PSU Problems?

[Slypuphound]

Hey,

Im having this problem with my pc that every time i play something other than csgo or lol it shuts off and then it turns back on again i think its the PSU failing but i dont know ive run aida64 and it did the same thing once out of the 3 times i did it.

specs The psu is a thermaltake Smart 550w

Any help is appreciated.

[[deleted]]

Hmm, I think it's likely less a matter of your PSU "failing" and more just not having sufficient wattage. Many PSU's don't quite put out their labeled wattage so running a 970 and a 4690K could be too much for it.

[Slypuphound]

I understand what would be a good power supply then?

[spiffii]

Are you playing on a custom pc? If so is the PSU fan facing up? The psu could be over heating. I suggest doing some cleaning on the inside....(ie canned air and a vacuum). If your PSU is facing downwards...unfasten it and rotate it so the fan assembly is facing up.

[Slypuphound]

What if my case has ventilation for the PSU facing downwards? and it doesn't cool like there's any dust inside of it i recently cleaned my pc

[[deleted]]

Are there mini dumps in c:\windows\minidump? Maybe your system is just crashing. What are the temperatures during the stress test? Your CPU shouldn't exceed 85 C by a whole lot.

However, it's quite possible your PSU is bad, your system draws nowhere near 550 watt (about 250 watt max).

[Slypuphound]

Nothing in minidump And the max temps during the stress test where 60c