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Answer» Can some on here please tell me what psu I need to run a BGG geforce 285OC? Currently have a cooler master 750 watt psu, but for some reason my games are freezing and SHOWING graphics GLITCHES. I can be playing a game like Battlefield 2 and a graphic will quickly pop up and then disappear, or the game can just freeze. Do you think this could be down to the psu or card itself? Thanks!! That PSU should be sufficient... Nobody I know has a card like this or a better one. Sorry...i meant borrow another PSU of the same or greater wattage...if the card still acts up then it's the card.According to specifications here, the requirements for that video card include a 575W PSU. So, a 750W PSU should be more than adequate. Quote from: soybean on August 08, 2009, 08:31:39 AM According to specifications here, the requirements for that video card include a 575W PSU. So, a 750W PSU should be more than adequate. Could the freezing and graphic glitches be a sign that the graphics card is faulty? Is this usually how a graphics card would show signs of been faulty? Quote from: Crafty on August 08, 2009, 06:19:46 PM Could the freezing and graphic glitches be a sign that the graphics card is faulty? Is this usually how a graphics card would show signs of been faulty?I believe some other forum members have more expertise on graphics cards than me but I do believe the symptoms here are signs of a faulty/failing card. Also, temperature might be an issue here. If your computer has been off overnight, do the symptoms occur soon after startup, or does it seem to take awhile? In other words, does it happen after the system has been running LONG enough for temperatures to have risen? No, it happens straight away. I have also tested my gpu temperatures and they are showing as ok.Have you tried updating our drivers? Quote from: patio on August 08, 2009, 08:23:33 AM Sorry...i meant borrow another PSU of the same or greater wattage...if the card still acts up then it's the card.Quote from: hejlik on August 08, 2009, 07:45:52 PM Have you tried updating our drivers? Yes I have tried different drivers and they all do the same thing. I don't know if this will help you determine the problem, but I'll explain anyways, after all, I just don't want to just throw away money on a new psu if I don't need one. I had a "Cooler Master 650 watt," psu inside my computer when I first tested this new graphics card and the first game I played was fifa 09. This game kept on getting the same freezing and graphics glitches I have now in Battlefield. Then someone on here suggested it could be the psu, so I upgraded to a coolermaster 750 watt. After doing this upgrade I thought the problem was now solved, because fifa 09 was now playing without any faults and still does... but and it's a big BUT! I play that game in 2D and this makes it not so graphically intense as a 3D game. It was only when I then started to play Project Reality, a battlefield mod, that my problem began again, because back was the stuttering and graphics glitches I had in fifa 09. Patio - I don't have a Psu I can borrow of anyone that is greater than 750 watt! I guess my question is this > Why does this graphics card, state, that a 650 watt is good enough if it isn't? I would really like to know if anyone one else on here has a geforce 285, and what psu they are using. someone on here must have a geforce 285. Thanks!!Same wattage is fine...we just want to rule out the PSU.... Quote from: patio on August 09, 2009, 08:36:23 AM Same wattage is fine...we just want to rule out the PSU.... I have tried a 650 watt that I know works fine and this card states that it runs on a 650 watt. However, I had the same problems with the 650 watt as I do with the 750 watt.Then it's the card.... CHECK your Warranty info... Quote from: patio on August 09, 2009, 09:49:20 AM Then it's the card.... I definately agree. Sometimes hardware comes from the factory even though it's faulty. Nothing man made is perfect. |
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