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bikerz   04-28-2008 at 03:28:28 PM

i have 8800 gt 512 mb card
till last month the card worked fine could play anything and the temperatures were used to be near 80-85 deg cel range...
from last week whenever i play any game like doom 3 (in ultra setting 1152x864) or medal of honour arbourne or rainbow six vegas the monitor turns off after some time of gameplay.....
i checked the temerature which was same as before 80-85 range ....
this didnt use to happen earlier while playing any game ....
is the card gone????

my sys specs are
intel p 4 3 gig processor
intel 915 gav mb
2 gb ram
400 w power supply
160 gig hdd


Message edited by bikerz on 04-28-2008 at 03:32:08 PM
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boonality   04-28-2008 at 03:31:29 PM
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Lets start with this... you should troubleshoot the following

Swap power supplies first
Swap video cards next

Between the two you should find the culprit.

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bikerz   04-28-2008 at 03:34:31 PM
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could my power supply be mal functioning...
how much watts power should be good for my rig

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boonality   04-28-2008 at 03:47:08 PM
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Well correct me if I'm wrong but here is what I see.

You have a computer that is about 4~5 years old. You upgraded the video card. Now your video card cuts out after playing for a bit?

That right?

Your power supply is just too old, from the 400w starting max load and factor in capacitor aging and the amount of hours on it... i would say that there is a high likely hood of your power supply just not being able to supply the power necessary.

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bikerz   04-28-2008 at 09:14:45 PM
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okie will check out the power supply and replace it iwth a 500 w and see..

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