My PC keeps turning off...please help

[JustinLovesIzzy]

i have a few UPS's around the house, it had always been hooked into one untill last week. but worked fine plugged into the surge protector i have untill now. I'll get the UPS and try that again. if that doesnt work, i guess I'll have to upgrade. dont know where I'm gonna get that money. by the way, i used that site, said i only needed 481 W to run my setup. my PSU is an Xtreme Gear XG-P600. is that a crappy one? 1 rail? i cant find out online yet. do you know?

[ntall1]

i have a few UPS's around the house, it had always been hooked into one until last week. but worked fine plugged into the surge protector i have untill now. I'll get the UPS and try that again. if that doesnt work, i guess I'll have to upgrade. dont know where I'm gonna get that money. by the way, i used that site, said i only needed 481 W to run my setup. my PSU is an Xtreme Gear XG-P600. is that a crappy one? 1 rail? i cant find out online yet. do you know?

Remember to also fix your Vid card drivers. Make sure your computer gets a proper restart after uninstalling the AMD drivers, then another proper restart after reinstalling the Nvidia ones. I hope the UPS band-aids your issue. But if your system is only using 481w, on a 600w psu it might be that the psu itself is getting ready to die. Also.. lower quality psu's almost never put out their advertised wattage.

If you are on a budget check back to newegg every day. They have deals on good PSU's all the time. I got mine 50% off there.

[JustinLovesIzzy]

yeah new egg is awesome. found a decent 4 rail 850W for $99. which i still dont have right now, but maybe in a few weeks. lets hope this fixes problem. gonna do a restart and put it on ups. thank you for all your help. i will test it out and get back on here to update you.

[ntall1]

yeah new egg is awesome. found a decent 4 rail 850W for $99. which i still dont have right now, but maybe in a few weeks. lets hope this fixes problem. gonna do a restart and put it on ups. thank you for all your help. i will test it out and get back on here to update you.

Lawl.. that psu is probably overkill, but whatever works right? A dual rail 750w PSU should handle all your mid performance gaming rig needs. Remember to make sure the PSU you buy has any connections required by your vid card. Most mid range cards require 1 - 2 6pin or 8pin connectors. Most psu's have them but it is possible to accidentally buy one without them.

[JustinLovesIzzy]

tried it with the ups, and got 8 min before it shut off again. checking log now

[ntall1]

tried it with the ups, and got 8 min before it shut off again. checking log now

A UPS will not fix a faulty PSU. It will only provide that little extra bit if there are very small power drops, provided the UPS is charged. A UPS will not power a computer without a working PSU.

You never said. What are you doing at the time it shuts down?

[JustinLovesIzzy]

its completely different everytime. this time i was talking in FC chat, just standing in uldah