Not really sure where this goes

[mr_anderson187]

havent a clue if i am in the right area of the forusm but i think the answer is badsed around psu's so ill go on ahead and stick it in here, lol

ok i have this problem that only occurs when i play halo every time i start my pc play halo online , frag a load of ppl etc, after a random time it sorta glitches reall slow like interneal lag, and i loose the sound, as if sum1 took out my soundcard, and to get rid of this problem i have to restart my pc and its ok agian, but thos means i cant really enjoy a game cos if this happens ill ahve to exit it, i thought cos i only have a jippy 250watt psu, running 2 cd drives, a Hardcano 12, and a graphic equalizer, with two hard drives and a few exhaust blowers and fans, that it may not get enough power, and i way off ir wood i need a bigger psu
????

ne ideas???
Thanks in advance, Richard evans

p.s. sorry 4 the krap typing

[Shogun]

Check if your mobo temps.

[mr_anderson187]

you mean check if the temp is like high?, its at around 23 degrees all the time cos of great cooling lol, ne other ideas?

[Flash]

full specs?

full temps? case, board and cpu

possible CPU throttling

[mr_anderson187]

uhh usually

its a 1700 @ 2.1ghz round 31 degreees 512 of pc2700, been run offf a 40gb maxtor fireball, with a asus 9600se running the show on the xp, with 1.7-1.8v gettin to the cpu? ne more info needed?

[Flash]

can you not borrow a PSU to test?

BTW what are your 12v 5v and 3.3v rails

[mr_anderson187]

npow theres sumthin i nvr understood, teh rails 12v and 5v stuff, wot the h3ll is it? is there a n00bs guide about? , maybe i just guessed that it could be the psu i duno it could be anything.

[Flash]

well a 250w PSU on that rig will be struggling to say the least

[mr_anderson187]

oh krap im retarded, its 350watt, i cant type to save my life, is it still struggling?

[Shogun]

It prob will if its generic.

[mr_anderson187]

ai case with my case, but is the psu the problem, i think i sorta guessed that am i on the right lines, or would taking out devices or sumthin be right, also this 4 plug thing i seen posted about should i stick it in, its like 4 in a 2 by 2 thing, like squuare shape, but i cant seem to find newhere to stick it on my mobo (asus a7v8x-x) also this other looks liek 5 wee pins on my mobo , tehres this lead on the psu that look liek it could fit over that, if the cabel is long wenought should i put that in no maybe? would that help?

[Shogun]

ai case with my case, but is the psu the problem, i think i sorta guessed that am i on the right lines, or would taking out devices or sumthin be right, also this 4 plug thing i seen posted about should i stick it in, its like 4 in a 2 by 2 thing, like squuare shape, but i cant seem to find newhere to stick it on my mobo (asus a7v8x-x) also this other looks liek 5 wee pins on my mobo , tehres this lead on the psu that look liek it could fit over that, if the cabel is long wenought should i put that in no maybe? would that help?

The four pin square plug is not for most amd mobos, its mainly only for p4's (but there are some exceptions.)

[mr_anderson187]

i dont think its for mine, but what bout this other wee jobbie, ne1 know out bout it?

[Shogun]

Can you get a picture of it?

[mr_anderson187]

nah not atm cos i stood on my digital camera lmao, but a cable shood arive in teh post 2mro, allowing me to take a pic of it with my nokia 7250i, and then send it to my pc, and post it , at like 2 kilobytes, hurrah, ne other ideas on this thing, or possible other solutions, or maybe even 2nd hand psus, or good cheap new silent ones
(they gotta be quiet)

[PanzerKnight]

The meridian PSU's at scan seem ok and seen a few peeps here recommend them. Gonna be in the market for a new PSU myself to, prolly go for the Tagan one, looks good but pricey