It is probably not delivering the full wattage and that is why your system shuts down, since it is not receiving enough power.

Even if the minimum is 450w? I'm looking to get a 750w just incase

 

[boosted1g]

Probably the PSU. It is probably not delivering the full wattage and that is why your system shuts down, since it is not receiving enough power.

Even if the minimum is 450w? I'm looking to get a 750w just incase

In regards to power supplies the wattage on the sticker is just that, some ink on a sticker that is then put on a box. There is no regulation or requirement that the PSU is capabile of that wattage.
A quality PSU will actually output that voltage under constant load and even at a reasonable effeciency (To output 300w from a 500w unit it actually requires say 350w electricity).
A cheapo 500w unit will not be able to sustain 300w, and when it dies it lacks any protections and thus it also fries other parts in your computer.

Why do you wnat 750w specifically??
Going too high is not only pointless money spent today, but it also uses more electricity due to lost efficency under low load.

 

[Jarra789]

Probably the PSU. It is probably not delivering the full wattage and that is why your system shuts down, since it is not receiving enough power.

Probably the PSU. It is probably not delivering the full wattage and that is why your system shuts down, since it is not receiving enough power.

Even if the minimum is 450w? I'm looking to get a 750w just incase

In regards to power supplies the wattage on the sticker is just that, some ink on a sticker that is then put on a box. There is no regulation or requirement that the PSU is capabile of that wattage.
A quality PSU will actually output that voltage under constant load and even at a reasonable effeciency (To output 300w from a 500w unit it actually requires say 350w electricity).
A cheapo 500w unit will not be able to sustain 300w, and when it dies it lacks any protections and thus it also fries other parts in your computer.

Why do you wnat 750w specifically??
Going too high is not only pointless money spent today, but it also uses more electricity due to lost efficency under low load.

 

[Jarra789]

Probably the PSU. It is probably not delivering the full wattage and that is why your system shuts down, since it is not re eceiving enough power.

Even if the minimum is 450w? I'm looking to get a 750w just incase

In regards to power supplies the wattage on the sticker is just that, some ink on a sticker that is then put on a box. There is no regulation or requirement that the PSU is capabile of that wattage.
A quality PSU will actually output that voltage under constant load and even at a reasonable effeciency (To output 300w from a 500w unit it actually requires say 350w electricity).
A cheapo 500w unit will not be able to sustain 300w, and when it dies it lacks any protections and thus it also fries other parts in your computer.

Why do you wnat 750w specifically??
Going too high is not only pointless money spent today, but it also uses more electricity due to lost efficency under low load.

So possibly a corsair 600w could be a better investment?
I do have an extra fan hooked up. And possibly my expand storage. I do stream games and recording

 

[boosted1g]

These are both much better then corsair CX serries:
http://pcpartpicker.com/product/nB3RsY/seasonic-power-supply-s12ii620bronze - Very Good
http://pcpartpicker.com/product/g63RsY/evga-power-supply-120g10650xr - Great

 

[Jarra789]

These are both much better then corsair CX serries:
http://pcpartpicker.com/product/nB3RsY/seasonic-power-supply-s12ii620bronze - Very Good
http://pcpartpicker.com/product/g63RsY/evga-power-supply-120g10650xr - Great

I've looked the evga. It being fully modualer is fantastic. Another person said it could be my bios. But the issue is my motherboard is not listed on the gigabyte website. And I've used @bios to check for an update. But nothing

 

[EpIckFa1LJoN]

I don't like EVGA at all. Their QC has just been awful recently, I also don't like Corsair PSU's recently either. I am about to trade my perfectly fine AX750 for a Seasonic Prime 850 because it will probably last longer and be more reliable than the corsair is now.

Basically if it isn't made by Seasonic (Which Corsair Used to be) or SuperFlower I won't use it.

 

[boosted1g]

These are both much better then corsair CX serries:
http://pcpartpicker.com/product/nB3RsY/seasonic-power-supply-s12ii620bronze - Very Good
http://pcpartpicker.com/product/g63RsY/evga-power-supply-120g10650xr - Great

I've looked the evga. It being fully modualer is fantastic. Another person said it could be my bios. But the issue is my motherboard is not listed on the gigabyte website. And I've used @bios to check for an update. But nothing

You did not look very hard then, i googled the board in 3 seconds: http://www.gigabyte.com/products/product-page.aspx?pid=4311#ov

There is ver 1, rev 1.1 and 1.2 so make sure you have the correct one.

BIOS is a possibility since you upgraded to a chip that was likely not included on the original bios, but since your problem is durring gameplay and not at boot I would put 85% chance on it being your low quality PSU.