Originally posted by shaffaaf: post your 12V rails here. all the positive one, not negative.
use the 8800GT for 1680x1050 (with AA) or 1920x1200 (no AA) and below, and the 8800GTS for 1920(with AA)
whats your screen res?
12V Rails? How do I figure that out? I usually use my 720pHDTV that has 1080p input. I usually have the resolution at 1366x768.
on the sticker that is on the psu, it should list the 12v rails.
i.e.: 12v1 - 18 amps
no problem! hope everything works out for you!
12v2 - 22 amps
12v3 - 20 amps
12v4 - 18 amps
then it probably means that its a crappy power supply as most reputable brand psus have a sticker with this information. i would suggest getting a new power supply and then get a new graphics card. as the motto goes:
CPU = $1200
GPU = $900
Hard Drives = $400
Motherboard = $300
Fans = $30
DVD drive = $40
Power Supply = $9
Cheap power supply taking out all your hardware = priceless
so get a new power supply preferably corsair or coolermaster or something similar(any good brand), and then buy/install the new GPU.
Originally posted by im1992: then it probably means that its a crappy power supply as most reputable brand psus have a sticker with this information. i would suggest getting a new power supply and then get a new graphics card. as the motto goes:
CPU = $1200
GPU = $900
Hard Drives = $400
Motherboard = $300
Fans = $30
DVD drive = $40
Power Supply = $9
Cheap power supply taking out all your hardware = priceless
so get a new power supply preferably corsair or coolermaster or something similar(any good brand), and then buy/install the new GPU.
Okay thank you. And ONE more thing. I want to get a memory upgrade also. I have Windows XP Home Edition 32bit. I've read that it can support up to 3Gb of memory but in my manual it says the max is 2Gb. I currently have two 512mb sticks in and I have a total of 4 slots. I'm pretty sure my machine requires me to install them in pairs too.
does you computer take ddr or ddr2?
download CPU-Z and check what type of memory your computer takes
either way:
Slot 1: 512 meg stick
Solt 2: 512 meg stick
Slot 3: 1 gig stick
Slot 4: 1 gig stick
-hope this helps
Originally posted by im1992: just noticed that you posted that your computer takes 2 gigs max
so then:
Slot 1: 1 gig stick
Slot 2: 1 gig stick
Slot 3: empty
Slot 4: empty
Okay thanks. It's just weird to me that in the manual it says 32bit operating systems only use 2Gb of it but I know they are supposed to use 3GB. My PC is capable of 8GB if I had a 64 bit OS but I don't. Thanks for the help.
