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325W Needed vs 450 W Aopen
Hi,
I'm running a 450W AOpen PSU and a 8800GTS 640M Gainward card however when I fire up a game it crashes. Will a bigger PSU solve the problem. Per this check I only need 325W.
Not sure where the problems lies however does not want to spend another R800 and not solve th eproblem.
Your input will be appreciated.
I'm running a 450W AOpen PSU and a 8800GTS 640M Gainward card however when I fire up a game it crashes. Will a bigger PSU solve the problem. Per this check I only need 325W.
Not sure where the problems lies however does not want to spend another R800 and not solve th eproblem.
Your input will be appreciated.
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Re: 325W Needed vs 450 W Aopen
check if your PSU has enough amp on the 12v rail to run the GFXBigVan wrote:Hi,
I'm running a 450W AOpen PSU and a 8800GTS 640M Gainward card however when I fire up a game it crashes. Will a bigger PSU solve the problem. Per this check I only need 325W.
Not sure where the problems lies however does not want to spend another R800 and not solve th eproblem.
Your input will be appreciated.
Are you running the latest drivers? I don't think its your PSU. Your Nvidia driver package will definitly let you know if your card is under powered. I would suggest you start looking into your drivers, directx, hard drives, MoBo and the most obvious culprit Windows. Oh and update you Anti Virus and run it.