New computer issues (power supply?)

[TheBlackOut]

Hey all,

I decided to take the plunge and upgrade my rig. I was running a C2D E8400 and Geforce 9800GT.

Went ahead and got an ASUS motherboard, an EVGA GTX 570HD, 8GB of RAM and an i-2500k.

I went ahead and installed everything fine, reinstalled Windows, got my applications back up and everything was great.

I went ahead and downloaded TF2 and BF3 and tinkered a bit more. After TF2 was done downloading, I launched it and edited some settings. Then as I browsing the server list, my computer screen goes black and the 570 fan goes into full blast. I turn off my computer, wait a bit, then start back up and it boots back up.

I check the temps of everything, normal range. I tried launching BF3 and bam, same thing happens after the game launches.

So because of this, I am suspecting that my older 550 watt power supply just isn't cutting it. Is this probably it or is there something more likely the issue?

 

[Uncle Bob]

Depends on the quality of the PSU. It may be the problem but given the symptoms you describe, I'd check the CPU heatsink installation.

Are you using the stock Intel cooler? Are you sure it's seated securely?
Did you over clock your CPU/RAM?

What make/model of PSU are you running?

HTH

UB

 

[EVGA_MatthewH]

Usually when the fan ramps up to 100% it had an issue getting power from the PCIe connectors. If you have others coming off the PSU to test with I would start there - then try another PSU or your card in another system.