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kiddieboy12

kiddieboy12

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would a nvidia 9500,9600,9800gt in a 400 watt PSU??
Or
would a 8800gs, 8800gt, 8800gtx work on a 400watt psu,

i am really depressed, this is my 2 graphic card in 1 month...just say ATi makes bad cards, they look too good in paper
 

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kiddieboy12 said:
would a 9600, 9500, or 9800gt would it fit a 400watt?
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I had a 9800 GTX+ running on a 400w Ultra PSU back in october 2008.

Even a gtx 260 core 216 could be powered with that PSU, but not for a long time.

It can be done.
 

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Mate, there are numerous reasons why your games could be crashing. Did you remove and clean the drivers with driver sweeper before switching video cards?

Also the 2600Xt is a couple of generations old... whatever driver support ATI claim they have for that card would have long been halted. It may be 'supported', but there would be no improvements added to it's functionality.
 

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lol, i dunno, it was DX 10 and i got it, i dont know what you mean by gen? like months?
 

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kiddieboy12 said:
l like months?
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More like years ;)

Try this before buying a 3rd card:

Download driver sweeper and install it:
Guru3D - Driver Sweeper

If you haven't already, download the latest Cat drivers:
Drivers & Tools | GAME.AMD.COM


Now, go to control panel>Control Panel Home>Uninstall a program

Then uninstall the ATI Catalyst install manager:
ati cat uninstall.JPG

This will uninstal the current CCC and the drivers. Once this has completed Re-boot into safe mode. (press F8 just after the BIOS and before the windows loading bar appears)

In safe mode, run Driver sweeper as admin by right clicking on the driver sweeper icon, selecting properties and in the compatibility tab tick the 'Run this program as an Administrator' box.

ati run as admin.JPG

When driver sweeper starts, select only the ATI box and then analyze and clean. Close driver sweeper and re-boot windows normally.

Now install the latest drivers.

If you are still crashing in 20 mins or so, then you have another problem.
 

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i must agree with smarteyeball.............. they make good cards.... for the same price they were selling a 9800gt i got my 3870 the can outperform the 9800....
 

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thepizzaman said:
i got my 3870 the can outperform the 9800....
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hmm...... :sarc: what 3870 do you have then pizzaman..??

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anyway..... as these lads have stated, ATI do make great cards..... i mean look at the humble HD4850 above..:cool:, i find ATI's issues dont lie in the H/W itself but the relationship they seem to have with other components (PC) :(, sometimes they dont gel....

depending on the 400w unit & depending on the amount of peripherals you have running, the 400w unit should power higher end cards.... though its not recommended, a GPU can strain itself quite badly if there's not enough Amps or the current itself is fluctuating b/c its a cheapie....

so....yes the high end cards may work, but your certainly pushing the boundaries...
 

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I was gunna say too pizzaman XD...

The 9800 GT is the 8800 GT with physx and cuda support added in and capable of a larger memory buffer. The 8800 GT was designed to compete with the 3870 in the first place.
 

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MDA400 said:
I was gunna say too pizzaman XD...

The 9800 GT is the 8800 GT with physx and cuda support added in and capable of a larger memory buffer. The 8800 GT was designed to compete with the 3870 in the first place.
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ohh... woops.... i was going by the gpu list on here...... XD and i thought it said the 3870 was faster than the 9800..... but it was the 9600 XD haha my mistake....... :party:
 

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thepizzaman said:
MDA400 said:
I was gunna say too pizzaman XD...

The 9800 GT is the 8800 GT with physx and cuda support added in and capable of a larger memory buffer. The 8800 GT was designed to compete with the 3870 in the first place.
Click to expand...
ohh... woops.... i was going by the gpu list on here...... XD and i thought it said the 3870 was faster than the 9800..... but it was the 9600 XD haha my mistake....... :party:
Click to expand...


hehe no worries. i was like wtf?
 

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????

i dont get it guys
 

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