Doggie Posted January 29, 2003 Posted January 29, 2003 hey ya'all , long time no see i just got a brand-spankin' new GeForce4 4200TI 128mb and it locks up on 3d games/applications.. its not the card because i tried it on a other pc.. and it works .. so any suggestions on whats wrong?
FthrJACK Posted January 29, 2003 Posted January 29, 2003 My best guess.. your power supply sucks.try update your chipset drivers too.
Doggie Posted January 29, 2003 Author Posted January 29, 2003 chipset drivers are up-to-date and i'll have to look at me power supply.. its 300watts
beeboy Posted January 30, 2003 Posted January 30, 2003 Did you go to > start > run > type "dxdiag" ? Check for problems there if you are using xp.
FthrJACK Posted January 30, 2003 Posted January 30, 2003 Doggie now im almost 100% its your power supply.whats your CPU speed dude?is your power supply a cheap or OEM model?my own PSU is 300W but its a decent one, its STILL underpowered, my drive gets more fragged than it should and my secondary HDD sometimes loses data stream if moving large files to it. its the PSU ive tried a mates beter one in it, i just never get round to putting a new one in.a buddy of mine had same problem as you, his PSU was 300W and his pc would shut down or lock up in games, even when he had a Duron in it! hes since upgraded and it got worse, so he got a new PSU and ta da.. problem went away imediately.
Tinker Posted January 30, 2003 Posted January 30, 2003 I agree with FthrJACK about looking into your PSU. Here is some good reading on what one should look at for the best PSU for your system.Remember that as you add new goodies you are going to need MORE POWER! I have 550W PSUs on 2 of my 4 systems. They are not near as costly as they use to be. I use Antec and you can get them for around 100 USD....
Doggie Posted January 30, 2003 Author Posted January 30, 2003 my cpu speed is 1.1ghz.. Intel Celeron.. and i think its a cheapy psu.. cause i built from scratch..
techguy21801 Posted January 30, 2003 Posted January 30, 2003 yeah it definitely sounds like a psu issue, i have a friend that had those issues and more with his machine after getting a geforce 4 ti 4200 and after he upgraded his case and psu considering he needed a new one anyway, his problem disapeared.
Doggie Posted January 31, 2003 Author Posted January 31, 2003 41.xx (can't remeber wat ).. ok.. well.. i am going to buy a new case and psu, and i'll keep you guys informed with the latest
zivan56 Posted January 31, 2003 Posted January 31, 2003 My friend has the cheapest power supply money can buy, 250W, and on top of that he has an Audigy and many other things inside. He just bought a Geforce4 ti 4200 128Mb and he has no problems at all with it.
FthrJACK Posted January 31, 2003 Posted January 31, 2003 depends tho zivian. i have a radeon 8500 and i cant run it as it gives the same results as crispy is suffering, ive lent it to a mate and hes real impressed with it... jammy sod has a good enough supply to run it
Doggie Posted January 31, 2003 Author Posted January 31, 2003 Tris, wat psu do you suggest me getting?
Drewdatrip Posted January 31, 2003 Posted January 31, 2003 Enermax Dual fan Silent 350 or above..you will pay a price, but they are the best in the industry...=Drew
Doggie Posted January 31, 2003 Author Posted January 31, 2003 ok.. hopefully get a new psu in a week.. *crosses fingers
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