Recent content by HoosPaul

While this may seem like a PSU problem, she just replaced with the power supply linked in the original post (Corsair VX550). I would say the probability of a brand new Corsair PSU being faulty is negligible compared to the probability that a 3 year old video card failed while hooked up to the...

"You are using the wrong connector. The one in the pic labeled "PCIe" is a 6/8 pin designed for newer cards. 9800s I've seen use a standard hd/cd connector." No, I'm definately using the molex connector, not the PCI-E connector. I appreciate the comment, but I am 100 percent sure it is the...

My sister just upgraded her PSU to a Corsair VX550. See here However, when she swapped the new PSU in (making sure to plug a molex into the 9800PRO), after a few minutes she got a blue screen of death which listed "ati2dvag" as the source of the error. When she rebooted, she got a message...

Posted to wrong section, sorry :(

Ah, perfect. I was just going to post a link to the 450W version of the Corsair. I don't think I'll be buying the Antec because of this bad exerpience...not to mention I'm still haggling with customer service to take their defective product back. But less money for more wattage is a win. Thanks!

Wow, Anandtech members are awesome. It was definately my PSU, wish I could post some pics, but can't find my digital camera. Hooked it up to an oscilliscope and the +5V rail was at 3.7V under a 3A load. In addition, the signal had about 0.5V AC on it. Clearly not good. The signal was at...

Synthetic load, hmm, I've got some high-wattage ceramic resistors that are a few ohms, I think I'll make a space heater while I test this.

Thanks for the information Zap...she does have the TruePower 430W. However, she gave me these numbers off the side of the PSU, looks like it can only source 20A on the 12V rail, not the 26A as the Antec website suggests. Great post Zap, and thanks for the suggestion on the vid card angry...

She would get home from work and the PC's screen would just go black and the computer was unresponsive. The problem became worse to the point that after 10 minutes the computer will completely die. I'm convinced it's a HW problem -- safe mode doesn't do anything and she can't boot a live...

Thanks for the suggestion on the video card, I was looking at the 8800GT's but couldn't find one in my price range. This fits the bill. THe PSU should still be able to handle this card?

Hey all, I've been lurking for years, and decided I'd finally register to ask advice on a build for my sister. Her computer just died and she is looking for something inexpensive to replace her AMD 3000+ museum piece. Her requirements: 1) Between $350 and $400 2) Will be able to...