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specs
pentium d 3ghz
1g generic ram
ati x1950 512mb
650watts power supply

-why is it that when i play oblivion, my pc restarts - sometimes even dies and i have to turn it on after a few minutes...what could be wrong with my pc?pls help!!!

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what make is your 650 watt supply and what are its details??

it could be that, or the card.

Reply to blade85

clean out your fans, it may help, seems like a heat related issur, get a compressor, take the cover off yopur computer, take your comkputer out side and give it a good blow out, areas of interest, cpu fan, graphics card blower fan, psu, fan covers/grills/mats

Reply to rammedstein

power supply and of course ram are the most likely suspects. shoving in a good gfx card to a system like that and expecting miracles is not a wise move.

Reply to strangestranger

what do you mean?my specs dont meet my gfx card?what should i consider upgrading?specifically pls ie ram... :?
i havent tried oc and no intention of doing so since un fr the philippines and it hot as it is... :cry:

Reply to newton316

You did plug in the 6 pin PCI-E connector to the card, right?

Reply to InteliotInside

ofcourse i did!!! 8O anyway, heres an update on my pc specs...any suggestions would be most welcome. pls be specific on what upgrade i should consider. tnx

mobo - intel 946gz
processor - intel pentium d 3.4ghz
gfx - PowerColor ATI x1950
ram - 1gb dd2 533 -GENERIC
power supply - dynamo 600w 24pin sata

Reply to newton316

I've never heard of this Dynamo PSU, it must be some generic brand. Check how many Amps it has on the +12Volt rails.

You've got a Pentium D running at 3.4 GHz. You should have at least 26 Amps on the +12V rails.

Reply to TonyStark

actually i would say 30 amps more like it with the x1950

Reply to blade85

ok now im f*cked up! :cry: just checked it, and it only has 22amps!!!dammit its so hard to pick good pc parts here in the philippines since stocks are very limited and not so much on variety...im not sure they sell heatsinks here either! T_T

anyway, thanks for the info. any idea what good power supply would suit my pc...thanks! :wink:

Reply to newton316

ey guys heres whats written on my power supply, pls help me out whether my power supply only has 22v or something or something else is wrong w/ my pc... *still hoping*

input 115v -10a 60hz 230v -5.5a 50hz
output 600 +5v +12v -5v -12v +3.3v +5vsb
watts 50a 22a .5a .8a 28a 3a

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