Computer Keeps shutting down, HELP :o

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D-Finn

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Hi guys,
My computer keeps shutting down when i play any game except CS. rocket league just reciently started to make my pc shut down.

I've been looking around for a few answers and i feel like its my power supply but the computer is new and has been doing it since i built it. the power supply is "
Corsair VS550 550W PSU 80 Plus Rated ATX PC Power Supply"
I have a zotac gtx 1070 amp extreme & Ryzen 5 1600

I taught that 550w would have been enough for 1080 gaming but when i open the game (Friday13th, Rocketleague, BattleGrounds) i can get into the menu and it will usualy restart from there or a few seconds into a game.

Can anyone give me any advice please?

If there is any program i can use that i can look at power consumption while i play a game to see if that could be a problem that would be nice too, I dont really know what to do, I'm just grasping at help here because i built the pc in september and still cant play anything

Thanks in advance :)

Davis

Also when i recieved the power supply i did not get any power cable with it and am using the one that my friend has on his pc (works fine for his 750W) and it still shuts down :(
 
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jonnyguru


So it seems you've never read a PSU review in your life. Ok... Fine.

80 PLUS is just a measure of efficiency. Means nothing to the capability of a PSU's ability to output power.

Companies like EVGA, Corsair, Thermaltake, etc. sell PSUs from cheap garbage to "oh my God, why is that so much money??!?!?" but it's not because one is more efficient than another. It's because one is more capable of withstanding the punishment of higher end graphics cards in gaming than another, can maintain solid voltage regulation across a broad range of loads and suppress damaging...
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550W is enough. The problem is the VS550 can't handle the transient loads of the GTX1070.

There's a reason why the Corsair TX is more expensive than the CX and the CX is more expensive than the VS other than efficiency. It's because they're BETTER POWER SUPPLIES.

The VS isn't a "gaming PSU" unless your games are Candy Crush and Peggle.
 
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So the PSU is the problem yeah? I don't know squat about Psu's and put little to no time thinking about it so its my own fault really. I researched every other component for hours and just bough the psu on the Watts.

Would you have and recommendations on a power supply?

If you wouldnt mind could you explain what the "TX is more than the CX and the CX is more than the VS" means does all PSU's have this rating or is it just Corsair?

Thanks
 
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D-Finn

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It looks good, a lot more expensive in Ireland tho, at 140Euro before shipping..
I was looking at the Corsair RM850X, but after reading Johnnyguru's response I could be walking into the same problem as I'm having at the moment, might just have to spend the bit extra
 
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Both the EVGA 750W and Corsair 850W are EXTREME overkill.

You only need something like an RM550x.

Again... the problem is not the lack of wattage. Just the capability of the PSU to support your graphics card.



FFS... How did you come to that conclusion? RMx is three steps above VS Series. I didn't say Corsair PSUs can't handle an Nvidia 10 Series GPU. I said the VS Series couldn't handle it.

You're assuming because you buy the cheapest PSU on the market that anything else from that same brand must also not be able to perform well enough?

Jesus... Do you also think a Hyundai Genesis can only perform as well as a Hyundai Accent because they're both Hyundais???

RMx isn't only far superior to the VS, but 850W is about twice the power you need. Just get an RM550x or RM650x.
 
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So it seems you've never read a PSU review in your life. Ok... Fine.

80 PLUS is just a measure of efficiency. Means nothing to the capability of a PSU's ability to output power.

Companies like EVGA, Corsair, Thermaltake, etc. sell PSUs from cheap garbage to "oh my God, why is that so much money??!?!?" but it's not because one is more efficient than another. It's because one is more capable of withstanding the punishment of higher end graphics cards in gaming than another, can maintain solid voltage regulation across a broad range of loads and suppress damaging ripple/noise from your motherboard.

Seriously.. you should read reviews for ALL of the parts you use to build your own PC and not just the ones that tell you "this is faster".
 
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