Is my psu or gpu failing ?

[Grootman_K]

Awe awe
I've been having some issues with my pc for a while. Basically I started seeing weird distortion on my screen a couple months back. Recently my pc randomly restarts during cold boots but I don't get blue screened. Could it possibly be my psu or is my gpu failing ?

Any advice would help me out and my wallet lol.

 

[pɐlΛ‾pɐq‾ƃᴉq]

Remove GPU and test. Or test with another PSU

 

[Sola Scriptura]

when does these distortions occur?

 

[∀Z‾soʇɐuɐɥ┴]

distortions sounds like gpu memory artifacts (rainbow pixelations on the screen).

 

[HolyCowImAnoOb]

Awe awe
I've been having some issues with my pc for a while. Basically I started seeing weird distortion on my screen a couple months back. Recently my pc randomly restarts during cold boots but I don't get blue screened. Could it possibly be my psu or is my gpu failing ?

Any advice would help me out and my wallet lol.

What gpu? and how old is it?

Older gpu's tend to have oil seep from the memory pads cooling the ram chips. This oil and some dust could make a conductive material that will cause artifacts on the memory chippies

 

[Grootman_K]

So my psu is probably 6years old

Gpu 2018 - gigabyte 1060gb

 

[Grootman_K]

So my psu is probably 6years old

Gpu 2018 - gigabyte 1060gb

What gpu? and how old is it?

Older gpu's tend to have oil seep from the memory pads cooling the ram chips. This oil and some dust could make a conductive material that will cause artifacts on the memory chippies

distortions sounds like gpu memory artifacts (rainbow pixelations on the screen).

Its not rainbow pixels but more like the screen is cutting?? Its only when I'm on YouTube or playing any videos on vlc

 

[Grootman_K]

when does these distortions occur?

Only when playing videos (YouTube and vlc)

 

[Grootman_K]

Remove GPU and test. Or test with another PSU

Yeah I wanted to try that but I don't have a spairs to test with

 

[∀Z‾soʇɐuɐɥ┴]

What gpu is it?
Scratch that, rather check your gpu voltages etc in HWInfo and see if it's reporting correctly or if you see massive drops.
My PC crashes when my GPU memory clock drops randomly under light gpu load, but heavy cpu load, like working and watching youtube videos. (entirely different gpu, but might be worth checking out)

 

[HolyCowImAnoOb]

So my psu is probably 6years old

Gpu 2018 - gigabyte 1060gb

If it still has warranty you could try RMA it?

 

[Sola Scriptura]

Only when playing videos (YouTube and vlc)

ok, that should not pull too much power from your PSU, so might just be that your GPU is faulty.
Only way to be certain is to test your GPU in another system and to test your system with another gpu.

 

[Sola Scriptura]

what is the brand and model of your PSU? if it is something like a corsair vs it may be the PSU.

 

[Grootman_K]

If it still has warranty you could try RMA it?

the warranty is with rebeltech so..... not sure how to find if it still has one

 

[HolyCowImAnoOb]

@Oj0 might be willing to help?

 

[Oj0]

the warranty is with rebeltech so..... not sure how to find if it still has one

Drop them a PM

 

[Grootman_K]

What gpu is it?
Scratch that, rather check your gpu voltages etc in HWInfo and see if it's reporting correctly or if you see massive drops.
My PC crashes when my GPU memory clock drops randomly under light gpu load, but heavy cpu load, like working and watching youtube videos. (entirely different gpu, but might be worth checking out)

how would I check? if its the right voltage

https://imgur.com/WUf5lCZ

https://imgur.com/baSzZKm

 

[∀Z‾soʇɐuɐɥ┴]

how would I check? if its the right voltage

https://imgur.com/WUf5lCZ

https://imgur.com/baSzZKm

Open up the sensors panel and scroll down till you see something like this

https://imgur.com/a/HNZ9EBw

So if you have a look at the Memory Voltage and Memory Clock on mine the min values indicate massive drops which shouldn't be happening even when idle and this is causing the crashes in my case.

 

[goldfritter]

how would I check? if its the right voltage

https://imgur.com/WUf5lCZ

This is HWMonitor. @Thanatos_ZA's advice/screenshot is from HWiNFO, they are different programs. HWiNFO shows a buttload more info than HWMonitor.

 

[Grootman_K]

what is the brand and model of your PSU? if it is something like a corsair vs it may be the PSU.

it's an antec edge. not sure what wattage.. bought my rig second hand in 2015

 

[Grootman_K]

This is HWMonitor. @Thanatos_ZA's advice/screenshot is from HWiNFO, they are different programs. HWiNFO shows a buttload more info than HWMonitor.

Open up the sensors panel and scroll down till you see something like this

https://imgur.com/a/HNZ9EBw

So if you have a look at the Memory Voltage and Memory Clock on mine the min values indicate massive drops which shouldn't be happening even when idle and this is causing the crashes in my case.

https://imgur.com/UNzvg4e

. I don't know why my layout is a bit different.

 

[Sola Scriptura]

it's an antec edge. not sure what wattage.. bought my rig second hand in 2015

there should be a sticker on the psu stating the wattage, it is probably on the bottom.

 

[goldfritter]

https://imgur.com/UNzvg4e

. I don't know why my layout is a bit different.

If this is a clean install of HWiNFO and you have not hidden any fields, then I would say it looks like your GPU doesn't report memory voltage (not unusual with older cards).

But maybe keep HWiNFO open in the background while you are using your PC for a while, and see if the voltages that you can see, go very high or very low while artifacts/distortion are happening.

 

[Grootman_K]

Open up the sensors panel and scroll down till you see something like this

https://imgur.com/a/HNZ9EBw

So if you have a look at the Memory Voltage and Memory Clock on mine the min values indicate massive drops which shouldn't be happening even when idle and this is causing the crashes in my case.

there should be a sticker on the psu stating the wattage, it is probably on the bottom.

If this is a clean install of HWiNFO and you have not hidden any fields, then I would say it looks like your GPU doesn't report memory voltage (not unusual with older cards).

But maybe keep HWiNFO open in the background while you are using your PC for a while, and see if the voltages that you can see, go very high or very low while artifacts/distortion are happening.

Wanted to thank all of you for helping me out. Really appreciate it.

So I took my pc to a pc shop because I can't be stressing on my birthday whether or not my GPU is dying out. But looks like it is sorted out.

Hopefully, I won't be posting this problem again