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4870x2 Problems

Vtec9k

Vtec9k

Vtec9k

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Got a new 4870x2 to replace a bust 8800gtx yesterday, installed and testing it today and having major issues...

It's fine in 2d but artefacts all over the place the moment I start a game (tried crysis, mass effect, cod4) even during the intro movie and then crashes/reboots/shuts down a few seconds later.

I'm guessing it's my PSU - 580W Tagan, I know that's a little lower than recommended but had seen a few reviews with a full system using <450W.

So dodgy card needing RMA or probably the PSU? If the PSU then what do you recommend - looking at a corsair tx750.
 
Yea they are pretty solid supplies which is why I thought it would be fine.

I've removed the overclock on the CPU but will try underclocking it, good idea. Might unplug my DVD as well and see if that helps.

The 4870x2 seems very hot but sounds like that normal for these cards. GPU1 = 50c and GPU2 = 79c, quite a big difference though.
 
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