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I need help with my XFX 9800gt

Discussion in 'Audio and Video' started by Davidoff, Aug 3, 2009.

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  1. Davidoff Newcomer, in training

    i have bought an xfx 9800gt recently and i am having a problem. I play crysis warhead and i get 10-12fps average on the gamer mode. my friend says that this is not enough for my card, he owns a 9500gt. he also told me that i have to connect a six pin plug type thingy to the card from the power supply. but i could not find any place in the card for a six pin plug.i have a 230watt power supply. which is not recommended by the company. BY THE WAY, unlike the card at the nvidia website and the xfx website, it has one DVI output and one HDMI output(without adapter).Can someone tell me the origins of this card?. is the low fps due to the power supply or is my card not genuine?.I am listing my system specs below.Help please.

    Intel Core 2 Quad Q8200 @ 2.33GHZ
    WDC Green 500gb Sata HDD
    Kingston 2+2 DDR2 ram
    XFX 9800GT
    with stock power supply 230 Watts
  2. nismo91 TechSpot Guru

    it is definitely because of the power supply. please change your PSU to a >500W with high Ampere on +12V rails. i just bought a 9500GT because it doesnt require the power thing.

    the technician told me, PCIE supplies average of 75W of power. im not sure of this though. and the rest of the power are supplied from power supply. so, 230W would not cut it. buy a new one which supply "pure" power of the listed Wattage. anyway are u sure 230W or 230V?

    230W is rare these days, especially running core2quad with 9800GT, its impossible.
  3. Davidoff Newcomer, in training

    ya i thought so too...maybe the power is limited.....so if i get a power supply of 600w..would that suffice?.....and yes its 230 WATTS
  4. red1776 Omnipotent Ruler of the Universe

    Hi David,
    have a look at this and you can see the 6 pin on the back of the card
    http://www.overclockersclub.com/reviews/xfx_9800gt/2.htm. the specs call for a minimum of a 425w psu, and Nismo, yes the pcie slot will feed up to 75w of power to a card. without the 6-pin power connected the card is starved for 25-30w, as it uses about 105w at peak.
  5. Davidoff Newcomer, in training

    this might seem funny but there is no six pin socket there...here is a picture i took of my card

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  6. red1776 Omnipotent Ruler of the Universe

    i believe you have a low power green card there!
  7. Davidoff Newcomer, in training

    @red1776: dude, what does a "low power green card" mean?. i am new at these things :S
  8. Punkid TechSpot Enthusiast

    wht he means to say is that uve been ripped off......doggy style :|
  9. red1776 Omnipotent Ruler of the Universe

  10. Davidoff Newcomer, in training

    in your face "punkid" look at what red 1776 wrote^
  11. red1776 Omnipotent Ruler of the Universe

    so now the question is, will your PSU suffice?
  12. Punkid TechSpot Enthusiast

    well usually 'green stuff' is useless low performance crap, its the same case with ur Caviar 'Green' hard disk
  13. Davidoff Newcomer, in training

    hey you might have to spell out some things for me...again....what is PSU?
  14. Punkid TechSpot Enthusiast

    Power supply unit :|
  15. Davidoff Newcomer, in training

    oooohhhhhh..........right
  16. red1776 Omnipotent Ruler of the Universe

  17. Davidoff Newcomer, in training

    ThANKS MAN.......I WILL GET A NEWER POWER SUPPLY SOON.......IF MY O- LEVEL RESULTS TURN UP GOOD.......or else..........:"bye bye pc"
  18. red1776 Omnipotent Ruler of the Universe

  19. Davidoff Newcomer, in training

    Well thanks for your help....now i just have to wait till next monday, maybe i will get my 1tb hdd too :D
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