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- May 10, 2011
Hello everyone,
Last weekend my power supply failed on me while the PC was in use. After clearing the smoke and looking in the case, it didn't appear any of the other components were physically damaged. I made a quick trip to the local electronics store and grabbed a new supply unit, upgrading from a 500 watt to a 600 watt. After putting everything back together everything appeared normal. I could use typical apps(internet browsing, music etc.) However, I now get extremely low FPS when I'm using any graphics intensive programs(games etc) that worked flawlessly before.
I have a GeForce 8800 GT, Intel Core 2 2.13 Ghrz, and 4 GB of Ram. Since my only issues crop up when I'm running graphics programs, I can only assume the power supply damaged the GPU. I've 3dMark06 and scored thousands less then it predicted I should be.
Is there any way to validate the hardware of my card? And can anybody recommend me a cheap replacement? I'm not playing hot off the line games or anything.
Thanks in advance.
Last weekend my power supply failed on me while the PC was in use. After clearing the smoke and looking in the case, it didn't appear any of the other components were physically damaged. I made a quick trip to the local electronics store and grabbed a new supply unit, upgrading from a 500 watt to a 600 watt. After putting everything back together everything appeared normal. I could use typical apps(internet browsing, music etc.) However, I now get extremely low FPS when I'm using any graphics intensive programs(games etc) that worked flawlessly before.
I have a GeForce 8800 GT, Intel Core 2 2.13 Ghrz, and 4 GB of Ram. Since my only issues crop up when I'm running graphics programs, I can only assume the power supply damaged the GPU. I've 3dMark06 and scored thousands less then it predicted I should be.
Is there any way to validate the hardware of my card? And can anybody recommend me a cheap replacement? I'm not playing hot off the line games or anything.
Thanks in advance.