Installed new gfx card now my pc is slowing down

andre228 · 11-23-2008, 03:29 PM

Ok let me start off with what i have.

Gateway GT5473E Desktop
Windows Vista
AMD Athlon 64 X2 Processor 4000+
2GB of DDR2 Ram
Geforce 6150 (Integrated Gfx)

I play world of warcraft and my fps was about 3-9 which sucked so i decided to upgrade and install a gfx card i chose a xfx geforce nvidia 9800 gt i disabled my 6150 integrated and shut down my computer i installed the new card booted up my system installed drivers from nvidia's website restarted and then i logged into my game...i was amazed by the boost in gfx and fps. i close the game and i notice just simple things like opening a web browser or right cliking on the desktop takes a bit of time when b4 it did all instantly. i accepted it for a few days until it got annoying so i opened my pc back up to check the card and i see i forgot to plug one of the molex connectors in (i used the 6 pin to dual 4pin molex connector that came with card so im like oh maybe this will fix it so i plug the other in and boot up and after that world of warcrafts performance had decreased which really upset me...i thought for a min and opened my pc up and looked at my psu and to my horror its only 160watt max output...for some reason i assumed it was much higher than that but does any1 know if upgrading my psu will fix my system slow down? any tips and info would be greatly appreciated

i also have an external wifi plugged into a usb port and a wireless mouse so those prob suck alot of power along with my speakers

123456789 · 11-23-2008, 03:48 PM

yes it would. the 9800gt comsumes 105W by itself, so if you run it on that psu, the psu will fail very fast... so you'll need a quality 650w+ psu

andre228 · 11-23-2008, 05:01 PM

thanks for the quick reply, is it safe to still use my pc until i get out to buy a new one? or will it ruin something?

andre228 · 11-23-2008, 06:59 PM

ok im looking at psu's online right now on tigerdirect, will all these fit in my computer no problem?

Mcninjaguy · 11-23-2008, 09:05 PM

no check this out and quality matters!
Power Supply Information and Selection

something like this
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817341002
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817139006
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817171024

andre228 · 11-24-2008, 09:19 PM

alright thanks so much for your help the article you linked was very helpful and i am buying the more expensive of the 3 you suggested, thanks!

Mcninjaguy · 11-25-2008, 12:48 PM

I have the corsair 750 TX PSU (thats the one you're going to get?)

i have GTX 260 and it runs perfectly fine on my system while playing crysis on max settings for hours. SO if you ever upgraded later on it would be able to handle it

the gtx 260 consumes something like 183watts in games and 25w on desktop and something like 35w in video playback. The corsair should be able to handle a 9800GX2

andre228 · 11-26-2008, 10:21 AM

yeah thats the one i bought it should arrive in a day or two im excited to see how much better my pc performs, my old psu had only a 20 pin connector for the motherboard and my motherboard had the 24 pin receiver other than not overheating will using the 24 pin with it help my components function better, and i like your avatar btw lol

Mcninjaguy · 11-26-2008, 11:19 AM

ohh the nicholas cage avatar? hahahahaha

yes using the 24 pin connector is going to help your motherboard work better! not using it well I dunno it may fry or something. The stress of the psu trying to load the power into something smaller than when it should be a larger connection and the motherboard's strain of trying to use less power than what it should be getting is never a good combo.

andre228 · 12-05-2008, 11:00 AM

installed the new psu and my gfx are amazing and my pc is back to normal if not better, thanks for the help!

Mcninjaguy · 12-05-2008, 11:31 AM

you're welcome!

**magnethead** · 12-05-2008, 12:09 PM

glad you got everythign fixed.

11-23-2008, 03:29 PM	#1 (permalink)
andre228 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 13 OS: Vista 32bit	Installed new gfx card now my pc is slowing down Ok let me start off with what i have. Gateway GT5473E Desktop Windows Vista AMD Athlon 64 X2 Processor 4000+ 2GB of DDR2 Ram Geforce 6150 (Integrated Gfx) I play world of warcraft and my fps was about 3-9 which sucked so i decided to upgrade and install a gfx card i chose a xfx geforce nvidia 9800 gt i disabled my 6150 integrated and shut down my computer i installed the new card booted up my system installed drivers from nvidia's website restarted and then i logged into my game...i was amazed by the boost in gfx and fps. i close the game and i notice just simple things like opening a web browser or right cliking on the desktop takes a bit of time when b4 it did all instantly. i accepted it for a few days until it got annoying so i opened my pc back up to check the card and i see i forgot to plug one of the molex connectors in (i used the 6 pin to dual 4pin molex connector that came with card so im like oh maybe this will fix it so i plug the other in and boot up and after that world of warcrafts performance had decreased which really upset me...i thought for a min and opened my pc up and looked at my psu and to my horror its only 160watt max output...for some reason i assumed it was much higher than that but does any1 know if upgrading my psu will fix my system slow down? any tips and info would be greatly appreciated i also have an external wifi plugged into a usb port and a wireless mouse so those prob suck alot of power along with my speakers Last edited by andre228; 11-23-2008 at 03:36 PM.

11-23-2008, 03:48 PM	#2 (permalink)
123456789 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Newfoundland, Canada Posts: 141 OS: Windows XP Professional SP3 My System	Re: Installed new gfx card now my pc is slowing down yes it would. the 9800gt comsumes 105W by itself, so if you run it on that psu, the psu will fail very fast... so you'll need a quality 650w+ psu Last edited by 123456789; 11-23-2008 at 03:50 PM.

11-23-2008, 05:01 PM	#3 (permalink)
andre228 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 13 OS: Vista 32bit	Re: Installed new gfx card now my pc is slowing down thanks for the quick reply, is it safe to still use my pc until i get out to buy a new one? or will it ruin something? Last edited by andre228; 11-23-2008 at 05:03 PM.

11-23-2008, 06:59 PM	#4 (permalink)
andre228 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 13 OS: Vista 32bit	Re: Installed new gfx card now my pc is slowing down ok im looking at psu's online right now on tigerdirect, will all these fit in my computer no problem?

11-23-2008, 09:05 PM	#5 (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: Installed new gfx card now my pc is slowing down no check this out and quality matters! Power Supply Information and Selection something like this http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817341002 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817139006 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817171024 Last edited by Mcninjaguy; 11-23-2008 at 09:07 PM.

11-24-2008, 09:19 PM	#6 (permalink)
andre228 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 13 OS: Vista 32bit	Re: Installed new gfx card now my pc is slowing down alright thanks so much for your help the article you linked was very helpful and i am buying the more expensive of the 3 you suggested, thanks!

11-25-2008, 12:48 PM	#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: Installed new gfx card now my pc is slowing down I have the corsair 750 TX PSU (thats the one you're going to get?) i have GTX 260 and it runs perfectly fine on my system while playing crysis on max settings for hours. SO if you ever upgraded later on it would be able to handle it the gtx 260 consumes something like 183watts in games and 25w on desktop and something like 35w in video playback. The corsair should be able to handle a 9800GX2

11-26-2008, 10:21 AM	#8 (permalink)
andre228 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 13 OS: Vista 32bit	Re: Installed new gfx card now my pc is slowing down yeah thats the one i bought it should arrive in a day or two im excited to see how much better my pc performs, my old psu had only a 20 pin connector for the motherboard and my motherboard had the 24 pin receiver other than not overheating will using the 24 pin with it help my components function better, and i like your avatar btw lol Last edited by andre228; 11-26-2008 at 10:29 AM.

11-26-2008, 11:19 AM	#9 (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: Installed new gfx card now my pc is slowing down ohh the nicholas cage avatar? hahahahaha yes using the 24 pin connector is going to help your motherboard work better! not using it well I dunno it may fry or something. The stress of the psu trying to load the power into something smaller than when it should be a larger connection and the motherboard's strain of trying to use less power than what it should be getting is never a good combo.

12-05-2008, 11:00 AM	#10 (permalink)
andre228 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 13 OS: Vista 32bit	Re: Installed new gfx card now my pc is slowing down installed the new psu and my gfx are amazing and my pc is back to normal if not better, thanks for the help!

12-05-2008, 11:31 AM	#11 (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: Installed new gfx card now my pc is slowing down you're welcome!

12-05-2008, 12:09 PM	#12 (permalink)
magnethead Registered User Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Texas, USA Posts: 3,570 OS: Vista ultimate 32bit My System Blog Entries: 3	Re: Installed new gfx card now my pc is slowing down glad you got everythign fixed. __________________ For proper support: what are you running? graphics, cpu, m/board, ram, PSU brand wattage PCI-E requires 26 amps at 12 volts. That's a 650W PSU. Power Supply Info and Selection . Info on thermal compounds & application . TEST PSU USING MULTI-METER . Bench Testing Your System