 What Size Psu For Nvidia 8 Series, 512MB Nvidia 8 series,,, how much power do i need |
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 Jul 7 2008, 01:05 PM
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Jul 7 2008, 02:09 PM
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 Forum Addict Group: BC Advisor Posts: 1,112 Joined: 28-September 06 From: New York Member No.: 87,553 |
Are you sure this is a psu problem? What exact card do you have? Have you updated the drivers for it? For a single 8000 series graphics card, you shouldn't need much more than 300-350 Watt power supply. Just make sure its not a cheap one.
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Jul 8 2008, 11:29 AM
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Forum Regular Group: Members Posts: 330 Joined: 7-May 07 From: Hull England Member No.: 129,329 |
hi,,,, its in my daughters desktop pc,,, it came with a 7 series, but i understand vista likes an 8 series so i got her this one and updated to the latest 8 series drivers,,,
http://www.pcupgrade.co.uk/productdetails....;categoryid=112 i also think the psu is only 250 watt,,,, i could be wrong,,, i will take a look next time i open it up. -------------------- Figgis,,,, LUFC
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Jul 8 2008, 01:39 PM
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Forum Addict Group: BC Advisor Posts: 1,112 Joined: 28-September 06 From: New York Member No.: 87,553 |
Have you updated the drivers straight from the nvidia website?
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Jul 8 2008, 09:00 PM
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arachibutyrophobia Group: BC Advisor Posts: 4,377 Joined: 4-March 05 From: Northern CA. Member No.: 13,532 |
The minimum wattage for the PSU for that card is 300W. http://www.ciao.co.uk/Inno3D_GeForce_7600_GT__6604282
-------------------- Supposing is good, but finding out is better. -Mark Twain
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Jul 9 2008, 10:45 AM
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Forum Regular Group: Members Posts: 330 Joined: 7-May 07 From: Hull England Member No.: 129,329 |
hi,,,, yer sterling i dl the driver from nvidia uk site,,,, i also used the driver instalation disc first though and had the problem there first so i uninstalled it and went to nvidia to get them,,, same prob,,,, it works fine when playing game's etc,,, but when looking at a totally white page you can see faint lines across the screen,,,, i took out a nvidia 8500GT 256MB to move to another pc,,, when this was in there were no faint lines on white pages, so im guessing the psu has enough power, unless the new card being 512MB makes a differance????
thanks for the link dc,,,,, the card in the link is a 256MB like the origanal in the pc,,,, the new card is a 512MB,,,, will this make a differance in power needed to run them ??? as the 256 ran ok with no faint lines,,,,, funny thing is i have also noticed that when the pc is first switched on there are no faint lines on a white page,,, but after about an hour they appear,,,, i have checked it is seated properly and the fan is running continuasly and the fan speed is constant,,,,, bit of a strange one this,,,, my next move is to take the 8800gt out of my pc and run the new 512 in mine and see if the lines appear,,,, if they do then i know the card is guff as mine has a 600watt psu that i put in,,,,,,, any thoughts would be appreciated,,,,, thanks. Ian -------------------- Figgis,,,, LUFC
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Jul 9 2008, 08:48 PM
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Forum Regular Group: Members Posts: 262 Joined: 20-May 07 Member No.: 131,991 |
600 watts is plenty... I've got an 8800GT running off a 550 watt psu, but I suppose it might need a much better PSU if its 250 watt right now.
Look around in your control panels and stuff, and look for an option that addresses that issue. I thought I saw something about it somewhere on my computer one day.... -------------------- Q6600, 4GB g-skill, 8800GT, P5N-D motherboard  My art |
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Jul 10 2008, 01:30 AM
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I have an 8800GS which is the lowest end of the 8800 series cards and mine stated that i needed a minimum of 26 amps on the 12V rail so you should look for a power supply that outputs at least that.
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Jul 10 2008, 06:16 AM
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Forum Addict Group: BC Advisor Posts: 1,112 Joined: 28-September 06 From: New York Member No.: 87,553 |
You said after about an hour the lines appear? This could also be a sign of overheating. Does your case have good airflow? Also, make sure the fan on the graphics card is spinning.
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Jul 11 2008, 01:58 PM
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Forum Regular Group: Members Posts: 330 Joined: 7-May 07 From: Hull England Member No.: 129,329 |
HI,,,, i put the 512 8500gt in my pc and after about an hour the faint lines appeared,,, i had the side off my pc,,, the gpu fan was running fine and internal temps in my pc are the lowest of any pc i have ever had,,, so i dont think its a overheating problem,,,, so to finish this one off i put the 256 8500gt back in my daughters pc,,, put my 8800gt back in my pc and sent the 512 8500gt back to ebuyer,,,, thanks for your help all.
-------------------- Figgis,,,, LUFC
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