My pc shuts down while playing games

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I'm new to this site so bear with me.

My pc shuts down after 10-15 minutes of playing most games. Some games last longer than others but that seems to be the average. It goes from playing to shut down within a second with no warning. here are my specs:

CPU: AMD FX-8350
GPU: AMD Radeon R9 Nano Fury Series
Motherboard: Asus 970 Pro Gaming/Aura
RAM: 2 8GB Corsair, and 2 4GB unknown (24 total)
HDD/SSD: one 500GB Hard Drive
Optical Drives: 1 DVD/CD Reader

I have used open hardware monitor to check the temps and usages at the time of shut-down. And it appears nothing is out of the norm. The only thing I can think of is it could be the power supply. But I'm not sure, thanks.
 
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Well, don't discount temps all together. It may not be the issue, but it might be spiking or causing your hardware monitor to freeze prior to the system crash. Though it is more likely to be another issue.

Here are a few tests you can run to try and remove potential causes of the problem.
1. Download IntelBurnTest and run it for a while. This will test the CPU without putting any real pressure on the GPU. If everything works fine, then it means it is likely not your CPU. If it crashes, then it is likely your CPU, PSU, or RAM.
2. Download Furmark and run it for a while. If everything works fine then it is almost certainly not your GPU. If it does crash, it might be the GPU, but it could also be the RAM or PSU.
3. Download and run...
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Well, don't discount temps all together. It may not be the issue, but it might be spiking or causing your hardware monitor to freeze prior to the system crash. Though it is more likely to be another issue.

Here are a few tests you can run to try and remove potential causes of the problem.
1. Download IntelBurnTest and run it for a while. This will test the CPU without putting any real pressure on the GPU. If everything works fine, then it means it is likely not your CPU. If it crashes, then it is likely your CPU, PSU, or RAM.
2. Download Furmark and run it for a while. If everything works fine then it is almost certainly not your GPU. If it does crash, it might be the GPU, but it could also be the RAM or PSU.
3. Download and run Memtest86+ to check for RAM stability.

It is likely the PSU, but before you go pay out for a new one, best to run these to see if any of them fail too. Don't want you to buy a component you don't need. MemTest86+ is the only test that should give 100% clear results, because it won't tax the PSU, CPU, or GPU at all. If that test is fine, and either of the other tests crash, or if both of them do, then it is even more likely that it is the PSU.
 
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I ran all of those and they work fine, so I'll do some more research into my PSU
 
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Yea if those tests all ran fine, then it shows all of the components are stable. The PSU probably just can't handle their combined power needs. You should check to see if your PSU is still under warranty because really it should be able to handle your system as described. It might just be the PSU is defective.

Or of course you can buy another one, lots of strong choices.
 
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