problem on startup. nvidia 7950 gt

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ok i have an nvidia 7950 gt brand new

this is myfirst time using this computer and even the computer guy is confused on why its doing this. but on startup when my desktop loads i get a popup says "power indicator" and it states

"Problem report - the nvdia powered graphics card is not recieving sufficiant power. - To protect your hardware from potential damage or causing a potential system lockup, the graphics processor has lowered its performance to a level that allows continued safe operations."

now i have a 550 watt power supply. 1 gig of ram. 250 gb harddrive and a 5600+ amd duel core. we checked and its able to get enough power but cant get it to stop popping up.

any help?
 
Did you have the power cable plugged into the video card? If so, check if it is seated properly into the connector. It probably is your power supply. What is the 12 volt amp rating on that 550?
 
"Problem report - the nvdia powered graphics card is not recieving sufficiant power. - To protect your hardware from potential damage or causing a potential system lockup, the graphics processor has lowered its performance to a level that allows continued safe operations."
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that's pretty interesting, I've never heard of that (honestly, I thought it was a spyware msg at first). Usually when a vid card has insufficient power, it artifacts, runs choppy, or restarts the computer.

try changing your nVidia drivers (maybe to a little older ones) & seeing what MHz RivaTuner is reporting for the GPU/RAM
 
Heh, I've only seen this on two of NVIDIA's cards, a 6600GT and a FX3450. Each one didn't have the auxilary power connector plugged in ether (molex on the 6600GT and PCI-E power on the FX3450).

If there isn't enough power to run the card at all (such as my old 6800GS) it will 'usually' make a loud beep noise continuously.

If I were you, I would make sure there is a complete power flow from the PSU to the card in the PCI-E power connector.

You might also want to test it with a molex to PCI-E power adapter to make sure the video card's port itself isn't bad.


EDIT: It isn't spyware. The gfx card really isn't getting enough power, so it puts it into a "low power mode" so the card itself isn't damaged. It can still run games, but it may or may not be hard on the card depending on the card and the games won't run worth a damn. :(
 
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