Room Lights Flicker When 3-D Gaming

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Hi,

Not sure if this is the right place to post this, but here goes.

I have a new townhouse and the office is all on 1 circuit. When I game with both my computer and my wife's machine going, the lights in the room flicker. She is drawing around 500-550 watts with her core i7 GTX295 system including Samsung t260, while my system is drawing 600-700 including display (measured at the UPS). We each have our own UPS. Even if we are drawing 1200-1300 watts (including the CFL lighting) nothing else is on that circuit, so why the flicker? I have also tried incandescent bulbs and they flicker too. We should have plenty of headroom with 1800 watts on our 15amp circuit. It seems like I can narrow it down to when I turn on my 305t, it seems to put the draw into "flicker mode". A lot of times it will flicker with her machine asleep and her monitor off (just my machine going.. even when surfing etc). I am stumped, should I call an electrician? My house is still under warranty as it is under 1 year old, I could ask my builder. I wonder if I need to get another circuit put in, jeeze that would be expensive! Please don't say that... I would probably have to just sell my computer instead.
 
I would get the builder involved and have it looked at by an electrician under warranty. It could just be a weak breaker...........could be a ground issue.

Also, not as expensive as you think to run another outlet on a seperate circuit. Lots of guys looking for side work on the weekends...........just gotta ask around. ;)
 
I would get that looked at. Flickering lights can't be a good thing. I hope you have some sort of a UPS hooked up.
 
Thats mad, certainly get the contractor for building the house involved.
Dont get any external workers involved as the original contractor may absolve themselves of any responsibility and any warranty may become void.
If they dont give a satisfactory response, contact your local council or anyone responsible for electrical standards for housing.
 
not necessarily. Depends on a lot of things.

wrangler said:
Also, not as expensive as you think to run another outlet on a seperate circuit. Lots of guys looking for side work on the weekends...........just gotta ask around. ;)
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As others said, have the original builders scope it out. Do the lights dim throughout the whole house, or just the office? If its just the office or whatevers on that single breaker, get someone in there ASAP because what can often cause that is a bad connection at one of the junction boxes or outlets/switches, and that can be a serious fire hazard.
 
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