Problems with Asus 550 ti

[Shubashima]

I just got my new card today but im having some strange issues with it, all of the colors get messed up and the font changes into blocks i have a 500w ps so it shouldnt be underpowered and it happens randomly while playing the old republic

 

[nforce4max]

Just return the brick to the store or RMA if online.

 

[Shubashima]

so shes dead?

 

[Xerxcuss]

Whats your motherboard?

 

[amuffin]

Depends on if your power supply has the correct amperages.

 

[srafig4]

return it to RMA.

 

[Shubashima]

Whats your motherboard?

Gigabyte ga-965p-ds3

 

[ricardois]

what is your power supply? some generic PSUS don't give you the labeled Wattage.

If it is the Psu you'll have this problem no matter what videocard. just saying best to check it before RMA.

What is the PSU Brand?

 

[alvarg]

curious i have 2 asus gtx 550ti top cards , my question is why is 1 smaller then the other 1 they are ment to be the same card but they look 1 is a fake or something even though all the memory and clock speeds and details on the cards using, gpu-z is identical should i be worried

 

[ricardois]

curious i have 2 asus gtx 550ti top cards , my question is why is 1 smaller then the other 1 they are ment to be the same card but they look 1 is a fake or something even though all the memory and clock speeds and details on the cards using, gpu-z is identical should i be worried

there are 2 possibilities:

1.They are from different manufacturers and the design/cooling system is different.

2.Sometimes the same manufacturer do the same card with different cooling, since they both have the same clockspeed/memory etc, i assume they are from different brands, are they?

 

[alvarg]

there are 2 possibilities:

1.They are from different manufacturers and the design/cooling system is different.

2.Sometimes the same manufacturer do the same card with different cooling, since they both have the same clockspeed/memory etc, i assume they are from different brands, are they?

no they are identical cards, both ment to be asus gtx 550ti top

 

[Shubashima]

PSU is coolmax cxi-500b

 

[ricardois]

Sorry but what is the video card? i've read some peoples saying that this psu could not handle even 386watts but i'm not sure if that was real (internet), if your graphics card requires more than that this kind of problem could be hapening, this kind of problem really looks like psu problem, but there is also the chance of beign the video card, if you can try it with another PSU otherwise return the card, and if the second one didn't work properly you know what the problem is...

It is recommended to use Active PFC units, they normally are safer;

 

[Shubashima]

gtx 550 ti

Tried playing the old republic again today and i cant even get the video settings to go back to high like yesterday, i think its the card

 

[amuffin]

Coolmax, there is your problem.

 

[Shubashima]

yeah i see that now, amperage is too low. Any reccomendation on a new psu preferably <$100?

 

[amuffin]

Corsair TX650W, great power supply. You can power 2 550ti's, 2 560ti's, or 1 580.

 

[Shubashima]

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