x64 driver for 8800 GTX

CDsDontBurn · Dec 9, 2006, 06:35 AM

lol, sorry. i didn't know you were running winXP x64

ouch! that's a big hit there in the performance market. the likely reason is because of that insufficent power error message your getting. It might be showing you the stock clocks, but possibly only for 2D mode, not 3D mode, which again would be related to that error. What kind of PSU are you running now? How many amps does it provide you on the 12v rail(s)?

~sidewinder~ · Dec 9, 2006, 07:24 AM

enermax 620w, 22 amps on the 12 volts rails i think..

CDsDontBurn · Dec 9, 2006, 08:07 AM

o.O yea if that's what it says on the 12v rail for amps, that's way below spec. at least for the EVGA cards, but i'm sure it's the same for ASUS and everybody else as they are from the NVIDIA reference boards. You want to have something that has 28a on the 12v rail minimum.

~sidewinder~ · Dec 9, 2006, 08:31 AM

oh.. I didn't even know that. I guess the 97.44 driver is right. so I do really have to get a new PS...

thanks for the info and help!

~sidewinder~ · Dec 9, 2006, 09:22 AM

hey cds, is the BFG 1000W PS any good? it doesn't seem to have the required amps in its 12v rails though... am i right?

oh, wait, i got it now, i think my enermax 620w has 44amps total 'cause it has 2 12 rail. therefore it is ok? lol, i don't really know how to read the amps on power supplies.

Prince_Link · Dec 11, 2006, 01:01 AM

err it depends, is that 22a on 1 rail, or is it a dual rail psu with 22a on both?

~sidewinder~ · Dec 11, 2006, 01:43 AM

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Originally Posted by Prince_Link

err it depends, is that 22a on 1 rail, or is it a dual rail psu with 22a on both?

a dual rail psu with 22a on both. it doesn't matter now anyway 'cause i decided to buy a new psu.

CDsDontBurn · Dec 11, 2006, 05:54 AM

well, if you want, check out sli zone on NVIDIA's website. there will be PSUs certified by NVIDIA for the kind of gfx card(s) you'll be using. i'd link it, but ATM, my internet is acting up

Dec 9, 2006, 06:35 AM	#31
CDsDontBurn Lurking DriverHeaven Join Date: May 2003 Location: Southern California Posts: 22,792 Rep Power: 235 System Specs	lol, sorry. i didn't know you were running winXP x64 ouch! that's a big hit there in the performance market. the likely reason is because of that insufficent power error message your getting. It might be showing you the stock clocks, but possibly only for 2D mode, not 3D mode, which again would be related to that error. What kind of PSU are you running now? How many amps does it provide you on the 12v rail(s)? __________________ Her First Day \| A year later

Dec 9, 2006, 08:07 AM	#33
CDsDontBurn Lurking DriverHeaven Join Date: May 2003 Location: Southern California Posts: 22,792 Rep Power: 235 System Specs	o.O yea if that's what it says on the 12v rail for amps, that's way below spec. at least for the EVGA cards, but i'm sure it's the same for ASUS and everybody else as they are from the NVIDIA reference boards. You want to have something that has 28a on the 12v rail minimum. __________________ Her First Day \| A year later Last edited by CDsDontBurn; Dec 9, 2006 at 08:36 AM.

Dec 9, 2006, 09:22 AM	Thread Starter #35
~sidewinder~ DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: NY Posts: 63 Rep Power: 0	hey cds, is the BFG 1000W PS any good? it doesn't seem to have the required amps in its 12v rails though... am i right? oh, wait, i got it now, i think my enermax 620w has 44amps total 'cause it has 2 12 rail. therefore it is ok? lol, i don't really know how to read the amps on power supplies. Last edited by ~sidewinder~; Dec 9, 2006 at 09:34 AM.

Dec 11, 2006, 01:01 AM	#36
Prince_Link HardwareHeaven Addict Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 274 Rep Power: 0	err it depends, is that 22a on 1 rail, or is it a dual rail psu with 22a on both? __________________

Dec 11, 2006, 05:54 AM	#38
CDsDontBurn Lurking DriverHeaven Join Date: May 2003 Location: Southern California Posts: 22,792 Rep Power: 235 System Specs	well, if you want, check out sli zone on NVIDIA's website. there will be PSUs certified by NVIDIA for the kind of gfx card(s) you'll be using. i'd link it, but ATM, my internet is acting up __________________ Her First Day \| A year later

Dec 9, 2006, 07:24 AM	Thread Starter #32
~sidewinder~ DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: NY Posts: 63 Rep Power: 0	enermax 620w, 22 amps on the 12 volts rails i think..

Dec 9, 2006, 08:31 AM	Thread Starter #34
~sidewinder~ DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: NY Posts: 63 Rep Power: 0	oh.. I didn't even know that. I guess the 97.44 driver is right. so I do really have to get a new PS... thanks for the info and help!