Hi guys, I current run the system below. I know it is underpowered by the stock PSU (300W), but I don't get my new one (550W) until Monday. I've only had my new video card and sound card in there for a few weeks, and I certainly don't want them to get damaged. I suspect that my old card (7300GT) stopped working properly because of the PSU...lasted for a good two years, but then again, I didn't play Oblivion back then. Anyhow, onto the specs: Gateway GT5252 Processor: AMD X2 4600+ Video: Nvidia Geforce 9600GT Sound: Creative XtremeGamer RAM: 4 GB PC4200 533Mhz (3 GB detected) Other: DVD-ROM, 320 GB 7200 RPM HDD Everything SEEMS to be working fine so far, but I suspect I'm not getting full performance because of the PSU. And of course, most importantly, I'm worried now that I might overheat some of my new components. Also, I tried installing PC5300 667MHz RAM, but my computer wouldn't boot properly and it gave me an error message about being outside the range of frequency or something like that. I looked up this part upgrade on a reputable website, so I was surprised it didn't work, and I'm back with my slow PC4200. Could this also be caused by the stock PSU? Sorry about the questions, I'm a noob here, learning as I go. Any help would be much, much appreciated. Thanks guys!
It very much may be the PSU being inadequate for your needs. It's not to say that other issues don't exist, but upgrading the PSU to a better unit isn't going to hurt.
