9800 Pro problems

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I'm new to the forum and was just looking for some advice on what to do about my video card. I have a Radeon 9800 Pro that has recently been malfunctioning. This doen't happen all the time, but sometimes when I bout up my computer a message comes up that says, I have not connected the power cable to the card. To fix it I have to go into the computer and attach a different power cable to it. It will then work for a random period of time and fail again. I have a 420 watt power supply and can't figure out what the problem is. The driver for this card has also been a pain and I'm thinking of purchasing a card from a different company. Can anyone tell me what a step up from this card or a simliar one would be. I've been looking on Newegg at the cards listed below, also my board does not support PCI express (ASUS A7N8X-E Deluxe). Any suggestions would be very helpful, thanks.
1) ASUS N6600/TD/256 Geforce 6600 256MB DDR AGP 4X/8X Video Card - Retail 127.25
2) eVGA 128-A8-N350 Geforce 6600GT 128MB GDDR3 AGP 4X/8X Video Card - Retail 139.00
3) CHAINTECH SE6600G Geforce 6600GT 128MB GDDR3 PCI Express x16 Video Card - Retail 126.00
4) SAPPHIRE 100148L Radeon X1600PRO 256MB GDDR2 AGP 4X/8X Video Card - Retail 140.00
 
Thanks for the quick reply. Do you think I need a larger power supply or just that the one I have is malfunctioning. Also I'm still very interesting in getting a new video card. I don't want to spend more than 140.00. Can I do better than the 9800 pro that I have now while staying in that price range. If so any of you guys have any recommendations (my board will not support PCI express). Thanks again!
 
Your power supply is plenty.... if its working correctly. You mentioned driver problems, I went with Omega drivers (google it) and have had no problems at all. They give a significant increase to my old 9800 Pro (flashed to XT). It does sound like your power supply might be having problems getting enough juice to the rails, maybe its defective. 420 watts is plenty for an AGP system with a 9800 unless you have a ton of fans, drives, lights, whatever sapping power away.
 
Thanks for the ideas, I think you guys are right about the power supply having problems getting power to the card. I may have to invest in a new one soon. I'm still wondering if their is a better card than this out there for about around 120-140. Also I went searching for the omega driver and found a lot of them, but none of them specify what card they are for. Do any of you guys know the version number. Thanks again
 
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