ozziesironmanoffroad

okay, most of the time when i play world of warcraft, it will not load. it will go into the game, then the computer will freeze, then crash. when i reboot it, it says the crash was caused by a device driver. someone told me it was cuz the video card (geforce 7950GT) is pulling too much power from the power supply (450W) and is causing the crash. remedy: buy a new power supply. has anyone ever heard of this? corey, i really hope you chip in on this one, ur like a cpu guru, lol.

Lumpy

first off get the correct drivers from GForce, not windows updates!!!

I had a machine that was eating video cards then the mobo went. I called Dell about it and they said the factory power supply was too small to power the video card and the fan that was on it. They replaced the MoBo and I upgraded to a 550 or 750 don't rightly remember but after that I was good. Shortly there after I went to a card without a fan, didn't want to take a chance. I'm also running 2 sata drives and 2 IDE drives and 1 burner. the case fan, CPU fan and 1 fan in the desk to keep the whole think cool...so I did have a lot running...

ozziesironmanoffroad

i have the latest drivers from nvidia, screw windows drivers. so the guys theory is correct?

Lumpy

Have the game set the defaults for the hardware...this may help.
Also disconnect anything that you do not need (USB, internal HDs not being used for OS or Game) this might get you by for the time being.

Here is a little bit of info i had found:
6. Minimum of 500-600W Power Supply with a minimum of +12V @ 30A for all PC components in SLI mode

the System requirements are at the bottom of the page.

http://www.cdrinfo.com/Sections/Revi...rticleId=19211

TOYOTA 1

to small of a power supply will cause the computer to crash when playing games.
when i built my lil brothers computer, we used the power supply that came with his case. well it worked fine for surfing and what not, but as soon as you tried loading a game it would crash. so i unplugged (like mentioned above) stuff that wasnt essential, xtra fans and stuff. after that it played games fine. we ordered a 650w power supply so that he could have all his fancy lights and fans going while gaming.

what the specs on the system?

fully updated?

defraged lately? (shot in the dark, but ive seen it cause problems)

ozziesironmanoffroad

yeah, defragged 2 days ago. system specs r
amd athlon 64 x2 dual core 5600+
2.81GHz
2GB ram
XFX Geforce 7950gt PCI-E
IDE hard drive (yeah yeah i know..)
SATA dvd-writer
450W power supply
windows xp home

Lumpy

Did you read my last post with the sys req's the video card calls for a 500-600 PS.

TOYOTA 1

yea ill bet the dual core along with the vid card is what is killing your power. try unplugging some unnesessary fans and stuff, see if that helps ( it should).

if it does, its off to newegg for you


lumpy, i have a 7900 with a 420w ps and my system is stable. (but i bet if i had a dual core it wouldnt be).

Lumpy

When I had a similar issue I toasted 2 video cards an 1 MoBo. Who would have thought a video card would do something like this??? I just don't want anyone else having to go through the same headaches. I had a hard time tracking down the under powered ps causing the issue. I never bothered looking at the sys req's of the video card...now I know better.

With it being 64 bit and dual core, yes it does make a bit of difference.

ozziesironmanoffroad

64 bit?
i didnt know my system is 64 bit...?

TOYOTA 1

all this computer talk is making me want to build a new one

ozziesironmanoffroad

lumpy, just read ur link. wish i had seen that before.. lol. i found a deal on newegg or tigerdirect for a 1000w power supply with killer reviews for 100 bucks, i think im gonna jump on it.

Lumpy

That's what the 64 means...

* Processor: AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual-Core.
* Model: 5600+.
* Ordering P/N (PIB): ADO5600DOBOX.
* Operating Mode 32 Bit: Yes.
* Operating Mode 64 Bit: Yes.
* Core Speed (MHz): 2800.
* Wattage: 65 W.
* L2 Cache Size: 1MB.
* L2 Cache Count: 2.
* Socket: AM2.

Lumpy

go for it...$110 for a 1000Watts. Just check the spect's on it. Be sure it has all the connectors you need and or will need. some only have a few Sata connections...Also keep in mind for the PCI-E connectors.

ozziesironmanoffroad

yeah. with a 1000w, i should be able to run anything...

Lumpy

You'll be good to go with that...Like I said make sure it has more than enough connectors...especially SATA and the PCI-E. May not need them now but you may later on. No sense on buying another one if you run out of plugs.

This one seems alright...http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817338035

Just make sure. Hate to have you get a new one and it not have enough for ya.

ozziesironmanoffroad

i was thinking this one....
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicati...&Sku=A406-1116

Lumpy

This one does not have a P4 connector, check your machine most need the P4 connector for the MoBo. You may not just better to check.

ozziesironmanoffroad

whats a P4 connector?

Lumpy

It goes from the PS to the MoBo. It supplies power to the MoBo. Typically it's yellow and black and 4 pins.