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Tumbleweed36 · 06-28-2009, 04:42 AM

The first suspect is the power supply. First of all, you need a bare minimim of a 550 watt supply (a quality one) to run this video card and second, the power supply you have is a generic unit that is very weak. Even though it worked for a while, as it begins to age, you are most likely not getting enough power.

Do you know someone who has a PSU you could borrow to try in this rig?

06-28-2009, 04:42 AM	#4 (permalink)
Tumbleweed36 Asst Manager Hardware Join Date: May 2005 Location: USA Posts: 19,654 OS: XP Professional	Re: pc hangs up when playing games The first suspect is the power supply. First of all, you need a bare minimim of a 550 watt supply (a quality one) to run this video card and second, the power supply you have is a generic unit that is very weak. Even though it worked for a while, as it begins to age, you are most likely not getting enough power. Do you know someone who has a PSU you could borrow to try in this rig? __________________ ---------- I don't receive email notifications of replies to subscribed threads. (Internet provider policy) Therefore, if I don't respond to your post within 24 hours, please send me a reminder PM and include the link to your thread.