So, I just upgraded my system from some black Friday Deals to:
Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 @ 2.4 Ghz
ECS 671T-M Motherboard @ 1066Mhz
2X1GB Corsair XMS2-DDR2-667Mhz
Ati Radeon HD2600XT 512 MB DDR2 (PCIe, no external connector)
Kept my old stuff.
Antec Truepower 550 Watt (With 20-pin Connector)
2XSATA 10,000 RPM Western Digital Raptor I's, striped.
16X DVD-ROM
52X CD-Burner
Creative Soundblaster Audigy 2 (PCI)
ATA/133 IDE Controller Card for the CD-ROMs (PCI)
2X Maxtor drives, one's 40GB the other's 320GB
USB mouse
USB Keyboard
USB Webcam (only plugged in when in use)
USB Gamepad (Only plugged in when in use)
I have 1 80MM LED Casefan
1 120 MM Casefan
and 4 80MM casefans
My question is thus: When I try to start a full-screen 3D app my monitor signal goes dead, it turns black and the power light on it flashes indicating no signal.
Half the time when I start up or reboot my PC, it doesn't initialize the monitor and I have to reboot until it starts working, it doesn't even show me the BIOS when it doesn't initialize.
Now, in the instructions, it said that using a 20-pin connector instead of a 24-pin could cause some instability.
Could this be causing it?
Should I upgrade to another PSU?
Could I get by with a 20-to-25-pin power adapter?
I honestly don't know, my last self-build PC was the 3200+ 32-bit Athlon XP generation, I figured 550 Watts would be more than enough to run this new stuff, I got.
There's a 700Watt OCZ PSU up for $130 right now including shipping I was eying.
Any advice?
Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 @ 2.4 Ghz
ECS 671T-M Motherboard @ 1066Mhz
2X1GB Corsair XMS2-DDR2-667Mhz
Ati Radeon HD2600XT 512 MB DDR2 (PCIe, no external connector)
Kept my old stuff.
Antec Truepower 550 Watt (With 20-pin Connector)
2XSATA 10,000 RPM Western Digital Raptor I's, striped.
16X DVD-ROM
52X CD-Burner
Creative Soundblaster Audigy 2 (PCI)
ATA/133 IDE Controller Card for the CD-ROMs (PCI)
2X Maxtor drives, one's 40GB the other's 320GB
USB mouse
USB Keyboard
USB Webcam (only plugged in when in use)
USB Gamepad (Only plugged in when in use)
I have 1 80MM LED Casefan
1 120 MM Casefan
and 4 80MM casefans
My question is thus: When I try to start a full-screen 3D app my monitor signal goes dead, it turns black and the power light on it flashes indicating no signal.
Half the time when I start up or reboot my PC, it doesn't initialize the monitor and I have to reboot until it starts working, it doesn't even show me the BIOS when it doesn't initialize.
Now, in the instructions, it said that using a 20-pin connector instead of a 24-pin could cause some instability.
Could this be causing it?
Should I upgrade to another PSU?
Could I get by with a 20-to-25-pin power adapter?
I honestly don't know, my last self-build PC was the 3200+ 32-bit Athlon XP generation, I figured 550 Watts would be more than enough to run this new stuff, I got.
There's a 700Watt OCZ PSU up for $130 right now including shipping I was eying.
Any advice?