Corsair 520w not working correctly?

[Dorkenstein]

I have the Corsair 520w psu. I am running a gts 8800 G92 with 512mb of memory and my E6750 is overclocked to 3.2 ghz. Ram is 2gb of Mushkin DDR2-800.

I had COD4 running for an hour or more playing online and my system abruptly shut down then turned back on 6 seconds later. Is my psu not giving enough power or did something else happen to it?

I ask about power because when windows came back I got an Nvidia message saying my GTS wasn't getting sufficient power but I didn't know whether to believe it or not.

Thanks for any insight.

 

[HOOfan 1]

make sure yoru PSU is plugged in all the way. I have heard of someone having a core loose at the PSU connection and bumping it, causing problems. Also try reseating your card and possibly switching the PCI-E connector you have plugged into the card...also make sure that is firmly plugged in.

 

[DSF]

You do have the PCI-e power connector plugged into the 8800GTS, right?

 

[John]

Originally posted by: Dorkenstein
I ask about power because when windows came back I got an Nvidia message saying my GTS wasn't getting sufficient power but I didn't know whether to believe it or not.

I'd recommend reading the following threads:

http://www.jonnyguru.com//forums/showthread.php?t=3584
http://www.evga.com/forums/tm.asp?m=265744

 

[Dorkenstein]

Hmm, so there is no solution yet. Thanks.

 

[WhoBeDaPlaya]

Originally posted by: Dorkenstein
Hmm, so there is no solution yet. Thanks.

I thought you could kill the heck out of the nVIDIA sentinel?

 

[Yellowbeard]

Dorkenstein, just curious, what MOBO do you have and what brand of card?

 

[Dorkenstein]

Gigabyte DS3-P and EVGA GTS.

 

[Yellowbeard]

Well, AFAIK there is no solution or common denominator yet other than G92 based GPUs. And, this is no stab at any particular MOBO maker but, can you try it all on a different MOBO?

http://www.houseofhelp.com/for...hp?p=333011#post333011

 

[Dorkenstein]

I would have to buy a new mobo, which I am willing to do. Any suggestions?

 

[Yellowbeard]

Originally posted by: Dorkenstein
I would have to buy a new mobo, which I am willing to do. Any suggestions?

No, as a memory company guy, I cannot make MOBO recommendations as we have to stay on equal footing with all of them. Others here I am sure can make good informed recommendations.

 

[Dorkenstein]

Ahh, just saw the Corsair Tech Support bit. No problem. Thank you.