M0rdresh
Legacy Member
Heb een thread lopen op Nvidia, maar toch wou ik dit graag ook hier posten, is wel in het engels:
I'm experiencing a weird problem, though I've been reading many simular cases regaring to a more then sufficient power supply present but still getting the Nvidia Sentinal message of unsufficient power to the graphicscard/GPU.
The system is not overclocked, infact I never overclocked with this system. All hardware is brandnew.
Using a ANTEC 1000W TruePower Quattro
=> http://www.antec.com/ec/productDetails.php?ProdID=07990
Using a PNY Geforce 8800 GTS PCIe 2.0 512MB
=> http://www2.pny.com/8800-GTS-512MB-PCIe-20...-P2570C269.aspx
Motherboard
=> Asus P5N32-E SLI 680i nForce
Mem:
=> OCZ Reaper series 2GB PC6400
OS
=>Fresh install of Windows XP Service Pack 2 ( tried Vista also)
Latest Nvidia nForce drivers and Geforce drivers from the website.
Issue:
=> 3DMark06 => 2FPS and a score of around 1000
I have two PNY 8800 GTS 2.0 512MB's, but the problem exists also with only one graphicscard fitted, so currently only one graphicscard is installed. When I boot up in Windows XP I get the Sentinel message regarding to low power on the GPU and very horrible, unrealistic, performance in about every 3D application.
I tried the following:
- Latest Mobo bios updates and drivers
- Remove every hardware other then the mobo and the harddrive so that the PSU is only used minimal
- Removed the PCIe powercords and replaced them
- Switched from the PSU PCIe connectors to the Molex connector drawing power from two completly empty 12V PSU circuits
- Removed the graphicscard and put it back in (to avoid slot issues)
- Swapped the graphicscard with the other one (have two)
Nothing worked to resolve this issue, I've been reading many things. Some people talk about how the latest Nvidia drivers messes up some PSU's, others talk about needing a whopping 26A input on the 8800 GTS 2.0 512MB model, some talk about the PSU simply not being sufficient (1000W Antec ??). Some people talk about the sentinal driver being all wrong, Others talk about maybe the motherboard not delivering enough additional or base power to the cards.
I'm getting very desperate, any ideas on what to do ? I mean the ANTEC 1000W TruePower Quattro should be able to power a motherboard one harddrive and one graphicscard, how on earth can it be that this PSU is not sufficient ?
Before I go an buy me another PSU, I'd like to be 100% sure its the PSU, but I'm currently not
I'm experiencing a weird problem, though I've been reading many simular cases regaring to a more then sufficient power supply present but still getting the Nvidia Sentinal message of unsufficient power to the graphicscard/GPU.
The system is not overclocked, infact I never overclocked with this system. All hardware is brandnew.
Using a ANTEC 1000W TruePower Quattro
=> http://www.antec.com/ec/productDetails.php?ProdID=07990
Using a PNY Geforce 8800 GTS PCIe 2.0 512MB
=> http://www2.pny.com/8800-GTS-512MB-PCIe-20...-P2570C269.aspx
Motherboard
=> Asus P5N32-E SLI 680i nForce
Mem:
=> OCZ Reaper series 2GB PC6400
OS
=>Fresh install of Windows XP Service Pack 2 ( tried Vista also)
Latest Nvidia nForce drivers and Geforce drivers from the website.
Issue:
=> 3DMark06 => 2FPS and a score of around 1000
I have two PNY 8800 GTS 2.0 512MB's, but the problem exists also with only one graphicscard fitted, so currently only one graphicscard is installed. When I boot up in Windows XP I get the Sentinel message regarding to low power on the GPU and very horrible, unrealistic, performance in about every 3D application.
I tried the following:
- Latest Mobo bios updates and drivers
- Remove every hardware other then the mobo and the harddrive so that the PSU is only used minimal
- Removed the PCIe powercords and replaced them
- Switched from the PSU PCIe connectors to the Molex connector drawing power from two completly empty 12V PSU circuits
- Removed the graphicscard and put it back in (to avoid slot issues)
- Swapped the graphicscard with the other one (have two)
Nothing worked to resolve this issue, I've been reading many things. Some people talk about how the latest Nvidia drivers messes up some PSU's, others talk about needing a whopping 26A input on the 8800 GTS 2.0 512MB model, some talk about the PSU simply not being sufficient (1000W Antec ??). Some people talk about the sentinal driver being all wrong, Others talk about maybe the motherboard not delivering enough additional or base power to the cards.
I'm getting very desperate, any ideas on what to do ? I mean the ANTEC 1000W TruePower Quattro should be able to power a motherboard one harddrive and one graphicscard, how on earth can it be that this PSU is not sufficient ?
Before I go an buy me another PSU, I'd like to be 100% sure its the PSU, but I'm currently not

