my computer dies if you put a graphics card in it.....

oneofmanyjoes · 28 Dec 2012 at 01:44

ps anyone want a brand new motherboard..... its great lol

point decay · 28 Dec 2012 at 01:52

Idleman said:
Have you tried another Psu? It could be a power issue.

that would be my guess

Idleman · 28 Dec 2012 at 02:28

oneofmanyjoes said:
ps anyone want a brand new motherboard..... its great lol

That is very generous of you, at least let me pay the postage.

And who said the Christmas Spirit had died?

oneofmanyjoes · 29 Dec 2012 at 04:19

well it lasted 4 hours before powering down again .....

witts end

Idleman · 29 Dec 2012 at 04:32

oneofmanyjoes said:
well it lasted 4 hours before powering down again .....

witts end

Sorry to hear that.

Do you someone that let you use their Psu, so you can see if it is indeed a power issue.

oneofmanyjoes · 29 Dec 2012 at 04:39

i have a spare, but it hasn't got the right connector for the motherboard, i could just buy one but its getting silly now

and no, dont know many people who do this kinda thing, im normally the one with the spare bits for other people lol

Idleman · 29 Dec 2012 at 04:54

The only other thing I can suggest at the moment, is maybe try another kettle lead and a different wall socket.
What are your Cpu temps , maybe monitor the temps.

Attu90 · 29 Dec 2012 at 10:12

Was this a new build ?, when you built it did you do a clean install of Windows or are you trying to use an old install of windows from another computer ?

oneofmanyjoes · 29 Dec 2012 at 15:08

well it just crashed having been on for less then 1 min

Idleman said:
The only other thing I can suggest at the moment, is maybe try another kettle lead and a different wall socket.
What are your Cpu temps , maybe monitor the temps.

i might go out to some kinda ****y shop in ealing and try and buy a power supply, im in a rush lol, cpu tems are fine, an hour of prime and it hit 69 degrees, all on the stock cooler, core temp is showing 28 max 32 right now, and my gpu sits at about 50, which is normal for a quadro

Attu90 said:
Was this a new build ?, when you built it did you do a clean install of Windows or are you trying to use an old install of windows from another computer ?

all new, components and install

oneofmanyjoes · 29 Dec 2012 at 15:23

Ps, it has also taking a liking to freee, with the most awfull noise coming out of my headphones that is like the ast half second of the biffy clyro song it was playing repeating at high speed

Its still going, I'm typing this on my phone

Darujhistan · 29 Dec 2012 at 15:44

I'd bet dollars to donuts this is a PSU issue.

Calgar117 · 29 Dec 2012 at 17:11

Id agree with a possible PSU related issue especially if it cuts out like that, if it was due to an unstable system 9/10 OS detects this and reboots as youd normally expect.

oneofmanyjoes · 29 Dec 2012 at 18:59

well....

maplins now has 90... yes 90 bloody quid of my money, and i have a 750w xfx pro some crap thing... it was that or a 450w cit.. or a 1000w modular that cost 130 assing pounds lol

its been on for 10 mins, we shall see

oneofmanyjoes · 29 Dec 2012 at 19:14

oh my ****ing god it crashed with this one as well...... i dont know what to do i wish i'd never bought the bloody thing now

oneofmanyjoes · 29 Dec 2012 at 19:15

the computer i mean in its entirety, aaarrrrrrh

pastymuncher · 29 Dec 2012 at 19:17

That is a excellent psu. Better than the Corsair i would say as it's a Seasonic unit. It's something other than the psu then.

RJC · 29 Dec 2012 at 19:20

As pastymuncher mentions the XFX is a excellent PSU! (the Corsair is good as well)

One thing that has crossed my mind could the motherboard be shorting on the case!, one thing to try is run the system external to the case.

pastymuncher · 29 Dec 2012 at 19:25

^I would do this next. Take it all apart and place the mobo on a piece of cardboard or similar and build it up outside the case.

Have you checked the CPU/GPU temps at all? Maybe try the graphics card in the other slot to rule out a dodgy slot being the cause.

Idleman · 29 Dec 2012 at 19:33

Did you monitor the temps as mentioned in post #22?

Also have a look in your event logs.

oneofmanyjoes · 29 Dec 2012 at 19:36

RJC said:
One thing that has crossed my mind could the motherboard be shorting on the case!, one thing to try is run the system external to the case.

pastymuncher said:
^I would do this next. Take it all apart and place the mobo on a piece of cardboard or similar and build it up outside the case.

Have you checked the CPU/GPU temps at all? Maybe try the graphics card in the other slot to rule out a dodgy slot being the cause.

its held on with 9 screws on the back plate thing, all with spacer block things

this case is about 15 years old but i don think its shorting, would that make it crash only when there was a graphics card inserted?

ill give it a go anyway