I just don't get it!

ladywithnoidea · 02-28-2009, 02:31 PM

Ok I have recently had my PC upgraded with a new video Card new memory and a new hard drive plus new power supply.

Thing is some games that ran before no longer run now after installing them when you get the game to load the monitor goes to stanby and all the specs I have are better than the recommended for the games.

Any thoughts?

**RockmasteR** · 02-28-2009, 04:56 PM

hello, please post your old specs and the new parts that you replaced
Old Video Card --> New Video Card
Old Memory -> New Memory
and the PSU you got

dai · 02-28-2009, 09:15 PM

what are you running
video card
cpu
m/board
ram
power supply
brand
wattage

check the listings in the bios for voltages and temperatures and post them

ladywithnoidea · 03-01-2009, 02:34 AM

I'm not sure what we had or have.

I know we had a Geforce PCI-E 7300 SE which as been replaced by a Geforce 8600 GT 1GB DDR 3 OC graphics Card.
We had the computer upgraded by a local computer company and they upgraded the power supply because it needed to be but I have no idea what from or to.

I had the Ram upgraded from 512mb to 2x 1gb DDR Ram

And I had the Old Hard drive left in and a new 500gb drive added!

The Motherboard is a ASUS PSGC-MX/1333

ScarletSky · 03-01-2009, 03:06 AM

What were the games that were having issues?

ladywithnoidea · 03-01-2009, 03:37 AM

Hotel Giant/Hotel Giant 2
Rollacoster Tycoon 3

Funny thing is Sims 2 runs perfect and so does Medieval total war

Mcninjaguy · 03-01-2009, 03:53 AM

reinstall your graphic card driver, the company may not have uninstalled the old one

ladywithnoidea · 03-01-2009, 03:55 AM

I downloaded and installed the drivers from the website last night and still no difference the game runs but the screen goes to standby

ladywithnoidea · 03-01-2009, 04:03 AM

No its the same no improvement I don't really want to load an old driver cos I don't know what I am doing!

Mcninjaguy · 03-01-2009, 04:04 AM

so its a slight improvement hmmm

try an earlier driver like the 163 driver
http://www.nvidia.com/object/winxp_163.75.html

dai · 03-01-2009, 04:21 AM

power supply brand and wattage
take the side off the case and look at the label
video cards and psu upgrades usually go hand in hand unless you have previously upgraded the psu to cater for future upgrades

ladywithnoidea · 03-01-2009, 04:32 AM

I can't get the case off it's stiff but I know it was replaced by the PC company at the same time as the Graphics card and I was told it was more than capable for the graphics card!

**RockmasteR** · 03-01-2009, 01:24 PM

I don't trust any PC Company with my PC, even if they say that the PSU is capable, 90% of PC Companies workers don't know lot about PCs

02-28-2009, 02:31 PM	#1 (permalink)
ladywithnoidea Registered User Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 26 OS: XP SP2	I just don't get it! Ok I have recently had my PC upgraded with a new video Card new memory and a new hard drive plus new power supply. Thing is some games that ran before no longer run now after installing them when you get the game to load the monitor goes to stanby and all the specs I have are better than the recommended for the games. Any thoughts?

02-28-2009, 04:56 PM	#2 (permalink)
RockmasteR Moderator, Games Team Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Lebanon Posts: 3,175 OS: Vista Ultimate 32bit My System Blog Entries: 1	Re: I just don't get it! hello, please post your old specs and the new parts that you replaced Old Video Card --> New Video Card Old Memory -> New Memory and the PSU you got __________________ CPUz GPUz Nvidia Drivers ATI Drivers System Information for Windows (SIW) Revo Uninstaller RivaTuner ATITOOL Directx 9.0C !!Please don't PM me for Tech Support!!

02-28-2009, 09:15 PM	#3 (permalink)
dai Manager, Hardware Forums Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: west australia Posts: 56,678 OS: win 7 32x 64x rtm	Re: I just don't get it! what are you running video card cpu m/board ram power supply brand wattage check the listings in the bios for voltages and temperatures and post them __________________

03-01-2009, 02:34 AM	#4 (permalink)
ladywithnoidea Registered User Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 26 OS: XP SP2	Re: I just don't get it! I'm not sure what we had or have. I know we had a Geforce PCI-E 7300 SE which as been replaced by a Geforce 8600 GT 1GB DDR 3 OC graphics Card. We had the computer upgraded by a local computer company and they upgraded the power supply because it needed to be but I have no idea what from or to. I had the Ram upgraded from 512mb to 2x 1gb DDR Ram And I had the Old Hard drive left in and a new 500gb drive added! The Motherboard is a ASUS PSGC-MX/1333 Last edited by ladywithnoidea; 03-01-2009 at 02:35 AM.

03-01-2009, 03:06 AM	#5 (permalink)
ScarletSky Registered User Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 8 OS: Windows XP sp 3	Re: I just don't get it! What were the games that were having issues?

03-01-2009, 03:37 AM	#6 (permalink)
ladywithnoidea Registered User Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 26 OS: XP SP2	Re: I just don't get it! Hotel Giant/Hotel Giant 2 Rollacoster Tycoon 3 Funny thing is Sims 2 runs perfect and so does Medieval total war

03-01-2009, 03:53 AM	#7 (permalink)
Mcninjaguy Temporarily Banned Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Posts: 10,422 OS: Windows 7 Ultimate 64bit My System Blog Entries: 1	Re: I just don't get it! reinstall your graphic card driver, the company may not have uninstalled the old one

03-01-2009, 03:55 AM	#8 (permalink)
ladywithnoidea Registered User Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 26 OS: XP SP2	Re: I just don't get it! I downloaded and installed the drivers from the website last night and still no difference the game runs but the screen goes to standby

03-01-2009, 04:03 AM	#9 (permalink)
ladywithnoidea Registered User Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 26 OS: XP SP2	Re: I just don't get it! No its the same no improvement I don't really want to load an old driver cos I don't know what I am doing!

03-01-2009, 04:04 AM	#10 (permalink)
Mcninjaguy Temporarily Banned Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Posts: 10,422 OS: Windows 7 Ultimate 64bit My System Blog Entries: 1	Re: I just don't get it! so its a slight improvement hmmm try an earlier driver like the 163 driver http://www.nvidia.com/object/winxp_163.75.html

03-01-2009, 04:21 AM	#11 (permalink)
dai Manager, Hardware Forums Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: west australia Posts: 56,678 OS: win 7 32x 64x rtm	Re: I just don't get it! power supply brand and wattage take the side off the case and look at the label video cards and psu upgrades usually go hand in hand unless you have previously upgraded the psu to cater for future upgrades __________________

03-01-2009, 04:32 AM	#12 (permalink)
ladywithnoidea Registered User Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 26 OS: XP SP2	Re: I just don't get it! I can't get the case off it's stiff but I know it was replaced by the PC company at the same time as the Graphics card and I was told it was more than capable for the graphics card!

03-01-2009, 01:24 PM	#13 (permalink)
RockmasteR Moderator, Games Team Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Lebanon Posts: 3,175 OS: Vista Ultimate 32bit My System Blog Entries: 1	Re: I just don't get it! I don't trust any PC Company with my PC, even if they say that the PSU is capable, 90% of PC Companies workers don't know lot about PCs __________________ CPUz GPUz Nvidia Drivers ATI Drivers System Information for Windows (SIW) Revo Uninstaller RivaTuner ATITOOL Directx 9.0C !!Please don't PM me for Tech Support!!