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Possible PSU Leakage

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harleyman

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As many of you know over the months with my new build and monitors ( I have all but had to stop flying FSX as the screen just ripples so bad its just not worth seeing.......Its too frustrating...

So I replaced the mobo,Vid card,and HDD ( all RMAed ) Problem persisted


So today out of the blue I called Thermaltake on it.. Told them what was happening and that all parts had been changed out but the PSU....


They too were puzzled by this and agreed it may be a leak of some kind so they agreed to have it shipped back for testing at their expense....He said all phases of it would be tested and verified for continueous power and the right volts going to the right places,etc,,,

They are going to send me a new one reguardless,but agreed to share their test results with me (believe it when I see it ) LOL


Has anyone ever had a PSU act stupid and cause issues but still run the computer but just giving wierd annomalaties such as mine....????


I wonder too I this could be the cause of my wireless mouse working for weeks on end then just going all stupid for awhile too?


Thoughts?? Perdictions? Experiences? I'm all ears...LOL Thanks


I got a 50 / 50 out of our very own txnetcop on this being a fix today....

Whats your perdiction?
 
I remember that in one of my old computers, I had a PSU that was getting too old, and the computer would start only once every three-four tries. Your story is interesting, now I'm really curious to know the real reason for your troubles. Keep us informed !! :wavey:
 
Daube said:
I remember that in one of my old computers, I had a PSU that was getting too old, and the computer would start only once every three-four tries. Your story is interesting, now I'm really curious to know the real reason for your troubles. Keep us informed !! :wavey:
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I tell you what...The day its fixed the whol;e world will know about it I think........


But I sure will .......Its been a strugle....:banghead: LOL
 
Man, Mason.. That would make sense. FSX takes the most amount of resources, and thats when things went goofy on your rig. The other programs I am sure do not come near what FSX uses. I imagine you had some real goodies (clouds and scenery) in FS9 as well, which would have drawn alot of resources as well...

I hope this fixes it.


I was reading an entry in the Bible and heard it again on Joel Osteen. You could be 'right there' and not even know it.. Inches away from success. Just right there around the corner...


Bill
 
Bjoern said:
Ten bucks that it will solve your problem.
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I'm betting on it too........



@ Bill...I might be right there ....But I hope that I will find it out soon.....Sometimes all thats needed is some pondering time and a good prayer.....:wavey:
 
Mostly FSX...Somewhat FS9

Saw it slightly in Assasins Creed...
 
harleyman said:
I tell you what...The day its fixed the whol;e world will know about it I think........


But I sure will .......Its been a strugle....:banghead: LOL
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Amazing how you came up with that idea of the PSU all by yourself...what a wizzo:costumes:
Ted
 
It has to be the PSU:

"How often have I said to you that when you have eliminated the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth?"

Sherlock Holmes
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Bjoern said:
Other demanding games, like Crysis or Far Cry 2?
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I only have the demo of Crysis...... Do not recall seeing it there ...




@ Ted.......It was just deduction as all else has been replaced....LOL

And not sure if this is it or not.......But I'm still hoping
 
harleyman said:
I only have the demo of Crysis...... Do not recall seeing it there ...
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Weird.

Crysis should put the biggest strain on CPU and video card and thus the PSU.



If the problem persists after your PSU change (I hope not!), I would take a closer look at the screen itself.
 
Well its just a lightweight demo I'm sure.....


I have used a 19" Acer

A 22" LG

Now a 24'" Samsung

And A 24" HP..................All with the same results .....



And I just remembered....We tried a small OC on the CPU from 3.33 to just 3.5-6 and it failed badly...Nothing we did could get it stable to work.....

The ram was then tested with Memtest and then Prime......With the OC off and all was well...Did that too one stick at a time....
 
Thermaltake will be true to their word Mason. I have one of their Xaser V1000A cases and a 480 watt PSU. Had problems and they replaced the broken stuff at their expense... just like they said they would.
 
Ahhh...Thanks...Thats reassuring........

Still waiting for the shipping link though.......
 
I have a small ripple problem & last time I had it, it turned out to be bad RAM....

I'm hoping it will go away now...:kilroy:
 
harleyman said:
Well its just a lightweight demo I'm sure.....
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Doesn't mean anything. The FSX demo was harder on the system than FSX SP2!

And I just remembered....We tried a small OC on the CPU from 3.33 to just 3.5-6 and it failed badly...Nothing we did could get it stable to work.....
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Sounds PSU-related.
BUT! It might also indicate a bad CPU...


The ram was then tested with Memtest and then Prime......With the OC off and all was well...Did that too one stick at a time....
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How long did you run Memtest? Serveral hours for each stick?

- Edit: Never mind the last question, since you RMA'ed both sticks.
 
Hmmm....A bad CPU...Never had one and have no clue about symptoms....
 
Hmmm Bad ram Panther...

I ram memtest on mine for 4 hours last night and all is well.....

I woke at 3 and it was still going so I killed it then figuring that was plenty....


Still nothing from Thermaltake as promised.....:banghead:
 
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