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Just forgot to mention a few more current gobblers:
7 Antec case fans
80x80x38 mm 80.6 CFM, 5900RPM Delta fan on the Swiftech MCX462 CPU-
Heatsink
On Mon, 03 Jan 2005 23:08:48 GMT, JC <jocombs45@fuse.net> wrote:
>System specs:
>
>PC Power & Cooling Turbo Cool 350 ATX/ATX 12V
>ASUS A7N8X Deluxe Rev 1.04 BIOS 1004
>Athlon XP 2600+ 333 MHz FSB
>2 Corsair CL-2 DDR DIMM's 433MHz @ 256 Meg's ea. (dual bank) 512 total
>Using the nForce Gigabit Ethernet Adapter
>Using the nForce Audio Processing Unit
>Using the USB ports
>Adaptec AHA-2930CU PCI SCSI Adapter in PCI slot 2
>2 Western Digital 120 gig JB's (special Sditions(8 Meg Cache))
>1 Toshiba DVD-ROM SD-M1401
>1 Yamaha CD-RW CRW2100S
>3.5" Floppy
>PS2 Keyboard
>PS2 Mouse
>
>OK the old Video Card is a ATi Radeon 9700 Pro and it woks flawlessly.
>
>After inserting the XFX 6600GT and booting, all text output to screen
>is corrupt. Just a mess of square blobs of color like the characters
>have been blown apart, resembling cubic splatter that dance.
>
>I tried both DVI outputs and both DVI to Analog RGB adapters. I tried
>with and without a PS molex plugged into the card. I even used a
>second separate 250 Watt PS dedicated to nothing but the 6600GT. I
>reseated the card and connectors 3 - 4 times.
>
>I'm thinking "Bad Card" because were talking about a 2d text screen.
>Not a full blown 3D rendered 1600x1200 screen. But then again I'm not
>sure how they engineered the card so it could require "mega watts" at
>idle for all I know.
>
>I reinstalled the Radeon and it woks perfect.
>
>Anyone with experience in DOA Video cards, (especially a similar
>setup) would be greatly appreciated. I would appreciated a prompt
>response due to RMA restrictions.
>
>Thank You Much,
>
>JC