mrsalsays Posted May 9, 2006 Share Posted May 9, 2006 i had 256mb of ram and a Geforce 4ti4200 videocard and ive played counter strike source and mvp baseball 2005 on my pc.. i upgraded to 1GB of ram and a Geforce 6800 OC 128mb card and no matter what game i play it will just cancel out to desktop about 5-10 minutes into it. i figured it was my new card and my comp was getting alittle too hott so i opened up the case and put a high powered desk fan facing into it and tried playing the game and still the game closed out to desktop 10 minutes into running it whats my problem? Link to comment https://www.mvpmods.com/forums/topic/20244-having-trouble-someone-help-me/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
biker_jim_uk Posted May 9, 2006 Share Posted May 9, 2006 PSU Link to comment https://www.mvpmods.com/forums/topic/20244-having-trouble-someone-help-me/#findComment-244574 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrsalsays Posted May 9, 2006 Author Share Posted May 9, 2006 psu? Link to comment https://www.mvpmods.com/forums/topic/20244-having-trouble-someone-help-me/#findComment-244581 Share on other sites More sharing options...
snepp Posted May 9, 2006 Share Posted May 9, 2006 If you added a video card like that and didn't upgrade your power supply, that's the likely cause of your problems (psu = power supply unit). Link to comment https://www.mvpmods.com/forums/topic/20244-having-trouble-someone-help-me/#findComment-244621 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrsalsays Posted May 9, 2006 Author Share Posted May 9, 2006 ah i gotcha.. how much does a new powersupply cost? Link to comment https://www.mvpmods.com/forums/topic/20244-having-trouble-someone-help-me/#findComment-244790 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrsalsays Posted May 9, 2006 Author Share Posted May 9, 2006 someone said its my ram.. or it could just be an error? Link to comment https://www.mvpmods.com/forums/topic/20244-having-trouble-someone-help-me/#findComment-244792 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrsalsays Posted May 9, 2006 Author Share Posted May 9, 2006 + i have a 350WATT powersupply the videocard requires 300 watts Link to comment https://www.mvpmods.com/forums/topic/20244-having-trouble-someone-help-me/#findComment-244795 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucas Posted May 9, 2006 Share Posted May 9, 2006 \ said: + i have a 350WATT powersupply the videocard requires 300 watts i think the power supply needs to be less.. at 300, unless 300watts for the VC is a minimum. OR... your PC isnt configured properly for the VC. Link to comment https://www.mvpmods.com/forums/topic/20244-having-trouble-someone-help-me/#findComment-244801 Share on other sites More sharing options...
big shmooz Posted May 9, 2006 Share Posted May 9, 2006 mrsalsays, I would recommend at least a 450 watt power supply. Even better would be 500 watts. They are not expensive. Reconnecting things though can be a hassle, but that's what upgrading is all about. I built my whole computer from scratch. Link to comment https://www.mvpmods.com/forums/topic/20244-having-trouble-someone-help-me/#findComment-244813 Share on other sites More sharing options...
snepp Posted May 9, 2006 Share Posted May 9, 2006 You can test your memory by running a program like memtest86. Odds are that 350 watt psu in your system is a generic POS. Wattage is overrated anyway, the most important factor when looking at a psu is the current that it provides. Oh, and bigger isn't always better. A quality 400 watt psu will blow the doors off a cheap 600 watt psu every day of the week, and twice on Sundays. Link to comment https://www.mvpmods.com/forums/topic/20244-having-trouble-someone-help-me/#findComment-244835 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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