Hi all,
I have a PC with the following specs I built about 16 months ago that I use for audio and graphics work:
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WinXP Pro (completely up-to-date to MS, Antivirus, Spyware, etc)
MSI K8N Neo Platinum (MS-7030) mainboard
AMD A64 3200+ (Socket 754)
PC-PC Turbo-Cool 510 Deluxe PSU
3G RAM
LSI Logic 320-2 SCSI Raid Controller
4 x 15K RPM Fujitsu SCSI Drives (in a RAID 5)
E-MU 1820m Audio System (tied in to Pro-Tools)
Plextor PX-716SA DVD-RW Drive
LG 52x CD-RW Drive
Various and sundry USB stuff like Logitech KB/Mouse and iPod
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Once I put a 120mm fan into the side (the drives put out so much heat that it damaged my origional Chaintech board), the machine has run great and has been stable to 225fsb although I run it 215 for safety. Even at 215, the CPU runs at 98F and the NB usually about 102F.
Well, I've been running an ATI Radeon 9700 GPU and have wanted to fool around with video processing so I buy an ATI AIW X800 XT. I install it, get the latest drivers and, poof!, the machine goes totally unstable (lockups, BSODs with funky graphics artifacts at the bottom of the screen, noboots where I had to clear the BIOS). So I ghost it, reload from scratch and the same thing. I play around with the BIOS till the machine at least runs although if I run the TV tuner on the AIW card, it usually hangs.
The one thing that concerns me is that in the BIOS, it's showing only 3.15V on the 3.3V rail. When the OS is running, MSI's CoreCenter (their Mobo management app), it's only showing around 2.85-2.9V on the 3.3V. The other rails are well withing spec.
So, my question is this: Have I actually exceeded the capacity of this very good PSU or is it possibly damaged? Or maybe something else entirely? I was concerned when I built this machine that I was pushing the PSU but it's been so stable that I assumed (sic) that the video card wouldn't push it over the edge. I'm honestly not sure exactly how to calculate the load on the PSU or if theres a way to accurately measure the load externally.
Sorry for the longish pose and thanks and any insight you can share.
I have a PC with the following specs I built about 16 months ago that I use for audio and graphics work:
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WinXP Pro (completely up-to-date to MS, Antivirus, Spyware, etc)
MSI K8N Neo Platinum (MS-7030) mainboard
AMD A64 3200+ (Socket 754)
PC-PC Turbo-Cool 510 Deluxe PSU
3G RAM
LSI Logic 320-2 SCSI Raid Controller
4 x 15K RPM Fujitsu SCSI Drives (in a RAID 5)
E-MU 1820m Audio System (tied in to Pro-Tools)
Plextor PX-716SA DVD-RW Drive
LG 52x CD-RW Drive
Various and sundry USB stuff like Logitech KB/Mouse and iPod
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Once I put a 120mm fan into the side (the drives put out so much heat that it damaged my origional Chaintech board), the machine has run great and has been stable to 225fsb although I run it 215 for safety. Even at 215, the CPU runs at 98F and the NB usually about 102F.
Well, I've been running an ATI Radeon 9700 GPU and have wanted to fool around with video processing so I buy an ATI AIW X800 XT. I install it, get the latest drivers and, poof!, the machine goes totally unstable (lockups, BSODs with funky graphics artifacts at the bottom of the screen, noboots where I had to clear the BIOS). So I ghost it, reload from scratch and the same thing. I play around with the BIOS till the machine at least runs although if I run the TV tuner on the AIW card, it usually hangs.
The one thing that concerns me is that in the BIOS, it's showing only 3.15V on the 3.3V rail. When the OS is running, MSI's CoreCenter (their Mobo management app), it's only showing around 2.85-2.9V on the 3.3V. The other rails are well withing spec.
So, my question is this: Have I actually exceeded the capacity of this very good PSU or is it possibly damaged? Or maybe something else entirely? I was concerned when I built this machine that I was pushing the PSU but it's been so stable that I assumed (sic) that the video card wouldn't push it over the edge. I'm honestly not sure exactly how to calculate the load on the PSU or if theres a way to accurately measure the load externally.
Sorry for the longish pose and thanks and any insight you can share.
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