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gtx295 Crash issue

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December 26, 2013 8:05:06 AM

Hello! So I installed a gtx295 on my machine today, and I getting some random crashing. The machine runs just fine, Im watching the temps and I have enough power for the card, but sometimes the screen will just blink and everything goes dead; sound, my keyboard lcd, mouse, video, etc all goes dead. the fans and such are all still running however. Any ideas? Thank you

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December 26, 2013 8:19:28 AM

Why you guys never post specs on the first place ?
Is`t obviose that no one can tell any thing before you post you system specs ?
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December 26, 2013 8:20:41 AM

First thing would be the power supply, second the video card itself. You say you have "enough power for the card" but if the power supply is not working right, or you did not calculate things well enough, you don't. Could be a ton of things going wrong in your case, motherboard issues with the card, even RAM can cause this outside of the power supply and video cart itself.

What is the brand and model of your power supply? You should also check for a BIOS upgrade and try running on less RAM.
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December 26, 2013 10:10:12 AM

hang-the-9 said:
First thing would be the power supply, second the video card itself. You say you have "enough power for the card" but if the power supply is not working right, or you did not calculate things well enough, you don't. Could be a ton of things going wrong in your case, motherboard issues with the card, even RAM can cause this outside of the power supply and video cart itself.

What is the brand and model of your power supply? You should also check for a BIOS upgrade and try running on less RAM.

Power supply is xion axp-1000k14xe
Motherboard is an MSI 990 FXA GD65
BFG gtx295
AMD Phenom II x6 1075T 3ghz

I didnt have any problem with the power supply before installing this card. I don't see any pinched cables or such after installing it (its a tight fit) It just randomly stops working after an hour or so of play(it varies) its not overheating either. I will try taking a ramstick out, Not sure how to test if its bad or not though.


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December 26, 2013 10:16:31 AM

SgtRobby said:
hang-the-9 said:
First thing would be the power supply, second the video card itself. You say you have "enough power for the card" but if the power supply is not working right, or you did not calculate things well enough, you don't. Could be a ton of things going wrong in your case, motherboard issues with the card, even RAM can cause this outside of the power supply and video cart itself.

What is the brand and model of your power supply? You should also check for a BIOS upgrade and try running on less RAM.

Power supply is xion axp-1000k14xe
Motherboard is an MSI 990 FXA GD65
BFG gtx295
AMD Phenom II x6 1075T 3ghz

I didnt have any problem with the power supply before installing this card. I don't see any pinched cables or such after installing it (its a tight fit) It just randomly stops working after an hour or so of play(it varies) its not overheating either. I will try taking a ramstick out, Not sure how to test if its bad or not though.




The power supply should be OK to run the video card, although from what is happening, it sounds like the card is crashing, or possibly the whole system. If you have a few sticks of RAM in the system, you can try running them separately and see if that helps any. If not, you'll have some troubleshooting to do. New Windows setup (maybe on a spare hard drive if you have one so to leave your current setup alone), maybe a new BIOS for the motherboard. Aside from that you need to swap out the power supply or the video card for comparable models to see where the issue is.
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December 26, 2013 10:50:47 AM

hang-the-9 said:
SgtRobby said:
hang-the-9 said:
First thing would be the power supply, second the video card itself. You say you have "enough power for the card" but if the power supply is not working right, or you did not calculate things well enough, you don't. Could be a ton of things going wrong in your case, motherboard issues with the card, even RAM can cause this outside of the power supply and video cart itself.

What is the brand and model of your power supply? You should also check for a BIOS upgrade and try running on less RAM.

Power supply is xion axp-1000k14xe
Motherboard is an MSI 990 FXA GD65
BFG gtx295
AMD Phenom II x6 1075T 3ghz

I didnt have any problem with the power supply before installing this card. I don't see any pinched cables or such after installing it (its a tight fit) It just randomly stops working after an hour or so of play(it varies) its not overheating either. I will try taking a ramstick out, Not sure how to test if its bad or not though.




The power supply should be OK to run the video card, although from what is happening, it sounds like the card is crashing, or possibly the whole system. If you have a few sticks of RAM in the system, you can try running them separately and see if that helps any. If not, you'll have some troubleshooting to do. New Windows setup (maybe on a spare hard drive if you have one so to leave your current setup alone), maybe a new BIOS for the motherboard. Aside from that you need to swap out the power supply or the video card for comparable models to see where the issue is.


I am working on updating my mainboard drivers right now. I assumed whne I bought this computer that they were installed, but I guess not. That could be the issue, ill update soon.
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