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acecreator26

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I bought a custom build iBUYPOWER PC and it runs most games on the highest setting at a constant 60FPS (I have to lock it there b/c I have a 60htz monitor). Some games however such as Train Simulator 2018 and X-Plane 10 cause my PC to freeze up occasionally, and I have to restart it by pressing the button on the tower. I know other people created threads about this topic, but I don't have the same PC and I want to be sure I get the right help so I don't go buy something I don't need. Here are the specs:

Motherboard: GIGABYTE AB350 Gaming 3 -- RGB Fusion, 3x PCIe x16, 2x USB 3.1 Gen2, 4x USB 3.1 Gen1, 1x USB 2.0

Processor Cooling: DEEPCOOL Captain 120EX Gamer Storm 120mm Liquid CPU Cooling System - RGB [Ryzen]

Processor: AMD Ryzen 7 1800X Processor (8x 3.6GHZ/16MB L3 Cache)

Memory: 16 GB [8 GB X2] DDR4-2400 Memory Module - Certified Major Brand Gaming Memory

Video Card: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti - 11GB - GIGABYTE Aorus Xtreme (VR-Ready) - Single Card

Power Supply: 1000 Watt - Standard 80 PLUS Bronze

Hard Drive: 2 TB Hard Drive -- 64MB Cache, 7200RPM, 6.0Gb/s - Single Drive ------ Still have 1.41 TB left------

Data Hard Drive: 64MB Cache, 7200RPM, 6.0Gb/s ------Still have 2TB left------

Thanks in advance to whoever can help!
 
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I can't say that your power supply for sure is the issue, but from what I could make out on the label, you have the 1000 watt power supply and it puts out 52 amps on the 12 volt rail. Keep in mind, I have an evga 600 watt. Move isn't even considered great honestly, but it outputs 49 amps.

I looked up some power requirements of your video card, and the site I was looking at, toward the bottom they mention that games may freeze if the power supply can't cope with the load.

https://www.guru3d.com/articles-pages/geforce-gtx-1080-ti-review,7.html

I'm not even sure about the high power brand on power supplies, so I'm guessing that power supply in your system is suspect. Also, if a power supply dies, it can get other components like...
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This is my Power Supply Specs

Airflow is good, have a giant vent above it and on both ends of the case, 3 fans in all, 2 blowing right on it. Not very hot after gaming.

Not to mention this: http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/aorus-gtx-1080-ti-xtreme-edition,review-33896-4.html
 
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I can't say that your power supply for sure is the issue, but from what I could make out on the label, you have the 1000 watt power supply and it puts out 52 amps on the 12 volt rail. Keep in mind, I have an evga 600 watt. Move isn't even considered great honestly, but it outputs 49 amps.

I looked up some power requirements of your video card, and the site I was looking at, toward the bottom they mention that games may freeze if the power supply can't cope with the load.

https://www.guru3d.com/articles-pages/geforce-gtx-1080-ti-review,7.html

I'm not even sure about the high power brand on power supplies, so I'm guessing that power supply in your system is suspect. Also, if a power supply dies, it can get other components like your graphics card, cpu, motherboard etc.

I'm going to wait and let other guys chime in. As from what quick research shows, 650-700 watts on a quality unit should be plenty. Soo theoretically that power supply should run it, but it sounds like those simulators might be pushing it.
 
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They are pretty high end simulators. I'd have to blame them as well. Thanks a ton!
 
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No problem. I'm just thinking that the power supply may be marginal for that system. Even though it's treated 1000 watts, looking at the brand etc I have my doubts on that power supply. So I would consider replacing it with something from a reputable brand like seasonic, evga, antec Corsair, etc.

Power supplies will also age, so if that power supply is barely holding up now, it may go boom an fry your rig with it. I've seen cheap power supplies fry ports on a motherboard before, so that or frying a video card or CPU is certainly a possibility. Wouldn't want to take a chance with the state you have in there.

Maybe something like this for example.

https://m.newegg.com/products/N82E16817139141

It was recommended by Tom's hardware as a good PSU. Your current power supply had a rating of 52 amps on the 12 volt rail which is where your graphics card etc will pull their load from. The Corsair has 70 amps. So it's actually a stronger unit.

Here's a link to the article then you can decide what you like.

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/best-psus,4229.html
 
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