How to test my PSU with OCCT?

[Dark.Lord]

Hey guys, im trying to check my PSU after having crashes while gaming.
Ive done a whole lot of tests and while the tests passed, i still had issues with games.
So after updating all my drivers + BIOS, after checking Temp under load,
after trying different drivers, after trying tweaking my GPU, still got same issue.
So now i took out the GPU, and connected my monitor to my iGP,
and behold! all games are stable!

So now i want to check if its my GPU or PSU.
I downloaded the OCCT program, and went to "PSU Test", turned it on,
and it appears as if nothing is happening... only the test clock start counting...
Am i suppose to see something? or is it the way the test is?

My specs:
Intel Core i5 3570 @ 3.40GHz (Auto OCing during load by default)
MB: ASUS P8Z77-M
2x4GB DDR3 Dual Channel @ 812.1 MHz G.Skill (Auto OCing during load)
ASUS 295 GTX
PSU: HuntKey APFC 700
output WATT: 600W, +5V&+3.3V:115W

P.S
The auto OC is a default BIOS option, its not a hardcore OC, just a light OC,
it basically rises the clock speed when raw power is needed, and lowers it when PC is idle.
tried to disable it, still had the same issue with games

 

[Dark.Lord]

K nwm, i ran the test, here are the results (someone please explain them to me):

 

[Dark.Lord]

And more:

 

[Ketchup]

I haven't done any research about that OCCT program yet, but the first thing I do when I read about situations like yours is looking at the hardware.

The first thing that catches my eye is the power supply, which is a brand I have never heard of. So then I do some google searching:

http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/335565-28-hunt-apfc-700w

Several links to threads like this further implant the feeling that your power supply is a definite candidate for causing your issues.

Can you be more specific about the crashing your are seeing? Does it blue screen, hang, or, reboot? It is just crashing to Windows, or does everything go down?

 

[Dark.Lord]

I haven't done any research about that OCCT program yet, but the first thing I do when I read about situations like yours is looking at the hardware.

The first thing that catches my eye is the power supply, which is a brand I have never heard of. So then I do some google searching:

http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/335565-28-hunt-apfc-700w

Several links to threads like this further implant the feeling that your power supply is a definite candidate for causing your issues.

Can you be more specific about the crashing your are seeing? Does it blue screen, hang, or, reboot? It is just crashing to Windows, or does everything go down?

I bought this PSU about 6 months ago or so, and everything was ok.
Then i bought a game called Kerbal Space Program, and i couldn't play it
because there was one particular place in the game that every time i visited it,
it caused my monitor to go into sleeping mode while fans are still working,
and the computer froze, the only way out was Hard Reset.

Other games i had worked perfectly.

Then about a month ago i bought another game called Rust,
and had the very same issue with it.
So i stopped playing those games, while played many other games.
But then about a week ago i started to have weird things going on in my games.
At first i had graphical artifacts while played CS:GO,
then i had a complete game crash (had to AltCtrlDel) of Chivelry game.
And by yesterday it came to a stage where i cant play ANY game.

Its as if the GPU died slowly for the past month and yesterday it almost completely died.
I then removed it and connected my monitor to my iGP.
Now im not sure if its my PSU or GPU, so i used the OCCT test.
It appears as if the system is stable and everything is ok

 

[Dark.Lord]

Hey again guys, k so i today i bought and installed the SeaSonic S12G-550 550W Gold Active PFC 12cm PSU
But i still have the same problems After 10 min in game, the monitor goes into sleeping mode,
fans still working, and all i can do is hard rest.

 

[Ketchup]

OK, what Nvidia drivers are you running, and have you updated them in the last 6 months?

 

[Dark.Lord]

OK, what Nvidia drivers are you running, and have you updated them in the last 6 months?

I got the latest nVidia drivers 335.23

 

[Ketchup]

I wonder what would happen if you tried an older driver?

Like this one:
http://www.geforce.com/Drivers/Results/41694

or this one:
http://www.nvidia.com/object/win7-winvista-64bit-258.96-whql-driver.html

 

[Dark.Lord]

I tried older drivers, had same result, anyways i just found out a weird new thing.
You wont believe it but i had another cable the came with the card:

I didnt connected it up until now, do you know what is it for?

 

[Ketchup]

Looks like a motherboard connection on the other end, but honestly I don't know what that is. Any update on stability?

 

[sm625]

It is a S/PDIF Audio passthrough Cable.

See this link for more info:

http://www.hardwaresecrets.com/arti...onnector-Available-on-GeForce-Video-Cards/600