Recently, my PC has been starting to shut down randomly when in game. No BSOD or anything. It just restarts on its own with no warning. Now first, let me state why I'm very certain it's neither a heat or PSU problem. All of my components are running at stock settings. No overclocking.
I downloaded CAM to monitor my temps and on top of that my case has sensors to detect the ambient temperature within the case. None of my temps seem high. I put my CPU under load with cryptocurrency miners and stress testers. Temps were fine. No issues. I put my GPU under load with cryptocurrency miners and stress tester. (Unigene Valley and FurMark) Temps were fine. No issues. I put both under load simultaneously. Temps were fine. No issues.
I've even left my computer under load overnight and had zero issues. PC didn't restart. Temps were fine whenever I checked. I've actually had my PC run MUCH hotter in the past with no real issues.
So considering my PC can be under load for extended periods of time without any issues I don't see how it could be a PSU issue. On top of that, I've had my PC restart on game menus. Meaning there's no way any of the components are under any real load. If the PSU was having issues delivering enough power then logically my PC should also have problems when the PC is put under load. In fact, it should have more problems considering most of my stress tests probably put the components under way more load than when I play games. I usually don't play super demanding games and I have decent components.
I also eliminated heat being the issue because, well, the temps I was seeing were completely fine and my PC has ran much hotter in the past.
Every time I google this problem I just see a bunch of answers insisting it's a PSU or heat related issue, but I've reached a point where I severely doubt it's either of those. It very well could be, but I'm going to need a thorough explanation to be convinced. I don't want to run out and buy new components only to find out it doesn't fix the problem.
The oldest components in my system are the HDDs and RAM. My CPU, GPU, and motherboard are all only a year or two old.
SPECS:
CPU - AMD FX8350
GPU - Radeon R9 380
RAM - 8 GB DDR3
Motherboard - MSI 970A sli Krait Edition
PSU - I forget the brand, but I'm certain it's 80+ Bronze and 500W.
My system was running perfectly fine with all the parts I currently have for a long time. This problem started occurring recently.
I downloaded CAM to monitor my temps and on top of that my case has sensors to detect the ambient temperature within the case. None of my temps seem high. I put my CPU under load with cryptocurrency miners and stress testers. Temps were fine. No issues. I put my GPU under load with cryptocurrency miners and stress tester. (Unigene Valley and FurMark) Temps were fine. No issues. I put both under load simultaneously. Temps were fine. No issues.
I've even left my computer under load overnight and had zero issues. PC didn't restart. Temps were fine whenever I checked. I've actually had my PC run MUCH hotter in the past with no real issues.
So considering my PC can be under load for extended periods of time without any issues I don't see how it could be a PSU issue. On top of that, I've had my PC restart on game menus. Meaning there's no way any of the components are under any real load. If the PSU was having issues delivering enough power then logically my PC should also have problems when the PC is put under load. In fact, it should have more problems considering most of my stress tests probably put the components under way more load than when I play games. I usually don't play super demanding games and I have decent components.
I also eliminated heat being the issue because, well, the temps I was seeing were completely fine and my PC has ran much hotter in the past.
Every time I google this problem I just see a bunch of answers insisting it's a PSU or heat related issue, but I've reached a point where I severely doubt it's either of those. It very well could be, but I'm going to need a thorough explanation to be convinced. I don't want to run out and buy new components only to find out it doesn't fix the problem.
The oldest components in my system are the HDDs and RAM. My CPU, GPU, and motherboard are all only a year or two old.
SPECS:
CPU - AMD FX8350
GPU - Radeon R9 380
RAM - 8 GB DDR3
Motherboard - MSI 970A sli Krait Edition
PSU - I forget the brand, but I'm certain it's 80+ Bronze and 500W.
My system was running perfectly fine with all the parts I currently have for a long time. This problem started occurring recently.