GA-X58A-UD3R unstable during Windows 7 installation

[TrondS]

I just put together a  rig with the X58A-UD3R motherboard, and a Asus Geforce 560 TI GPU, I also have two HDDs, and Corsair H70 cooling. Everything is running on standard, no over clocking. My power supply is 600W. The whole rig seems unstable, and the only new component is the GPU. Can somebody tell me if 600W would be sufficient?

[Aussie Allan]

  For many reasons.....we/I recommend 650W as the minimum now......there's so many thing to factor in.....your card alone will consume between 200 to 250W depending on model and clock/load

  Can you give a description as to why you think it's unstable.....and what CPU?

  Aussie Allan

[teknology9]

Hi TrondS,

On the Nvidia website they state that the mininum wattage for your GPU is 500w:

http://uk.geforce.com/hardware/desktop-gpus/geforce-gtx-560ti/specifications

The following link is for a PSU calculator, so it may shed some light on the situation.

http://extreme.outervision.com/psucalculatorlite.jsp

Hope this helps.


teknology9

[Gloup_Gloup]

Hi TrondS,

I remind you that Windows, during his initial installation, do not like that there is more than one stick of RAM installed in the motherboard.

After the end of the entire installation process of Windows, made ​​a performance test (Experience Index score).
It is in the System section of Control Panel.
After this test, shut down the computer and install your other sticks of ram.

What is your model of ram.
What is your version of windows and type? (Like Win7 64bit, for exemple)

Gloup_Gloup

[Dark Mantis]

Hi and welcome.

The PSU is probably struggling with the components that you have in your system. As Allan has already said I wouldn't try running that with less than a decent maske of PSU and at least 650W. If possible I would go a littyle higher just to give yourself some headroom. Forget the figures, if you try and work it out you would be trying to run with a 450w or something around there! Some things require experience more than mathematics.