Blackout!

Curlitan · 07-24-2008, 09:12 AM

Hello first of all...my english is kinda crappy..but please try to understand what iam saying:)

Okay it all started about 10 months ago...i was playing a mmorpg with full graphix...suddenly the monitor turned black...and the monitor light started to blink as it is on standby like when i turn off my comp...but the comp was on...and then the comp started to make pip pip pip pip pip pip and so on until it stopped...then i listened...and there were windos sound like it rebooted and now i should have been able to see my desktop...but the monitor was still blacked out and it were still blinking....then i turned graphix off like the minimum....with no special effects and then i could play peacefully....with no blackout....then i put them max again and it happend again...ever since 10 months...i suspected overheating...cleaned everything...nothing still blackout...then i tought old drivers....i downloaded latest ones...still blackout....now iam suspecting that power supply is malfunctioning...because the blue light isint on when i turn on my comp...but the Hdd light sometimes still flashes...NOTE!!! this only happens when i play games...since iam still so young:) and in this town theres nothing better to do :) i want to know is it virus...PS....or video card

my video card is Geforce 6600gt

and what i read from the PS label Power switching supply or something like that 350W....

I have no idea what could have caused it...thats why i turned to you experts.

BingoMorris · 07-24-2008, 09:36 AM

Your English is very good lol, better than mine almost :D

Well the minimum PSU you need for a Geforce 6600gt is 300W so your covered there, but it depends what else you are running in your PC (hard drives, disk drives, RAM, fans ect) You always want to add about 100 - 200W extra than the minumum though.

Seeing as it happens when you push your card, it sounds like an overheating problem. Most of the time when a componant reaches dangerous tempretures, the PC will shut down to avoid permanant damage. Do you have many fans in your PC?

You can use this tool to check the tempreture of your componants...

Everest Home Edition: http://www.lavalys.com/

When you install it, on the left bar click the "sensors" tab. This will give you the temp of all your main componants, the "AUX" is your graphics card.

Curlitan · 07-25-2008, 06:56 AM

okay ill try to get the info :) thank you for your help ill be back to contact as soon as possible...Please check this thread...and be contacted:)
thank you :)

dai · 07-25-2008, 09:12 AM

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

any error message
check your tempretures and voltages in the bios and post them

07-24-2008, 09:12 AM	#1 (permalink)
Curlitan Registered User Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 4 OS: Windows XP s2	Blackout! Hello first of all...my english is kinda crappy..but please try to understand what iam saying:) Okay it all started about 10 months ago...i was playing a mmorpg with full graphix...suddenly the monitor turned black...and the monitor light started to blink as it is on standby like when i turn off my comp...but the comp was on...and then the comp started to make pip pip pip pip pip pip and so on until it stopped...then i listened...and there were windos sound like it rebooted and now i should have been able to see my desktop...but the monitor was still blacked out and it were still blinking....then i turned graphix off like the minimum....with no special effects and then i could play peacefully....with no blackout....then i put them max again and it happend again...ever since 10 months...i suspected overheating...cleaned everything...nothing still blackout...then i tought old drivers....i downloaded latest ones...still blackout....now iam suspecting that power supply is malfunctioning...because the blue light isint on when i turn on my comp...but the Hdd light sometimes still flashes...NOTE!!! this only happens when i play games...since iam still so young:) and in this town theres nothing better to do :) i want to know is it virus...PS....or video card my video card is Geforce 6600gt and what i read from the PS label Power switching supply or something like that 350W.... I have no idea what could have caused it...thats why i turned to you experts.

07-24-2008, 09:36 AM	#2 (permalink)
BingoMorris Registered User Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 70 OS: XP Pro SP2 My System	Re: Blackout! Your English is very good lol, better than mine almost :D Well the minimum PSU you need for a Geforce 6600gt is 300W so your covered there, but it depends what else you are running in your PC (hard drives, disk drives, RAM, fans ect) You always want to add about 100 - 200W extra than the minumum though. Seeing as it happens when you push your card, it sounds like an overheating problem. Most of the time when a componant reaches dangerous tempretures, the PC will shut down to avoid permanant damage. Do you have many fans in your PC? You can use this tool to check the tempreture of your componants... Everest Home Edition: http://www.lavalys.com/ When you install it, on the left bar click the "sensors" tab. This will give you the temp of all your main componants, the "AUX" is your graphics card. Last edited by BingoMorris : 07-24-2008 at 09:38 AM.

07-25-2008, 06:56 AM	#3 (permalink)
Curlitan Registered User Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 4 OS: Windows XP s2	Re: Blackout! okay ill try to get the info :) thank you for your help ill be back to contact as soon as possible...Please check this thread...and be contacted:) thank you :)

07-25-2008, 09:12 AM	#4 (permalink)
dai Manager, Hardware Forums Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: west australia Posts: 41,798 OS: vista 32x ultimate retail	Re: Blackout! what are you running video card cpu m/board ram power supply brand wattage any error message check your tempretures and voltages in the bios and post them __________________