Not enough power

[poddo]

If a powersupply is not strong enough to support all the components plus a graphics card, what would the effect be? Would the card just perform poorly or would it not work at all?

 

[tornadotsunamilife]

Could go either way

 

[swoop56]

The most likely result is your rig would be unstable. Random chrashes and reboots.

Decreased performance would also be a symptom, as a result of your components not getting the power they need.

And an even greater lack of power would simply result in your computer being unable to startup.

 

[poddo]

well heres my situation, tlel me what you think it might be. AGP 6800 video card, and in any game and 3dmark, i get terrible performance. it renders a few frames, then it stops for 5 seconds or so, then it starts again. this happens in all games, so i don't think it could be a game issue

 

[MGDMN]

What games are you referring to?

 

[poddo]

World of warcraft, city of heroes, star wars galaxies, 3dmark05, everything. The rest of the specs are 1gb of ram and an amd 64 3200+.

 

[poddo]

Back on topic please?