Games Keep Crashing !! aaaarrr

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Hi guys, i recently got an XFX 6600GT 128mb GFX card, when i first installed it no problems, as weeks went on it keeps crashing all the time, i only really play one game and thats quake 3 arena: urban terror mod, so it doesnt need a dream to run etc, my spec is as follows:

1-Intel Pentium 4, 2812MHz, 512KB (28% Load) .:. (RAM) usage: 410/1024MB (40.04%) .:. (GFX) NVIDIA Device ID 0x00F1 (Omega 1.6177) (Q), (Display) 1280x1024/32bit/60Hz
[17:26:54] [@|it|Forc3] (OS) Windows XP Professional (5.1 - 2600), (uptime) 59m 28s .:. (HDDs) 23.86G/114.49G(20.8%) free


also where it says gfx card, i instllaed another driver yesterdy and it now whos up as that. .. . ive tried at least 10 old and new drivers and same problem each time. PSU is a 500 watt dual fan one, temps are:

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if somebody could please get back to me asap id appreciate it.
 
nooooooooooooooooooooooooooo
Its a Q-Tec...possible one of the worst PSU makers...ever...
Seriously get a better one, look here for advice on getting a new one.
 
thanks, can u recommend a good place to buy, and good brands, not TOO expensive, wud u say this is my problem? i never had this problem before tho and had this psu for a year
 
well it could be another problem but if it were me i'd get a new PSU anyway, Q-Tec aint-too-good and they'll probably take out the rest of your hardware if it does decide to give up the ghost,
You could have some bad RAM check out Memtest86 and try that, see if you get any errors.
 
its not just Watts, you need enough AMP's as well, I'd say you'd need about 25A on the 12V rail for that system, but others may think otherwise,
I dont think you could go wrong with a PSU like mine
Its this one here I cant hear it, it provides good stable clean power and has awesome ratings/reviews.
 
so my friend, tell me, whats all this dual voltage business about? rails etcs, ive looked a pix of it sayin u can run combined or single, what does it achieve?
 
it supplies different parts with their own 12V line, meaning not all the load is put on one line thus reducing stress on the PSU.
 
Why multiple 12V rails?
The general idea behind multiple 12V rails is to give different components their own line that they don't have to share, minimizing fluctuations caused by having additional components on that rail. For example, DFI's NF4 motherboards take one 12V rail and give it to the CPU exclusively, while the second one powers the video card(s) and other components that might need the 12V rail.

Without going into electronic theory, there's the factor of a voltage drop between points, depending on the circuit, and if it drops too much, the parts that need a certain voltage just aren't going to work, or they're going to work incorrectly. This is a problem when you have screwy work on the math that the CPU does.

The last piece is cost and heat. A single 30A 12V rail is harder to produce and is going to put out more heat as the load goes up. Having two 15A 12V rails in this case would be cheaper and easier to produce. The majority of the heat might only be coming from one while the other isn't putting off as much, reducing stress on the 12V rails, which tends to be good for the lifespan.
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There's a quote from this thread about multiple 12v rails
 
chars mate, il keep you posted, altho heres a theory for you, only certain drivers work on my grpahics card, some wont play media player files etc, ive got a nice working driver now, but still my games suck, ive noticed something that might help you narrow it down for me, it only does it on quake 3 arena : Urban terror, which is the mod i play for a pro clan... n e ideas why oinly 1 game has the issue here?
 
try re-installing the game and the mods..or play without the mod n see if the problem is still there...
 
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