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Corsair 1000w Power Supply questio/problem

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EricCDN   05-15-2008 at 01:00:44 AM

here is my specs

CM stacker 830 SE
Vista 32 premium
xfx 780i motherboard
intel quad core 6600
duel bfg 8800 gtx oc SLI
x-fi extreme gamer fatality
haugpauge tv tuner (x1 card)
6 fan, fan controller
corsair 1000w power supply
corsair 4GB ram

the problem i'm having now is when i connect in my tv tuner, it makes a high-pitched sound on shutdown of the computer... the same thing that was happening to me with my video cards until i switched some of the power connectors...that is why i think my problem is still power related...

The way i have my system setup now is this...

780i Motherboard
- 8 pin (CPU) powered with modular cable, connected to 12v2 on PSU
- 24 pin powered with built in power connector from PSU

8800 gtx card one
- in top (closest to cpu) pci-e slot, powered with two 6 - 8 pin modular connectors, and connected to the 12v1 PSU spots

8800 gtx card two
- in bottom slot pci-e, powered with two 6 - 8 pin built-in connectors from the PSU

2 Sata harddrives connected to PSU with modular cords
1 dvd rom drive sata connected with modular cords

I'm not sure if the rest needs to me mentioned but i have the follwoing getting power from motherboard...

Xtreme Gamer Fatality sound card connected to PCI slot

4 GB ram (4 x 1GB)

4 USB 2.0 ports

one 6 fan, fan conntroller (120mm)

i think that's it...

So is my system setup probally to handle power needs etc? why is my card still giving me problems, liek my GPU's used to until i switched?



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dagger   05-15-2008 at 01:07:54 AM
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1000watt psu will handle anything, no exceptions. For your system, it's a pretty big overkill.

 

I believe the high pitched sound is a low power warning. So you switched connectors and it helped? That would indicate something wrong with the psu. I thought Cosiar is supposed to be a good brand for psu, as many a fanboy praised it to no end. Strange. Oh well, anything can be defective, if you're unlucky enough.

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XMSYellowbeard   05-28-2008 at 09:20:26 PM
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This is common among some brands of video and tuner cards and it not a sign of a bad PSU. They power off slowly and emit a squeal which is an indicator of low power.

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