the - dutchie
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Hi there guys!
I upgraded my system a while ago and I was wondering if my PSU is slowing down my computer, especially slowing my graphicscard.
I get some pretty bad performance in both new and old games.
For example my 3DMark'06 score, with my setup it should be around 10.500 points, but what I get is just 6558.
The CPU score is just what it should, but my graphicscard score is way too low.
Also my computer freezes when I connect a portable harddisk, or it sometimes just shutsdown and I have to reset the PSU using the power switch on the PSU.
Overheating is not it, I think everything part is at an very acceptable temperature!
from Everest: CPU max seen at 45 after some games, and graphicscard never seen above 75 degrees celcius.
www.antec.com/specs/SP500_spe.html
My setup:
Antec Smartpower 500watt
Sapphire Radeon HD 2900 XT
AMD X2 6000+
2GB DDR2
MSI K9A Platinum mainboard
Thermaltake MaxOrb
Hauppauge PVR-350 pci tv-card
Western Digital 7200rpm 250gb S-ATA hdd
2 NEC DVD/CD writers
1 floppy drive
I upgraded my system a while ago and I was wondering if my PSU is slowing down my computer, especially slowing my graphicscard.
I get some pretty bad performance in both new and old games.
For example my 3DMark'06 score, with my setup it should be around 10.500 points, but what I get is just 6558.
The CPU score is just what it should, but my graphicscard score is way too low.
Also my computer freezes when I connect a portable harddisk, or it sometimes just shutsdown and I have to reset the PSU using the power switch on the PSU.
Overheating is not it, I think everything part is at an very acceptable temperature!
from Everest: CPU max seen at 45 after some games, and graphicscard never seen above 75 degrees celcius.
www.antec.com/specs/SP500_spe.html
My setup:
Antec Smartpower 500watt
Sapphire Radeon HD 2900 XT
AMD X2 6000+
2GB DDR2
MSI K9A Platinum mainboard
Thermaltake MaxOrb
Hauppauge PVR-350 pci tv-card
Western Digital 7200rpm 250gb S-ATA hdd
2 NEC DVD/CD writers
1 floppy drive