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Power Problem

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BorisTheSpider

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Hi there.

Since yesterday my PC has been shutting down while playing games, it's fine when in Windows XP the problem has only occured with games. It's been doing this while playing Operation Flashpoint and Half-Life, it happens within 10 minutes to around an hour. I have to switch the mains off then on again before I can turn the PC back on. I installed a new Radeon 9800 Pro a couple of weeks ago, could this be the cause of the problem as I've heard that the Radeon 9800 Pro can use quite a bit of power?

My PSU is 400W, the rest of my specs are:

MSI K7N2 Delta ILSR
Athlon XP 2700+
2x 512MB Crucial PC2700 DDR
80GB Seagate Barricuda 7200 HDD
Pioneer DVD Drive
Lite-On CDRW

Any ideas what's causing this?
 
Yea, i had power issues with my radeon 9800 pro, i guess good things come at a cost. I had like a 350w tho and upgraded to a 470w enermax noisetaker. Are you getting strange vertical lines or anything like that?
 
No there hasn't been any graphical artifacts or anything. The PC just shuts down without any warning. I opened up the case while running a game and all the fans where spinning round until it shut down, so I doubt it's anything heat/fan related.
 
The fact your PSU is 400w doesn't mean anything. Whats the brand and model? A name brand 300w PSU would run that setup.
 
Originally posted by burningrave101
The fact your PSU is 400w doesn't mean anything. Whats the brand and model? A name brand 300w PSU would run that setup.
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I don't know what make it is, there's a small sticker on the fan but I can't make out what it is. I don't think it's any of the top makes anyway.

I've got latest graphics and nForce 2 drivers.
 
I would strongly consider picking up a quality Antec or Fortron 350-430w PSU. The Antec True Power 430w is $66 and it would be good to use in an upgrade.
 
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