Re: monitor shuts down
- From: "Vanguard" <no@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 12 May 2007 14:59:33 -0500
"Debbie Graham" <jgraham1@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:e1svHZKlHHA.4032@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
none of those helped. Mine shuts down after running something that 3d. Screensavers, games. It is fine as I'm using it for the internet and email and stuff like that. When I had the resolution set to 1024x768 or higher is when I noticed my FPS not so high. I have updated the monitor too. I didn't have the problem when I had the lower watt power supply (350) only that it would shut everything off once in a while, but then it wouldn't even start the pc so that's when I decided to get a higher watt power supply. I have 2 good exhaust fans inside the case too and blow off the fans about every month, in fact I just did it the other day. Right now I have the screensaver at 800x600 resolution and my FPS are in the 20's and low 30's and it hasn't shut the monitor off yet, and I leave it one all night long. My desktop is at 1280x960 and no problems with a 75Hz refresh rate. I have 72 refresh rate for the 3d. I haven't tried my games so far with this setting just the screensaver and it seems to work well.
Shuts down. So does that mean the monitor actually powers off? Or does it merely go black?
A higher wattage power supply doesn't mean you actually got more amps. The cheapies overrate their wattage by summing up the volts * amps for each output tap but neglecting to inform you that some share a common rail where the total amps is less when both taps are used. They also simply lie about their safe zone for wattage. If you buy a cheapie PSU, expect to get only 72% of the rated wattage.
FPS always go down as resolution goes up. More bits to process but same old hardware. No one would be surprised that FPS would be less at 1024 than at 800. For FPS down at only 20 to 30 for a screensaver, you are obviously not using a static image. You haven't mentioned what screensaver you are using. Why bother using one if you are going to slam the CPU and GPU with constant activity? With all that drawing and such low FPS, the CPU and GPU are in constant use unlike when you are at the desktop or running normal applications, like Word, Outlook, or WinZip. That means more heat. Have you looked at the temperatures for your CPU? Maybe it is getting too hot, and the same would happen in games if it happens in a lowly screensaver. If your computer or motherboard maker doesn't provide a temperature monitor program, use Speedfan.
Have you updated to the most recent version of the video driver to see if your game then runs okay? If so, have you tried reverting to a prior version? The latest version isn't always a usable version.
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