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TheMeatMaker

Computer crashes to red screen when gaming! HELP

So like the title says, my computer has been crashing ever since I upgraded my CPU cooler from the stock one that came with my AMD FX 8350 to the CM Hyper 212. It only does it when I'm playing Overwatch, but it has crashed and frozen up when I'm just watching YouTube videos too. It only crashes to a red screen when I'm playing Overwatch, I've had 3 or 4 hour sessions on other games like Rocket League and H1Z1 and haven't experienced this issue. I have reinstalled the CPU cooler to make sure it wasn't the thermal paste and have been monitoring the CPU temperature which hasn't been any hotter than normal. It was happening more frequently until I put an FPS cap on Overwatch, but it will still do it every once in a while. I'll be playing and all of a sudden it freezes up and crashes to a red screen with a loud buzzing sound. I checked the event log in windows and I see the critical error as "Kernel-Power."

Here is my rig: PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

TypeItemPrice
CPUAMD FX-8350 4.0GHz 8-Core Processor$119.99 @ Amazon
CPU CoolerCooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler$24.88 @ OutletPC
MotherboardAsus M5A97 R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard$72.98 @ Newegg
MemoryCorsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory$61.88 @ OutletPC
StorageIntel 530 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive$126.00 @ Amazon
StorageSeagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive$52.99 @ Amazon
Video CardXFX Radeon R9 280 3GB Double Dissipation Video Card-
CaseDeepcool TESSERACT SW ATX Mid Tower Case$39.99 @ SuperBiiz
Power SupplyThermaltake SMART 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply$54.99 @ Amazon
Wireless Network AdapterRosewill N900PCE PCI-Express x1 802.11a/b/g/n Wi-Fi Adapter$22.99 @ Amazon
KeyboardCooler Master CM Storm Quick Fire TK Wired Gaming Keyboard$64.55 @ Amazon
MouseRazer DeathAdder Chroma Wired Optical Mouse$49.99 @ B&H
HeadphonesSennheiser HD 598 Headphones$155.15 @ Amazon
Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
Total (before mail-in rebates)$866.38
Mail-in rebates-$20.00
Total$846.38
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-04-26 13:19 EDT-0400

My feeling is that it is my PSU but I wanted to get some input from some more people who are more knowledgeable than I am. Please help, this is really starting to annoy me and I'm worried it could damage my hardware.

Thanks!

Posted Apr 26, 2017, 5:24 PM UTC

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