BFG 6600GT Lockups.. is it the PSU?
I have two nearly identical computers with hardware as follows.
2.4 Pent 4
Corsair TwinX 1024 ram 1gb in matched 512 pairs
80gb WD hard drive
36x2 WD Raptor in Raid 0 configuration
Toshiba DVD-rom drive
Windows XP sp2, fully updated
Unique hardware:
PC (1)
Asus P4C-800 Deluxe 875P based mobo
BFG 6600GT OC 128mb AGP
Antec TrueBlue 480w psu (True power 480 with blue led)
PC (2)
DFI Lanparty Pro 875 875P based mobo
Powercolor Radeon 9700 128mb
Antec TruePower 430w psu
The Problem:
Starting this week, my PC 1 will experience a hard lockup 2-5 minutes into gaming. I'm not overclocking, and my system temps are very reasonable. PC 2 runs fine. I've tried everything: several different Nvidia driver versions, updated mobo bios, updated chipset drivers, using a different molex connector for the vid card. I tried using system restore in XP to roll back any detrimental changes. Nothing worked. Finally I swapped the 6600GT into PC 2, which has a smaller powersupply and older drivers in general and the card worked fine. The conclusion I'm left with is that my 480psu may be unable to supply the needed amps to the 6600GT.
Any thoughts? I'm about to RMA my powersupply back to Antec.
Thanks,
Gostars
I have two nearly identical computers with hardware as follows.
2.4 Pent 4
Corsair TwinX 1024 ram 1gb in matched 512 pairs
80gb WD hard drive
36x2 WD Raptor in Raid 0 configuration
Toshiba DVD-rom drive
Windows XP sp2, fully updated
Unique hardware:
PC (1)
Asus P4C-800 Deluxe 875P based mobo
BFG 6600GT OC 128mb AGP
Antec TrueBlue 480w psu (True power 480 with blue led)
PC (2)
DFI Lanparty Pro 875 875P based mobo
Powercolor Radeon 9700 128mb
Antec TruePower 430w psu
The Problem:
Starting this week, my PC 1 will experience a hard lockup 2-5 minutes into gaming. I'm not overclocking, and my system temps are very reasonable. PC 2 runs fine. I've tried everything: several different Nvidia driver versions, updated mobo bios, updated chipset drivers, using a different molex connector for the vid card. I tried using system restore in XP to roll back any detrimental changes. Nothing worked. Finally I swapped the 6600GT into PC 2, which has a smaller powersupply and older drivers in general and the card worked fine. The conclusion I'm left with is that my 480psu may be unable to supply the needed amps to the 6600GT.
Any thoughts? I'm about to RMA my powersupply back to Antec.
Thanks,
Gostars