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| Thread ID: 79087 | 2007-05-07 21:59:00 | commputer shuts down at post | cotutaha (12204) | Press F1 |
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| 548106 | 2007-05-07 21:59:00 | well heres my problem i want to use a old video card with my rig as i am waiting for my 8800GTS to arrive but the problem is this video card is so old that i have to run it in pci slot not my pci-e slot. But when ever i start my computer picture shows and everything but i get the beeps that no video card is present and then all of a sudden the power go's out! I have to mention that this is a new mobo and i want it to work so i can reinstall everything before my gts comes. I want to know if this is a psu failure or if its just the system not recongnising the video card is causing the crash. heres my specs: cpu: P4 3.0Ghz 2MB L2 CACHE mobo:Asus ASUS P5NSLI psu: Thermaltake 430Watt the video card is so old i dont even know what it is. DVD writer and 160GB Western Digital HDD |
cotutaha (12204) | ||
| 548107 | 2007-05-07 22:11:00 | Its complaining it can't find the graphics. There may be an option in the BIOS to choose PCI but I doubt it. be patient and wait for your 8800. And get another power supply, once you get the rest built that won't be enough to run it. |
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| 548108 | 2007-05-07 22:39:00 | yeah definatly get a new PSU like Pctek said - i have one of those atm and i swear to god its a re-badged 300W generic PSU :lol: it does ok running my computer but im afraid to add anything else or the whole lot might cave in :blush: | MAC_H8ER (5897) | ||
| 548109 | 2007-05-07 23:59:00 | how many watts do i need to run 8800GTS smoothly?? | cotutaha (12204) | ||
| 548110 | 2007-05-08 05:23:00 | how many watts do i need to run 8800GTS smoothly?? Its the amps on the +12v you need to worry about - not the watts. 26 from memory - but I'd get one with 36a or more. www.overclockers.co.nz My neighbour has a 8800GTS and has this: Raidmax 520W ATX 2.0 PCI-Express Ready PSU # +3.3V=28A,+5V=34A,+12V1=20A,+12V2=17A I've bought this: www.enermax.com.tw |
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