Hello,
Last weekend I upgraded my CPU so my PC would run faster (I will post the specs further down)
On Tuesday, I turnt my PC on, it was running for about 7hrs with no problems, then we had a power cut (only the sockets went, the lights stayed on) after which the PC started with no problems again. Then today after my PC had been running for roughly the same time, it happened again. (Strangely both times our neighbors power went also)
Both times my PC was running FM12, but I do the added skins, face packs and logo graphics. Maybe this is what causes it. But looking around the web, I found that my CPU uses 105W, my Graphics card, 69W, and RAM, HDD etc use about 10W each, this added up is about 220W (mines 450 so should be fine)
My PC specs are
450W PSU
Intel Core2Quad Q6600
3GB Ram
Nvidia Geforce GT240 GPU
I was thinking that maybe the PSU was not powerful enough to run the system and was cutting out, but surely it would cut off almost instantly and not after 7hrs.
This is the PSU I have
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B000O…
and this is the GPU
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B002U…
Also if it is the PSU that is the problem, would it cause mine, and my neighbors power to go out?
Last weekend I upgraded my CPU so my PC would run faster (I will post the specs further down)
On Tuesday, I turnt my PC on, it was running for about 7hrs with no problems, then we had a power cut (only the sockets went, the lights stayed on) after which the PC started with no problems again. Then today after my PC had been running for roughly the same time, it happened again. (Strangely both times our neighbors power went also)
Both times my PC was running FM12, but I do the added skins, face packs and logo graphics. Maybe this is what causes it. But looking around the web, I found that my CPU uses 105W, my Graphics card, 69W, and RAM, HDD etc use about 10W each, this added up is about 220W (mines 450 so should be fine)
My PC specs are
450W PSU
Intel Core2Quad Q6600
3GB Ram
Nvidia Geforce GT240 GPU
I was thinking that maybe the PSU was not powerful enough to run the system and was cutting out, but surely it would cut off almost instantly and not after 7hrs.
This is the PSU I have
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B000O…
and this is the GPU
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B002U…
Also if it is the PSU that is the problem, would it cause mine, and my neighbors power to go out?