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Azphira

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Am I pushing it for a 700w psu?

Four 7200 rpm hard drives
i7 920
4870x2
 
There are psu's that can handle 700 watts and then there are 700 watt psu's. What 700 watt psu are you using?
 
Oline61 said:
There are psu's that can handle 700 watts and then there are 700 watt psu's. What 700 watt psu are you using?
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QFT. Not all 700W PSUs are the same. Some 700W PSUs can barely provide 400W of power cleanly whereas some can provide 700W and extra cleanly.
 
OCZ GameXstream 700w

Looking at the Corsair 850 now. Since I get a random 0x00000119 blue screen every once in awhile when the GPU starts a game. The extra drives may compound it.
 
Riftgarde said:
OCZ GameXstream 700w

Looking at the Corsair 850 now. Since I get a random 0x00000119 blue screen every once in awhile when the GPU starts a game. The extra drives may compound it.
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You could have a defective GPU or RAM. So run ATI Tool or Furmark to stress test the video card and Memtest for the RAM

However, do note that your OCZ GameXStream 700W is good for about 500W, extremely close at 600W and not good for 700W. Try removing all the unnecessary hard drives and see what happens.
 
The OCZ GameXStream 700W is rated at 25C & performance falls off rapidly above that, so until you can get a better PSU, make sure to keep your case extra cool, also reducing all OC'es will help a lot.

Recommended PSU's:

CORSAIR CMPSU-620HX 620W [Modular]
Max. Combined: Acts as a Single-Rail +12V@50A Rated@50C
+3.3@24A,+5V@30A,+12V1@18A,+12V2@18A,+12V3@18A,- [email protected],+5VSB@3A
$95: http://www.provantage.com/corsair-memory-cmpsu-620hx~4CSMC02Y.htm

PC Power & Cooling S75CF 750W Rated@40C
+3.3V@24A,+5V@30A,+12V@60A,[email protected],[email protected]
$95: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817341011

CORSAIR CMPSU-750TX 750W
+3.3V@30A,+5V@28A,+12V@60A, [email protected],[email protected]
$90: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139006

CORSAIR CMPSU-850TX 850W
+3.3V@30A, +5V30A, +12V@70A, [email protected], +5VSB@3A
$110: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139009

Always Build with the Best!
Dave:)
 
Riftgarde said:
OCZ GameXstream 700w

Looking at the Corsair 850 now. Since I get a random 0x00000119 blue screen every once in awhile when the GPU starts a game. The extra drives may compound it.
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Yep that should be fine, I would recommend getting a kill-a-watt to see the usage!
 
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