I have no idea what my issue is, but my PC restarts itself, and now Benchmark has my performance dropping a lot.

[BurntCash]

okay, thanks. I will do as you recommend and update in a few days.

[phillpower2]

(y)

[phillpower2]

Any update for us?

[BurntCash]

So far there have been no issues. Without the GPU I haven’t been able to do as much, but there haven’t been any shut downs.

[phillpower2]

So now you need to replace the GPU and just use the computer for general use, no benchmarking and no gaming, if you don`t get any problems, try running just SUPERPOSITION then post back with an update for us, we need to do one step at a time to see what triggers the issue.

[BurntCash]

replace the GPU? like get a new one?

[phillpower2]

Nope, put the GTX 1660Ti back in the computer, I suppose I could have said return the GTX 1660 -Ti to the PCI-E slot on the MB and blah, blah, blah but using the word replace seemed better than me waffling :whistle:

[BurntCash]

Okay, I will reinstall my GPU and see how things go. I will update again on wednesday or thursday if nothing happens between now and then.

[BurntCash]

Hi, My pc crashed again. I was just watching a youtube video and had another window (maybe 2-3 tabs) open in reddit. Nothing intensive.

[phillpower2]

Define crash for us if you will, there is a difference between a system crashing and a system shutting down and for us to be able to help you we need to know what happened exactly.

[BurntCash]

Okay, rather than crash, the PC restarted itself. The screen froze, went black, I could see the lights on my GPU go out for a second or two, then the PC restarted itself without any input from me.
Usually, I would have to manually hold down the power button to turn it off, then turn it back on.

[phillpower2]

Software crashes whereas hardware fails and what you describe comes into the latter category as does overheating btw.

Best thing that you can do is get your GPU tested in a computer that has the appropriate spec PSU or by a local tech who has all the kit, fully understand that both could be difficult atm but unfortunately there is no fix for this that we can suggest here I`m afraid.

[BurntCash]

Can I just get a new PSU and see if that works? I know you said buying new parts is a last resort, but my current VS650 PSU is underpowered for what I want, right? So either way I will need to get a new PSU sooner or later, correct?

[phillpower2]

Entirely up to you but if you can get by without an add on GPU and keep the present PSU fine but if not I would still get the present GPU tested in case the poor power supply has damaged it, I know I wouldn’t be too happy if I purchased a new PSU and the GPU still had problems, fwiw, the following from your reply #26 suggests to me that the PSU stopped providing power to the computer;

The screen froze, went black, [COLOR=rgb(184, 49, 47)]I could see the lights on my GPU go out for a second or two, then the PC restarted itself
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[phillpower2]

To avoid us having to ask for an update every couple of days we will close this thread until BurntCash has the time/resources available to work towards resolving the issue, PM a member of staff when you are ready BurntCash.