Gainward GeForce FX 5900 Ultra problem

[shohoku]

Okey, here is my system spec:


Antec True430 430watt power supply
Gainward GeForce FX 5900 Ultra 256MB and is conncected to power supply.
AMD Athlon XP 2500+ Barton(it's not been overclocked or what so ever)
1 stick of KINGSTON HyperX Series 184-pin 512MB DDR333 (PC2700) 64X64 DDR RAM modules
Asus A7N8X deluxe motherboard
Western Digital 80GB special edition 8MB cache hard disk drive.
Edited: IBM 30GB 7200RPM hard disk drive
Sound Blaster Audigy
D-Link DGE-500T NIC
Samsung CD 48x/DVD16x-rom drive
Mini-floppy drive
250MB Zip drive



Here is what I receive whenever I start my system and go to desk top:

Power Indicator

Problem Report
The NVIDIA System Sentinel is reporting that the NVIDIA
powered graphics card is not receiving sufficient power.

To protect your hardware from potential damage or causing
a potential system lockup, the graphics processor has lowered
its performance to a level that allows continued safe operations.


So do you think the power supply; 430watt is too low for this system spec? If I need a new power supply, which brand do you recommand? Thanks for your help in advance!

 

[Rankor]

There a molex power connector on your video card similar to your hardrive power connector. Connect an extra power cable from your PSU to that connector.

 

[shohoku]

Thanks for replying but it is already connected to power supply.

 

[KGB1]

Originally posted by: shohoku
Thanks for replying but it is already connected to power supply.

HE probably knew you connected the 5 volt cable to the video card. Is the cable DIRECTLY connected from the Power Supply or is it it Indirectly connected through it? for instance:

P.S.---->passthrough----->HDD-----?Video Card
P.S.---->Video Card

You situation is extremely odd, the power is more than sufficient. But nothing is ever guarranteed.

1. Can you try and work with the system with a different power supply?
2. Remove any other add on cards
3. Remove FDD/Zip drive
4. Run the computer BARE essential (CPU, GPU, HDD, RAM)

You might have to spend some time on this, but a trial and error technique is the best option.

 

[yhelothar]

mine says that too.. but mine runs without problems.. so i just left it alone..

 

[shohoku]

I fixed it! I just found out that molex power connector had problem but now it working! I don't see that message anymore. Now I'm rocking! Thanks for the inputs guys!