The case is Jeantech aqua(very old, 3-4 years) 1x140(i think) mm fan - intake at the bottom rear. and 1 exhaust 125mm at the back. the ambient is 22-25c I would say
I heard this card is supposed to be running very cool, but it went up to 82c while my brother was playing Napoleon total war. The fans were running at 92%(!)
It idles at 43c however and while I'm playing skyrim it gets to 68c max.
So is this just the issue with Napoleon total war game?
My motherboard is ASUS p8z68-v PSU is Jeantech storm 700w so assume that one 6-ping plug is not working, can that really stop the pc from booting ? (nothing is happening at all when this card is installed) and forgive me for any stupid things...I'm new to this kind of thing
Ok so 8800GTS has one 6-pin power slot, so I used one power cord or whatever you want to name it, but this new card has 2 6-pin power slots, so I searched for one more and I found it, but I dont know if it works or not. So if this power cord or PCI-E connector whatever is faulty can this cause the system to fail boot? I dont really know myself what those V-check points are, some kind of voltage reading/controls?
So I've received my MSI ATI Radeon HD 6870 OC HAWK 1024MB today and plugged it into my new system i5 2500k ASUS P8Z68-V mobo 8GB ram Jeantech storm 700w PSU and when I press the power button nothing happens(also tried power button on the mobo itself). I switch to my old 8800GTS and it works just fine. What could be the problem? I used only one PCI-E power connector till now but since it required 2, I dug up one more and plugged it in. Could the faulty connector cord cause this? Also I didnt connect the V-check points - are they essential? Any help is appreciated, thanks!
i5 2500k Asus P8Z68 mobo MSI ATI Radeon HD 6870 OC HAWK G.Skill RipJaw 8GB The only thing I kept from my old PC is hard drive and PSU which is Jeantech storm 700w, it is 3 years old(maybe 3 and a half) and I've never had any problems with it (it is getting a bit warm under load, but that is not unusual right?) So is it possible that it can damage my new parts? Like I said i've never had any causes for concern and you know, if it aint broken.... I cant afford a new PSU right now, and if it might not be safe to connect new parts to it, I will have to wait a few weeks for a paycheck... So any help? Thanks
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