Using 2 PSU has CLoD kicking it in high gear!

[ECV56_LeChuck]

please PLEASE update your PSUs. A 500w is not enough for an nvidia and a 350w not enough for a 5770. You risk damaging your components.

I wonder how many complains about bugs or bad performance are like this, or a bad configured system...

[ATAG_Dutch]

Originally Posted by ECV56_LeChuck

please PLEASE update your PSUs. A 500w is not enough for an nvidia and a 350w not enough for a 5770. You risk damaging your components.

I wonder how many complains about bugs or bad performance are like this, or a bad configured system...

yeah, I knew it was borderline when I bought the 5770, but Cliffs of Dover performs ok for me when compared to the complaints from people with much better systems, so I've been waiting for the patches and optimisation before upgrading hardware.

The psu has always been a worry though.

Think I'll get one tomorrow.

[swiss]

Originally Posted by ECV56_LeChuck

You risk damaging your components.

How's that going to happen?
Fry them due to the lack of power?

I wonder how many complains about bugs or bad performance are like this, or a bad configured system...

Many.

[Vengeanze]

Originally Posted by swiss

How's that going to happen?
Fry them due to the lack of power?

Read that you can atleast fry the PSU but never heard of anyone who did that.

Originally Posted by swiss

How's that going to happen?
Fry them due to the lack of power?

A PSU that isn't up to the task is not going to give you very steady voltage, with dips and spikes whenever something power intensive happens (loading a game, a drive spinning up, fans kicking in, those 3 other cores revving up to full usage, etc.)

These dips and spikes put extra strain on your components and shorten their lifespan. I doubt a PSU is going to outright fry a component due to being too small, but it might make the difference between a GPU lasting your years or a week after the warranty runs out.

Also don't go with some no-name brand. Some of them are cheap, use really substandard components and CAN fry a system if they spike too high.

[tityus]

I got curious. The distortion on the width of the videos are a product of youtube uploading mechanism or game config?

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[AARPRazorbacks]

Originally Posted by tityus

I got curious. The distortion on the width of the videos are a product of youtube uploading mechanism or game config?

tityus

Thats the WMM settings I have to make a HD video.

[tityus]

AARPRazorbacks: Thats the WMM settings I have to make a HD video.

Thanks for the prompt reply. I don't have CloD yet and got a little worried about the distortion. Good thing it is intentional and not the game engine.

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[l3uLLDoZeR]

That is interesting, I didn't even think the gpu would work without enough juice. I went with PC power&cooling and my 750w silencer has been chugging along 24/7 for at least two years now.

[Ataros]

850 W 80+ psu for my modest videocard

...and no sound problems in MP btw ))