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Lyskar
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Posted on 08-12-10 09:56:09 PM (last edited by Metal_Man88 at 08-12-10 07:03 PM)

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Nah, I think the video card draws more power than the PSU can give.

That was something I had to watch with my old PSU--I explicitly picked a low wattage Video Card so it wouldn't overload it.

Figuring his is old, it probably is also too weak to handle that monster video card he has.

Edit: Essentially, the 4 pin plug isn't the cause (unless your CPU goes above 130W) but rather the total power consumption > than your PSU can give.

Your CPU, however, looks like it could potentially also go above 130W.

Me and Aerakin use less power, so it isn't an issue for us.

How many watts does that old dog have, anyway?

Mine can do 430W.

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Posted on 08-12-10 11:16:39 PM (last edited by Shadic at 08-12-10 08:16 PM)

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Originally posted by Schala
Could the PSU be bad out of the box? Sometimes that happens, you know...

Originally posted by Metal_Man88
Nah, I think the video card draws more power than the PSU can give.

Nope. Used this PSU/GPU together in unison before - Actually got it FOR this video card, as my old stock one didn't even have a 6pin. And I didn't kill my PSU either, as I'm using it on my old computer still, right now!

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How many watts does that old dog have, anyway? Mine can do 430W.

It's a Rosewill 500W. Don't have the exact model, though.

And That's my video card.

I definitely think I just overwhelmed the PSU.

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Posted on 08-12-10 11:58:52 PM

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More or less. I think it's less the lack of an 8pin but rather, your CPU + GPU overwhelmed the PSU.

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Posted on 08-13-10 01:09:03 AM (last edited by Shadic at 08-12-10 10:09 PM)

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Glad my PSU I'm getting is 650W.

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Posted on 08-17-10 12:10:14 AM

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Computer works so far! My new PSU seems to be doing the job quite well. Haven't tested the system out extensively yet, though.

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Posted on 08-17-10 02:28:02 AM

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Looks like our advice worked well. Hope it's stable.

Mine has been for about 3 weeks now.

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Posted on 08-17-10 03:07:44 AM

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Yeah. Here's my Windows score:

I guess my harddrive will be the next thing I replace. There was a good deal on Newegg for one today, but I think I'm through spending money. Maybe in a year there will be a nice hybrid SSD drive.

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	Run the free version of 3DMark06. Tell me what your score is. I'm curious to see how much better it is over the machine I just built for my wife. I can't get a Windows score from it, it crashes that window whenever you try to scan. My laptop gets a 5.1 score, which isn't bad considering its a laptop. I'll tell you my 3DMark06 score after you post yours ____________________

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Posted on 08-17-10 11:11:46 PM

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Hrm.. It wouldn't let me publish the results?

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Posted on 08-17-10 11:32:08 PM

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	You don't have to publish them, just post the final score total. Mine was 7800. My wife's was 12,000. ____________________

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Posted on 08-17-10 11:50:22 PM

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This is what I see.

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Posted on 08-18-10 01:38:55 PM

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Posted on 08-18-10 02:31:44 PM

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Yeah. Like I said, wasn't workin'.

Maybe I'll try again today, or something.

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