- Apr 28, 2013
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Just got a secondhand Asus GTX295 card to replace my GTX260. My PSU, a Silverstone ST75ZF, is a 750W PSU that powered the GTX260 without a problem.
Now I'm having hiccups with the GTX295 - things like games getting past an intro screen then sending my Dell 2408 monitor into screensave mode (the only way to get out is by rebooting).
I'm using two PCIE six pin plugs (both labelled 12V4) into an 8 pin PCIE adaptor to power the 8 pin slot on the GTX295, and the other power slot (6 pin) is being provided by a 6 pin PCIE cable off the PSU labelled 12V3. I thought this combination would provide enough power for the card but the problems persist.
Am I doing something wrong here?
Now I'm having hiccups with the GTX295 - things like games getting past an intro screen then sending my Dell 2408 monitor into screensave mode (the only way to get out is by rebooting).
I'm using two PCIE six pin plugs (both labelled 12V4) into an 8 pin PCIE adaptor to power the 8 pin slot on the GTX295, and the other power slot (6 pin) is being provided by a 6 pin PCIE cable off the PSU labelled 12V3. I thought this combination would provide enough power for the card but the problems persist.
Am I doing something wrong here?
I did a clean install of the GTX295 driver so I may have also gotten rid of any profiles I had for the game in question (Mass Effect 3) - although I don't recall setting any up when I had the GTX260.
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