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Murrgon · Guest

Can anyone tell me what the power requirements for a
GeForceFX 5200 are? I am running it on a mini-system
with a 250W power supply and we get a full system
hard lock (reset only to recover) during graphic
intensive operations.

Thank you

The Black Wibble · Guest

"Murrgon" <murrgon@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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Phil Weldon · Guest

'Murrgon' wrote, in part:
| Can anyone tell me what the power requirements for a
| GeForceFX 5200 are?
_____

The GeForce FX5200 uses about the least power of any recent display adapter;
a few tens of watts. Perhaps if you gave more details about your system you
should get replies from users who have similar systems working successfully.

Just the information "...we get a full system hard lock (reset only to
recover) durning graphic intensives operations." isn't very useful, as
intensive CPU usage usually goes along with graphic intensive usage. Also,
the application in use would be helpful in diagnosis, as well as a better
description of what you mean by 'full system hard lock' - screen corrupt? -
error message? - temperatures reported for the CPU, motherboard? - voltages
reported? You do have a monitor applet like MotherBoard Monitor installed,
right?

The more information you supply, the more likely you are to get useful help.

Phil Weldon

"Murrgon" <murrgon@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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| Can anyone tell me what the power requirements for a
| GeForceFX 5200 are? I am running it on a mini-system
| with a 250W power supply and we get a full system
| hard lock (reset only to recover) during graphic
| intensive operations.
|
| Thank you

Murrgon · Guest

The Black Wibble wrote:

Murrgon · Guest

Phil Weldon wrote:

Phil Weldon · Guest

'Murrgon' wrote, in part:
| Well, if I simply asked "what is the minumun sized power supply
| required by a GeforceFX 5200?", would that be more clear? The
| rest of the info I provided is extraneous.
_____

Your question was clear, but the infromation given is not sufficient,
because the 'minimum power supply' must provide for ALL of the system
components.

If you want this to be a process of pulling teeth, you are on your own.

Phil Weldon

"Murrgon" <murrgon@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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| Phil Weldon wrote:
| > The GeForce FX5200 uses about the least power of any recent display
adapter;
| > a few tens of watts. Perhaps if you gave more details about your system
you
| > should get replies from users who have similar systems working
successfully.
| >
| > Just the information "...we get a full system hard lock (reset only to
| > recover) durning graphic intensives operations." isn't very useful, as
| > intensive CPU usage usually goes along with graphic intensive usage.
Also,
| > the application in use would be helpful in diagnosis, as well as a
better
| > description of what you mean by 'full system hard lock' - screen
corrupt? -
| > error message? - temperatures reported for the CPU, motherboard? -
voltages
| > reported? You do have a monitor applet like MotherBoard Monitor
installed,
| > right?
| >
| > The more information you supply, the more likely you are to get useful
help.
|
| Well, if I simply asked "what is the minumun sized power supply
| required by a GeforceFX 5200?", would that be more clear? The
| rest of the info I provided is extraneous.
|
| FYI, "full system hard lock" means, the only input that the
| whole machine will respond to is the reset or power button.
| No error messages, no BSOD, just a complete freeze up.

Murrgon · Guest

Phil Weldon wrote:

Phil Weldon · Guest

'Murrgon' wrote, in part:
| This is what I am after, a basic minimum requirement. The machine
| I am running it on is a Shuttle XPC 2.8Ghz, one HD, one cdrom, 1GB
| Ram. There is no option to change the power supply for this machine
| as it is custom (250W as I mentioned earlier). If it is insufficient
| to handle the power requirements of the GeforceFX5200 then I need
| to know that.
_____

The additional information is helpful, but not sufficient.

nVidia knows even less about your system than you have supplied so far;
their power supply recommendation is aimed at covering all possibilities of
system configuration. As such, it will err on the high side. There is no
'basic requirement' that can exist apart from specifics about the system,
and certainly suggestions for SLI configured 6800 series power requirements
have no relation to your situation (especially if you have only an AGP
slot - another reason more information like what motherboard would help.)

Though you have added information, you haven't stated the CPU details
(Presscott or Northwood? Celeron?); the variation in power required by
various types of Intel 2.8 GHz CPUs is likely greater than the total
consumption of an nVidia FX5200.

What you need to consider is supplying the information requested, rather
what information you consider relevant. After all, YOU are asking the
question.

There is an applet called MotherBoard Monitor that will display and/or log
temperatures, voltages, and fan speeds for your system. You might use this
to check that the power supply voltages remain within specifications when
the system is under heavy load. You might also check on whether the cooling
is adequate for your system. It could be that overheating is a problem,
especially in a small form factor case.

It might also be helpful to indicate what Shuttle supplies with the original
system, and what display adapters are recommended.

THIS website lists the FX5200 at 24.6 Watts.
http://takaman.jp/D/?english .

The FX5200 uses less power than the previous generation of display adapters.
THIS website shows actual measured power consumption of a number of display
adapters
http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/video/display/ati-vs-nv-power.html .

Phil Weldon

"Murrgon" <murrgon@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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| Phil Weldon wrote:
| > 'Murrgon' wrote, in part:
| > | Well, if I simply asked "what is the minumun sized power supply
| > | required by a GeforceFX 5200?", would that be more clear? The
| > | rest of the info I provided is extraneous.
| > _____
| >
| > Your question was clear, but the infromation given is not sufficient,
| > because the 'minimum power supply' must provide for ALL of the system
| > components.
| >
| > If you want this to be a process of pulling teeth, you are on your own.
|
| Quote from nVidia's website regarding SLI configurations:
|
| "Power supply recommendations vary widely depending upon the
| configuration and the desire for future upgradeability. NVIDIA
| *recommends a minimum* of 350 W power supplies for basic NVIDIA SLI
| setups. For systems with GeForce 6800 Ultra or for basic systems
| that are ready for future upgrades, NVIDIA recommends a power
| supply with a rating between 500 W and 550 W or greater."
|
| This is what I am after, a basic minimum requirement. The machine
| I am running it on is a Shuttle XPC 2.8Ghz, one HD, one cdrom, 1GB
| Ram. There is no option to change the power supply for this machine
| as it is custom (250W as I mentioned earlier). If it is insufficient
| to handle the power requirements of the GeforceFX5200 then I need
| to know that.

noneyabusiness · Guest

On Wed, 09 Nov 2005 12:46:16 -0500, Murrgon <murrgon@hotmail.com>
wrote:

Robert Hancock · Guest

The Black Wibble wrote:

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