error ANNOYING ME

[e$kyx10]

ok heres the deal.
When ever I go and play any high intensity action game (BF2 or FEAR) i get an power indicator error from nvidia that says " To protect your hardware from potential damage or causing a poteltial system lockup, the graphics processor has lowered its preformance to a level that allows continued sale operations". Does this mean i need to upgrade my power supply? My system specs are shown below:

AMD Athlon 2600 xp
768 RAM
6600 GT 256Mb
Viewmaster 5.1 surround sound with creative sound card


PLZ help thanx e$kyx10

[Rocol]

Please do not cuss in thread titles, there is no need for it. Thread title adjusted to suit.

[NorthViking]

You got no power cable connected to the Nvidia card, wrong wattage or you need to update your drivers. So yes, you might need to upgrade the power supply.

Solution

Check power supply cabling to the video card. Some video cards require additional power to be supplied to them from a separate Molex power supply connector, (the same type used by hard drives to receive power). The PCI or AGP bus alone do not supply sufficient power to these cards. Connect a power supply lead to the video card. If your power supply has leads specifically designed for case fans, be sure you haven't inadvertently connected one of these leads to your video card, instead of a normal power connector lead. Don't share the power supply connector lead with a hard drive or anything else via a Y cable. Plug the video card on a connector lead that has nothing else (e.g. hard drive) attached to it.
Check the wattage requirements of your system. Your power supply may not be providing sufficient wattage to meet the demands of all the devices installed in your system. You may need to upgrade your power supply, or disconnect unnecessary devices.
Update your video device driver and video card firmware to the latest levels. You may need to contact NVidia or your video card vendor to download the latest support files for their video card.
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[keithldick]

**Overheating Anyone?**....