graphics card /power supply problems

Big_Graeme

vinylmusic wrote: »

It actually cost £45. The graphic card was brand new from Aria.co.uk
I'm not sure where to go from here. Aria are not the nicest company around when it comes to returns, unless of course the've changed their hard attitude that I experienced when I used them a few years back

That begs the question, why use them again?
Something isn't right, either the PSU or the card.

vinylmusic

Big_Graeme wrote: »

That begs the question, why use them again?
Something isn't right, either the PSU or the card.

Well I do find them very good and well stocked with high end and general computer ware at reasonable priced and thy are no more than a 1 hour drive from where I live
My only problem with them has been over returns
I once returned something bought by mistake but under their sales advice. They wanted a restocking fee which I later learned is ilegal under distant selling regulations
Well that was some time back so I'm hoping they will have improved their after sales and customer service by now.
I guess I will soon find out

vinylmusic

Thanks to all for your suggestions
I finally got to the bottom of it
I swapped the graphic cards with another computer
The lower spec card from the other PC worked fine in the one I'm fixing and the higher spec card worked fine in the other which only had a 300W PSU
So it's obvious that the PSU I have is faulty

Cycrow

650W is plenty for that setup. However, not all PSU's can deliver what power they state.

sometimes the quoted power is the maximum possible output (which you will never really reach).

Its always best to go for a decent high end PSU, a cheap one may not give you enough power, or can fail, and take the rest of the pc with it. Not worth it to save a few quid

vinylmusic

it certainly should have been adequate. I tried the card our on my home PC with a 300W PSU and it worked fine.
Anyway it doesnt matter now because weve ordered a Corsair 750 with higher amps too

Crinkmeister

Well done for solving it! The Corsair should be a better bet than the X-Viper.