Slow performance with games

[tChr]

wow,..i never knew that jeese..thats bad...i have an ATX ..after finding that info out...im asking myself the same question of how i could get it working...suppose my knowledge is doing me good...but with what you told me...what do u mean that the PSU will ''burn''?

I mean literally.. catch fire, make smoke and flames, and burn. Dont leave it unattended. You are pushing it to its limits Its like driving a car at 240km/h over a long period of time.. the car might very well be made to run at 240kmk/h, but after a while, it will tear hard on it and it will get pretty hot...

as I said.. if you can get the power consumporoin down some way.. to say around 140-160W or so, that is much much better.

edit:
I'd start with disconnecting the CD drive, then the 40GB disk, then possibly the DVD drive. and if needed, clock down the CPU some.

edit2:

and oenthier thing:
Make sure your fans are running properly

[phil55au]

wow,..i never knew that jeese..thats bad...i have an ATX ..after finding that info out...im asking myself the same question of how i could get it working...suppose my knowledge is doing me good...but with what you told me...what do u mean that the PSU will ''burn''?

I mean literally.. catch fire, make smoke and flames, and burn. Dont leave it unattended. You are pushing it to its limits Its like driving a car at 240km/h over a long period of time.. the car might very well be made to run at 240kmk/h, but after a while, it will tear hard on it and it will get pretty hot...

as I said.. if you can get the power consumporoin down some way.. to say around 140-160W or so, that is much much better.

edit:
I'd start with disconnecting the CD drive, then the 40GB disk, then possibly the DVD drive. and if needed, clock down the CPU some.

edit2:

and oenthier thing:
Make sure your fans are running properly

ok i will do that now...my fans run fine....i will try again and post if i succeedeed or not

[phil55au]

i did it again...but it wont boot up my hard drive unless i connect all power cable to evrything in my system...very wierd

[tChr]

i did it again...but it wont boot up my hard drive unless i connect all power cable to evrything in my system...very wierd

That is probably because your primary hard drive is a western digital and the jumper is set to "master". check if your disk differentiates between master and single/standalone.

[phil55au]

i did it again...but it wont boot up my hard drive unless i connect all power cable to evrything in my system...very wierd

That is probably because your primary hard drive is a western digital and the jumper is set to "master". check if your disk differentiates between master and single/standalone.

my HDD is not a western digital it is a MAXTOR and the jumper is set to master

[tChr]

i did it again...but it wont boot up my hard drive unless i connect all power cable to evrything in my system...very wierd

That is probably because your primary hard drive is a western digital and the jumper is set to "master". check if your disk differentiates between master and single/standalone.

my HDD is not a western digital it is a MAXTOR and the jumper is set to master

master it not the same as "single" in some cases. I dont remember what maxtor do : dont use maxtor drives. But check if there is any seting called "single" or whatever, there should be a pin-scematic on the drive somewhere..

[phil55au]

i did it again...but it wont boot up my hard drive unless i connect all power cable to evrything in my system...very wierd

That is probably because your primary hard drive is a western digital and the jumper is set to "master". check if your disk differentiates between master and single/standalone.

my HDD is not a western digital it is a MAXTOR and the jumper is set to master

master it not the same as "single" in some cases. I dont remember what maxtor do : dont use maxtor drives. But check if there is any seting called "single" or whatever, there should be a pin-scematic on the drive somewhere..

there is only master jumper which i selected...cable select,and slave,also im going to upgarde my psu.so would any psu i buy fit inside my mini ATX tower?

[Urmel]

Yes, if it isn't a special rig (like a barebone or stuff like that). It must be ATX 2.0 compatible, and don't take the cheapest one. If you choose a better brand, 350 or 380W will suffice IMO.

[tZork]

Yes, if it isn't a special rig (like a barebone or stuff like that). It must be ATX 2.0 compatible, and don't take the cheapest one. If you choose a better brand, 350 or 380W will suffice IMO.

I run a hungrier machine on a 350w w/o problems, but tahts a good psu - one thats rated for 350w constant load. some cheap ones are maked as 350w but only for peek effect, stay clear of thise

As for the hdd. some drives need to have all jumpers removed for single drive operation. there should be a label on it telling ya how to set the jumpers for diffrent configs (usualy on the topside of the drive)

[phil55au]

Yes, if it isn't a special rig (like a barebone or stuff like that). It must be ATX 2.0 compatible, and don't take the cheapest one. If you choose a better brand, 350 or 380W will suffice IMO.

I run a hungrier machine on a 350w w/o problems, but tahts a good psu - one thats rated for 350w constant load. some cheap ones are maked as 350w but only for peek effect, stay clear of thise

As for the hdd. some drives need to have all jumpers removed for single drive operation. there should be a label on it telling ya how to set the jumpers for diffrent configs (usualy on the topside of the drive)

..i removed the jumper but still no operation succesful with just the hdd itself and the video card..so from info i gathered i will be needing a 450 watt psu ....a good brand in which i will ask the sales representive for....as now i use a FSP200-60atv so im looking to get the same sort of thing....seeing my computer is running at 200w...which is a miracle really from what ived heard.....i will be getting a new PSU hopefully next monday...so i will post and tell you if that solved the problem...
i thank all people for helping me with this problem....i much appreciate it...

kind regards to all the people that helped me ,
phil5555au,
P.S(i will post round around next week,when i have installed my new PSU...)
thanks again