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Elric Martinez

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power: atx v12 raidmax 500w (bad i know)
mobo: Asus TurboV express gate P7H55- M Pro
CPU: i5 660 dual core
RAM: 2 x 4GB PC3 - 12800 DDR3
GPU: gtx 660
cooling: like 6 fans all over the place not including the ones on cpu and gpu

problem is monitor won't pick up my graphics card. all fans spin when i turn it on and there's a light on on the mobo. we considered it being the power supply, but i'm not sure if that's a valid concern (as to why the monitor isn't picking up) due to low power in the gpu? not gunna put more into this if that isn't even a valid potential problem. open to other ideas. thanks
 
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i5 660 is still a viable processor. You have up to date memory and a recent video card. Really the only flaw is the power supply and you should switch it out on principle alone.

Depending on whether that PSU is single rail or split, you may be overloading one of the 12V lines. Or it just can't output 500W, a lot of those older style supplies have high outputs on 3.3V and 5V for older systems, and they add this to the total. It may only really be a 350W supply when it comes t 12V. Check the label.

New supply, new motherboard, new chip would set you back a few hundred. A new supply, which you would need anyway will only set you back 50 bucks, give it a try.
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my plan is to purchase a new psu, but only if that can potentially be the reason why the monitor isn't picking up. if that can't be the problem, i'd rather stop spending money on this and just get a new computer.
 
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i5 660 is still a viable processor. You have up to date memory and a recent video card. Really the only flaw is the power supply and you should switch it out on principle alone.

Depending on whether that PSU is single rail or split, you may be overloading one of the 12V lines. Or it just can't output 500W, a lot of those older style supplies have high outputs on 3.3V and 5V for older systems, and they add this to the total. It may only really be a 350W supply when it comes t 12V. Check the label.

New supply, new motherboard, new chip would set you back a few hundred. A new supply, which you would need anyway will only set you back 50 bucks, give it a try.
 
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Elric Martinez

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thank you guys a bunch for the help. could you recommend a power supply that would work well with this system? i don't want to get a beefy 800 watt supply just to have the amps or voltage be wrong. i'm not savvy in this area. but again thanks! this has made me feel a lot better about my current comp
 
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