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gf6600 256mb "psu" problem

  • 23-02-2005 11:58pm
    #1
    LastIrishMonkey
    Closed Accounts Posts: 630 ✭✭✭


    well my pc atm is

    Win xp pro
    Sempron 2,2ghz
    1 gig ddr 333
    80 and 40 gig hds
    Audigy 2

    and now i got a gf6600 256mb but the problem is the psu cant handle the amount of stuff leeching theres also cd and cdrw drives and the card is tell me the gfx cant work properly due to lack of power so i was told to upgrade ! i have a 300w psu atm and its quite old and doesnt have any makers name on it just ATI 300w

    Now i was told to invest in a http://www.komplett.ie/k/ki.asp?sku=301412&cks=PRL

    and it should run fine is that
    true ?


Comments

  • #2
    SantaHoe
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,488 ✭✭✭SantaHoe


    Mih, it might solve your problem if the problem is indeed a PSU problem... but the problem with that is if your problem isn't a PSU problem then you've wasted 25 squid and still have the problem... what was the original problem?


  • #3
    lomb
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,017 ✭✭✭lomb


    i dont even think that fortron 350 is powerful enough. i would go for a 400 fortron as a minimum. should be fine then. and u wont have wasted anything, all these 300 watt jobs are becoming useless/obselete.
    the thermaltake 480watt butterfly is worth the money and wont need upgrading in the future.


  • #4
    LastIrishMonkey
    Closed Accounts Posts: 630 ✭✭✭LastIrishMonkey


    Well that is the problem because i just got the card today uninstalled the old 1 and popped the new 1 in as the instructions said and in install the drivers and when i rebooted the mechine it said The graphics card cant work at full speed due to the lack of power being given to the card and i clicked troubleshooter next too it and it said plug it into he psu and the card has a port of molexes so i plugged 1 in but the problem keeps happening and sometime it doesnt boot properly at all ! :(


  • #5
    SantaHoe
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,488 ✭✭✭SantaHoe


    I'm running a similar spec on 300Watts and it's fine.
    At least I think it's fine. :) :eek:


  • #6
    BloodBath
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,299 ✭✭✭✭BloodBath


    Mih, it might solve your problem if the problem is indeed a PSU problem... but the problem with that is if your problem isn't a PSU problem then you've wasted 25 squid and still have the problem... what was the original problem?

    Lol you managed to say "problem" 8 times in two sentences.


    It definitely sounds like a psu problem. A lot of those no name brand psu's won't even reach anywhere near their stated output. If I were you i'd go for the sligthly better fortron here



    BloodBath


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