PC having problems after installing Gtx 660 gigabyte

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delzun

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My PC specs
And 9850 be 125 watt 2.5 GHz
2*2 GB 800 MHz ram
Mobo- as rock n68gs fx
Gtx 660 2 GB
Psu- corsair cx430 v2
Using dvi to VGA converter for monitor
Temperature is not an issue have cooler master tx3 cooler for cpu
The problem I m having is random freeze when computer
Stops responding after running normally , don't even start up the game and have to manually restart
Sometimes computer tries to boot but can't even get to the boot screen , refreshes itself by blinking CD DVD ROM again and again
Tried exchanging ram slots removed one placed another after
, twice it worked for 2 days without problem and then again freezes on win 8 loading screen
I had ati HD 5770 worked awesome on my PC without problem
The problem I can't figure out , cause sometime it just works fine
Please help I m stuck over this problem for 2 months
Want to sell the Gtx cause that may Be causing problems
Any help is greatly appreciated
 
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JeckeL
Newegg specs for your GPU claim a 450w PSU is required... your system is almost certainly drawing too much power for that cx430 to handle. Especially if these issues began right after you installed that GTX 660
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Also , sometimes the computer beeps and boots but there is no signal on the screen , initially when I installed the card , driver always crashed randomly anytime even 5 rimes on 5 mins , don't know about the problems yet, also tried changing , PCI to PCI express in bios primary graphics
 
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Your power supply probably can't cope, its not a very good model really you need a decent 500w for that system like a Seasonic or XFX model. If money is really tight then an EVGA 600B would do. Is your Phenom overclocked?

Have you properly removed your old graphics drivers with a tool like this http://www.guru3d.com/files-details/display-driver-uninstaller-download.html and then rebooted and installed the latest from Nvidias website?
 
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delzun

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But it runs sometimes completely fine and the output wattage of this PSU is about 340 watt , and my PC at peak takes less than 300 watt , and no overclocking , tried once PC gets blue screen with errors or freezes itself , previous gfx was 110 watt , this one is only 140 . An increment of only 30 watt won't put a great PSU down
 
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Newegg specs for your GPU claim a 450w PSU is required... your system is almost certainly drawing too much power for that cx430 to handle. Especially if these issues began right after you installed that GTX 660
 
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delzun

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Yes I have completely removed the drives with driver sweeper and did a clean drivers install , tried all versions of the stable nvidia drivers . managed to get the pc running somehow after 2 hrs for installation of drivers
 
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Yea pretty much, unless you still have your old GPU and you can switch back to it until you've got the money for a new PSU. The lowest I would spend is around $60, possibly on something like:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817151094

Here is a power supply "tier" list:

http://www.tomshardware.com/answers/id-1804779/power-supply-unit-tier-list.html

You don't really want to buy anything below 3rd tier on that list
 
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delzun

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Thanks for the answer guys , I'm going to change my Gtx 660 to Gtx 650 or 750 Ti , not because of the PSU but because that there's bad compatibility bw mobo and Gfx , I still think PSU is not the issue , cause I played games on this card at ultra graphics initially when i bought this card and I don't know what's causing the problem now
 
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