My PC Shuts down during games

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elementalegg

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When i'm playing games such as Sniper Elite 3 or Just Cause 3 my entire PC shuts down completely and reboots. There isn't any stuttering or FPS drop it just shuts down and when I run UserBenchmark it shuts down during GPU testing.

My PC isn't overheating and all my drivers should be up to date as far as i know
does anybody know what's wrong

Here are my specs:
Operating System: Windows 10 Pro 64-bit
Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-2600 CPU @ 3.40GHz (8 CPUs), ~3.4GHz
Memory: 8192MB RAM
GPU: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 770 SC ACX
 
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Replace it then. That is your problem. Never cheap out on a PSU. Get a good one from EVGA, Seasonic or Corsair. Something like 750W should be plenty, even 650W will do. It has to have a good rating.
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amberion2dp

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Could be a number of things, power supply failure among them. One thing to check though - crack open your computer to look at the GPU and CPU fans. Are they spinning fast while playing? If they're spinning very slowly, you could have fan failure and require a bit of oiling.
 
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elementalegg

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My Fans are spinning just fine but it might be the PSU since it's generic
 
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ArchitSahu

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What is the PSU?
 
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ArchitSahu

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Replace it then. That is your problem. Never cheap out on a PSU. Get a good one from EVGA, Seasonic or Corsair. Something like 750W should be plenty, even 650W will do. It has to have a good rating.
 
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elementalegg

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Alright i'll try to do that but is there a chance it's my GPU because when I played city skylines it was doing alright but when i went near a bridge at night time the same thing happend
 
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ArchitSahu

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If the night time is more intensive, which it sounds like it is, then the GPU requires more power which the PSU cannot give, resulting in a reboot.
 
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amberion2dp

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It would be more helpful to know the amperage. Do this: crack open the side of the computer to look at the innards. Along the PSU there should be a sticker with a bunch of numbers. What we need to know is the wattage of the PSU(example, 500 watts is typical entry level), and how many amps are on the 12v rail. There will be columns and one of them will be +12v, with (x)A under or next to it. A good number is around 40A. Anything less than that is insufficient.

There are 2 major things pulling power from your PSU, the GPU and the CPU. The 12v rail is responsible for them both. 5v and 3.5v are usually only used for peripherals, like the hard drive, DVD-ROM drive, that sort of thing.
 
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elementalegg

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Ok I should have given a bit of background information I bought my pc of a kinda local store that has other stores across different locations in Canada and I should have asked what PSU it was because what they gave me is so generic that it doesn't even have anything on it so it's probably the reason my pc shuts down. The worst part about it is that I can't return it back since 1.Their store at my city actually shut down and the other store they have is about 5 hours away and 2. there are no refunds but there is warranty.

Anyways do you guys have any good suggestions for a new PSU so I can replace the garbage one I have now?

 
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PCPartPicker part list: https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/list/JPGjxY
Price breakdown by merchant: https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/list/JPGjxY/by_merchant/

Power Supply: SeaSonic - FOCUS Plus Gold 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($119.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Total: $119.99
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-01-21 21:20 EST-0500
 
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elementalegg

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alright thanks! i'm also gonna try one of my friend's PSU and put in my PC just to check
 
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It has to be well rated and a good quality PSU if you want to make any conclusions or hypothesis.
 
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