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I just got a refurbed 9800 pro 256mb from Newegg, and installing it last night it caused some bad random rebooting. The problem went away when I unplugged some of my other stuff, and it ran all night looping some of the 3d demo's Ati has.
I'm assuming it's a power problem.
I have a 350w Sparkle (Fortron), which as many know about Fortrons, is conservatively rated. Never had any power problems in the past, until putting this card in. Before I was running an ASUS ti4200 oc'ed to 4600 speeds.
Anyway just wondering if the 9800 pro is power hungry. I guess I finally reached the limits of my Sparkle unit. (Funny, never thought that would happen!)
So I'll probably be PSU shopping, as for now I'm leaving my CD burner and a 92mm fan unhooked. Just wanted some input to see how many others have had similar problems.
I'm assuming it's a power problem.
I have a 350w Sparkle (Fortron), which as many know about Fortrons, is conservatively rated. Never had any power problems in the past, until putting this card in. Before I was running an ASUS ti4200 oc'ed to 4600 speeds.
Anyway just wondering if the 9800 pro is power hungry. I guess I finally reached the limits of my Sparkle unit. (Funny, never thought that would happen!)
So I'll probably be PSU shopping, as for now I'm leaving my CD burner and a 92mm fan unhooked. Just wanted some input to see how many others have had similar problems.