My pc is on the frizt and I can no longer play games even old ones. The Witcher, Sacred, Freelancer, Privateer all cause my system to power off. I can get about 1.5 minutes of play on the Witcher and about 10-15 minutes of play out of the Privateer remake. Surfs the internet, Installs programs, and plays vids on WMP all day long no troubles. That leads me to belive its a power supply issue.
Here is what I have:
- Msi K8n Neo4 Platinum socket 939 Mobo onboard sound is fried
- Athlon 64 FX60 2.6ghz stock clock
- 2 gigs ddr400 512x4 stock clock
- Evga 7600gt stock clock
- Ultra v-series "500watt" PS single +12v rail 28 amps 336watts
- Sound Blaster PCI card
- SATA HD
- IDE dvd burner
The power supply should be plenty for this setup and tests fine with the tester I have but I dont have anyway to test it under load. What I'm wondering is if the powersupply is crapping out due to capacitor ageing. I've read that power supplys loose some of their wattage capacity as the capacitors age under load. Its about 4 years old and the 7600gt worked with it fine for about 2 years.
So what do ya think new power supply time or is it a video card issue?
