GTX 650Ti Causing reboots in Graphics demanding games

[Hank Crocker]

Ok I have literally tried everything I could think of and that's why I'm here. 4 months ago I bought a ASUS GTX 650Ti from a local Microcenter. When I got home and put it in games such as Arma 3 Beta, Metro: Last Light, and Arma 2 the computer would go into a Forced Reboot. The monitor just shuts off and the computer reboots. The time between reboots is 5 minutes to 20 minutes when playing a game that utilizes the Video Card (If I'm doing something else on the computer such as watching videos on youtube this time is drastically cut, The computer rebooted in 2 seconds of creating a mission in Arma 3 after I was on Youtube). Games that don't push the limit of the card such as Half-Life 2 or Counter Strike are fine. But all the other games cause it to reboot. It is also only with the GTX 650Ti. I had a PNY NVIDIA 9800 GT that I used before all this and it worked fine. Here are my specs.

Before:
ASUS P8P67 Rev 3.1 Running Windows 7 64bit
PNY NVIDIA 9800 GT
4gb RAM (1 x 4gb) (Don't know brand sorry)
(QUAD) Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-2400 CPU @ 3.10 GHZ
600-Watt PSU (Don't know brand sorry)




After:
ASUS P8P67 Rev 3.1 Running Windows 7 64bit
ASUS NVIDIA Geforce GTX 650 Ti with 2GB GDDR5
4gb RAM (1 x 4gb) (Don't know brand sorry)
(QUAD) Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-2400 CPU @ 3.10 GHZ
600-Watt PSU (Don't know brand sorry)





I've literally tried everything in the case of this. Drivers and Bios (obviously), Reloaded entire OS. And the issue still persists. Help?

 

[lonewolf7]

Did you plug in the 6 pin PCI-E connectors on GPU ? Or do your PSU have a 6 pin PCI-E connector ? Since you don't know the make/model of PSU my guess is its not a good/rated one. Replace the PSU ASAP. I think the problem is the GPU is not getting enough power to run a power hungry game. So the PC is restarting/black screen.

 

[Hank Crocker]

I did plug in the PCI-E Connector to the GPU. I still have the problem. The GPU should be getting enough power.

 

[lonewolf7]

So if you are sure enough that the PSU is providing enough power than try another GPU, see how it works. Not your old GPU. I still think the PSU is faulty.

 

[Hank Crocker]

Thing is I had another GPU I got before the GTX 650, I had a Zotac GTX 560 Ti that I tried using but that caused the games to crash faster than the GTX 650 Ti.

 

[lonewolf7]

So the PSU is faulty. Borrow a PSU from someone and test it. Keep in mind that it would be good/rated PSU.

 

[Hank Crocker]

Should the Wattage for the PSU be around the same for the one I have already or do I need one that is better?

 

[lonewolf7]

You can go with either one I listed below : Sufficient for you.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817207013

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817207014

 

[Hank Crocker]

To recap on my progress. I did figure out the PSU I had. It was a Thermaltake TR2 600W. I ended up buying a Corsair HX750 as a replacement.

 

[lonewolf7]

That's a good choice.

 

[iam2thecrowe]

ah yes, some of the thermaltake tr2 models are a bit dodgy. You did go a bit overkill with the replacement psu though.

 

[determinologyz]

ah yes, some of the thermaltake tr2 models are a bit dodgy. You did go a bit overkill with the replacement psu though.

Which is good incase he goes sli he will have the room but im glad he got the problem resolved

 

[Hank Crocker]

Well After playing games like F:NV and Arma 3 I like to say that the problem is solved. The only thing I need to do is reboot my OS so it runs smoother.

 

[lonewolf7]

Nice to hear that.

 

[liljoe]

Hey I have the same problem with the same Graphics Card except my PSU is a Corsair CX500. Should I be having this problem? ( This problem arose after 2 months of gaming ). This has happened to me only on Smite, and not Battlefield 4 yet. ( I have been playing more Smite than BF4) .

UPDATE: As I typed this message my computer shutdown, so now the problem is the monitor will not go on, and sometimes the whole PC just turns off mid-power-up. Whats going on?