Think my PSU died - OCZ-GXS850

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Rvenger

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Just ordered it. It looked too good to pass up and I feel like it should be plenty to power what I have now.

Thanks so much for all of the help everyone, and for the suggestion Rvenger.


I am also thinking about snagging one up for a spare. At almost half the cost of the HX650 this is a steal for a Bronze Seasonic.
 

7earitup

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Same cord for both supplies, because I wanted to rule that out. I also tried different PCIE connectors and both had the issues at some point or another. The stability of the OCZ unit seems to be an issue - sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't. I ordered the PSU Rvenger linked in a previous post so hopefully I have luck with that. I really could not afford anything too expensive at the moment but I need my system back up and running both for school work and my gaming addiction.

And also, if I can say anything about a PSU brand from personal experience, it is that I have 2 Antec power supplies that are well over 6 years old and they are still up and running powering somewhat modern components. Those damn things last. No more OCZ for me.
 
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7earitup

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For anyone that is still following, just to solidify the fact that my OCZ PSU is dying or cannot handle my full system, I have been running for almost 10 hours straight now using two power supplies. I would assume that if it were any other components causing the issue, it would have acted up by now.

Thanks again for everyone's help.