Joined: Jan 05, 2011
Posts: 80
System Spec:
CPU: Duo Core 8400
Newly installed: GTX 460
Creative Fatal1ty Platinum sound card
6 gigs Balistc Dual Channel.
I installed the new GTX460 by EVGA. When I am just surfing or anything un-game related its fine. I start Black Ops and begin to load a map system shuts down... Any idea? Could this be a lack of power?
Joined: Dec 29, 2010
Posts: 54
Location: San Diego, Ca
How hot is the GPU getting before it shuts down?
Joined: Jan 29, 2011
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i would need more information.
what drivers are you running, you getting BSOD?
blue screen of death.
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Joined: Jan 05, 2011
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You all are awesome. I appreciate your responses very much. After sleeping on it (actually I was awake most of the night thinking of what it could be). Then it dawned on me. When I was moving the mobo to its new case I noticed that the CPU fan wasn't completely on. I "THOUGHT" I re-seated it. So 5:30 am this morning I unplugged it and opened her up. Noticed it wasn't seated at all.
So I removed the CPU fan cleaned off the Thermal grease and re-applied the grease re-seated the CPU fan and VOILA works like a dream.
Again, thank you all for your responses. Sleep helped me figure it out.
Joined: Mar 13, 2009
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Location: Iowa
cool. been there done that.
Joined: Dec 29, 2010
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Location: San Diego, Ca
cool. been there done that.
Me too, that's why my first thought was that it was overheating. I now run full liquid cooling and my temps stay below 35deg C in game, but I still keep a temp monitoring program running in the background just to be safe.
Joined: Apr 05, 2009
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Location: Chicago
HA! Just had the same issue but my cpu fan died. Just replaced it.. Now it's working fine.
Joined: Jan 05, 2011
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At least it was an easy fix!!
BTW,
The GTX460 is quite nice. I am able to push everything at max and it runs nicely and the eye candy is sweet!
Joined: Jan 03, 2011
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Location: UK
Quote:
The GTX460 is quite nice. I am able to push everything at max and it runs nicely and the eye candy is sweet!
Are indeed, running dual ENGTX 460's myself
