System crash while playing game - power OUT

[spooky617]

Hello
I am wondering if perhaps I do not have a high enough power supply for the setup I have.
I was playing "Lost Planet: Extreme Conditions" on DX10 Vista Ultimate, and during one of the fight scenes (pretty graphically intensive scene) my system just powered off, it was like BAM and I had the WHOLE pc dark, like someone pulled the power plug.
I am trying to figure out what it could be. (see my signature for system specs)
I do have a powered USB hub pulling power, it has a 3D Connexion Space Pilot connected, WACOM Intuos 3 Graphic Pad.
On system USB I have Epson Printer, ZBoard, Logitech Wave Keyboard/Mouse, Logitech G7 Mouse.

I have looked at the Even Viewer and have not seen anything that would explain the shutdown.

Again, I am wondering, with all those parts on the system, could it be that i do not have enough power when system is under load?

Thank you

P.S. I do have the system set for Dual Boot, XP Pro and Vista Ultimate.



Intel Core2Quad 2.0 GHz
RAM 4 GB OCZ 1066 Matched Pairs
EVGA 680i SLI Motherboard
XFX GeForce 8800 GTS 320MB
XFX GeForce 8800 GTS 320MB SLI
2 Samsung SATA DVDRW (SH-S203B)
Creative Audigy 2 ZS Pro Platinum
Raid 0 from 2 WD 7200 rpm 150GB drives
Thermaltake PurePower 600W PS
Thermaltake Armor Case with 25cm Side Fan (2 120MM fans)
Thermalright SI-128SE cooler with 120 mm Thermaltake fan

 

[spooky617]

Bump

 

[jameswhite1979]

I would think that 600W is not that much. I run a 600W for:

Dual Core Intel 2.6
2 gig
EVGA 8800 GTS

If there is any thing that you can disconnect try taking it off...DVD, HDD's, USB etc.

Nice rig though

 

[AmberClad]

I looked over at SLi Zone, and your Tt Purepower 600W is not on the list of SLi-certified PSUs.

Tt does make several models that have SLi certification though, like the Tt Toughpowers, and the Purepower 250W (this is a GPU-only PSU, not a general system PSU).

 

[spooky617]

Well that is true, it does not say that it is SLI certified but it does say SLI ready, which would mean it has the connectors for two video cards power.

I will look into getting the Toughpower one.
Thanx

 

[AmberClad]

Originally posted by: spooky617
Well that is true, it does not say that it is SLI certified but it does say SLI ready, which would mean it has the connectors for two video cards power.

I will look into getting the Toughpower one.
Thanx

I think it's possible for a PSU to be "SLi ready", but only for certain setups (like dual midrange cards).

As far as the Toughpower, it seems cheaper to keep your current Purepower, and add the 250W Purepower. Assuming your 600W Purepower isn't dead (you didn't say if it just shutdown or if it died completely), and also that you have a free hard drive bay to fit the Purepower 250W, that is. Anyways, just a thought.

 

[spooky617]

The powersupply is not dead, as a matter of fact it powered right back up, after I pressed the power button.
The reason why it pushed me to think it was a power supply was the fact that is just went flat dead, no power. Not a BSOD, not any errors.
I will also look at my EVGA Motherboard and look into the Bios to see if there is a setting somewhere that would shut down the system like that in the even of some overheating from any of the chips.
Then again, I would think the shutdown would be graceful not a SLAM dead shutdown.

 

[jkresh]

whats your actual processor (there is no core2quad at 2.0ghz, the q6600 is the lowest dekstop chip and it runs at 2.4)? If you are running a core2quad at 3.0 then it could simply be you need to up your processor voltage (try running orthos for a few hours and see if you get errors or if another restart or shutdown happens). Otherwise it is possible that with your quad core adn 8800's in sli you need a bigger power supply (minimum I would have gone with for that setup would be pc power and coolings 750 silencer).

 

[spooky617]

The CPU is actually 2.4 (need to change my signature he he)
I am NOT overclocking anything
I am looking at the 750W Thermaltake PS, will pick it up this weekend.