powersupply is a 750W thermaltake tough power, traded up from a generic 450, so im sure it can take it.
normally i wait 2 or so mins b4 i force shutdown, but when it was updating, i was waiting over 10 mins... should never take that long
[EDIT: also, i dont suppose its normal for it to crash often, as ive been running fresh for a few hours now, and when opening my computer sometimes, it stops responding, and im unable to just close that down... the cursor turns into one of the loading circles, and just stays that way... makin me have to force reset to do anything... any ideas?]