6670 Problem

[karthikjusme]

My specs Are:
Core 2 Duo E7200
INtel DG31PR motherboard
2gb DDR2 Ram
zeb 450W Sata 20+4 pin PSU
Powercolour 6670 1GB GPU

There has been no problem with my pc until i upgraded my pc with the GPU. I start a game and it crashes. And sometimes it won't boot up. will upgrading the PSU to 500W solve my problem or is there something else to it?

 

[jdog2pt0]

400W is the minimum recommended wattage so you're probably alright there. Do you have anything overclocked/overvolted (RAM, CPU, GPU)?

 

[Zero_]

Make sure its a genuine "500W" PSU. Not every 500W PSU in India provides 500W of power.

 

[DM186]

That PSU is on the list of do not buy and that was a good guess about India. Here is the list of PSU's from tier 1 = best and tier 5 = worst. The Zeb (Zebtronics) is on tier 5.

So I don't know if you should trust a new PSU if it is also a Zeb. You should look to find how many amps are on the 12v rail or rails. When I was trying to look up the spec's on the Zeb.

It did not show anything, there wasn't any sticker on it. I guess it will be a hit and miss thing. I guess I would go with a 500w of the same as Zeb but if you could look for the Corsair, Antec, Seasonic, and XFX brands. Those are what I would go with. I do wish you good luck.

http://www.eggxpert.com/forums/thread/323050.aspx

 

[lakshitharxx]

something like Corsair CX430 is cheap and good for your system..

 

[jdog2pt0]

With what they're all saying, if you have the funds for a new PSU, get it. It'll save you a lot of headaches in the future. Take it from someone who had to hook up a second PSU because he cheaped out.

 

[karthikjusme]

Best answer selected by karthikjusme.

 

[karthikjusme]

Thanx for the help guys. I have disconnected my GPU for now. will upgrade my PSU to corsair CX430 ASAP