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YarisSedan · 04-15-2010, 02:27 PM

Okay i got my new power supply which is a coolmaster 460w Plugged everythign in and it works but now when i get to windows it gives me this error that says my video card has inssuficient power and is running at a lower quality now as a result.

What gets me as this should be more than plenty power. I downloaded all the latest drivers and updated my bios.

yarisitis · 04-16-2010, 01:20 PM

What hardware do you have in your computer right now? What kind of processor, how many hard drives/optical drives, how many case fans and anything else like PCI cards and stuff.

Stupid question but you did plug in the PCI-E power cable from your power supply into the the video card right?

YarisSedan · 04-16-2010, 02:01 PM

I have a athalon dual core with 4 gigs ram and 1 dvd drive. I made sure the power cord was plugged in. It wouldnt boot up til it was.

yarisitis · 04-16-2010, 02:12 PM

That is weird, 460 watts should be more than enough like you said.

Is this the PSU you bought:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817171046

Under the specs it says it has 18 amps for the +12v rail.

If you look here at this video card which is like the one you have:

http://www.newegg.com/product/produc...82E16814130082

It says under the specs that it requires a PSU with a +12v rail of 26 amps.

However your PSU has 2 +12v rails both at 18 which gives you 36 total but I don't know if the card requires only 1 +12v rail at 26 or higher rather than 2 separate ones. It's confusing.

This is why it's best not to go cheap on a power supply.

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04-15-2010, 02:27 PM	#19
YarisSedan Drives: 08 Yaris Sedan Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: California - Bay Area Posts: 2,773	Okay i got my new power supply which is a coolmaster 460w Plugged everythign in and it works but now when i get to windows it gives me this error that says my video card has inssuficient power and is running at a lower quality now as a result. What gets me as this should be more than plenty power. I downloaded all the latest drivers and updated my bios.

04-16-2010, 01:20 PM	#20
yarisitis Drives: 2008 Yaris LB Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: California Posts: 165	What hardware do you have in your computer right now? What kind of processor, how many hard drives/optical drives, how many case fans and anything else like PCI cards and stuff. Stupid question but you did plug in the PCI-E power cable from your power supply into the the video card right?

04-16-2010, 02:01 PM	#21
YarisSedan Drives: 08 Yaris Sedan Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: California - Bay Area Posts: 2,773	I have a athalon dual core with 4 gigs ram and 1 dvd drive. I made sure the power cord was plugged in. It wouldnt boot up til it was.

04-16-2010, 02:12 PM	#22
yarisitis Drives: 2008 Yaris LB Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: California Posts: 165	That is weird, 460 watts should be more than enough like you said. Is this the PSU you bought: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817171046 Under the specs it says it has 18 amps for the +12v rail. If you look here at this video card which is like the one you have: http://www.newegg.com/product/produc...82E16814130082 It says under the specs that it requires a PSU with a +12v rail of 26 amps. However your PSU has 2 +12v rails both at 18 which gives you 36 total but I don't know if the card requires only 1 +12v rail at 26 or higher rather than 2 separate ones. It's confusing. This is why it's best not to go cheap on a power supply.