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I recently took my computer out of storage back in July and set it up as my gaming rig once more. The reason why it was in storage for a bit over two years, is because I had been living in a dorm as well as living in a frat house. No space for my rig as well as a general distrust of the people I had been living with. But now that's changed.
Anyway, the only major upgrade I've done for my rig in a long time was going from a GTX 580 to an R9 390.
However, since around September-October I've been plagued with random restarts while gaming or even while watching Youtube videos. Often I'd go for days without having a restart, or I'd have at least one per day. It's completely random.
Unfortunately it's gotten worse over the last couple of months, becoming especially evident while playing The Division. My computer would restart once every 45-60 minutes while playing the game on High settings, and setting everything to the Low preset would only delay the inevitable by another half hour or so.
My PSU is the NZXT HALE90 850-M, bought in April 2011. I've never done any major overclocking on it, and I cleared any dust I could get to with compressed air almost 4 months ago. The interior of my case as well as the parts were remarkably dust-free when I unpacked my PC from its sealed box.
Now the latter part of my question relates to the place I live. It's an old house, built in the late 1950's, which I share with two roommates. I have no idea when the wiring was last inspected, but all the breakers are rated at 20A or greater.
I do not own a UPS and I honestly can't really afford one at the moment, since I have funds earmarked for a new PSU. Money is tight, so it's one or the other.
I'm torn between the EVGA 850 P2 or the EVGA 850 G2. The Corsair AX860i is on the table as well. Any suggestions between the three (or any other PSUs) would be helpful as well. I'm willing to put down a substantial sum if it gives me peace of mind for the next few years or so, as I plan on going with a high end Kaby Lake/Zen CPU and Vega flagship GPU once they release.
Note: I have never gotten a BSOD or any other error, except for Kernel Power Event 41 (in Event Viewer).
Anyway, the only major upgrade I've done for my rig in a long time was going from a GTX 580 to an R9 390.
However, since around September-October I've been plagued with random restarts while gaming or even while watching Youtube videos. Often I'd go for days without having a restart, or I'd have at least one per day. It's completely random.
Unfortunately it's gotten worse over the last couple of months, becoming especially evident while playing The Division. My computer would restart once every 45-60 minutes while playing the game on High settings, and setting everything to the Low preset would only delay the inevitable by another half hour or so.
My PSU is the NZXT HALE90 850-M, bought in April 2011. I've never done any major overclocking on it, and I cleared any dust I could get to with compressed air almost 4 months ago. The interior of my case as well as the parts were remarkably dust-free when I unpacked my PC from its sealed box.
Now the latter part of my question relates to the place I live. It's an old house, built in the late 1950's, which I share with two roommates. I have no idea when the wiring was last inspected, but all the breakers are rated at 20A or greater.
I do not own a UPS and I honestly can't really afford one at the moment, since I have funds earmarked for a new PSU. Money is tight, so it's one or the other.
I'm torn between the EVGA 850 P2 or the EVGA 850 G2. The Corsair AX860i is on the table as well. Any suggestions between the three (or any other PSUs) would be helpful as well. I'm willing to put down a substantial sum if it gives me peace of mind for the next few years or so, as I plan on going with a high end Kaby Lake/Zen CPU and Vega flagship GPU once they release.
Note: I have never gotten a BSOD or any other error, except for Kernel Power Event 41 (in Event Viewer).
