Q9450 Overclock, GTX 295 Crysis/Warhead power requirements

doughnutc64

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Hi all,
q9450, rampage formula x48, 4gb dominator 1066, 750w zalman & a nice shiny GTX 295 .. overclock 3.5

whats is it with Crysis & warhead that simple shuts down the system when overclocked to 3.5? 2.8/3.0ish is fine. Every other game, 3d mark etc no problems.. shutdown occurs just before the nvidia logo .. but not always the same point .. but close .. had the simular problem once or twice with my previous 9800gx2

anyone know if its just a case of crysis/warhead pulling full wack from the gpu, and the fact overlclock is pulling that much more its the problem? does anyone know what the power consumption is without the GPU?

and for those that want to know .. 3.5 as above, 3d mark 06 default settigns -> 19258

oppolgies if there's a thread 'somewhere' re power .. think i need more power but would prefer the 'real' facts
cheers.
 

doughnutc64

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to add. overclock via aisuite seems fine (turbo mode .. yeah i know not a purist approach) .. in fact anyone with 1920x1200 and 9800gx2 with same'ish setup .. upgrade now! .. crysis & warhead are so smooth .. makes the 9800gx2 a joke.