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Paulverisor64 · 08-07-08, 05:10 PM

Thank you for giving me some ideas to check into. From what I am gathering it appears that there is a much greater likelyhood that I am experiencing a hardware issue and not a game specific issue.

I didn't really give you a proper rundown on my computer spec's.
Mainboard: EVGA Nforce 680i SLI 1333 Mhz DDR2 (onboard Realtek sound)
Processor: Intel Core Duo, 2.4 Ghz E6600
Ram: OCZ DDR2 PC2-6400 Dual Channel Memory
Graphics: (2) EVGA 8800 GTS 640MB
Power Supply: OCZ 700GXSSLI 700 Watt

Everything in my setup should be adaquate for it's job. However my suspicion is that I either have a lack of power from my power supply or all of the components are heating up the insides of my Antec Sonata too much.

I really haven't done any serious gaming since I purchased my 2nd graphics card. The 1st card by itself worked like a champ when I played Battlefield 2 several months ago. My desire to get a SLI setup was because I wanted to get optimal speed and performance in playing the Silent Hunter III game. I was extremely pleased with an increase from 30,000 to 50,000 3DMark03 score.

I've read on the internet several accounts of where someone's SLI setup resulted in computer lockups. I also read of another account of onboard sound creating the error message that I mentioned above.

I would like to know if there would be some way that I could check some numbers against what I should be seeing with the heat registered in BIOS or perhaps there is a way to look at power consumption levels within the computer.

Tonight I will remove and clean the fan of my 2nd graphics card.

08-07-08, 05:10 PM	#8
Paulverisor64 Seaman Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 38 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Thank you for giving me some ideas to check into. From what I am gathering it appears that there is a much greater likelyhood that I am experiencing a hardware issue and not a game specific issue. I didn't really give you a proper rundown on my computer spec's. Mainboard: EVGA Nforce 680i SLI 1333 Mhz DDR2 (onboard Realtek sound) Processor: Intel Core Duo, 2.4 Ghz E6600 Ram: OCZ DDR2 PC2-6400 Dual Channel Memory Graphics: (2) EVGA 8800 GTS 640MB Power Supply: OCZ 700GXSSLI 700 Watt Everything in my setup should be adaquate for it's job. However my suspicion is that I either have a lack of power from my power supply or all of the components are heating up the insides of my Antec Sonata too much. I really haven't done any serious gaming since I purchased my 2nd graphics card. The 1st card by itself worked like a champ when I played Battlefield 2 several months ago. My desire to get a SLI setup was because I wanted to get optimal speed and performance in playing the Silent Hunter III game. I was extremely pleased with an increase from 30,000 to 50,000 3DMark03 score. I've read on the internet several accounts of where someone's SLI setup resulted in computer lockups. I also read of another account of onboard sound creating the error message that I mentioned above. I would like to know if there would be some way that I could check some numbers against what I should be seeing with the heat registered in BIOS or perhaps there is a way to look at power consumption levels within the computer. Tonight I will remove and clean the fan of my 2nd graphics card.