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HippeyBosnian · 08-Oct-2002, 21:21

Well I had a lot of resets with my system

AMD XP 1700+
ECS KTS5A (SiS 735 Chipset)
512MB PC2100
MSI Geforce4 ti4200 128MB
SB Live Value

and someone suggested my 300W PSU was not enough. Well I removed one of my case fans (which was plugged directly into the motherboard) and the reset problem went away.

Great right?? Well then I figured I'd try overclocking my Geforce4. ONly the restarts came back. So fine, I return the G4 speed back to normal, only the resets stayed.

I am now forced to downlock my CPU to 1.1GHZ only to keep it stable. Yes I need a new PSU right??

Well how come it worked before without the fan and normal speed and now it needs to be downlocked as well?? How can I maximize the output of my 300W supply while I scrounge up some loose change to buy a new PSU??

Anything I can unplug/downclock that isn't as important as a CPU/Geforce4/Ram??

Thanks in advance.

arjan de lumens · 08-Oct-2002, 22:03

Other than CPU/GPU/RAM, the components that draw the most power are normally the hard disk and the cdrom drive. You are probably stuck as far as the hard disk is concerned - there may be programs that can slow down the cdrom drive for you.

Edit: read your other threads - the cdrom drive thingy may not help that much in 3dmark2001, as it obviously doesn't use it for anything.

Tahir2 · 15-Oct-2002, 00:02

er followin from arjans post

does anyone know of any generic HD utils to make the drive quieter? seen an intel chipset one

need one for me maxtor hd / sis chipset

searched both sites and found nothing

08-Oct-2002, 21:21	#1
HippeyBosnian Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 13	How do I maximize my power Well I had a lot of resets with my system AMD XP 1700+ ECS KTS5A (SiS 735 Chipset) 512MB PC2100 MSI Geforce4 ti4200 128MB SB Live Value and someone suggested my 300W PSU was not enough. Well I removed one of my case fans (which was plugged directly into the motherboard) and the reset problem went away. Great right?? Well then I figured I'd try overclocking my Geforce4. ONly the restarts came back. So fine, I return the G4 speed back to normal, only the resets stayed. I am now forced to downlock my CPU to 1.1GHZ only to keep it stable. Yes I need a new PSU right?? Well how come it worked before without the fan and normal speed and now it needs to be downlocked as well?? How can I maximize the output of my 300W supply while I scrounge up some loose change to buy a new PSU?? Anything I can unplug/downclock that isn't as important as a CPU/Geforce4/Ram?? Thanks in advance.

15-Oct-2002, 00:02	#3
Tahir2 Itchy Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: United Queendom Posts: 2,859	er followin from arjans post does anyone know of any generic HD utils to make the drive quieter? seen an intel chipset one need one for me maxtor hd / sis chipset searched both sites and found nothing __________________ Time is an illusion. Lunchtime doubly so - Douglas Adams

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08-Oct-2002, 22:03	#2
arjan de lumens Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: gjethus, Norway Posts: 1,256	Other than CPU/GPU/RAM, the components that draw the most power are normally the hard disk and the cdrom drive. You are probably stuck as far as the hard disk is concerned - there may be programs that can slow down the cdrom drive for you. Edit: read your other threads - the cdrom drive thingy may not help that much in 3dmark2001, as it obviously doesn't use it for anything.

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