Video Card Or PSU?

Discussion in 'Science, Technology & Car Chat' started by itzd0pey, Feb 6, 2007.

  1. itzd0pey

    itzd0pey Well-Known Member

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    i have no clue how to check my psu but dammnn.. every game i enter now , my mouse & keyboard freezes. when i first got it, it ran fine for a year or two and now it freezes everytime i get in the game. the game will still be loaded just fine but my mouse & keyboard freezes wsup with that? -_-"

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  2. Xzyrus

    Xzyrus Well-Known Member

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    I wouldn't link jump to the conclusion of hardware problems from games freezing. It's not a likely symptom of hardware. It's probably a problem of drivers, mal/adware or something else.
     
  3. itzd0pey

    itzd0pey Well-Known Member

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    i doubt it's a adware/spyware x_x because even when it's reformated it still happens.. and the game doesn't freeze it looks perfectly fine, expect that my keyboard & mouse freezes.
     
  4. Xzyrus

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    I see, I misread. Now I see why you suspect the PSU. What did you change recently that could have taken a greater toll at higher loads?

    And you can get some info on the PSU's voltages in the bios or using Motherboard monitor even though I'm not sure how helpful that info would be. This is an interesting guide on an overclocking forum about PSUs you might want to look at:
    http://forums.extremeoverclocking.com/showthread.php?t=137886

    Without being there, it's hard to diagnose computer problems plus I don't have the in depth technical knowledge, only minor bits of interest.
     
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  5. itzd0pey

    itzd0pey Well-Known Member

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    nothing its been happening for awhile.. now it got worst.. everytime i get into the game. both mouse & keyboard freezes right away, i even tried lowering the quality and everything of the game. and when i first got my computer i played the exact same game. it ran smoothly.. hmm is it that my psu overheats? i've kept my computer off for awhile tho, yet it still does it. so yeah i wanna get this fixed. do you reccomend me to buy a new psu or perphaps a new video card? oh i forgot.. my video card driver is also uptodate soo... know anything? >.<

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    just figured out where my psu info is.
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    PSU INFO:

    AC-I/P : 115/230V~ | 10/6 A | 60/50Hz

    DC--: +5V | +12V | -12V | -5V | +5VSB
    O/P: 28A | 40A | 17A | 0.8A | 0.3A | 2A

    +5V & 3.3VCOMBINED LOAD 220W
    +5V + 12V & +3.3V COMBINED LOAD 380W
    TOTAL OUTPUT IS 400W MAX.
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    i don't think my psu can overheat tho. it has 3 fans aiming at it.

    http://www.extreme.outervision.com/psucalculator.jsp
    ^ do you have a clue on how to use this lol
     
  6. itzd0pey

    itzd0pey Well-Known Member

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    mmmm case solved. it's the stupid motherboard. so ima just replace those 3 things.
     
  7. Knoctur_nal

    Knoctur_nal |Force 10 from Navarone|

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    haha...right on figuring it out...