Hi folks,
I'm new here. Can anyone tell me if the 380W PSU I have used to build my new computer is powerful enough? Here are my systems specs:
Foxconn 8600 GTS 700/1100 OC
Intel Pentium e2160
GIGABYTE GA-P35-DS3L (rev 2.0) mobo
2Gb Corsair TWIN2X2048-6400C4
320 GB Hitachi Deskstar T7K500 SATA-II HD
LITE-ON 20x DVD-burner
ANTEC EA380 380W Earthwatts PSU
FireWire 1394 card
CoolerMaster Centurion 5 CAC-T05-UW case
Internal flash card reader
LEADTEK TV2000XP TV/FM tuner card
D-link WDA-1320 54M 11B/G wireless network card
I really appreciate any answers!
I ask because I'm having problems with my graphics cards. Here's a description of the problem:
- Computer works normally when I'm not playing 3D video games.
- CPU, memory and other components passed stress tests such as BurnInTest and memtest.
- Graphics card passed 3dMark06 twice.
However, when I play 3D video games such as Need for Speed Hot Pursuit 2, PES6 or FIFA World Cup 06, after 1 - 2 minutes of playing, the game freezes, sound loops and I have to reboot the PC (can't Alt-TAB to windows or with Windows key).
I've been able to eliminate the problem by underclocking the graphics card to 675/1015 and setting the fan at 100% using nTune (it came OC'd out of the box).
Memory and CPU are not OC'd, and temps never pass 38 C for the CPU. Temp for the graphics card never passed 41 C. I've installed the latest nvidia drivers.
Thanks everybody,
'Alim
I'm new here. Can anyone tell me if the 380W PSU I have used to build my new computer is powerful enough? Here are my systems specs:
Foxconn 8600 GTS 700/1100 OC
Intel Pentium e2160
GIGABYTE GA-P35-DS3L (rev 2.0) mobo
2Gb Corsair TWIN2X2048-6400C4
320 GB Hitachi Deskstar T7K500 SATA-II HD
LITE-ON 20x DVD-burner
ANTEC EA380 380W Earthwatts PSU
FireWire 1394 card
CoolerMaster Centurion 5 CAC-T05-UW case
Internal flash card reader
LEADTEK TV2000XP TV/FM tuner card
D-link WDA-1320 54M 11B/G wireless network card
I really appreciate any answers!
I ask because I'm having problems with my graphics cards. Here's a description of the problem:
- Computer works normally when I'm not playing 3D video games.
- CPU, memory and other components passed stress tests such as BurnInTest and memtest.
- Graphics card passed 3dMark06 twice.
However, when I play 3D video games such as Need for Speed Hot Pursuit 2, PES6 or FIFA World Cup 06, after 1 - 2 minutes of playing, the game freezes, sound loops and I have to reboot the PC (can't Alt-TAB to windows or with Windows key).
I've been able to eliminate the problem by underclocking the graphics card to 675/1015 and setting the fan at 100% using nTune (it came OC'd out of the box).
Memory and CPU are not OC'd, and temps never pass 38 C for the CPU. Temp for the graphics card never passed 41 C. I've installed the latest nvidia drivers.
Thanks everybody,
'Alim