2010-11-11, 10:58 PM
I hadn't gotten a chance to test fully, however my friend noted that he had a 700W PSU that was unused, still sealed. I asked to borrow it, and I installed it and what not. After the install, I wiped my computer too because of various unrelated reasons, and ever since I've had no issues at all. I ran several different programs that would crash in the past, Fallout 3/NV, RO, and a PS2 emulator, all for over 2 hours each, with absolutely no problems. It seems that the PSU was indeed the issue.
They also have increased performance since the change. For example, with the same settings, one area in the game I tested on the PS2 emulator would drop down to about 45 FPS, but now it's only 55, and Fallout has had an increased performance as well.
Another note is that when I installed the PSU but before the Wipe, I checked out the HWMonitor App again just out of curiosity. Instead of being .10-.15 under the regular voltages, the voltages were .10 above, and COMPLETELY stable. Even in idle on my old PSU, it would fluctuate often, but when I first turned on HWM after installing the new PSU, I thought the program crashed for a few seconds until I looked at the temperatures to see them moving around, but the Voltages are nearly unchanging (Once in a while the VCORE and CPU would move about 0.04, then return to the normal amount).
Seeing these changes, it seems like the PSU was indeed the issue, and since I've run into no issues either. Hopefully it will stay this way.
I'd like to thank everyone for their input and assistance on this issue.
They also have increased performance since the change. For example, with the same settings, one area in the game I tested on the PS2 emulator would drop down to about 45 FPS, but now it's only 55, and Fallout has had an increased performance as well.
Another note is that when I installed the PSU but before the Wipe, I checked out the HWMonitor App again just out of curiosity. Instead of being .10-.15 under the regular voltages, the voltages were .10 above, and COMPLETELY stable. Even in idle on my old PSU, it would fluctuate often, but when I first turned on HWM after installing the new PSU, I thought the program crashed for a few seconds until I looked at the temperatures to see them moving around, but the Voltages are nearly unchanging (Once in a while the VCORE and CPU would move about 0.04, then return to the normal amount).
Seeing these changes, it seems like the PSU was indeed the issue, and since I've run into no issues either. Hopefully it will stay this way.
I'd like to thank everyone for their input and assistance on this issue.