I'm having some video display problems with my machine and need your opinion in determining the cause. I'm thinking it's most likely the power supply, but wanted to check with you before I buy a new one, in case there are some other things I should check out first.
My PC:
ABIT IP35 Pro
Q6600 at 2.4ghz
ATI 2600 XT
6GB RAM (2x1GB+2x2GB)
3x7200RPM SATA
DVD Burner ATA
PowerSupply: Antec TruePower 550W, also tried Coolmax 450W
Everything is running at stock speed, no overclocking.
When I try to launch any game, the screen has green and red horizontal lines against black background, or the screen goes black completely.
I also started noticing problem with my Logitech Pro4000 webcam. It started having green horizontal lines against the captured image. When I unplug the Webcam from the motherboard and plug it to my Dell LCD powered USB input, the webcam works, no luck with the ATI card though.
I'm thinking since my webcam has no problem when it's plugged to an external powered USB, than my system is probably not providing enough power. Now, would it be the mother board or the power supply? My power supply is 550W and I tried with another 450W, but the result was the same.
I also tried to play with RAM configuration, voltages and timings. If I put in only 2 sticks of RAM, the webcam works, but ATI still doesn't.
I'm not experiencing any other problems with the system, it's running smoothly 24/7 for business purpose, the only problem is when playing games or using the webcam.
Thank you.
My PC:
ABIT IP35 Pro
Q6600 at 2.4ghz
ATI 2600 XT
6GB RAM (2x1GB+2x2GB)
3x7200RPM SATA
DVD Burner ATA
PowerSupply: Antec TruePower 550W, also tried Coolmax 450W
Everything is running at stock speed, no overclocking.
When I try to launch any game, the screen has green and red horizontal lines against black background, or the screen goes black completely.
I also started noticing problem with my Logitech Pro4000 webcam. It started having green horizontal lines against the captured image. When I unplug the Webcam from the motherboard and plug it to my Dell LCD powered USB input, the webcam works, no luck with the ATI card though.
I'm thinking since my webcam has no problem when it's plugged to an external powered USB, than my system is probably not providing enough power. Now, would it be the mother board or the power supply? My power supply is 550W and I tried with another 450W, but the result was the same.
I also tried to play with RAM configuration, voltages and timings. If I put in only 2 sticks of RAM, the webcam works, but ATI still doesn't.
I'm not experiencing any other problems with the system, it's running smoothly 24/7 for business purpose, the only problem is when playing games or using the webcam.
Thank you.