Computer crashes while playing games.

Jul 10, 2018
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I bought a computer from someone I knew and when I tried to test the computer by playing ARK, it crashed. I lowered the settings to low and it loaded the game finally. I played for about 6 or so minutes and it crashed again. So I tried Bioshock Infinite and the graphics were set to high and when I tried to load a save it crashed. I lowered it to medium and it loaded. While playing it I raised it to high and after a few minutes it crashed. I don't know what the problem is.
Specs
Intel Core i7 6700k

AMD Radeon R9 280

ASRock z170 Extreme6 motherboard

G.SKILL Ripjaws VDDR4 2400 C15 2x4GB

Crucial MX300 525GB

EVGA 450 BT

 
Change the PSU to one that's better quality, the one you have isn't good at all.

The one you have isn't for your type of PC and it's below requirements for the GPU.

You need a good quality 550W PSU Like:

Seasonic Focus Plus
EVGA G2 or G3
Corsair RMX.

Here is a EVGA G3 on sale:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Power Supply: EVGA - SuperNOVA G3 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($49.99 @ B&H)
Total: $49.99
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-07-12 15:32 EDT-0400