Can a PSU degrade over time? Can it cause the PC to shut down because of lack of power?
I used to have no problems running games during two first years of using my PC(bought around 2007-2008) but after that more and more games(even old ones, like from the 90s old) have started to turn my PC off. What's the cause of that? PSU? I have cleaned my PC inside so I don't think it's because of overheating.
Double-check with a CPU heat monitoring program. I had the same problem and blamed everything on the PSU, but it turned out that my CPU reached 70-80C while gaming and spiked to 120C before shutting down.
>>332314153
>can
PSU does degrade over time. As in, amount of power you have to work with. Which is why buying bare minimum PSU is always a bad idea.
Every piece of hardware degrades overtime.
>>332314668
What program would you recommend?
>>332314767
I know that, that's why I think it's PSU, but I've heard many other things could be at fault.
>>332314850
Yeah, but for me it was just after two years, so I don't think that's normal. I don't want to replace every part, so I made this thread because other people may have had the same problem and maybe someone could help.
>>332315173
>Yeah, but for me it was just after two years, so I don't think that's normal
Depends on the quality of the PSU. if it is some bargain bin bronze 80+ shit, then 2 years seems appropiate. never go below gold efficiency.
>>332314153
Shutting down under load? Check yo temps nig.
>>332315173
MSI Afterburner is pretty good, it can show a bunch of other stuff as well.
>>332315359
Except that kept happening even with games my PC had no problem with.
>>332316913
Doesn't have to have a problem with 'em. Temps go near the limit and it'll shut down in order not to fry itself. Easy.
If the temps are unusually high on idle it's a bingo.
If not, I don't kno. Ask /g/ or whatever? Just don't tell them you're from here.
>>332314153
I've literally just replaced my PSU, it was shutting down my computer after about 20 minutes of gaming, especially in high end games.
My rig is about a year old and I suspect my 550v PSU was the minimum I needed to run an i5 with a gtx 970. Thankfully if anything is going to wrong on your rig, I'd say the PSU could he the easiest to replace and one of the cheapest
>>332317534
I wanted to ask /g/ but it seems like they have a "/g/ is NOT your personal tech support team or personal consumer review site" rule. I think I will still try to ask them though, that problem really is a pain for me.
>>332317984
There's a thread for stupid questions, my nigga.
Just don't go there (or anywhere else for that matter) and make yourself the centre of the whole board, right?
>>332317978
I highly doubt your PSU needs 550 volt.
>>332318320
Ok, I will check it out.
