Freeze and then it keeps going...

[mrlowbot]

Hey.

Recently I made a post about my PC crashing. It would freeze everything on the screen and the reboot. No blue screen, just freeze whatever I was doing at the time.

But these past days it has been doing something else. It freezes but only for like 3-6 seconds and then it keeps going. If I played a game during that time, then it would just simply crash the game but everything else would be working. After that I could just start the game again and it would work fine…

My question is: Is this still a PSU problem?

We talked about how bad my PSU was before, it’s a Huntkey 550W.
My specs are:
AMD Ryzen™ 5: 3600
GeForce RTX 2060
16 GB Ram

Here is a link to some pictures of more specific details.
[MEDIA=imgur]a/XomPISn[/MEDIA]

My question is rather simple, within two weeks i will buy another PSU since I believe that may be the problem and since you guys also believe that from my previous post. When I use AMD Ryzen Master i can see that the voltage coming into the motherboard fluctuates by a lot. Now i don’t know if that is normal… but i can go from 900V to 1,4k V fast. Not sure if that’s another indication of how bad my PSU is.

Any answers are apricated!
// MrLowBot.

[veeg]

Hello
Post your complete psu spec’s.

[mrlowbot]

[MEDIA=imgur]a/1GAcKSG[/MEDIA]
Not sure if this is enough but… couldnt get its specs any other way from the website that i bought this pc from.

[veeg]

Ok yeah i would think you need a better psu.. Always look for one that has at least a 5 to 10 year warranty.. like Cosair …etc.

[mrlowbot]

Yeah i figured. Is a non-mod the best way to go you think?

[veeg]

Let’s get our resident expert in the mix.

@phillpower2

[phillpower2]

Is a non-mod the best way to go you think?

Not sure what you mean by the above,

You have a reasonably high end build but a bottom end PSU.

Which power supply do you need?

Before purchasing a new PSU it is advisable that you measure the dimensions of the present PSU and ensure that the new PSU has the correct power connections for the MB, HDDs, optical drives, FDDs or add on cards such as a video card if one is fitted.

Quality brands include Corsair, EVGA and Seasonic.

[mrlowbot]

Understandable. Is there a pc tool that i can use to find exactly what i need or the PSU’s that fit my computers needs? Apart from me getting the dementions right.

[phillpower2]

. Is there a pc tool that i can use to find exactly what i need or the PSU’s that fit my computers needs?

No, it is the GPU that normally determines what PSU is required, I say normally as it depends on what other hardware is present, a computer that had 5 SSDs will obviously need more power than a PC that only has the one SSD.

What is the brand of the RTX 2060.

Has the RAM been upgraded so that you have dual channel running at 3200MHz.

You are the one that needs to measure the PSU and check the type of power connectors that are required, if not confident of doing this I suggest that you seek the services of a suitably qualified tech.

[mrlowbot]

I have not been able to upgrade my RAM yet. And i was thinking about getting at least 1TB worth of storage.

Lets say i checked everything: Would it be bad to have a PSU with a really high Wattage? Like maybe 800 or even more? (From a good brand).

[phillpower2]

Your PSU needs to be upgraded in any event so that does need to be done first, this will ensure stability but you will not get much of an improvement in performance until the RAM has been upgraded.

There is no such thing as having too much wattage as the system will only draw what is required to support any load at the time, to avoid you wasting your cash we need to know the brand of the GPU so we can check the specs.

[mrlowbot]

Its a NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 6 GB, if thats what u meant by brand?

[phillpower2]

Nope, went back to your first thread and checked Speccy, you have a Zotac branded RTX 2060

The below is my reply #17 from the aforementioned thread;

Look online in your country, amazon etc,

Before purchasing a new PSU it is advisable that you measure the dimensions of the present PSU and ensure that the new PSU has the correct power connections for the MB, HDDs, optical drives + any add on cards such as the video card etc, Zotac recommend a minimum of a 500W, see specs here

Quality brands include Corsair, EVGA and Seasonic and any PSU must be a minimum of Gold efficiency rated to ensure stability.

Reminder, you will void your warranty by swapping the PSU yourself.

[phillpower2]

Being that the PSU has still not been upgraded this thread will be marked as answered and closed.

mrlowbot

Please do not start any new threads until the PSU has been swapped for one that meets at least the minimum requirements, better still would be to upgrade the RAM at the same time.