just recently I have been having issues whilst playing CS GO whereby my PC stutters in game for about 15 seconds and I get a sound loop and a black screen. On some occasions my PC shuts down, when I reboot I get a message from my motherboard saying it detected a power surge which is why it shut down (sabretooth Z87), I have done the old Google search and most people say it's the psu but I just wondered if anyone has experienced the same issue?
I don't want to spend any money on a psu if it could be somthing else, all graphics drivers are up to date, i reseated my graphics card to see if it was that and de-dusted etc but the random shutdown still happened. Some people recommend shutting down the power surge setting on the mobo but I don't really want to do that, the only changes I've made is upgrading to win 10
My psu is this https://www.overclockers.co.uk/corsair-builder-series-cx-750w-modular-80-plus-bronze-power-supply-cp-9020061-uk-ca-118-cs.html (https://www.overclockers.co.uk/corsair-builder-series-cx-750w-modular-80-plus-bronze-power-supply-cp-9020061-uk-ca-118-cs.html)
My PC is 2 years old so it could be a component on its way out but wanted to check with you guys first
Got any anti-surge power strips? Always helps me sleep at night when there's a storm even if it doesn't fix your issue.
You can have my old psu to test/replace if you like? It's an old ocz 600w stealth xtreme.
You've got a decent quality PSU there, so I wouldn't run out to upgrade right away.
Did your motherboard come with software to measure the voltage levels? Might be worth monitoring that before going further.
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Quote from: Tutonic;411789You've got a decent quality PSU there, so I wouldn't run out to upgrade right away.
Did your motherboard come with software to measure the voltage levels? Might be worth monitoring that before going further.
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Good point! Yes it came with all sorts of bells and whistles, I'll take a look. It is totally random as well, it can happen when the rig isn't even working too hard. I tried a different panel for power too tonight but it still dropped a few times.
Thanks for the offer Monkey, I may take you up on it if I can't fix it via another avenue, I do have a spare 500w but I'm pretty sure that doesn't have enough juice to power it.
I'll check the voltage settings etc and see if I have any better luck. Cheers guys :)
We lost you a half dozen times tonight.
What is your pc specs? I would leans towards the motherboard to be honest with those symptoms.
Quote from: Gunda;411800What is your pc specs? I would leans towards the motherboard to be honest with those symptoms.
this is my spec
Power Supply: Corsair CX750 750W
Processor: Intel Core i7 4770K 3.5Ghz
Processor Cooler: Corsair H100i Water Cooling System
RAM: 16GB Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600Mhz/PC12800
Motherboard: Asus Sabertooth Z87
Graphics card: Nvidia GeForce GTX 780 3GB
Hard Drive: Seagate Barracuda 1TB Hard Drive 7200rpm 32MB Cache
2nd Hard Drive: Samsung SSD 230gb
RAID: None
Sound card: Integrated 7.1 Channel Audio
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B5ST 24x DVD/CD ? Re-Writer Black
Network card: Integrated 10/100/1000Mbps
Wireless Card: Asus N15 300MBPS
Extra Ports: 2 x USB 2.0 Rear Ports
Have tried a few different settings on my mobo but am still getting the same issue. Pretty much all of the suggestions i have read points to the psu. Just not sure what to do now :(
Do you have a spare graphics card you could try with so that you can use your spare 500w psu?
Also what bios version are you on? Have you checked to see if there is an update available?
I did think it could be a graphics card issue too because of the in game stuttering I was getting, however looking on the web the people who have had the psu problems also report the stuttering.
However, tonight I had no problems. My PC didn't shutdown once, nor did I get any stuttering in game. I played a whole CS match with no issues what so ever (which I managed to finally reach nova :D) and straight afterwards I jumped on our server and played for just over an hour with no problems either.
The only difference from a normal nights gaming tonight was, I didn't switch my other PC on that I basically use as a TV for streaming things whilst I'm playing like the football etc..(a low spec PC).
As there wasn't anything on I didn't see an point. Now, both pc's are powered by a standard dual wall socket, I'm now thinking that I may have some dodgy wiring in the room I'm in. I've had this setup for around 4 years now so if it is the socket itself it's a bit weird it has only started to be a problem now.
It could just be that tonight I was lucky so I will have to continue to monitor the next few nights but I'm glad I haven't forked out any money ....yet :g:
Dodgy extension lead, perhaps?
Quote from: Tutonic;411899Dodgy extension lead, perhaps?
Possibly, I did try another panel but I suppose it wouldn't hurt to try another one
Whilst you are at it, check the PSU lead itself too? Swap it out with another if you have one.
Ok, played MM tonight, PC shut down halfway through the match, about 35 mins in. I quickly swapped the panel, rejoined the match, lost the match (got demoted back to silver on 16 kills and 11 deaths 2xmvp :sideways:) ..anyway PC ran fine so thought I was on to a winner. Joined our server and played about 4 maps with no issues whatsoever, then suddenly whilst in spec, bam PC shut down. I then swapped the kettle lead, rebooted and managed about 2 rounds before it went again. :(
Think I'm going to have to bite the bullet and get a replacement psu.
When it first started it was almost predictable as to when it would happen but the fact I had no issues last night and then a few tonight but with a rather long period of time with no issues its rather confusing :blink:
I might just pull the psu from the rig and reattach everything before I order as a last resort. I'm pretty sure it's not any other component.
Offer of my old PSU is still there if you want it :flirty:
Quote from: suicidal_monkey;411945Offer of my old PSU is still there if you want it :flirty:
Cheers Monkey, i may still take you up on the offer.
I've begun stripping the rig down to give it a thorough clean, you really do not realise how much crap gets into each component. After reading more info from people with similar problems it could literally be anything!
I plan on stripping the rig right down to every component and cleaning everything and rebuilding to see if that helps. I cant be 100% sure that it's the psu but if it still happens after a rebuild then that's the first thing I'll try. Oh the frustration, I'll be afk for a short while :sad:
After some more tweaks, I now think it's a cooling issue.
My motherboard has 4 settings for the fans, ranging from power saver to turbo. So over the last 4 nights or so I set the fans to turbo, i.e. Constantly running at full speed. I haven't had a crash yet (touch wood).
Whilst it's not an entirely the most efficient way to run a rig or the quietest at least I can still play. Now it's a case of figuring out weather it's the GPU or the CPU that is having the problem.
According to ASUS software I have installed, whilst in game my CPU is at 34 degrees and my GPU is at around 49 degrees, which I understand is reasonable?
So I'm still stumped :(.
Those temps are fine Sparko.