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Anonymous Mon 02 May 2011 01:30:00 No.17259791 View View Reply Original Report

first time visiting /g/. Got a problem.

i'm having a graphics card issue and i don't know wtf is going on.

whenever i have a game, movie or 3D modelling software open, my computer switches off completely after a few minutes.

how i know it's my gfx card: did a gfx stress test (FurMark) and that killed my computer instantly.

It's not overheating. temp stays from 40 to 50c the entire time.

any ideas?

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 02 May 2011 01:30:00 No.17259800 Report

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check your drivers

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 02 May 2011 01:31:00 No.17259813 Report

Quoted By: >>17259873

The power supply is faulty/not strong enough.
Specs?
>inb4 somebody suggests buying a 9000W PSU

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 02 May 2011 01:32:00 No.17259823 Report

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>>17259791
sounds like shitty power supply is not enough to handle system power needs.

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 02 May 2011 01:36:00 No.17259873 Report

Quoted By: >>17259888

>>17259813

Zotac GTX460
intel core 2 duo 6700 2.66ghz
8gb DDR2 RAM
NVIDIA nForce 680i SLI motherboard

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 02 May 2011 01:37:00 No.17259888 Report

Quoted By: >>17259914 >>17259924 >>17259949

>>17259873
>>17259873
>>17259873

oh and the power supply is 750w. i've had this card for 6 months now and it's only been giving me problems this week

sup !/g/xxutwIg

sup !/g/xxutwIg Mon 02 May 2011 01:39:00 No.17259914 Report

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>>17259888
Check your drivers.
Spray your computer case down with a can of compressed air. If it's just happening recently, it might be software.

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 02 May 2011 01:39:00 No.17259924 Report

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>>17259888
>750w

Who cares what the box says? Seriously, what kind of PSU is it?

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 02 May 2011 01:39:00 No.17259929 Report

Quoted By: >>17259966

how are you sure its the gpu?

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 02 May 2011 01:40:00 No.17259949 Report

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>>17259888
PSU brand?

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 02 May 2011 01:41:00 No.17259966 Report

Quoted By: >>17260022 >>17260034 >>17260044

>>17259929
did a cpu stress test, that went fine with no problems.
graphics card stress test shut the pc off instantly.
my pc runs fine when using the internet/msn/itunes but as soon as i run vlc, 3D Studio Max or any pc game, BAM.

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 02 May 2011 01:43:00 No.17259987 Report

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sorry, heres psu: ocz gsx700

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 02 May 2011 01:43:00 No.17260002 Report

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I had a PC once, no problems until it began shutting down with load, then it began shutting down without reason and then one day it didn't do anything anymore. Turns out the PSU slowly died over time. Try another PSU.

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 02 May 2011 01:44:00 No.17260022 Report

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>>17259966
not attempting to derail your thread bro, but i have the same/similar problem: works fine when not viewing video etc., then when i do the monitor loses its signal/have to force a shutdown to get it to work.

bump for interest i guess

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 02 May 2011 01:45:00 No.17260034 Report

Quoted By: >>17260127

>>17259966
Okay, the graphics card is probably fucked, as it shuts down as soon as it runs on higher than 2D clocks. Is the 6pin connector plugged in?

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 02 May 2011 01:46:00 No.17260044 Report

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>>17259966
if you can, try exchanging components step by step to see which component is faulty

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 02 May 2011 01:48:00 No.17260082 Report

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I'm having the same problem with my 250gts the problem was my 500w 3 year old psu

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 02 May 2011 01:51:00 No.17260127 Report

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>>17260034
yeah, it requires 2 of them and they're both in.

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 02 May 2011 01:52:00 No.17260144 Report

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your power supply is dying, replace it

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 02 May 2011 01:58:00 No.17260238 Report

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Buy a good psu.

80 PLUS CERT at a minimum, modular would be nice

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 02 May 2011 01:59:00 No.17260259 Report

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as agreed, by lots of anons, and tripfags, OP, it seems your PSU is dying. time to get a new one.

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 02 May 2011 02:02:00 No.17260317 Report

Quoted By: >>17260373 >>17260393 >>17260412

op here, are you sure it's my PSU? i mean i ran that CPU stress test for about a half hour and that was fine.

i still have a warranty on that gfx card. i might send it over to them.

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 02 May 2011 02:05:00 No.17260373 Report

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>>17260317
Check the 12v rail bro.

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 02 May 2011 02:06:00 No.17260393 Report

Quoted By: >>17260412

>>17260317
your CPU is less powerhungry than your GPU

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 02 May 2011 02:08:00 No.17260412 Report

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>>17260317
>>17260393

also CPU uses other voltage rails

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