Whats the problem (power supply)?

Question

Hi I have a Acer Aspire M1610-Zb7z and I recently upgraded my ram and video card.

I replaced my standard 1 gb 300 and something mhz for
OCZ 4GB (2x2GB) DDR2 800Mhz/PC2-6400 Memory

I also brought a Nvidia Geforce 8600 GT 1GB
and I need to know why my pc keeps crashing when i go to start a game or demanding program

Do I need to Buy a more powerful power supply
I have a FSP Group INC
ATX-250PA(1PF)

Basically it's 250W do I need to upgrade?

Oh yer I have a pentium Dual core e1410 1.60ghz

Answer 1

hi mate

yes,anyone who understands how graphic cards work will know that a card like the geforce 8600gt requires a minimum of a 350watt power supply

however its not just about the wattage,you also need a decent amount of amps on the 12 volt dc rail,and in the case of the geforce 8600gt a minimum of 20A on the 12v rail should be fine

a good power supply that meets these requirements is the Xilence 420W Gaming PSU(http://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Components/Power+Supplies/200w+to+449w/Xilence+420W+Gaming+PSU+?productId=19868),this has a 420watt peak output and has dual 12v rails with a total of 27A ,this is more than enough for the geforce 8600gt

it also comes with 2 x sata connectors and a 6 pin pci-express connector,so this fits the bill quite nicely

i recently bought my wife a "acer t671" desktop pc and i was suprised to see it only came with a 250watt psu,however since she is happy to use the xpress 1250 onboard gpu then theres no need to upgrade it

finally you should also look at the cooling in the case aswell,however if its anything like the acer t671 it will have a funnel type cpu cooler and a 80mm rear case fan,these should be fine

your memory is also not compatible,the acer Aspire M1610 can only use DDR2 PC2-5300,DDR2 PC2-4200 with a maximum of 2GB per slot,so you need to get in touch with the retailer were you bought them and see if you can exchange them for the correct modules

so in reflection you need to initially replace the memory and then upgrade the psu and this will sort the crashes out and get you up and running again

you can see the crucial memory report at http://www.crucial.com/store/listparts.aspx?model=Aspire%20M1610

any problems let me know

good luck mate !

Answer 2

hi, i dont think its a power supply problem. Its possibly either a Ram or VGA problem.



If its a RAM problem, make sure they are not faulty and compatible with each other, same bus speed,... (its better when buying RAMs to get identical pieces). To check that, try fitting other RAMs and start a game.



If its a Graphics card, well it could be a hardware conflict with the M.Board. try to fit in your older card and start a game.



If none of these method works, then take it to PC repair man.



Good luck. pls respond with ur results :)

Answer 3

It may well be your Power supply as it depends on how many watts your Components are taking. with regards to your pc keep crashing you will need to check that you have installed your drives properly!!

Answer 4

yep ,about as high as your motherboard would let you go,go to the intel

website find what type of motherboard you are using or give them the model number,processor also needs to be upgraded