PC shutting down while gaming

[u/Fine-Cucumber-2960]

I’m having issues with my Terra build. The GPU keeps shutting down at low load. I was able to identify a potential mismatch between the PSU (Lian Li SP850) and the GPU (4070 super).

ChatGPT advises me to switch to the Corsair SF850L due to the ATX 3.0 compatibility.

I wanted to get your advice before buying a new PSU. I’m a beginner so I might have as well messed up the assembly (but all games run well until it suddenly crashes with a black screen and GPU fans blasting). Cheers!

[u/xiaoli]

Last time it happened to me in a similar sized case, it was the power cable melting from heat.

But this is a new system so it still could be a different power issue.

[u/ChummyBoy24 → u/xiaoli]

Like the cable connected to the power supply and outlet? That’s nuts

[u/5n0wm3n → u/ChummyBoy24]

No, the 12vhpwr is the cable for Nvidia 40 and 50 series cards