Upgrading video card - Page 3

rhino56 · 05-16-2006, 08:15 AM

have you tried to reinstall bf2? its proabbly the cpu though, bf2 is very cpu intensive.
psu should be plenty for that rig.

J2T · 05-16-2006, 08:24 AM

Well there were a few guys who experienced the same thing and said they upgraded their PSU's from around 350W's to 500W+ and they don't see the problem anymore.

The reason I don't think its a CPU bottleneck is because it ran just fine with my 9800 Pro. Yes, I tried a complete uninstall and reinstall of BF2 as well with no change at all.

rhino56 · 05-16-2006, 08:27 AM

are the wires going to the vid card getting warm at all? have you tried higher settings? i know with my x1900xt if i dont have it on x6 aa it is choppy feeling

Nettles · 05-16-2006, 08:42 AM

Guys, that's not cool. I've had VPU recoveries and random reboots... You don't think my PSU's giving up the ghost, do ya? Uh-oh... Smells like trouble for Nettles's pocket-book.

J2T · 05-16-2006, 08:54 AM

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Originally Posted by rhino56

are the wires going to the vid card getting warm at all? have you tried higher settings? i know with my x1900xt if i dont have it on x6 aa it is choppy feeling

yep, whether its on medium or high settings, doesn't make a difference.

haven't checked the wires though. Its not too big a deal since I was looking into getting a better PSU anyways.

=ACID RAIN= · 05-16-2006, 09:32 AM

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Originally Posted by Nettles

Guys, that's not cool. I've had VPU recoveries and random reboots... You don't think my PSU's giving up the ghost, do ya? Uh-oh... Smells like trouble for Nettles's pocket-book.

It's an antec, I wouldn't doubt it at all. I'll never own another antec PSU.

J2T · 05-16-2006, 09:56 AM

so, what PSU should I look at? I'm probably gonna scour the forums for one, I'll have about $75 to spend. Any thoughts?

Nettles · 05-16-2006, 10:18 AM

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Originally Posted by J2T

so, what PSU should I look at? I'm probably gonna scour the forums for one, I'll have about $75 to spend. Any thoughts?

Seconded, but no money at the moment (I HATE DEBT) What are some that could run this system w/o too much of an investment. No cheap stuff, just quality. FSP is good AND cheaply priced, correct?

rhino56 · 05-16-2006, 09:06 PM

ive been running antecs for a long time and have never had one problem with any of them. they have been extremely stable.
how are you measuring the FPS?

=ACID RAIN= · 05-17-2006, 06:47 AM

No he's talking about Forton Source lol

Yeah actually FSP is good, but I think most of the current ones use split rails. Still good though, I have one and it is a beast.

05-16-2006, 08:24 AM	#22 (permalink)
J2T Super Moderator <<<[MP]Major Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Orlando, FL Posts: 2,133	Well there were a few guys who experienced the same thing and said they upgraded their PSU's from around 350W's to 500W+ and they don't see the problem anymore. The reason I don't think its a CPU bottleneck is because it ran just fine with my 9800 Pro. Yes, I tried a complete uninstall and reinstall of BF2 as well with no change at all. __________________ System 1 5000+ Black Edition @ 3Ghz Biostar TPower N750 SLi 2x2Gb G.Skill PC2 6400 Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 1TB XFX Geforce 8800GT Alpha Dog Ultra X3 600W System 2 C2D E8400 @ 4Ghz Biostar TPower I45 2x2Gb G.Skill DDR2 8800 XFX HD4890 1GB Ultra X3 1000W

05-16-2006, 08:42 AM	#24 (permalink)
Nettles Moderator/ COD4 Addict First Lieutenant Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: SFA Posts: 1,671	Guys, that's not cool. I've had VPU recoveries and random reboots... You don't think my PSU's giving up the ghost, do ya? Uh-oh... Smells like trouble for Nettles's pocket-book. __________________ HEAT

05-16-2006, 09:56 AM	#27 (permalink)
J2T Super Moderator <<<[MP]Major Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Orlando, FL Posts: 2,133	so, what PSU should I look at? I'm probably gonna scour the forums for one, I'll have about $75 to spend. Any thoughts? __________________ System 1 5000+ Black Edition @ 3Ghz Biostar TPower N750 SLi 2x2Gb G.Skill PC2 6400 Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 1TB XFX Geforce 8800GT Alpha Dog Ultra X3 600W System 2 C2D E8400 @ 4Ghz Biostar TPower I45 2x2Gb G.Skill DDR2 8800 XFX HD4890 1GB Ultra X3 1000W

05-17-2006, 06:47 AM	#30 (permalink)
=ACID RAIN= Chief Warrant Officer Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: TX Posts: 1,225	No he's talking about Forton Source lol Yeah actually FSP is good, but I think most of the current ones use split rails. Still good though, I have one and it is a beast. __________________ Personal Site: http://www.goinglimp.com COD2 Clan: http://www.arsr-clan.com

05-16-2006, 08:15 AM	#21 (permalink)
rhino56 Administrator General Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 6,813	have you tried to reinstall bf2? its proabbly the cpu though, bf2 is very cpu intensive. psu should be plenty for that rig.

05-16-2006, 08:27 AM	#23 (permalink)
rhino56 Administrator General Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 6,813	are the wires going to the vid card getting warm at all? have you tried higher settings? i know with my x1900xt if i dont have it on x6 aa it is choppy feeling

05-16-2006, 09:06 PM	#29 (permalink)
rhino56 Administrator General Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 6,813	ive been running antecs for a long time and have never had one problem with any of them. they have been extremely stable. how are you measuring the FPS?