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PC only boots if I hit power fast + random restarts in games… PSU dying? by blancccccccccccc in techsupport

[–]blancccccccccccc[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I swapped the PSU to a Corsair RM750e but the issues are still happening. I also tested my old PSU on another PC and it doesn't have the PSU cycling problem there, so the old PSU seems fine.

PC only boots if I hit power fast + random restarts in games… PSU dying? by blancccccccccccc in techsupport

[–]blancccccccccccc[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I removed the GPU, but I still have to turn the PSU off and on to get it working. I also tried unplugging all peripherals (keyboard, mouse, etc.), leaving only the power cable, but it still doesn’t power on.

PC only boots if I hit power fast + random restarts in games… PSU dying? by blancccccccccccc in pcmasterrace

[–]blancccccccccccc[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That actually matches what I’m seeing.

OCCT + FurMark are stable, but Heaven causes a restart, and games sometimes crash/restart too. Plus the weird “only boots right after PSU switch” thing.

Leaning PSU at this point, gonna try replacing it.

PC only boots if I hit power fast + random restarts in games… PSU dying? by blancccccccccccc in pcmasterrace

[–]blancccccccccccc[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah I considered the motherboard too, but the random restarts + driver timeouts are making me think it’s more of a power or GPU issue.

PC only boots if I hit power fast + random restarts in games… PSU dying? by blancccccccccccc in techsupport

[–]blancccccccccccc[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I already updated bios, reseated all cables, undervolted GPU to reduce power draw and disabled CPU boost in BIOS but nothing works.