Re: Strange PC Shut-Off Problem

Thanks for the help! I do know caps, I've worked a lot with sound
equipment ;-) I've gone through a couple mobo's with blown caps
(coincidentally both nForce2 with the same PSU) so I was sure to check
for those telltale signs straight away.

I've got an Arctic Cooling ATI VGA Silencer 2 heatsink on the 9800PRO
which is very hot to the touch. I aimed a fan on the card towards the
heatsink's intake and rigged up another fan at the back of the computer

(The VGA Silencer blows air out the back of a second card slot) to help

pull air out the back of the video card. That seems to have made an
improvement on the heat and I haven't had any shutdowns since tonight,
but that's not really saying much due to the randomness of this
behaviour. It's a Micky Mouse job but fortunately my PC is well hidden

and I only need this system to last until my upgrades to coincide with
Windows Vista this year (we hope) ;-)


So if the problem persists I take it that it could be because the
-5V @ 0.53V was NOT a typo......

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    ... equipment;-) I've gone through a couple mobo's with blown caps ... I aimed a fan on the card towards the ... pull air out the back of the video card. ... and I only need this system to last until my upgrades to coincide with ...
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  • Re: Strange PC Shut-Off Problem
    ... equipment;-) I've gone through a couple mobo's with blown caps ... I aimed a fan on the card towards the ... pull air out the back of the video card. ... and I only need this system to last until my upgrades to coincide with ...
    (alt.comp.hardware.pc-homebuilt)