BFG card question

[kida]

question 1: how much does the power supply matter in running a video card? i have a bfg 6200 oc that requires min 250w power supply and that's exactly how much my current power supply is in my computer. all of the games i play work fine, except for counterstrike and day of defeat. sometimes while i'm playing it would just freeze and then unfreeze after about 30+ seconds. then a few times it wouldn't unfreeze at all and the computer just restarts on its own.

question 2: how come the only nvidia driver version that works with my bfg card is the one that came with it? when i tried to update to the most current version (or any version for that matter) i would have trouble running videos (i.e. it wouldn't run at all and my computer would freeze up). but when i revert back to the version on the CD that came in the box, the video works fine.

p4 2.8ghz, 1gb, 80gb, bfg 6200 oc pci

 

[kida]

so anyone know the answer to either question? or both?

 

[Cdub89]

Well all i know is that my buddy had a 350watt psu in his computer and he was running a fx5200 graphics card, he could only run far cry on low settings. He needed a new psu and he got a fortron 400watt psu now he can play far cry almost on high.

 

[nicholasp7]

I would say that you need a new psu.

 

[kida]

hmm...that's what i kinda figured too, thanks!

 

[CrazeD]

Well all i know is that my buddy had a 350watt psu in his computer and he was running a fx5200 graphics card, he could only run far cry on low settings. He needed a new psu and he got a fortron 400watt psu now he can play far cry almost on high.

Hahaha, there's no way you're going to play Farcry on high with a FX5200. Also, a power supply with 50 more watts is not going to do ANYTHING for video card performance...sorry.

 

[Snake-Eyes]

1) You need to look at the 12V rail to determine whether your PSU can handle the 6200 or not. Chances are you need a bigger (not watt wise, though) PSU. Most watts you'll ever need (for now) is around 600.

2) nVidia drivers have always been rather hit-or-miss, it seems. It is not a rare thing for new drivers to be released and they are completely worthless. Search google for the best 6200 drivers.

 

[Cdub89]

Hahaha, there's no way you're going to play Farcry on high with a FX5200. Also, a power supply with 50 more watts is not going to do ANYTHING for video card performance...sorry.

I said almost and we noticed a big difference in his performance. Why would i make up this?

 

[kida]

Re: Re: BFG card question

1) You need to look at the 12V rail to determine whether your PSU can handle the 6200 or not. Chances are you need a bigger (not watt wise, though) PSU. Most watts you'll ever need (for now) is around 600.

2) nVidia drivers have always been rather hit-or-miss, it seems. It is not a rare thing for new drivers to be released and they are completely worthless. Search google for the best 6200 drivers.

thanks! so you're saying that i probably need a bigger (in size instead of watts) PSU? also what's a good PSU brand?

pardon my ignorance, i don't really know much about computer hardware.

 

[NosBoost300]

no, you need a psu with higher amps, along with the watts

and as for being ignorant, we were all there at one point, and thats why you're here asking