GTS 250 Graphics not showing correctly on Dell Dimension 9150

Hi all

Just fitted the GTS 250 yesterday, everything went fine until I tried to play Assassins Creed.

Initially the game looked great but then about 3 minutes in to game play the background and main characters began to randomly disappear and then reappear. This now happens whenever I load the game.

It looks like the card is struggling but this could not be the case (Could it?)

I have 1024 RAM, which the specification on the game asked for from XP and the game itself said all requirements were met on loading. The game does ask for 2048 RAM from Vista but I have XP

Could this be a power supply problem? I am running on 375 watts and the card does ask for 400 but will this have the effect I am seeing?

Any help or ideas much appreciated

Levtweeney

Thanks for the prompt reply

I got this information from my manual

DC power supply:
Wattage 375 W
Heat dissipation 1280 BTU/hr
manual selection power supplies — 90 to 135 V and 180 to 265 V
at 50/60 Hz
Backup battery 3-V CR2032 lithium coin cell

Here is a link to that manual... http://support.dell.com/support/ed [...] 722A03.pdf

I have very little experience with the insides of computers and so bought the best card I could for my budget. I did try to ask on here if the card would be OK with my system but I have obviously made a BooBoo

thanks for your help

Levtweeney

Got some help from DellUser1 on the choice of card

but I was aware of the power issue but like all idiots hoped like hell it would not effect my performance. Budget is about £50-60

Hey I can't edit messages like you....

Haha got it...

Here are a couple of sites I have begun to look around after reccomendations from friends

http://www.ebuyer.com/
http://www.scan.co.uk/

Thanks again

Just visited our technical support guys and they have just GIVEN me two 512 MB of RAM to add to the 1024 I've already got. WOW the world is full of nice guys....

"Pass it on" realy does work...

Thanks so very much for all of your help rewindlabs, it is so good to find real help on a forum.

But here is the obligotary final question....

I noticed the spec on the PSU said....

150 x 140 x 86mm 1 x 20+4Pin ATX
1 x 4-pin CPU
1 x PCI-E 6+2 pin
4 x 4-pin Molex peripheral
1 x 4-pin floppy
2 x S-ATA

Will this fit the Dell Dimension 9150? See link above...

thanks again

Levtweeney

From what i read it can only support 17-18 amps on one of its pcie plug ins?....unless your telling me it runs the whole 30amps on the single connection?

I already read where it had 30 amps but isn't that only when your running two pcie power connections? gts has one...

Hmmm...i still thought i read where users where not getting it and stronger cards to run on that psu hmmm i also thought that most amps where served by the pcie connections *facepalm*

Guess they must have been doing something wrong