PC display crashing.

[ElderlyApe]

Hello,

I’ve been having an issue recently with my pc. The issue is that randomly my PC will freeze and my displays will go either black or grey and make a buzzing noise. My display cuts off and my pc becomes unusable and has to be turned off via the power button. My motherboard has been replaced so I’m thinking it could be a GPU issue but i’m not 100% sure. My gpu driver is also up to date.

I checked my reliability section and got error code “LiveKernelEvent 141”

Any help would be greatly appreciated as I don’t want to send my GPU back to get it looked at incase I’m assuming wrong.

[ElderlyApe]

Forgot to add specs:

AUROS B450 Elite motherboard
Ryzen 5 2600
Sapphire Radeon RX Vega 56
Kingston SSD 1400 480GB
Seagate ST2000DM008 HDD 2TB
Corsair vengeance DDR4 16GB

[ElderlyApe]

Also have done many clean installs of windows. Have formatted SSD and HDD.

[phillpower2]

Hello ElderlyApe,

Forgot to add specs:

AUROS B450 Elite motherboard
Ryzen 5 2600
Sapphire Radeon RX Vega 56
Kingston SSD 1400 480GB
Seagate ST2000DM008 HDD 2TB
Corsair vengeance DDR4 16GB

You have missed the most important of all, can you post the brand and model name or number of the PSU for us.

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[ElderlyApe]

Okay I understand.
The PSU is Corsair VS650 W Active PFC 80 plus

[phillpower2]

You need a better PSU, a much better PSU in fact, Corsair make some very good PSUs but they are only any good when used for their intended purpose, VS = Value Series which are made to a lower spec such as weaker capacitors and thinner wire and Corsair recommend that they only be used for entry level desktops as used in schools or offices.

Depending on which version of the Sapphire Radeon RX Vega 56 it is that you have, for the stock HBM2 you need a quality brand 650W Gold efficiency rated PSU but if you have the Pulse HBM2 version you need a 750W Gold efficiency rated PSU and likewise only from a good brand.

[ElderlyApe]

Yeah I have the pulse HBM2. I’ve been using this PSU since I built my pc which was like 6 months ago and never had any problems up until now. It also said on pcpartpicker that it was compatible and no issues were found.

[phillpower2]

Sapphire who you should be taking notice of clearly say 750W if you check the specs here

The system will sometimes work with a PSU but all that happens over time is the hardware gets damaged and the GPU being the most power hungry suffer the most and is the first to start to fail.

Fwiw, the VS range make category C & D on the PSU tier lists here with cat D being described as Potentially dangerous, but only in specific situations

[ElderlyApe]

Okay thank you very much for your help. I’ll get a better PSU and hopefully no damage has been done to the GPU

[Evan_Omo]

Hi,

You should upgrade to this PSU, CORSAIR RMx Series RM750x CP-9020179-NA 750W ATX12V / EPS12V 80 PLUS GOLD Certified Full Modular Power Supply.

[phillpower2]

Seasonic Focus GX 750 750W Modular 80+ Gold

Corsair RMx White (2018) 750 W 80+ Gold

[ElderlyApe]

I’ve purchased this and it arrives on Tuesday. I’ll see how it goes then. If I have any issues or if my problem is resolved I’ll post again. Thanks for the

Corsair RM850, RM Series, 80 Plus Gold Certified, 850 W Fully Modular ATX Power Supply - Black

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07S2SXVR5/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_Yu6VEb2QJDKMW

[phillpower2]

I’ve purchased this and it arrives on Tuesday.

How did you manage that, both the 750 and 850 RM are sold out everywhere that I checked and the Corsair RMx White (2018) 750 W 80+ Gold that I suggested is only available direct from Corsair.

[ElderlyApe]

I got it through ebuyer for £110. I just got it before it sold out

[phillpower2]

You did well there (y)