Anti Surge

[trvsh_cvn]

I just built a new desktop about two weeks ago and it's been working fine except for when I try to play borderlands 2. My tower makes a weird buzzing noise and my headphones also do a little bit. Then within 5-15 minutes of actually playing the game, my computer restarts and tells me that anti-surge was activated. This doesn't happen for any other games (ex: AC4, Neverwinter, Planetside 2). I was wondering if anyone could offer up some insight as to what is wrong with my computer seeing as I'm new to this.

[Joker]

Make sure you use a surge protector & a quality power supply that can handle everything in the PC. The anti-surge can be disabled in the bios, but best leave it on for the safety of your hardware.

[trvsh_cvn]

I'd like to avoid disabling anti-surge.
My specs are:

GIGABYTE GV-N660OC-2GD GeForce GTX 660 2GB 192-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card

Intel Core i5-3570K Ivy Bridge 3.4GHz (3.8GHz Turbo) LGA 1155 77W Quad-Core Desktop Processor Intel HD Graphics 4000 BX80637I53570K

ASUS P8B75-V LGA 1155 Intel B75 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard

Western Digital WD Black WD2002FAEX 2TB 7200 RPM 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive Bare Drive – OEM

Team Vulcan 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory (Yellow Heat Spreader) Model TLYD38G1600HC9DC01

Rosewill Green Series RG630-S12 630W Continuous @40°C,80 PLUS BRONZE Certified, Single 12V Rail, Active PFC "Compatible with Core i7,i5" Power Supply

A friend told me that the power supply would be sufficient for what I was building. Is it?


It's odd that it only happens during one game and I believe that assassin's creed 4 is more demanding than borderlands 2 and I have both games optimized using geforce experience. Could it be a driver issue? I have no other power supply to test with, but I have tried it in a different outlet, but the problem persists.

[DenHond]

Anti surge means that there was either an over or undervoltage detected, coming from your power supply, and the PC turned itself off in order to prevent possible damage.

There are 2 obvious reasons for this:
1) Some Asus boards have been found pretty over protected in this matter, if you were to have a quality brand power supply, then the fix would be to turn off Anti-Surge in the bios, however, Rosewill PSU's are not labelled as quality in my book, so DO NOT TURN OFF ANTI-SURGE.
2) Your Power Supply is causing the issues, either send it in for a replacement or go for an entirely new quality unit. You might also want to check each connection the power supply connects to, in very rare occasions a bad connection MIGHT cause the problem as well.

As for a different power supply, you might want to check out Corsair (but not the VS series), SeaSonic, Enermax, OCZ, XFX, PC Power and Cooling and Antec. Nvidia recommends a 450W power supply for that video card, so a 500W unit would give you enouh headroom. Also look for 2 6pin connectors (which should be on most of these).

[_I_]

does it sound like coil whine?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GO71tx8Cl9Q&feature=player_detailpage#t=114

is it a buzzing sound from the power supply or it could be the gpu

some quiet down over time, other dont

[Joker]

Turn off or adjust any overclocks you might have on to see if the problem persists. Is the PC plugged directly in the wall or in a surge protector (not just a power strip but actual surge protector? Don't have too many devices plugged into one outlet. You might need a better PSU. Recheck all the cable connections from your PSU to the devices to make sure they're in nice and snug.

[trvsh_cvn]

The sound had a lower pitch than the one in the video. It sounds like it's coming from the psu, but I'm not quite sure. I didn't do any overclocking and its plugged straight into an outlet along with my monitor, no surge protector. I did however, try to plug it into a different outlet in my house, but it still happened.

[DenHond]

The power outlet is not the issue. It also shouldn't be the buzzing from the video (that's called coil whine, besides the noise, it shouldn't cause any problems).
Like I said, it's either the power supply or your motherboard being over protecting.

The fact that some games have the problem is due to the wattage they'd demand from your power supply. A power supply doesn't perform the same between 0W and it's rated output, at some outputs, it might be more unstable. Therfore lighter games could have the issue, whereas more demanding games don't... A good power supply will perform more consistent in it's power output range...

[LoTekRabbit]

I would get rid of that Rosewill and get a good brand.

DenHond is correct and your PSU is the issue. Never try to save a few bucks on a PSU and get a quality unit instead.

[trvsh_cvn]

all right, thanks. I'll look into getting a new one.

[_I_]

that rosewill psu is good
http://www.hardwaresecrets.com/article/Rosewill-Green-Series-630-W-RG630-S12-Power-Supply-Review/881/10
others are hit/miss

same with the gpu

but first figure out which one is making the noise

[Wampum Biskit]

Publicado originalmente por _I_:

that rosewill psu is good
http://www.hardwaresecrets.com/article/Rosewill-Green-Series-630-W-RG630-S12-Power-Supply-Review/881/10
others are hit/miss

same with the gpu

but first figure out which one is making the noise

no he doesn't ,

Like Denhond said , it's the PSU , the surge only get's triggered because of an voltage spike , and the PSU is the only thing that can cause that , surge doesn't get triggered by an AMP spike..

btw 86mv ripple on the 12V rail isn't THAT good...

even a corsair CX600 series has a ripple thats waaayyy lower with 29mv at 80% load

[MA☝Omgwtfbbqstfu™]

Yep surge protector has nothing to do with anything, when it works its invisible, when it doesn't work its invisible until your equipment is fried.

99% chance your psu is not good enough or failing.