- Dec 19, 2014
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Longtime reader but never posted on Tom's before, here goes.
I purchased a new video card recently, (EVGA GTX 660 Model# 02G-P4-3069-KB) and installed it after my old 560 ti began having crashing issues. Idling it is fine, like using Youtube or browsing the web. But the first and only time I've tried playing a game with it, the PC just shut down within about 15 seconds of the environment loading (menu screens were no problem, and the game was DCS btw). It promptly booted back up without incident after a few more seconds. I noticed a strange whining noise, perhaps coil whine, for about the last 5 seconds before it shut down. It's hard to describe the noise, but I'm 95% sure it wasn't some sort of fan, which leads me to believe the card is defected or my PSU was insufficient.
My PSU is a Thermaltake TR2 600 watt. I've heard nothing but bad news about that product, however in the year or so that I've had it, it seems to work fine.
So now, my question is - Should I upgrade my PSU (something I was thinking about doing anyways), or what is the likelihood of the card being bad? I replaced the 560ti with the 660 as the 560ti was having strange graphical and crashing issues, plus it had lots of hours on it. But I still have it and can re-install it if necessary. As stated before I was thinking about replacing the PSU, I'd just like a second opinion on that though.
Inb4 I find out the reason the 560ti was having issues was the PSU in the first place.
Specs again:
PSU- Thermaltake TR-2 600w - don't think its the "P" model which seems to be more desirable.
New GPU- EVGA GTX 660 Model# 02G-P4-3069-KB
Old GPU- GTX 560 ti
Intel Core i7 2600 @3.4 Ghz
4 x 2GB RAM - not sure of the model, dell variety
2x 500GB HDD in RAID 0
Sorry for the wall of text,
Burrito
I purchased a new video card recently, (EVGA GTX 660 Model# 02G-P4-3069-KB) and installed it after my old 560 ti began having crashing issues. Idling it is fine, like using Youtube or browsing the web. But the first and only time I've tried playing a game with it, the PC just shut down within about 15 seconds of the environment loading (menu screens were no problem, and the game was DCS btw). It promptly booted back up without incident after a few more seconds. I noticed a strange whining noise, perhaps coil whine, for about the last 5 seconds before it shut down. It's hard to describe the noise, but I'm 95% sure it wasn't some sort of fan, which leads me to believe the card is defected or my PSU was insufficient.
My PSU is a Thermaltake TR2 600 watt. I've heard nothing but bad news about that product, however in the year or so that I've had it, it seems to work fine.
So now, my question is - Should I upgrade my PSU (something I was thinking about doing anyways), or what is the likelihood of the card being bad? I replaced the 560ti with the 660 as the 560ti was having strange graphical and crashing issues, plus it had lots of hours on it. But I still have it and can re-install it if necessary. As stated before I was thinking about replacing the PSU, I'd just like a second opinion on that though.
Inb4 I find out the reason the 560ti was having issues was the PSU in the first place.
Specs again:
PSU- Thermaltake TR-2 600w - don't think its the "P" model which seems to be more desirable.
New GPU- EVGA GTX 660 Model# 02G-P4-3069-KB
Old GPU- GTX 560 ti
Intel Core i7 2600 @3.4 Ghz
4 x 2GB RAM - not sure of the model, dell variety
2x 500GB HDD in RAID 0
Sorry for the wall of text,
Burrito
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