- Dec 28, 2017
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Recently I got a new motherboard. Even before that, my PC had been crashing randomly (typically when opening an application, clicking on a YouTube video, but now it happened while in-game), but it still does occasionally crash.
I have a feeling that it might be the PSU. It has been making noises (it does vibrate, being the cause, most probably). I am planning on getting a new one.
Specs:
- Case: Spacer Galaxy, with an integrated power supply (https://www.pcgarage.ro/carcase/spacer/galaxy-500w-black/)
- 2x4 Gb of RAM, Crucial DDR3 1600MHz
- An ASUS A88XM-A motherboard, FM2+, 4 DDR3 slots
- AMD A8 6600K CPU, with an integrated Radeon HD 8570D, with 2 Gbs allocated,
4 cores on 3.9 GHz, with an aftermarket cooler (a lowest-end one(yet it's still better than the one that came with it)). Before the cooler got replaced, I had it overclocked to 4.2 GHz, but it was overheating. Now it runs just fine with a peak of around 70 degrees (the oldel cooler let it up to 80+).
- A WD 1TB 7200 RPM HDD
- Windows 10 Pro x64
It has never crashed before while being in the BIOS or when in sleeping mode.
Since the motherboard is freshly put in, all the connections have been checked.
Is there any chance it's not the PSU? I would not want to replace the RAM.
+ Sometimes when I move the case slightly (with a bit of speed though), it shuts off, but upon starting up it tells me that it detected a power surge and shut down.
When it does it by itself, it does not.
+ Windows event viewer logs it shutting down unexpectedly.
I have a feeling that it might be the PSU. It has been making noises (it does vibrate, being the cause, most probably). I am planning on getting a new one.
Specs:
- Case: Spacer Galaxy, with an integrated power supply (https://www.pcgarage.ro/carcase/spacer/galaxy-500w-black/)
- 2x4 Gb of RAM, Crucial DDR3 1600MHz
- An ASUS A88XM-A motherboard, FM2+, 4 DDR3 slots
- AMD A8 6600K CPU, with an integrated Radeon HD 8570D, with 2 Gbs allocated,
4 cores on 3.9 GHz, with an aftermarket cooler (a lowest-end one(yet it's still better than the one that came with it)). Before the cooler got replaced, I had it overclocked to 4.2 GHz, but it was overheating. Now it runs just fine with a peak of around 70 degrees (the oldel cooler let it up to 80+).
- A WD 1TB 7200 RPM HDD
- Windows 10 Pro x64
It has never crashed before while being in the BIOS or when in sleeping mode.
Since the motherboard is freshly put in, all the connections have been checked.
Is there any chance it's not the PSU? I would not want to replace the RAM.
+ Sometimes when I move the case slightly (with a bit of speed though), it shuts off, but upon starting up it tells me that it detected a power surge and shut down.
When it does it by itself, it does not.
+ Windows event viewer logs it shutting down unexpectedly.
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