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scream
06-25-2006, 06:20 PM
okay.. most of you know i have a X1900XT... i've had this card for about 2 weeks now or slightly more than 2 weeks... i've benched this baby a couple of times on 3dmark06... well plenty of times in fact...

but strangely for the first time yesterday i noticed artifacts in the canyon flight and deep freeze scenes... return to proxycon has no issues.. somehow it only seems to happen with the 2 SM3.0 scenes...

the only thing that has changed since the time i've got this card is the addition of a soundcard... and my entire rig is powered by a verudium 430W.. do u think my PSU is starting to feel the pinch??

or could there be something else a miss?? wad could be the reason tht it only happens during the SM3.0 scenes?? but return to proxycon is fine?? i've played GRAW a fair bit too and everything is maxed out but i do not notice and artifacts when playing GRAW and this problem sarted last night...

should i go RMA?? or change my PSU?? i honestly think it may be my PSU..

eva2000
06-25-2006, 06:27 PM
Just get a better psu, with a better psu it will last you longer than your next video card/hardware upgrade :)

scream
06-25-2006, 06:41 PM
Just get a better psu, with a better psu it will last you longer than your next video card/hardware upgrade :)

agree, i'll be getting a Silverstone 650W Zeus. :D

eva2000
06-25-2006, 07:01 PM
get the 700W OCZ GameXstream if ya can http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/showthread.php?t=99830 decent price to handle future needs

scream
06-25-2006, 07:08 PM
hmm.. tht would be good but unfortunatelyy my budget will only allow me to get the 650W Zeus.. i've spent too much.. =(