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i just bought a used ati x1600 graphic card off craigslist and i put it in my pc and i did all the driver updates and every time i open dawn of war 2 eather at the end of the video or about 2-3 mins in the main menu my whole pc just crashes? i dont know whats wrong with it i looked for the latest driver files and download them but notin works can anyone link me the newest link plz thx!

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What's your power supply?

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250 watt max

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Thats really weak, and its probably why you have the crashes. I suggest you buy a new one that is around 400W but more importantly has at least 35A on the +12v rails. Until then you are better off taking the card out of your PC.

Good luck


Message edited by Litex on 05-21-2009 at 05:39:24 AM
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