JackAnimated
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Hi all. Ok, probably something that is talked about a lot - PSU trouble.
I want to upgrade my graphics card but the Nvidia GTX 8800 requires PCi-e power connectors. A good time to upgrade my PSU I thought. So I buy a refurbished (I know) Thermaltake Toughpower Cable Management 700W - I researched online and this one seemed recommended. I was replacing a 450W PSU.
I installed the new PSU (remember I haven't installed the new card yet) and everything is fine. Then I play a game (a few years old) and about 30mins in the system shuts down. I go to bed. This morning I get up and the PC won't turn on. Like it is dead. I remove the new PSU and put in the old 450W one and it is fine and I am using it now.
So, what is wrong?
Here are some specs of my system;
GF7050-M2 Motherboard
AMD athlon(tm) 64 X2 Dual
Core Processor 4600+
2.40 GHz, 2.00 GB of RAM
Nvidia Geforce 8600 GT
DVD RW
250GB HDD
Thanks for any help
Jack
I want to upgrade my graphics card but the Nvidia GTX 8800 requires PCi-e power connectors. A good time to upgrade my PSU I thought. So I buy a refurbished (I know) Thermaltake Toughpower Cable Management 700W - I researched online and this one seemed recommended. I was replacing a 450W PSU.
I installed the new PSU (remember I haven't installed the new card yet) and everything is fine. Then I play a game (a few years old) and about 30mins in the system shuts down. I go to bed. This morning I get up and the PC won't turn on. Like it is dead. I remove the new PSU and put in the old 450W one and it is fine and I am using it now.
So, what is wrong?
Here are some specs of my system;
GF7050-M2 Motherboard
AMD athlon(tm) 64 X2 Dual
Core Processor 4600+
2.40 GHz, 2.00 GB of RAM
Nvidia Geforce 8600 GT
DVD RW
250GB HDD
Thanks for any help
Jack