CompSci Posted November 28, 2005 Posted November 28, 2005 ok a continuation from my prevoius thread This is my mates rig (like mine cept few differnces) AMD Athlon XP 3200+ @ 2.21ghz Asus A7N8X Deluxe with latest bios rev 2.0 1.5gb PC3200 Ram ATI X850XT PE (AGP) on stock cooling/speeds 160gb 7200RPM 8mb cache Seagate baracuda HDD Sound Blaster Audigy 2 ZS Lite CDRW Drive LG DVDRW Drive Qtec PSU 400W Dual Fan Gold Now its a Decent rig, plays games fine, any how the thing is he just updated his gfx card from a 9700 pro to a ATI X850XT PE ( he did all the usal things when u install a new gfx card. i.e uninstall drivers, format windows etc), now the thing is when he play some gfx demanding games like lost coast , fear quake 4 , Cod 2, after 10 mins of his computer suddenly turns off, however this does not happen when he use windows normally (internet /music work etc), first he thought that the X850XT PE was over heating but the temps are as follows used the ati tool for the temps and this what he got while playing lost cost, quake 4, fear etc @ high settings on all games gpu = 64 - 68 celcious card chipset = 45 - 48 celcious now these are not too high at all at idle (normall windows use) the temps are as follows gpu = 37 celcious card chipset = 36 celcious now as you can see the gfx card is not over heating at all, this leads me to the PSU, which i belive is underpowerd for the gfx card and plus the qulity of it is not good, now is this asumption true? plz take into consideration of my overall system i am think of changing my PSU to a 500/600 watt supply should i do this? now i recommend him these PSU, now can someone tell which is the best out of the two and double check, if they will work on the system here are the PSU's 1. http://www.ebuyer.com/customer/products/index.html?rb=13422384940&action=c2hvd19wcm9kdWN0X292ZXJ2aWV3&product_uid=46113 2. http://www.ebuyer.com/customer/products/index.html?action=c2hvd19wcm9kdWN0X292ZXJ2aWV3&product_uid=43567 plz can you help, thanks in advance. p.s sorry for the spelling mistakes
The-Ironflame Posted November 28, 2005 Posted November 28, 2005 I've been reading into the X850 PE recently and it seems it's power consumption is around 260 or so underload so with your amount of devices you may need more power and a good quality PSU (there are some PSU's that are cheap but good like tagan and I think hiper aswelllook around for reviews) like around 480/500 watts also consider the amount of fans you have!
christophicus Posted November 28, 2005 Posted November 28, 2005 i wouldnt say its you need a higher rated psu,its probably that you need a more stable one,i would say it gets very unstable and cannoet give out its stated amount of power when it is nearing its maximum power draw.
Raining_again Posted November 28, 2005 Posted November 28, 2005 probably just a good idea to get a new psu anyway high wattage ftw
CompSci Posted November 28, 2005 Author Posted November 28, 2005 probably just a good idea to get a new psu anyway high wattage ftw yeah, i brought this one http://www.ebuyer.com/customer/products/index.html?rb=13422384940&action=c2hvd19wcm9kdWN0X292ZXJ2aWV3&product_uid=46113 to replace my crap qtec one, which i found out does not run t its stated 400watts but at fucking 300 WTF, no wonder my pc kept turning off when i play games, any how when my new one comes, then let the fear begin...
Raining_again Posted November 28, 2005 Posted November 28, 2005 with 2 fans very nice... watch how you put it in with air flow and that just check the hot air is being blown out.
CompSci Posted November 28, 2005 Author Posted November 28, 2005 with 2 fans very nice... watch how you put it in with air flow and that just check the hot air is being blown out. lol i am gonar take it my mates shop to fit it in, lol i can only install vid cards, ram, hdd, dvdcd drives etc but not PSU's for some reason, any how i am learning to though, so by summer i should to be able to built my own comp very soon
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