Just ordered it

It seems much sturdier than the old one, better fan, it fits, it works. But ...

I think my video card is hosed, too. Symptoms the first time: video stopped playing properly, every time I tried it would hang the system forcing a power-down to fix it. Thinking I had broken something with a recent upgrade, I started playing with X settings, eventually going so far as replacing xserver-xfree86 with xserver-xorg. Nothing helped. I booted to XP (it's a dual-boot) and tried again. Video hung the machine again. That's about when I realized it wasn't my X settings.

Eventually it wouldn't even do a POST. I tried swapping out the video card with the one from the old box and still nothing. Okay, so it's the power supply, I think. Video card goes back into the old box.

New PS comes in, it boots. Yay! Oh, but now my X install is hosed. Okay, boot XP. Comes up good. Hmm, video hangs the box again. Power down quick before I let out any more magic smoke. Swap in the old video card. Boot XP. Video works.

So now it looks like either the video card took down the power supply, or the power supply took down the video card. Time to hit NewEgg again. So for a non-gamer, what should I be looking at?

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Post #261,585 by drewk 7/13/06 2:22:20 PM 7/17/06 5:16:21 PM Reply	Just ordered it Found a great [link\|http://www.tomshardware.com/2002/10/21/inadequate_and_deceptive_product_labeling/\|power supply comparison] at Tom's Hardware. The Antec looked really good. There were a couple of cheaper ones, but the availability and documentation weren't as good. Should have it in a couple of days. === [edit] It's here. Now to see if I can install it. (/me has no idea if mounting screw locations are at all standardized.) === Purveyor of Doc Hope's [link\|http://DocHope.com\|fresh-baked dog biscuits and pet treats]. [link\|http://DocHope.com\|http://DocHope.com] Edited by drewk July 17, 2006, 05:16:21 PM EDT Just ordered it Found a great [link\|http://www.tomshardware.com/2002/10/21/inadequate_and_deceptive_product_labeling/\|power supply comparison] at Tom's Hardware. The Antec looked really good. There were a couple of cheaper ones, but the availability and documentation weren't as good. Should have it in a couple of days. === Purveyor of Doc Hope's [link\|http://DocHope.com\|fresh-baked dog biscuits and pet treats]. [link\|http://DocHope.com\|http://DocHope.com] Collapse All History
Post #261,986 by Another Scott 7/17/06 6:08:39 PM Reply	They should be. Assuming it's not a microATX case, etc.
Post #262,027 by drewk 7/18/06 8:52:21 AM Reply	Good news / bad news It seems much sturdier than the old one, better fan, it fits, it works. But ... I think my video card is hosed, too. Symptoms the first time: video stopped playing properly, every time I tried it would hang the system forcing a power-down to fix it. Thinking I had broken something with a recent upgrade, I started playing with X settings, eventually going so far as replacing xserver-xfree86 with xserver-xorg. Nothing helped. I booted to XP (it's a dual-boot) and tried again. Video hung the machine again. That's about when I realized it wasn't my X settings. Eventually it wouldn't even do a POST. I tried swapping out the video card with the one from the old box and still nothing. Okay, so it's the power supply, I think. Video card goes back into the old box. New PS comes in, it boots. Yay! Oh, but now my X install is hosed. Okay, boot XP. Comes up good. Hmm, video hangs the box again. Power down quick before I let out any more magic smoke. Swap in the old video card. Boot XP. Video works. So now it looks like either the video card took down the power supply, or the power supply took down the video card. Time to hit NewEgg again. So for a non-gamer, what should I be looking at? === Purveyor of Doc Hope's [link\|http://DocHope.com\|fresh-baked dog biscuits and pet treats]. [link\|http://DocHope.com\|http://DocHope.com]
Post #262,035 by Another Scott 7/18/06 9:48:14 AM Reply	I've got something like this in my (soon to be) MythTV box. [link\|http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814125032\|Gigabyte FX5500]. It seems fine with Ubuntu to me. $40. FWIW. Luck! Cheers, Scott.
Post #262,038 by drewk 7/18/06 10:35:48 AM 7/18/06 11:17:49 AM Reply	Wow, have prices dropped I remember 128MB cards costing hundreds of dollars last time I was looking. If they're that low, I think it's time to order. === [edit] Greg, this looks a lot like what I've already got in there. Do you remember off the top of your head what you put in? I can look it up tonight, but if I can order today that's another day sooner I get it fixed. === Purveyor of Doc Hope's [link\|http://DocHope.com\|fresh-baked dog biscuits and pet treats]. [link\|http://DocHope.com\|http://DocHope.com] Edited by drewk July 18, 2006, 11:17:49 AM EDT Expand All History
Post #262,069 by folkert 7/18/06 3:39:11 PM Reply	Most of the nVidia cards are fully supported. Grab it. $40 says it'll work just fine. -- [link\|mailto:greg@gregfolkert.net\|greg], [link\|http://www.iwethey.org/ed_curry\|REMEMBER ED CURRY!] @ *i_wethey* Freedom is not FREE. Yeah, but 10s of Trillions of US Dollars? SELECT * FROM scog WHERE ethics > 0; 0 rows returned.
Post #262,078 by drewk 7/18/06 4:32:22 PM Reply	While I'm waiting for that to show up ... My X install is completely hosed right now. What's the best way to fix that? FWIW I'm pretty close to just burning my entire /home to CDs, and reinstalling with Ubuntu. === Purveyor of Doc Hope's [link\|http://DocHope.com\|fresh-baked dog biscuits and pet treats]. [link\|http://DocHope.com\|http://DocHope.com]
Post #262,084 by folkert 7/18/06 6:31:12 PM Reply	Your X instaled that horked up. I can help you out iffn you want? It'll be a bit tedious until you can get back in X and jabberify -- [link\|mailto:greg@gregfolkert.net\|greg], [link\|http://www.iwethey.org/ed_curry\|REMEMBER ED CURRY!] @ *i_wethey* Freedom is not FREE. Yeah, but 10s of Trillions of US Dollars? SELECT * FROM scog WHERE ethics > 0; 0 rows returned.
Post #262,139 by drewk 7/19/06 9:03:11 AM Reply	I'm going to try Bizarro World again When I went looking for what I did last time, I found [link\|/forums/render/content/show?contentid=203418\|this]. Will try it tonight. === Purveyor of Doc Hope's [link\|http://DocHope.com\|fresh-baked dog biscuits and pet treats]. [link\|http://DocHope.com\|http://DocHope.com]
Post #262,194 by jbrabeck 7/19/06 3:08:14 PM Reply	I must learn to read everything... Written: I'm pretty close to just burning my entire /home Read: I'm pretty close to just burning my entire home wtf, then reread. So much for speed reading. Whew, glad your home is still safe. fwiw, it's been a long week already.... A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort. (Herm Albright)
Post #262,212 by SpiceWare 7/19/06 4:52:57 PM Reply	you're not the only one I did a double-take on that line as well. Darrell Spice, Jr. Trendy yet complex\nPeople seek me out - though they're not sure why\n[link\|http://spiceware.org/gallery/ArtisticOverpass\|Artistic Overpass] [link\|http://www.spiceware.org/\|SpiceWare]
Post #262,046 by pwhysall 7/18/06 12:53:59 PM Reply	Mmm, power supplies. Interesting. No, wait. The other thing. Tedious. </bender> Peter [link\|http://www.no2id.net/\|Don't Let The Terrorists Win] [link\|http://www.kuro5hin.org\|There is no K5 Cabal] [link\|http://guildenstern.dyndns.org\|Home] Use P2P for legitimate purposes! [link\|http://kevan.org/brain.cgi?pwhysall\|A better terminal emulator]
Post #262,047 by drewk 7/18/06 12:59:22 PM Reply	But no so much so that you won't waste time commenting === Purveyor of Doc Hope's [link\|http://DocHope.com\|fresh-baked dog biscuits and pet treats]. [link\|http://DocHope.com\|http://DocHope.com]
Post #262,050 by pwhysall 7/18/06 1:24:45 PM Reply	YHBT. YHL. HAND. Peter [link\|http://www.no2id.net/\|Don't Let The Terrorists Win] [link\|http://www.kuro5hin.org\|There is no K5 Cabal] [link\|http://guildenstern.dyndns.org\|Home] Use P2P for legitimate purposes! [link\|http://kevan.org/brain.cgi?pwhysall\|A better terminal emulator]
Post #262,052 by drewk 7/18/06 1:34:58 PM Reply	IFS. FU. HTH. === Purveyor of Doc Hope's [link\|http://DocHope.com\|fresh-baked dog biscuits and pet treats]. [link\|http://DocHope.com\|http://DocHope.com]

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