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[Problem] Suddenly reboot with ASUS P5NSLI

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nesso   07-28-2008 at 11:08:19 AM

Hey guys

i'm having some problems with my mobo ASUS P5NSLI, it's kind of strange, when i'm using my computer for games or just browsing my computer suddenly reboots.

First it happened when i was playing.. so i thought it was some incompatibility with my VGA.
I was using one Gforce 7900GS ... but now i changed for one Gforce 8800GTS
and it's still happening

someone can help me plz ?
i'm using Win XP

cheers

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outlw6669   07-28-2008 at 11:37:31 AM
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What PSU are you using with your system?
A weak PSU will definatly cause random crashes and reboots.

Also, please post your full system specs.

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nesso   07-28-2008 at 11:47:13 AM
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hm ... i really don`t remember the brand of my PSU, but it is at least 500W

Intel Core 2 Duo E6300
1 gb ddr2 667mhz (2x512mb)
msi gforce 8800GTS 512 / 256
mb ASUS P5NSLI

cheers

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outlw6669   07-28-2008 at 12:05:57 PM
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My first thought is that it is a PSU problem.
Cheap PSU's perform nowhere near as well as they claim.
Most will fail before reaching 75% loading.
Add to that capacitor aging and you could be in a very bad power situation.
Corsair published a test of this, Here, which clearly shows this (and is pretty fun to watch to).

The second thing that comes to mind is that it could be a driver issue.
Did you make sure to fully uninstall your GPU drivers before installing your 8800GTS? If not, uninstall the nVidia drivers, run a driver cleaner program and reinstall the latest forceware drivers.

IMHO it is probably going to end up being a weak PSU causing all of your troubles.

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