• Enable SLI > BSOD after replacing power supply
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So I took the advice from my last thread and bought a new power supply, [URL="http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=7046311&CatId=5435"]this[/URL] one. After installing it I was able to temporarily enable both graphics cards at the same time, but after I enabled sli in the nvidia control panel and clicked 'apply' I immediately received a BSOD. I am now at the same exact point as before, where enabling both cards will cause my computer to go to sleep. At this point it appears that neither my graphics card, RAM, or now power supply seem to be causing my computer's persisting graphics issues. How else can I troubleshoot my hardware to find the source of this problem? [URL="http://www.2shared.com/file/8SaDnI4I/031313-30716-01.html"]BSOD minidump[/URL] Specs: AMD Phenom II X4 965 Black Edition AM3 CPU ASUS M4N98TD EVO nForce 980A Socket AM3 MB PC Power & Cooling PPCMK2S950 Silencer Mk II PSU EVGA GeForce GTX 570 1280MB GDDR5 PCIe [B](x2) [/B]8GB DDR3 1333 MHz RAM
Errr... Didn't read the dump yet - but that PSU doesn't seem very legit.
Problem is probably the PSU. PCP&C has gone down the drain over the last few years.
I highly doubt it is the PSU, as that is what I have just replaced, and it has made no difference at all. Now I think I will test my motherboard and HDD, but I doubt either of them would be causing this.
Well, you could have replaced a dead power supply with a shit power supply.
Obviously it's not the PSU, enabling SLI isn't a magical switch that causes the second GPU to start drawing power. (It's not like the GPU is turned off until you enable SLI.) The power draw is very unlikely to change significantly until you actually start gaming.
Have you tried reinstalling drivers?
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