Power supply

[Yukfo0]

Well Ive been having bad problems with HL/HL2 (low fps) I ran a 3dmax test and got results of 1600s (terrible)
http://service.futuremark.com/compare?3dm06=205867

(my sytem specs are in the above link, also running winxp64 and have latest vid card drivers)
After online reasearch it seems i need a new power supply
Is this correct?

I have this one
Peak load 430W (not sure how to find out the amperage levels)
here it is
Award MDL:EP-43058
this is the current power supply (http://72.14.203.104/search?q=cache:o_cwBAb4LtAJ:www.ubid.com/actn/opn/getpage.asp%3FAuctionId%3D800283534+award+EP-43058&hl=en&gl=us&ct=clnk&cd=3)

any help will be appreciated
thanks

[thrash_head]

Sup yuk! I would look at the Antec 500w PSU at newegg. They have the best psu's i've used on a basic computer. Below is the link...
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16817103937

Its worth every penny...

[Janus]

the amperage levels are on the sticker on the side of the actual power supply. sorry I forgot to tell you in the benching forum. good suggestion there thrash. I would either get that or the Fortron (FSP Group) AX-500 (http://www.ewiz.com/detail.php?name=PS-FS500A) It has actually gone up $10 from it's usual $73 so if you wanted to wait it would probably go back down.

[osiris]

I have the FSP AX500-A and I like it a lot. The rails are rock solid, and it has dual 12V rails (if that's a plus for you).
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16817104934

[Dave]

I very much doubt low fps is a PSU issue. It would be the last thing on my list of things to check, right under "is my hair combed".

[ass*assassin]

I very much doubt low fps is a PSU issue. It would be the last thing on my list of things to check, right under "is my hair combed".

correct.. i would check my bios settings first.. and then look for heat problems if those were good.

[Yukfo0]

done both of those
any more suggestions?

[thrash_head]

Yes, Make sure your drivers are good. Have you tried to use a set of "old" drivers?

[Yukfo0]

yea, x64 drivers are pretty limited

[Dave]

Dump the whole X64 setup and go back to plain old XP.

[DuM]

I dunno, If you have an nvidia card and if it were the PSU and your vid card wasn't getting enough juice, you'd get a prompt telling you so, I did. You could prob take the PSU to comp usa to get it checked, but I'd just buy a $10 PS checker to see if it's corrupt. First, I'd just make an image of your HD and reformat w/ a diff OS. GL

#styles to mulch when you fix it :)

[thrash_head]

Yeah, You could make a partition on your hard drive and install regualr windows XP and install drivers there. Then if your fps is fixed you will know that it is your OS.

[Yukfo0]

happend on xp and xp64 :O