I've got a 600 Watt Power supply, I suppose it might not be enough. I should probably do some tweaking, but I currently have my Vista power settings at max. And I'm not really overclocking my card, but we'll see.
Yep, I'm betting that's it. 600 watts isn't going to be enough with all the power your systems gonna be sucking down, OC'd or not. It's probably on the edge. I'd go no less than a 750watt, and maybe even an 800 or 900.
I miss the old cards that had a External powersuply. But im with Zorvan. Grab a good power supply, get one that says 80% E in it. and test that out. If it dosent work take it back to the dealler.
Find one at your local computer store or just take the Plunge. that is what i got powering my system atm. Learned a long time ago that you can never have enough power.
How about this one? It's a little more in my price range at the moment.
Never messed with watercooling so no idea how mutch power it uses But that 900 should be good.
Just rember to look for the 80% that card gots it but you dont want to leave a 900 watt power supply on all day. the power bill would be a killer.
If ye love wealth greater than liberty, the tranquility of servitude; greater than the animating contest for freedom, go home from us in peace. We seek not your counsel, nor your arms. Crouch down and lick the hand that feeds you; May your chains set lightly upon you, and may posterity forget that ye were our countrymen. Samuel Adams
I've got a 600 Watt Power supply, I suppose it might not be enough. I should probably do some tweaking, but I currently have my Vista power settings at max. And I'm not really overclocking my card, but we'll see.
Yep, I'm betting that's it. 600 watts isn't going to be enough with all the power your systems gonna be sucking down, OC'd or not. It's probably on the edge. I'd go no less than a 750watt, and maybe even an 800 or 900.
I miss the old cards that had a External powersuply. But im with Zorvan. Grab a good power supply, get one that says 80% E in it. and test that out. If it dosent work take it back to the dealler.
Find one at your local computer store or just take the Plunge. that is what i got powering my system atm. Learned a long time ago that you can never have enough power.
Yes I will buy it at launch. gana use it on a secondarry PC while i wait for the 64Bit drivers to flush out.
Did this with Vista. Was verry happy I did. Now tho there are more people useing 64Bit tools so people are makeing drivers for the darn things Quickly. I dont expect to have to wait the year i did with vista to upgrade my main.
If ye love wealth greater than liberty, the tranquility of servitude; greater than the animating contest for freedom, go home from us in peace. We seek not your counsel, nor your arms. Crouch down and lick the hand that feeds you; May your chains set lightly upon you, and may posterity forget that ye were our countrymen. Samuel Adams
If you ask me, M$ should've just changed XP to look like Vista and have DX10 support. They could've called it Windows XP Vista and made a ton of money lol.
If the big majority says it runs the games MORE smoothly than XP, with the SAME computer, I MIGHT change. If not, will wait for the next, that will come probably with a new computer I will need to buy.
I've got a 600 Watt Power supply, I suppose it might not be enough. I should probably do some tweaking, but I currently have my Vista power settings at max. And I'm not really overclocking my card, but we'll see.
Yep, I'm betting that's it. 600 watts isn't going to be enough with all the power your systems gonna be sucking down, OC'd or not. It's probably on the edge. I'd go no less than a 750watt, and maybe even an 800 or 900.
I miss the old cards that had a External powersuply. But im with Zorvan. Grab a good power supply, get one that says 80% E in it. and test that out. If it dosent work take it back to the dealler.
Find one at your local computer store or just take the Plunge. that is what i got powering my system atm. Learned a long time ago that you can never have enough power.
How about this one? It's a little more in my price range at the moment.
Whoa there!!! Before going off and spending $180 for a new power supply, you should ask yourself a few questions.
Are you having any other problem symptoms with your computer? overheating, unstable, resets, BSOD?
Have you always had this problem, or did it start right after hardware upgrade(s)?
If the symptom you describe is the ONLY one you see, and is consistent, I'd venture that it is NOT your power supply.
You should talk to someone who can see exactly what your computer is doing and can help you troubleshoot further. Getting suggestions off the internet from people who don't have full information is usually not a cost effective way to fix a computer problem.
- How can you talk if you haven't got a brain?
- I don't know, but some people without brains do an awful lot of talking, don't they?
I've got a 600 Watt Power supply, I suppose it might not be enough. I should probably do some tweaking, but I currently have my Vista power settings at max. And I'm not really overclocking my card, but we'll see.
Yep, I'm betting that's it. 600 watts isn't going to be enough with all the power your systems gonna be sucking down, OC'd or not. It's probably on the edge. I'd go no less than a 750watt, and maybe even an 800 or 900.
I miss the old cards that had a External powersuply. But im with Zorvan. Grab a good power supply, get one that says 80% E in it. and test that out. If it dosent work take it back to the dealler.
Find one at your local computer store or just take the Plunge. that is what i got powering my system atm. Learned a long time ago that you can never have enough power.
How about this one? It's a little more in my price range at the moment.
Whoa there!!! Before going off and spending $180 for a new power supply, you should ask yourself a few questions.
Are you having any other problem symptoms with your computer? overheating, unstable, resets, BSOD?
Have you always had this problem, or did it start right after hardware upgrade(s)?
If the symptom you describe is the ONLY one you see, and is consistent, I'd venture that it is NOT your power supply.
You should talk to someone who can see exactly what your computer is doing and can help you troubleshoot further. Getting suggestions off the internet from people who don't have full information is usually not a cost effective way to fix a computer problem.
The fan keeps my system cool, so I've had no issues with over-heating whatsoever. It's very stable. I've had no problems with resets. And I've gotten a BSOD maybe once. I've had the problem for as long as I've had the rig.
I'd venture a guess and say that what they're saying isn't entirely inaccurate. I've got a juice-hog GPU. I've got 3 fans, one of which is a water cooling fan, and I've filled all of my PCI slots (on top of a blue cathode light for shits and giggles).
Though, there is wisdom in what you say. I've had quite a few of my friends look at it, and they can't figure it out. I did in fact buy it somewhere, though I picked the parts myself. I'm a real novice PC enthusiast, hence a lot of my confusion, so I didn't trust myself enough to put it together on my own without screwing up royally. The company I bought it from has been no help at all, they've just been having me remove, and test my RAM chips individually, which hasn't proven anything to me, and only consumed a LOT of time. So, really, I'm open to anything right now. Maybe I'll see if I can kidnap one of the grunts from my campus's IT department to come look at it. Who knows?
it could be the power supply. it could be anything. drivers cause issues. BIOS settings cause issues. jumpers on the MOBO cause issues. incompatible memory cause issues. if I were you, unplug everything that uses power from the PSU like fans and drives you don't need to have running. open the case so it stays cool then try to boot it up and play a game. if your vid card has a fan, make sure the heatsink is not full of dust. that will cause the card to lock up. make sure the heatsink for the CPU is not full of dust. if your PSU has more than one 12v rail, try plugging one rail into the card (if the card needs one) then plug the other rail into the drives. , try downloading the latest BIOS for your mobo. that might make it more compatible with the vid card. if you have a restore CD, try that and make sure you install the correct chipset drivers for the mobo. then update all the drivers for all the devices. this sounds like a lot of work and it is but it can help you find out what the problem is. if you got a bad PSU, it will be hard to find out without spending a lot of money on a PSU tester. and I don't mean one of those cheap ones. the real ones cost a lot. it's what manufacturers use!
Oh, and one more thing... I have seen PSU's tested on these kind of testers and they showed that the PSU was fine but as soon as the PSU was put under a load (into a PC with actual devices running), the PSU would fail. So even if you use a cheap tester, it won't mean the PSU is OK. This is why I was saying that you would need an expensive PSU tester that costs about $200. It will actually put a load on the PSU to see what the problem is lol. Good luck!
I've got a 600 Watt Power supply, I suppose it might not be enough. I should probably do some tweaking, but I currently have my Vista power settings at max. And I'm not really overclocking my card, but we'll see.
Yep, I'm betting that's it. 600 watts isn't going to be enough with all the power your systems gonna be sucking down, OC'd or not. It's probably on the edge. I'd go no less than a 750watt, and maybe even an 800 or 900.
I miss the old cards that had a External powersuply. But im with Zorvan. Grab a good power supply, get one that says 80% E in it. and test that out. If it dosent work take it back to the dealler.
Find one at your local computer store or just take the Plunge. that is what i got powering my system atm. Learned a long time ago that you can never have enough power.
How about this one? It's a little more in my price range at the moment.
Whoa there!!! Before going off and spending $180 for a new power supply, you should ask yourself a few questions.
Are you having any other problem symptoms with your computer? overheating, unstable, resets, BSOD?
Have you always had this problem, or did it start right after hardware upgrade(s)?
If the symptom you describe is the ONLY one you see, and is consistent, I'd venture that it is NOT your power supply.
You should talk to someone who can see exactly what your computer is doing and can help you troubleshoot further. Getting suggestions off the internet from people who don't have full information is usually not a cost effective way to fix a computer problem.
The fan keeps my system cool, so I've had no issues with over-heating whatsoever. It's very stable. I've had no problems with resets. And I've gotten a BSOD maybe once. I've had the problem for as long as I've had the rig.
I'd venture a guess and say that what they're saying isn't entirely inaccurate. I've got a juice-hog GPU. I've got 3 fans, one of which is a water cooling fan, and I've filled all of my PCI slots (on top of a blue cathode light for shits and giggles).
Though, there is wisdom in what you say. I've had quite a few of my friends look at it, and they can't figure it out. I did in fact buy it somewhere, though I picked the parts myself. I'm a real novice PC enthusiast, hence a lot of my confusion, so I didn't trust myself enough to put it together on my own without screwing up royally. The company I bought it from has been no help at all, they've just been having me remove, and test my RAM chips individually, which hasn't proven anything to me, and only consumed a LOT of time. So, really, I'm open to anything right now. Maybe I'll see if I can kidnap one of the grunts from my campus's IT department to come look at it. Who knows?
I appreciate the concern, though.
The hallmark symptoms of a low power problem are an unstable system with random resets, crashes, screen freezing up, overheating, etc... If you have a stable and solid system, you may have another problem.
Unfortunately, troubleshooting can take a lot of time, especially for problems that are not apparent.
- How can you talk if you haven't got a brain?
- I don't know, but some people without brains do an awful lot of talking, don't they?
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Yep, I'm betting that's it. 600 watts isn't going to be enough with all the power your systems gonna be sucking down, OC'd or not. It's probably on the edge. I'd go no less than a 750watt, and maybe even an 800 or 900.
I miss the old cards that had a External powersuply. But im with Zorvan. Grab a good power supply, get one that says 80% E in it. and test that out. If it dosent work take it back to the dealler.
Linkie to a strong one
Find one at your local computer store or just take the Plunge. that is what i got powering my system atm. Learned a long time ago that you can never have enough power.
www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx
How about this one? It's a little more in my price range at the moment.
Never messed with watercooling so no idea how mutch power it uses But that 900 should be good.
Just rember to look for the 80% that card gots it but you dont want to leave a 900 watt power supply on all day. the power bill would be a killer.
If ye love wealth greater than liberty, the tranquility of servitude; greater than the animating contest for freedom, go home from us in peace. We seek not your counsel, nor your arms. Crouch down and lick the hand that feeds you; May your chains set lightly upon you, and may posterity forget that ye were our countrymen.
Samuel Adams
Yep, I'm betting that's it. 600 watts isn't going to be enough with all the power your systems gonna be sucking down, OC'd or not. It's probably on the edge. I'd go no less than a 750watt, and maybe even an 800 or 900.
I miss the old cards that had a External powersuply. But im with Zorvan. Grab a good power supply, get one that says 80% E in it. and test that out. If it dosent work take it back to the dealler.
Linkie to a strong one
Find one at your local computer store or just take the Plunge. that is what i got powering my system atm. Learned a long time ago that you can never have enough power.
www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx
How about this one? It's a little more in my price range at the moment.
Never messed with watercooling so no idea how mutch power it uses But that 900 should be good.
I agree, that should be fine.
And to the OP.
Yes I will buy it at launch. gana use it on a secondarry PC while i wait for the 64Bit drivers to flush out.
Did this with Vista. Was verry happy I did. Now tho there are more people useing 64Bit tools so people are makeing drivers for the darn things Quickly. I dont expect to have to wait the year i did with vista to upgrade my main.
If ye love wealth greater than liberty, the tranquility of servitude; greater than the animating contest for freedom, go home from us in peace. We seek not your counsel, nor your arms. Crouch down and lick the hand that feeds you; May your chains set lightly upon you, and may posterity forget that ye were our countrymen.
Samuel Adams
Thanks for the help guys!
Also, many apologies for derailing the thread so much.
If you ask me, M$ should've just changed XP to look like Vista and have DX10 support. They could've called it Windows XP Vista and made a ton of money lol.
you can't go wrong with ABS. they are definitely one of the best. I ordered a PC from them. they are awesome!
www.abs.com
If the big majority says it runs the games MORE smoothly than XP, with the SAME computer, I MIGHT change. If not, will wait for the next, that will come probably with a new computer I will need to buy.
Yep, I'm betting that's it. 600 watts isn't going to be enough with all the power your systems gonna be sucking down, OC'd or not. It's probably on the edge. I'd go no less than a 750watt, and maybe even an 800 or 900.
I miss the old cards that had a External powersuply. But im with Zorvan. Grab a good power supply, get one that says 80% E in it. and test that out. If it dosent work take it back to the dealler.
Linkie to a strong one
Find one at your local computer store or just take the Plunge. that is what i got powering my system atm. Learned a long time ago that you can never have enough power.
www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx
How about this one? It's a little more in my price range at the moment.
Whoa there!!! Before going off and spending $180 for a new power supply, you should ask yourself a few questions.
Are you having any other problem symptoms with your computer? overheating, unstable, resets, BSOD?
Have you always had this problem, or did it start right after hardware upgrade(s)?
If the symptom you describe is the ONLY one you see, and is consistent, I'd venture that it is NOT your power supply.
You should talk to someone who can see exactly what your computer is doing and can help you troubleshoot further. Getting suggestions off the internet from people who don't have full information is usually not a cost effective way to fix a computer problem.
- How can you talk if you haven't got a brain?
- I don't know, but some people without brains do an awful lot of talking, don't they?
Yep, I'm betting that's it. 600 watts isn't going to be enough with all the power your systems gonna be sucking down, OC'd or not. It's probably on the edge. I'd go no less than a 750watt, and maybe even an 800 or 900.
I miss the old cards that had a External powersuply. But im with Zorvan. Grab a good power supply, get one that says 80% E in it. and test that out. If it dosent work take it back to the dealler.
Linkie to a strong one
Find one at your local computer store or just take the Plunge. that is what i got powering my system atm. Learned a long time ago that you can never have enough power.
www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx
How about this one? It's a little more in my price range at the moment.
Whoa there!!! Before going off and spending $180 for a new power supply, you should ask yourself a few questions.
Are you having any other problem symptoms with your computer? overheating, unstable, resets, BSOD?
Have you always had this problem, or did it start right after hardware upgrade(s)?
If the symptom you describe is the ONLY one you see, and is consistent, I'd venture that it is NOT your power supply.
You should talk to someone who can see exactly what your computer is doing and can help you troubleshoot further. Getting suggestions off the internet from people who don't have full information is usually not a cost effective way to fix a computer problem.
The fan keeps my system cool, so I've had no issues with over-heating whatsoever. It's very stable. I've had no problems with resets. And I've gotten a BSOD maybe once. I've had the problem for as long as I've had the rig.
I'd venture a guess and say that what they're saying isn't entirely inaccurate. I've got a juice-hog GPU. I've got 3 fans, one of which is a water cooling fan, and I've filled all of my PCI slots (on top of a blue cathode light for shits and giggles).
Though, there is wisdom in what you say. I've had quite a few of my friends look at it, and they can't figure it out. I did in fact buy it somewhere, though I picked the parts myself. I'm a real novice PC enthusiast, hence a lot of my confusion, so I didn't trust myself enough to put it together on my own without screwing up royally. The company I bought it from has been no help at all, they've just been having me remove, and test my RAM chips individually, which hasn't proven anything to me, and only consumed a LOT of time. So, really, I'm open to anything right now. Maybe I'll see if I can kidnap one of the grunts from my campus's IT department to come look at it. Who knows?
I appreciate the concern, though.
it could be the power supply. it could be anything. drivers cause issues. BIOS settings cause issues. jumpers on the MOBO cause issues. incompatible memory cause issues. if I were you, unplug everything that uses power from the PSU like fans and drives you don't need to have running. open the case so it stays cool then try to boot it up and play a game. if your vid card has a fan, make sure the heatsink is not full of dust. that will cause the card to lock up. make sure the heatsink for the CPU is not full of dust. if your PSU has more than one 12v rail, try plugging one rail into the card (if the card needs one) then plug the other rail into the drives. , try downloading the latest BIOS for your mobo. that might make it more compatible with the vid card. if you have a restore CD, try that and make sure you install the correct chipset drivers for the mobo. then update all the drivers for all the devices. this sounds like a lot of work and it is but it can help you find out what the problem is. if you got a bad PSU, it will be hard to find out without spending a lot of money on a PSU tester. and I don't mean one of those cheap ones. the real ones cost a lot. it's what manufacturers use!
I take back what I said about not finding a cheap PSU tester. this one is pretty cheap. makes me wanna buy it lol http://www.frozencpu.com/psu-165.html?id=s7uYuWwT#blank
Oh, and one more thing... I have seen PSU's tested on these kind of testers and they showed that the PSU was fine but as soon as the PSU was put under a load (into a PC with actual devices running), the PSU would fail. So even if you use a cheap tester, it won't mean the PSU is OK. This is why I was saying that you would need an expensive PSU tester that costs about $200. It will actually put a load on the PSU to see what the problem is lol. Good luck!
Yep, I'm betting that's it. 600 watts isn't going to be enough with all the power your systems gonna be sucking down, OC'd or not. It's probably on the edge. I'd go no less than a 750watt, and maybe even an 800 or 900.
I miss the old cards that had a External powersuply. But im with Zorvan. Grab a good power supply, get one that says 80% E in it. and test that out. If it dosent work take it back to the dealler.
Linkie to a strong one
Find one at your local computer store or just take the Plunge. that is what i got powering my system atm. Learned a long time ago that you can never have enough power.
www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx
How about this one? It's a little more in my price range at the moment.
Whoa there!!! Before going off and spending $180 for a new power supply, you should ask yourself a few questions.
Are you having any other problem symptoms with your computer? overheating, unstable, resets, BSOD?
Have you always had this problem, or did it start right after hardware upgrade(s)?
If the symptom you describe is the ONLY one you see, and is consistent, I'd venture that it is NOT your power supply.
You should talk to someone who can see exactly what your computer is doing and can help you troubleshoot further. Getting suggestions off the internet from people who don't have full information is usually not a cost effective way to fix a computer problem.
The fan keeps my system cool, so I've had no issues with over-heating whatsoever. It's very stable. I've had no problems with resets. And I've gotten a BSOD maybe once. I've had the problem for as long as I've had the rig.
I'd venture a guess and say that what they're saying isn't entirely inaccurate. I've got a juice-hog GPU. I've got 3 fans, one of which is a water cooling fan, and I've filled all of my PCI slots (on top of a blue cathode light for shits and giggles).
Though, there is wisdom in what you say. I've had quite a few of my friends look at it, and they can't figure it out. I did in fact buy it somewhere, though I picked the parts myself. I'm a real novice PC enthusiast, hence a lot of my confusion, so I didn't trust myself enough to put it together on my own without screwing up royally. The company I bought it from has been no help at all, they've just been having me remove, and test my RAM chips individually, which hasn't proven anything to me, and only consumed a LOT of time. So, really, I'm open to anything right now. Maybe I'll see if I can kidnap one of the grunts from my campus's IT department to come look at it. Who knows?
I appreciate the concern, though.
The hallmark symptoms of a low power problem are an unstable system with random resets, crashes, screen freezing up, overheating, etc... If you have a stable and solid system, you may have another problem.
Unfortunately, troubleshooting can take a lot of time, especially for problems that are not apparent.
- How can you talk if you haven't got a brain?
- I don't know, but some people without brains do an awful lot of talking, don't they?