BFG 6600 GT OC and Power

The BFG website says that a 350w is the minimum. Im running 2 SATA HD's DVD
rom, DVD burner Maybe I am underpowered? Maybe I need some more to get the
video on the 6600 GT OC??

On Sun, 9 Oct 2005 13:51:22 -0300, "News_Reader"
wrote:

The BFG website says that a 350w is the minimum. Im running 2 SATA HD's DVD
rom, DVD burner Maybe I am underpowered? Maybe I need some more to get the
video on the 6600 GT OC??

How much current is available from your power supply on the
+12V rail ?

Less than 18 amps and you possibly have a potential problem.

John Lewis

Antec Smart Power 350 watt, BFG says its the minimum for the card, so I
guess it shud run, but they also say that my ASROCK 939 is a lower end
board, and may not like their card.

"John Lewis" wrote in message
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On Sun, 9 Oct 2005 13:51:22 -0300, "News_Reader"
wrote:

The BFG website says that a 350w is the minimum. Im running 2 SATA HD's
DVD
rom, DVD burner Maybe I am underpowered? Maybe I need some more to get the
video on the 6600 GT OC??

How much current is available from your power supply on the
+12V rail ?

Less than 18 amps and you possibly have a potential problem.

John Lewis

On Mon, 10 Oct 2005 07:36:04 -0300, "News_Reader"
wrote:

Antec Smart Power 350 watt, BFG says its the minimum for the card, so I
guess it shud run, but they also say that my ASROCK 939 is a lower end
board, and may not like their card.

You did not answer my implied question. What current is available from
+12V? Please read the available current on +12V from the power-supply
label. The total wattage is likely to have no influence on your
problem.

I do not have any idea which version of the ASrock dual you are using,
so I have to ask a silly question. Does the manual show any jumper
that you must change when swapping from AGP to PCIe video cards ?
Also, I assume that you are not attempting to run BOTH cards in the
board when trying to make the 6600GT work.

John Lewis

Since you did not mention what size PSU you currently have, it's kind of
hard for us to comment.

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DaveW
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"News_Reader" wrote in message
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The BFG website says that a 350w is the minimum. Im running 2 SATA HD's
DVD rom, DVD burner Maybe I am underpowered? Maybe I need some more to get
the video on the 6600 GT OC??

Im running the AGP card only. The power supply says 16amps on the +12v side.
The model number of the board is ASROCK 939 Dual SATA2. I see nothing in the
manual that says I need to adjust jumpers. All it mentions is not to use a
3.3v AGP card in this board. I have a ATI 9800XT AGP in it now and it works
fine.

Thanks

"John Lewis" wrote in message
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On Mon, 10 Oct 2005 07:36:04 -0300, "News_Reader"
wrote:

Antec Smart Power 350 watt, BFG says its the minimum for the card, so I
guess it shud run, but they also say that my ASROCK 939 is a lower end
board, and may not like their card.

You did not answer my implied question. What current is available from
+12V? Please read the available current on +12V from the power-supply
label. The total wattage is likely to have no influence on your
problem.

I do not have any idea which version of the ASrock dual you are using,
so I have to ask a silly question. Does the manual show any jumper
that you must change when swapping from AGP to PCIe video cards ?
Also, I assume that you are not attempting to run BOTH cards in the
board when trying to make the 6600GT work.

John Lewis

Dave, the power supply size was mentioned in the original post, it is an
Antec 350W Smart Power
"DaveW" wrote in message
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Since you did not mention what size PSU you currently have, it's kind of
hard for us to comment.

--
DaveW
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"News_Reader" wrote in message
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The BFG website says that a 350w is the minimum. Im running 2 SATA HD's
DVD rom, DVD burner Maybe I am underpowered? Maybe I need some more to
get the video on the 6600 GT OC??