computer dies

[Seria]

but... take out your vid card and see if it dies still. if it doesn't then you know its a "lack of power" problem.

 

[DB_13]

Could also be your video card overheating. A lot of times when a video card overheats it will freeze the screen or turn the computer off. If your card has a fan on it try putting some thermal compound on it to help dissapate heat. It will probably shut down a lot more if you play video games on it.

 

[Nitestick]

you'd have to get a more powerful psu if you want to rule this out. if you think the 450w isn't providing enough power testing a 300w isn't really narrowing the possibilities

 

[sleepinggamer]

i beleave that yes i need a bigger psu mine only has 14a on the 12v rail and my MB manual recomands at least 18a so ima try one with more

 

[Greg]

Oh, sorry. I didn't notice you posted the stats in the fist post.

 

[sleepinggamer]

ok so heres the thing i got a different PSU (600w) and well it hasnt changed still dies any other ideas

 

[Apokalipse]

it also depends on the quality of PSU. if you get a cheap PSU that says max [something] Watts, then chances are, it usually doesn't give that.
you'll want a PSU that can constantly output what it's rated at, not just get that occasionally

 

[GX1_Man]

i beleave that yes i need a bigger psu mine only has 14a on the 12v rail and my MB manual recomands at least 18a so ima try one with more

I think you just answered your own question.

Isn't that 2900 an unusual configuration? I think Tigerdirect was selling these, but some were having issues? I recall that AMD "special made" these for someone. Perhaps someone with a better memory can expand on this.

 

[sleepinggamer]

well my new PSu has 24a on the 12v rail so that shouldnt be a problem anymore

 

[sleepinggamer]

yah it ends up that it will only work with a specific HP mobo so i tryed a different Cpu and it works great now(slower but great) so that means i need to break down and buy a new cpu fun stuff