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Xnao   01-20-2009 at 12:25:35 AM

a few months ago i bought a pny nvidia 9800 gt. i knew i needed a bigger power supply but opted not to buy one at that point. i had a 400w with a 12v rail 18 amp. for the most part it ran fine until recently when it occasionally crashes. i think that may because of ram but i decided to buy a new power supply anyways. i read that it needs 30a on a 12v rail but was wondering if 25a would eliminate any power problems with the card or if i should buy a better one. the one im talking about is [url=http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817371016][/url]


Message edited by Xnao on 01-20-2009 at 01:46:27 AM
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shiftstealth   01-20-2009 at 12:41:44 AM

what kind of crashes are you getting and when are they occurring?

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Xnao   01-20-2009 at 12:52:45 AM

generally in games, but occasionally when listening to music or something. the computer turns off completely like its unplugged usually but sometimes stays at a black screen

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shiftstealth   01-20-2009 at 01:02:13 AM

I Had a similar problem when i overclocked my fsb, my ram would get angry after so long, it opted not to fully overwrite the old space it used causing problems, go use memtestx86

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Xnao   01-20-2009 at 03:27:13 AM

thank you i will try that but im really worried about the power supply. ive heard negative things could happen

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shiftstealth   01-20-2009 at 03:30:28 AM

If it was the power supply, it wouldnt boot.

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