When ever i go to load a program besides aim/firefox my computer freezes then restarts. What would cause this?

specs

biostar m80 mobo p4 2.4ghz
512 ram
6800 vid card
XP

I have tryed reformating

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I unpluged my 6800 and switched to onboard now everything seems to be running smooth. The cards still fairly new. I was using the latest drivers on the nvidia site for the 6 series. I'm thinking this should be moved to the hardware section so if a mod would be so kind

What power supply do you have? If its working without the 6800 in the rig, then id suggest your PSU can't handle it.

Quote: Originally Posted by Dex What power supply do you have? If its working without the 6800 in the rig, then id suggest your PSU can't handle it.

Its ran fine for 6 months with the 6800, And its a 450w PSU

Quote: Originally Posted by haynes Its ran fine for 6 months with the 6800, And its a 450w PSU

What brand? What amperage?

Quote: Originally Posted by reflux What brand? What amperage?

Raidmax and on the side of the psu it says 28.0a 34.0a 14.0a 0.5a 0.8a 2.0a Im not to sure which one it would be

14A = 12V, 34A = 5V, 28A = 3V. The rest = negative voltages.

I wouldn't trust that PSU if I were you. You might want to check out my thread over at Gruntville...


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Quote: Originally Posted by FireDemon666 14A = 12V, 34A = 5V, 28A = 3V. The rest = negative voltages. I wouldn't trust that PSU if I were you. You might want to check out my thread over at Gruntville... GruntvillE :: View topic - BUYER BEWARE! RaidMax Power Supplies

what am i looking at for a decent psu $$ wise?

I wouldn't spend less than £80 on a PSU ($160). Something like this would do you fine. Not too expensive after the MIR and a respected brand name, the least you can do for your PC

But, before you go splashing money on new kit, id just make sure that it is actually the PSU causing the problem. Try to get hold of one from a friend, then see if your 6800 works. If that fixes the problem, go ahead and buy a new PSU.

Quote: Originally Posted by Dex I wouldn't spend less than £80 on a PSU ($160). Something like this would do you fine. Not too expensive after the MIR and a respected brand name, the least you can do for your PC But, before you go splashing money on new kit, id just make sure that it is actually the PSU causing the problem. Try to get hold of one from a friend, then see if your 6800 works. If that fixes the problem, go ahead and buy a new PSU.

i have a 240w laying around anyway i could use that to test? just the gfx card?

Um... well I dunno what else you have in your rig, but 240w isn't much, can't you get hold of something slightly better just for an hour to test?

Quote: Originally Posted by Dex Um... well I dunno what else you have in your rig, but 240w isn't much, can't you get hold of something slightly better just for an hour to test?

local shop said if i bring it in tommrow theyll throw a test one on it so im hitting them up in the morning

Quote: Originally Posted by Dex I wouldn't spend less than £80 on a PSU ($160).

Holy crap, I personally don't think 160 bucks is necessary to get a decent PSU. I bought a Coolmax 500 watt from ZipZoom for $22 (I actually got a $20 rebate on top of that). So in the end I paid $2 for a 500 watt PSU that I have had for over a year with no issues.

Remember UK prices are a lot higher than US prices

We get ripped off.

Actually to be fair the PSU you used to have in your rig was only £60 Dex. Personally I wouldn't go any lower than that. But yeah, UK prices ftl.

Yes it was, but that was three years ago. My rig has been upgraded many times since then, thus the hike in money im willing to spend on a PSU