Hi there
I had a friend built me a computer using following parts:
Thermaltake SopranoRS 101 Mid Tower ATX Case Black 4X5.25 2X3.5 5X3.5IN No PSU Side Window
Patriot Viper Extreme Performance 4GB DDR2 2X2GB PC2-6400 DDR2-800 CL 4-4-4-12 Memory Kit
OCZ StealthXStream OCZ500SXS 500W ATX12V 24PIN Active PFC ATX Power Supply 120MM Fan Black
Intel Core 2 Duo E7200 Dual Core Processor LGA775 2.53GHZ 1066FSB 3MB
Gigabyte EP43-DS3L ATX LGA775 P43 FSB 1600 OC 1PCI-E 2PCI DDR2 OC
SATA2 HD Sound GBLAN Motherboard [GA-EP43-DS3L]
EVGA E-GEFORCE 9800GTX+ 738MHZ 512MB 2.2GHZ GDDR3 PCI-E Dual DVI-I HDCP HDTV Out Video Car *IR-$31*
LG GH22NS30 Black DVD+RW 22X8X16 DVD-RW 22X6X16 DL 16X/12X 2MB SATA
I also had 2 SATA Hard drives and 1 IDE hard drive. I have Win 7 64 bit.
About six months ago, things started to go down the hill for me:
-First my 1 sata hard drive failed. It was old so i thought ok maybe that was the reason
- I installed OS to the second hard drive, then a few weeks later, my motherboard stopped working. Got it RMA. I was sent a replacement. I installed replacement and OS again and it all was working fine.
- Then a few weeks later, blue screen of death. Found out it, it was my RAM. RMAd it and got replacement. Put replacements in and it was all good
- Now, a couple of weeks ago, my current hard drive has stopped working. It says "boot drive not found". In bios my hard drive does not show up. I have warranty for it so I will send it in for RMA.
My friend has suggested it is likely my Power Supply causing things to break because apparently my graphics card needs a lot of power supply. It sayd something like min 24Amps and my PSU is only 18 amps. I dont understand the ampage issue. Both the seller and repair shop said my PSU is fine for the graphics card.
I would like to know what people think is causing the problem for me? Could it be the CPU? I have done some diagnostic tests on it and it seems fine before. I dont know how to test my PSU. I have tested the GPU with Furmark and it seemed fine also.
I have been recommended the following PSU:
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817207003
Does the PSU meet my GPU requirements? I dont want the minimum power, but would like to have a solid PSU so I dont have things keep breaking on me. Looking for under $150 to spend if possible.
Thanks in advance for any helpful advice.
I had a friend built me a computer using following parts:
Thermaltake SopranoRS 101 Mid Tower ATX Case Black 4X5.25 2X3.5 5X3.5IN No PSU Side Window
Patriot Viper Extreme Performance 4GB DDR2 2X2GB PC2-6400 DDR2-800 CL 4-4-4-12 Memory Kit
OCZ StealthXStream OCZ500SXS 500W ATX12V 24PIN Active PFC ATX Power Supply 120MM Fan Black
Intel Core 2 Duo E7200 Dual Core Processor LGA775 2.53GHZ 1066FSB 3MB
Gigabyte EP43-DS3L ATX LGA775 P43 FSB 1600 OC 1PCI-E 2PCI DDR2 OC
SATA2 HD Sound GBLAN Motherboard [GA-EP43-DS3L]
EVGA E-GEFORCE 9800GTX+ 738MHZ 512MB 2.2GHZ GDDR3 PCI-E Dual DVI-I HDCP HDTV Out Video Car *IR-$31*
LG GH22NS30 Black DVD+RW 22X8X16 DVD-RW 22X6X16 DL 16X/12X 2MB SATA
I also had 2 SATA Hard drives and 1 IDE hard drive. I have Win 7 64 bit.
About six months ago, things started to go down the hill for me:
-First my 1 sata hard drive failed. It was old so i thought ok maybe that was the reason
- I installed OS to the second hard drive, then a few weeks later, my motherboard stopped working. Got it RMA. I was sent a replacement. I installed replacement and OS again and it all was working fine.
- Then a few weeks later, blue screen of death. Found out it, it was my RAM. RMAd it and got replacement. Put replacements in and it was all good
- Now, a couple of weeks ago, my current hard drive has stopped working. It says "boot drive not found". In bios my hard drive does not show up. I have warranty for it so I will send it in for RMA.
My friend has suggested it is likely my Power Supply causing things to break because apparently my graphics card needs a lot of power supply. It sayd something like min 24Amps and my PSU is only 18 amps. I dont understand the ampage issue. Both the seller and repair shop said my PSU is fine for the graphics card.
I would like to know what people think is causing the problem for me? Could it be the CPU? I have done some diagnostic tests on it and it seems fine before. I dont know how to test my PSU. I have tested the GPU with Furmark and it seemed fine also.
I have been recommended the following PSU:
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817207003
Does the PSU meet my GPU requirements? I dont want the minimum power, but would like to have a solid PSU so I dont have things keep breaking on me. Looking for under $150 to spend if possible.
Thanks in advance for any helpful advice.