This is a similar problem to a thread I saw, (http://) but includes problems that I think are related to the graphics card. I just recently replaces my Radeon Rx 460 with a 480 that I got from Best Buy, so it isn't likely the graphics card is broken. When I installed the gpu into my computer, I had to use the 6 pin to 8 pin converter that came with the gpu, because my psu didn't come with an 8 pin pcie. When I played a game, (I don't remember what game I was playing at the time) at a random time in the game, my computer would restart and boot up to a screen that said a power supply surge has been detected and that ASUS restarted my computer to prevent damage. This didn't happen with the old gpu I had, so I thought that the psu (which was a 450W Diablotek one at the time) wasn't giving enough power through the 6 pin pcie converter for the graphics card to function when it needed the power. I know that I have no idea how gpus work, and that my logic for this could be completley wrong, but thats what I thought the problem was. So, I bought a 500W EVGA psu with a 6+2 pin, which I thought was enough to power my gpu. I installed it earlier today, and I thought everything was good. Earlier today, I got a few games, one including COD: World at War, I played the opening sequence in the game, but after about a minute, my computer restarted again to bring up the message about the power supply. Is there something that is wrong that doesn't involve the gpu or psu? Or is the psu still not enough for the gpu? Or is it something else?
Computer restarts, then boots up to a screen that says a power supply surge has been detected
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Asus anti-surge shutting down or rebooting the computer means that the power supply's outputs are dirty enough to trip the motherboard's protection.
A high quality 400W PSU is more than enough to run all but the most overkill modern single-GPU setups but EVGA's 500W, 500B and 500NEXB aren't particularly good PSUs (still much better than your former Diablotek time bomb), so you may need to aim for higher quality than that, such as a 520W Seasonic S12-II.
A high quality 400W PSU is more than enough to run all but the most overkill modern single-GPU setups but EVGA's 500W, 500B and 500NEXB aren't particularly good PSUs (still much better than your former Diablotek time bomb), so you may need to aim for higher quality than that, such as a 520W Seasonic S12-II.
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Yes, that would be the one I had in mind. There are many other good models but this one is one of the most common models frequently on sale.
As for the Corsair CX(M), you need to be mindful of which generation of those you get as the older generations were considered crap. That's why I find it easier to recommend Seasonic by default since Seasonic doesn't make any PSUs worse than very good quality. XFX' lineup is made almost entirely of Seasonic re-branded PSUs, so you can look at those too with pretty high confidence.
It isn't really hard. Just look to see if the label is grey instead of green. Or just look for the CX450M/CX550M/CX650M.
The older ones weren't even crap, they were just mediocre and often overpriced.
Seasonic does make some lower quality units, just like every other manufacturer. An example is the XFX XT, which I'd say is worse than the old corsair cx units. The seasoned ss and SSP are fairly mediocre. The rest aren't all 'very good' quality. I'd leave as 'good', but it's still safe to find reviews specific to the model. Also, just because the units quality is good doesn't make it the better buy. It could be overpriced, lack modularity, or have slack cable choices.
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I never said that Seasonic were the best for performance per buck or features per buck. In terms of general reliability though, which would be the primary concern of most people who are looking to buy a PSU that hopefully won't repeat the same issue their current one has, Seasonic fares much better than most other brands that aren't Seasonic rebrands without the need to sift databases and reviews on a model revision per model revision basis to get the correct 'good' model among a vendor's multiple brands which often span multiple different manufacturers, sometimes even within the same product cycle.
While the Seasonic SSP is lacking in bells and whistles, it is still a cut above most of the rest on quality. There aren't many consistently good brands that can be recommended without referring to specific revisions of a specific model.
Reliability is directly due from the performance, internal quality and protections. Most Seasonics are atleast okay though. The point of asking for a PSU option or offering one is so op doesn't need to look through the reviews. You could just say to hunt down a Seasonic unit, though that would be lazy when you're potentially losing valuable performance and quality.
The SSP's quality/performance is similar to that of an EVGA 600b. There's definitely many PSUs better and worse.
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