Ten days ago I upgraded an old Dell XPS8300 from 2011 (Windows 7, i7 2600k, 2 TB hdd, 8 gb RAM, a generic 450 watt PSU) with a EVGA GTX 960 2gb. I read some info online and I decided it was the best choice, it requires a minimum 400w (calculated for a computer with an i7) so it should work. It was working pretty well, I was able to play games and stuff. Yesterday I tried running a video editing software, a game and recording it all at the same time. I noticed a bit of frame drop (from 80fps to 65-70). Suddently the computer completely freezes, not even a BSOD. I tried to reboot, i get a triple beep signal from the motherboard and it doesn't pass the POST. (by reading online documenting i find out it's a generic motherboard message error related to a chipset fault). I re-reboot, this time it works. So the computer runs completely fine now, but if I start playing a game (so, if my gpu is doing some work) now I get a BSOD after some minutes related to a usbehci.sys driver.
What should i do? Is my new graphic card not compatible with this old computer?
I think it's strange because it worked fine for almost two weeks.
Is it maybe because the psu is bad and is causing some problems while powering all the components? Did I fred my graphic card?
What should i do? Is my new graphic card not compatible with this old computer?
I think it's strange because it worked fine for almost two weeks.
Is it maybe because the psu is bad and is causing some problems while powering all the components? Did I fred my graphic card?
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