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EVGA 850w G2 PSU issues...possibly dying!

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I've been having issues with my PSU a lot recently, and here's why I think it's the PSU and not the GPU or any other component. The PSU will generally shut off during gaming say after 10-15 minutes however I'll turn up the AC and let it run for 10 minutes "will have the PSU off" and then turn the PC back on and will game just fine for hours (10+) also I noticed I had eco was on so the fan barely ever ran and the PSU itself was warm after a shut off.

Last year there was a power surge and let's say the power delivery was **** and no it wasn't plugged into a UPS, just say the most of 2016 I was pretty much dirt poor as I got laid off the previous year "still not at position that pays 250k/yr
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" but I'm not broke or poor either. So that power surge probably took a number on the PSU as I did remember RMAing the GPU that November and things were fine literally up until June and then my PSU would just shut off and now it shuts off by just watching youtube... ***?! I also placed the PSU by my vent "it's on a platform it's not on the carpet" and blasting cold air "48F" solves the problem so there's something wrong with the PSU and I've heard horror stories with EVGA but mainly on their G2 lines of PSUs.

I'm looking at a 850 seasonic prime PSU, won't Saturday ship it unless it's reasonable as I can run the evga psu okay as long as it's basically freezing in the room "the PC does keep the room cozy tho" and could wait till Tuesday but now that's basically crashing by just Youtube or even Emulation going to say it's a PSU problem and nothing else...
 
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Can you still RMA it? Perhaps you can get a replacement. I'm just hoping you're not planning to sell this because it's not in a good enough condition for that. If you simply want a new PSU, then does it really have to be another 850W PSU? That would be expensive.
 
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I can RMA it but would still be out the cost of the PSU for 2 weeks and at that point doesn't matter to me as I don't have a cash flow issue. No, not selling it, still looks nice on a shelf tho
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Well, I'll be here if you'd like to get the best PSU at the best price so that you aren't spending a lot more than you really have to.
 
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I can RMA it but would still be out the cost of the PSU for 2 weeks and at that point doesn't matter to me as I don't have a cash flow issue. No, not selling it, still looks nice on a shelf tho
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I just RMA'd my 850 G2. I should get it Tuesday. They can cross ship if you put pay for it and later get a refund once your PSU returns to them. Thats how I went.

Mine wouldn't handle any load and would shut off the PC. I swapped it to another PC as a test and it shut down as well in like 2min and got a surge warning upon reboot. 10 year warranty if you registered it.
 
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That's the same was of how I choose components, I don't care too much about the 80+ rating, I usually just go to JonnyGuru for psu reviews
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Oh. Well it just seemed to me like you are placing great importance on the 80+ Certification, as though that's an indication of quality or something. Sorry about the misunderstanding.
 
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