Which PSU Should i get to replace my Corsair RM850x?

[Chris J]

Ive had the RM850x for about a week and im running an i9-10900k and EVGA RTX 3080 problem is when im playing Witcher 3 at 4K max settings and Alt-Tab to watch a Youtube video while the game is running in the background it either Causes my GPU Driver to Crash or my System Shuts Off And Reboots itself. Im thinking of purchasing a Seasonic Focus GX 1000w PSU because i heard these GPU,s suffer from Transient Power Spikes.

[_I_]

probably not the psu

more likely drivers

get the correct mobo/chipset drivers so it knows how to handle when the cpu goes between full and idle states
and use ddu in safe mode to wipe drivers then reinstall them again

[Chris J]

Originally posted by _I_:

probably not the psu

more likely drivers

get the correct mobo/chipset drivers so it knows how to handle when the cpu goes between full and idle states
and use ddu in safe mode to wipe drivers then reinstall them again

Ive said several times its not the drivers everything is fully up to date. and i already did a DDU clean and installed latest NVIDIA Driver. I dont believe drivers are anything to do with my problem.

[_I_]

can be an unstable oc
try resetting bios to defaults

[Chris J]

Originally posted by _I_:

can be an unstable oc
try resetting bios to defaults

nothings overclocked

[Rumpelcrutchskin]

Some games simply don`t like Alt-Tabbing out of them, could be no issue with the PSU at all, kinda doubtful that 850W good quality PSU would not be enough for this setup.

[Chris J]

Originally posted by Rumpelcrutchskin:

Some games simply don`t like Alt-Tabbing out of them, could be no issue with the PSU at all, kinda doubtful that 850W good quality PSU would not be enough for this setup.

Shouldnt be causing the NVIDIA Driver to Crash though just quickly Alt-Tabbing to look at a Youtube Video

[emoticorpse]

Originally posted by Chris J:

Originally posted by Rumpelcrutchskin:

Some games simply don`t like Alt-Tabbing out of them, could be no issue with the PSU at all, kinda doubtful that 850W good quality PSU would not be enough for this setup.

Shouldnt be causing the NVIDIA Driver to Crash though just quickly Alt-Tabbing to look at a Youtube Video

Sometimes when I alt+enter to bring a game to window it freezea but signing out and signing back into my account fixes it, until i do it again.

[Chris J]

Originally posted by emoticorpse:

Originally posted by Chris J:

Shouldnt be causing the NVIDIA Driver to Crash though just quickly Alt-Tabbing to look at a Youtube Video

Sometimes when I alt+enter to bring a game to window it freezea but signing out and signing back into my account fixes it, until i do it again.

thats not a solution. its hardware releated. I think its the Corsair PSU Units being bad personally. Im trying out a 1000w Seasonic GX PSU i can guarantee 850w isnt enough due to Power Spikes

[_I_]

complete specs?

post a cpuz validation link
http://www.cpuid.com/softwares/cpu-z.html
cpuz -> validate button -> submit button
it will open a browser, copy the url (address) and paste it here

if the fsb/bclk goes over 100 on intel cpus it can cause instability
or if using 4 dimms, its more stress on the imc and may not be able to hold the higher speeds and run xmp profile without a small voltage bump

[Baker]

Latest drivers doesn't always mean the best or the most stable.
Very often the new drivers have problems that need a while to be fixed and updated.

[[N]ebsun]

Unlikely the PSU.. why would alt+tabbing cause the PSU to crash the system?
If you have done a stress test, that can help rule out hardware.. if it doesn't happen during a stress test it's unlikely to happen just from alt+tabbing. Do a stress test that alternates between high and low usage.

[Baker]

Let us know if the 1000w Seasonic GX PSU fix your problem.
I'd be interested to know,

[Bad 💀 Motha]

NVIDIA Drivers? Yea and what about all the other drivers for your PC?
If you didn't install them, then you need to assume they are all wrong. Especially if Windows OS auto-loads them in or grabs them from Windows Updates Services.

Do this before you launch any games.
> Load up web browser of choice (go into its settings and disable hardware acceleration)
> Load up Task Manager
> Minimize both and then load up Game Client + Game
> Set games to run in Borderless Mode

Now see if your issue still exists.

Also, stop using GFE or the very latest NVIDIA Driver.
Always stay a few drivers behind based on which one(s) are deemed more stable.

[WarBucks]

Personally id grab any blank hardrive and reinstall Windows to it. Get everything installed driver wise and only the bare minimum to reproduce the behavior.

That will rule out any 3rd party software and settings.

If then you can run a cpu and GPU burnin program like Furmark youll know its not hardware.

[Chris J]

Originally posted by Baker:

Let us know if the 1000w Seasonic GX PSU fix your problem.
I'd be interested to know,

I have a weird feeling its an overheating issue on my 3080 it gets 77c on WItcher 3 at 4K Max Settings. I Ran GPUZ and looked at my sensors and the Memory Temp and Hot Spot Temp are literally 88 to 90c