[themanager3066]

[tool_462]

Ok, first we need a little more info. You did a great job describing the problem though! Here is what we need: How many watts is your Power Supply Unit (PSU)? It will be on a sticker on the side of the unit, sometimes you have to read a bit of the label to find the wattage. Probably between 250-500. I see on the 6600 you need a 4 pin molex connector to connect to the card. Your PSU should have 4-8 of these connectors running from it. See if you have any that dont connect to any other component and try that on the card. But to me it seems like the PSU isnt giving enough power. So let us know how many watts your current PSU puts out and we can let you know if it is powerful enough to give you what you need! Also include some detailed system specs, like what CPU/RAM/How many HDD's and Optical drives you are running.

[themanager3066]

[Relic]

[themanager3066]

can you just give me an idea if these would work or not;

http://www.cclonline.com/product-info-pc.asp?id=4087&pc=kelkoo

http://www.savastore.com/productinfo/pro...id=45&tid=2

to be perfectly honest i am finding it extremely difficult to find a new PSU unit that may be compatible, becuase basically i am rubbish at computers so don't understand a lot of the information given, so please any recommendations would be extremely helpful

also just as an aside how do i know it will fit into my pc case, and connect to my motherboard etc?

Mike.

[tool_462]

Yep, Relic beat me to it for the first answer. It is you PSU that is causing the issue and YES, either of those PSU's will be sufficient to run your PC. Also, just for future reference, the plug on the back of the PSU for you monitor or whatever you want, doesnt take any power away from your PC. It is simply like plugging it into a power strip or surge protector.

[themanager3066]

so any PSU would it into my pc, in terms of housing and connections to things like motherboards? and the only thing i am looking for in particular is to make sure it is 400W

Mike.

[tool_462]

Yep. Any PSU that is 400Watts+ should work fine. Unless your computer is very old (which it doesnt seem to be) the PSU will be ATX and will fit perfect. Older PC's use AT PSU's but dont worry about that.

[Relic]

Akasa has a good rep, haven't heard a lot about Chieftec PSU's being bad, so either one, both have dual 12V rails at 14 and 15 amps each, should do you well.

[themanager3066]

how about this one
http://misco.co.uk/productinformation/~75860~WW~/Akasa%20400W%20Power%20Supply.htm

[Relic]

Yeah, that would work, SLI PSU, but nowhere enough power for a top-of-the-line SLI system.

You want to run 2 cards in the future, 600W+, dual-core ready.

For what you want now, go with the first Akasa.

Now, you can post links for 100 more PSU's that will do the trick, but it's a waste of time, you already have your answer. Go with one or the other.

[themanager3066]

i know i know, sorry about the repeated posting of info on new PSU's, but i really want to get it right, i don't want to fudge it and get the worng thing, that is how i first ended up in this situation, but soon i will buy a PSU, maybe sunday/monday.


Mike.

[themanager3066]

[Relic]

[themanager3066]

thanks man, i know what you mean, fitting the parts wasn't half as hard as i imagined, but the thing that i struggeled greatly was the whole compatibility issues, and not really knowing which parts would work with each other. but i have to say it may be a little while before i pick up the screwdriver again and try and change anything with my computer as my blood pressure must have gone off the scale at some points
o and by the way this is the PSU i got, i thoroughly recommend it

http://www.pcworld.co.uk/martprd/store/p...p;category_oid=

thanks everyone

Mike.