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bobowyc
post Dec 27 2016, 12:18 AM

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Most probably your PC is dusty. You should clean up the dusts in the fan of your desktop. I used tohave the same problem, but that was after a few minutes of gaming.. Lol. Once i cleaned the fans then no problem till this day.. But just to make sure, try cleaning it first, unless youre using a water cooler. The other option is to check the temps of your cpu and gpu. I dont think your psu would be causing the problem. Corsair PSUs are in good rating. tongue.gif im using a corsair one too. biggrin.gif No problem whatsoever. haha.
bobowyc
post Dec 27 2016, 12:20 AM

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QUOTE(Candlenie @ Dec 27 2016, 12:20 AM)
I've already tested with prime95. Ran at 100% load for like 5 min and no problem at all. CPU temp is around 70-75.

I've updated my GPU driver as well. I suspect PSU because I'm not really sure whether is 550W sufficient when GPU running full low.
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Your PSU should be more than enough to support.. Lol. 970 is about 90W your i7 also maybe at most 125W. lol.
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post Dec 27 2016, 06:23 PM

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QUOTE(goldfries @ Dec 27 2016, 05:19 PM)
Dust accumulate causes heat build up, not reboots.
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Well, in my case, dust build up in the stock heatsink fans and cause heat ups when i play any games. After about 20mins or so my PC shuts down. Then i cleaned the fans no problem whatsoever after that. It could be due to the dust stuck at the PCBs of my boards... lol
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post Dec 27 2016, 06:24 PM

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QUOTE(goldfries @ Dec 27 2016, 05:20 PM)
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970 is 145w on specs, typical 970 draws 170 - 180w range.

i7 varies but typically i7 draws under 100W but even so they don't draw their rated TDP wattage all the time.

Processor power draw is subjected to load.
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Haha. Well thanks for the clarification. But I was just assuming that its around that range, since from 900 series onwards they are reducing the power consumption of GPUs.. xD
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post Dec 28 2016, 12:54 AM

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QUOTE(goldfries @ Dec 27 2016, 11:39 PM)
Shutdown is correct. Not reboot. smile.gif Our systems will power down when overheat.
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Oohh. Right.. Lol. laugh.gif

 

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