weak 3dmark 06 performance + beeps continuously one beep without turning off

[alexp999]

Also $89.99 after rebate is really good. I had to pay £60 plus delivery over here, thats about $30 more, cus of our stupid taxes!

 

[alialamin]

hehe... I guess I'll get that one.. im gonna go check tigerdirect and see if they have something cheaper from corsair

 

[alexp999]

hehe... I guess I'll get that one.. im gonna go check tigerdirect and see if they have something cheaper from corsair

lol. tigerdirect is $40 more

Thats a really good price on newegg! Nice one!

 

[alialamin]

OK friend,
the deed is done... I have one of those coming in the mail pretty soon!
I really appreciate your help very much... I almost didn't try both molexes... figured if there's a problem itll be with one only so was gonna try each pcie with the double molex thing... but then figured what the hell ill try it...
I'm so lucky i decided to do so!

and thanks for thinking of it!

as it is 7:20 am now ... I shall bid you goodnight!!!! hehe

and i hope the psu is as good as you say it is... goodnight man!

 

[alexp999]

OK friend,
the deed is done... I have one of those coming in the mail pretty soon!
I really appreciate your help very much... I almost didn't try both molexes... figured if there's a problem itll be with one only so was gonna try each pcie with the double molex thing... but then figured what the hell ill try it...
I'm so lucky i decided to do so!

and thanks for thinking of it!

as it is 7:20 am now ... I shall bid you goodnight!!!! hehe

and i hope the psu is as good as you say it is... goodnight man!

np, glad u got it sorted!

 

[alialamin]

lol.........................

dude guess what?

I reconnected everything and it did that thing again!!!

it turns out it is the combination of my fans and the 8800 gtx that is causing the problem... because i disconnected my fans again and turned it on, no problem.... hehe...

what do u think? i need more than 650 W?

 

[alialamin]

yup... so I've been experimenting... it can only take one of my fans at a time... lmao that is so funny because it is so ABSURD!!!! i re-hooked up the pcie connectors... they're fine!

I have no idea what the problem is now!!!!
I HATE THIS!!
without the fans my mb, and while it was just idling on the desktop... went up to 45 degrees 5 minutes ago so i need the fans if i am going to do ANYTHING on this desktop... let alone play crysis!!

Can anyone tell what the problem might be? I can't imagine that I need more than 650w?? is that possible?
Unless the PSU is not really giving me that much? then maybe... but my setup shouldn't need more than 650w!!

 

[alialamin]

ok, here's the latest, and I think i have narrowed it down to these two possibilities.
Here's how I think I narrowed it down, please tell me if my logic works or if my narrowing down is illogical due to it being 8 am and i havent slept:

So, there is one fan that I could connect and my computer would not do the problem with. I connected this one... and all fine...

whenever i would connect any of the other 3 fans problem reemerges!!

So, in order to increase how much power i am taking out of the PSU i simply turned on the PSU fan on TURBO option.... which I figured would take more power from PSU, in combination with the one fan that did work... and lo and behold! the problem reemerged!!!

1) So, either this computer has a grudge against these fans (which is unlikely since when I attach the ATI video card everything runs fine!)

2) OR my gtx in particular does not like the 3 fans in question, and does not like the PSU's fan being on turbo!

3) OR my PSU is not giving my system enough power.

1) above is not possible as i explain above.
2) I'm not sure... what does that even mean?
3) is actually the most likely... but if 3) is true, then there are 2 possibilities:
3a) my system with all the fans connected requires more than 650 Watts of power! which outrageous!! I can't imagine why it would!! what on earth!!!!

or the most probable scenario:

3b) the PSU is failing to give me 650Watts of power like it is supposed to.

IN FACT... it is even failing to give me 450 Watts or maybe 500!! Since I went to a power caculator website and it said my system should require 500 Watts max!!

If so, then I advise and recommend that you never buy a BFG PSU ever!!

If you read this and you find an error in my logic above, and you find some other possibility that I have ignored, please let me know...

I am going crazy here!! How could my PC require more than 650 WATTS!!

 

[alialamin]

OK... so I canceled the 650W Corsair I was getting, and got this one:
Thermaltake Toughpower W0172RU 850W ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply 100 - 240 V CB, CE, FCC, TUV, cUL - Retail

It is 180$ so I got screwed on the price.. too lazy and tired to check if it is cheaper anywhere else (got it from newegg).
All 10 reviews on newegg gave it 5/5, and I read 2 very good reviews of it online.
hopefully, my system will not keep screwing with me when I get it!!
going to sleep now, before i lose my sanity!

 

[alexp999]

What fans are you using. Are they connected to the motherboard or power supply?

850W seems WAY overkill.

Do you have some high perf fans that take loads of power or something?

Most fans use so little power it iss negligable.

I've gotta go out now, I'll check back in a couple of hours.

 

[alialamin]

my fans are the ones on this case: Antec Nine Hundred Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Retail

There's four fans:
1x200mm
3x120mm

with colored lights and stuff

I know that stuff isn't supposed to take a lot of wattage... I am sure there is something wrong with the PSU, it is not giving me enough wattage.

I actually went to the newegg power calculator and it said my system takes about 550W... so still it is 100 watts below this PSU's capacity...

I just wanted to make sure that I have a good solid PSU, to rule out completely the question of the PSU being the problem.

I hope the new PSU will solve this problem, I am getting pretty sick of this s***!!!
my last computer building experience went without a glitch, i built an awesome system at the time, used it for 2 years with complete peace of mind, until my powersupply killed the whole system (that's my luck) NOTHING was salvagable, except for memory .
Man, even the cd rom and the dvd rom both died!!
So I'm hoping with an awesome PSU like this one, and my surge protectors, nothing like that will happen again.
Anyway, I will update you on how everything works out.

Peace

 

[cdawall]

hey is xfire disabled in mobos BIOS?

 

[twicksisted]

from what ive reasd of this thread, id say that the PSU you have isnt capable of running your system with the 8800GTX...
the fact that it works with the 2600ATI card fine but not the 8800GTX , and the fact that the PSU is so loud (becuase its maxxing out getting hot and the fan has to work to keep it cool).

you will be fine gettuing another PSU... and to be honest, theres no such thing as overkill when it comes to a gaming rig
I run a 1000W psu becuase i got sick of buying new psu's everytime ATI / Nvidia brought out a new card. I also think that the corsair 650W psu you were reccomended is a better quality psu than the 850w toughpower youve bought... either way youll be fine though

 

[cdawall]

you could just snag a cheap add-on PSU like i did

 

[alialamin]

thanks twick

cdawall, what is xfire? I don't think i have such a thing?

 

[cdawall]

xfire==crossfire you own a motherboard designed to run crossfire is it disabled in your BIOS i don't remember if yours is one of the ones that has an option to enable/disable it

 

[alialamin]

no such option, i've been through all the options on my bios.

the problem is happening only when anything more than the graphics card itself is getting hooked up it turns out (except one of the fans)

 

[JrRacinFan]

cdawall, that won't effect his ability to run the 8800GTX.

It is definitely psu ali. I will be right back with a few options that you might want to look into ......

EDIT: Is this the one you have?
http://www.buy.com/prod/bfg-tech-650w-atx-eps-12v-power-supply/q/loc/101/204696869.html

 

[cdawall]

option for PSUs

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817104019
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817171014
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817171023
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139005
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817815001

 

[alialamin]

Thanks a lot man.

like i said before, I was gonna get the 4th on your list there..., but then i figured if this one (a 650W) didn't work, why should another 650 W work??

SO i bought this one: Thermaltake Toughpower W0172RU 850W ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply 100 - 240 V CB, CE, FCC, TUV, cUL - Retail
for 180$

P.S. Isn't this a "no posting links" forum?

 

[alialamin]

yup thats the one... sorry man i don't notice edits, hehe except late!

 

[alialamin]

if you dont edit you get more "thank you" s too ! hehe

 

[JrRacinFan]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817151028

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817104015

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817371015

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817341002

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817703005

And those are just to name a few .....

But, since you have the Thermaltake coming ....

 

[cdawall]

Thanks a lot man.

like i said before, I was gonna get the 4th on your list there..., but then i figured if this one (a 650W) didn't work, why should another 650 W work??

SO i bought this one: Thermaltake Toughpower W0172RU 850W ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply 100 - 240 V CB, CE, FCC, TUV, cUL - Retail
for 180$

P.S. Isn't this a "no posting links" forum?

no you can post links just not to illegal downloads/porn

 

[Wile E]

Thanks a lot man.

like i said before, I was gonna get the 4th on your list there..., but then i figured if this one (a 650W) didn't work, why should another 650 W work??

SO i bought this one: Thermaltake Toughpower W0172RU 850W ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply 100 - 240 V CB, CE, FCC, TUV, cUL - Retail
for 180$

P.S. Isn't this a "no posting links" forum?

A 650W psu would've been fine, it's just that the one you got is a dud. The system in my specs ran off of a Corsair HX620 620W psu without a hitch. I just got this Antec 1kW psu because it was on sell, and I figured, why not? lol.

But I can't fault you for getting the 850W Thermaltake. It will future proof you more than the 650 anyway.