Q: Okay, so heres the short version: Dual 7800GTX
I had 256meg cards and dual-core processor . Worked perfectly in all games . Now I have dual 7800GTX 512meg cards . I get random shutdowns in many games (although for some reason WoW works fine for hours)
Here are the things that changed between now and then:
1) The new cards have a faster clock and probably take more juice? +
2) My sound card had to get pushed to the last PCI slot .
Now, problem is, the last PCI slot on my Asus A8N-SLI Premium apparently shares with video. I was thinking this was the problem when I run video stress test programs that I have no .
Unfortunately shutdowns due to the 7800 seizure of 512 a bunch of slots on the mobo, the last PCI slot I faith is my only option .
Another problem is Im not sure if the sound card conflict with the video, or if a video card problem or if the diet is not enough, the system while the sap is very demanding games .
Im come to you for help . Ive ran video stress test while running Prime95 and the like on both CPU cores and runs without problems it seems. Maybe Im not doing a good enough job with stress. I do not overclock any of my stuff .
Also, my computer never closed when Im not gaming
Anyone have any suggestions / ideas? My computer specs are below:
SLI 7800GTX 512meg cards
Asus A8N-SLI Premium Athlon 64 4400 + motherboard
AMD X2
2gig (1gbx2) OCZ memory
Antec True Power 550w
Creative Labs Sound Blaster Audigy 2 ZS
Dell 2405fpw
Re:I've had a similar problem. Turned out it was AntiVir screwing up my computer…or TuneXP, one of the two.
If you have either, remove them and see what happens.
Re:Sounds like a PSU or a heat problem to me.
Re:I have had the same sort of problems in the past, always a PSU issue.
Re:I ran memtest overnight and no errors were found.. So I can rule out memory issue..
Should I try swapping in my old 256meg 7800gtx's and see if that fixes the issue? I guess that would rule out if its a video card problem or not..
What I find very odd is World of Warcraft runs perfect no matter how long it's played.. Other games (such as quake4, civilization 4, black and white 2) all shut down my computer within 5-15 minutes of playing…
arghhh
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This is the similar situation with the Antec PSU. Especially with the Dual Card gamers, this PSU is suspect. An earlier PM talked about leaky capacitors and that could contribute to your problem. Too bad, Antec has been a good product and now I'm wary of it.
Re:Just noticed the time, and thats bed time for me lol. Hope someone helps you fix your problem before morning!
Re:Originally posted by: guy
http://extreme.outervision.com/index.jsp
His power 550 watt power supply should be plenty for his rig.
If it is hard drive related, first try a defrag. Your drive might be a mess. Also how are the temperatures?
Re:One other problem I'm seeing is this.. In my event viewer.. These happen every time the computer shuts down randomly I believe:
Event ID: 51
Event Type: Warning
Event Source: Disk
Description: An error was detected on device \Device\Harddisk0\DR0 during a paging operation.
Think this could be part of the problem? If so what's the solution?
Re:http://extreme.outervision.com/index.jsp
Re:Do you think the power supply is enough? That is 2 7800gtx cards.
Re:try taking out the sound card and just using the onboard sound……..see if that fixes it (so you can at least factor out one possible culprit)
on the power side your Antec should easily handle the load
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