Problems with my power supply?

Question

Yesterday I was moving my computer around quite a bit. Later, it wasn't powering on, so I installed a new power supply. Computer boots up now, but when I play WoW, the game seems to struggle. It used to run at a solid 60 fps no matter what. Now it runs at 60, but goes down to 20 fps during fights,etc. Could this be the power supply?

Ah, to note, this power supply does have one fewer 12v rail (two instead of three), more wattage, and higher maximum loads.

Answer 1

I suspect game quality setting was raised somehow.

Answer 2

i suggest to open the puter and push in the ram and processor connections.

if you been on the net you could have malware

run these two programs to get a piece of mind.

if you still have problems after these two programs then it may be hardware fault.

Slow computer IE freezes
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Note: only have to do Safe mode if the files will mot delete in normal mode. Try normal first.

Slowly tap the F8 key while the computer is powering up

Just after Verifying DMI files occurs the F8 key will point the computer to a menu where safe mode can be selected.

Note if you mistakenly tap F8 key again, it will continue through to normal boot

Scroll and select safe mode with network

Use explorer to delete the contents of the folder datastore.

Datastore can be found in c:\windows\softwaredistribution.

You may have to do this regularly when the computer slows.

The folder rebuilds itself and the contents are to do with windows updates and logs for errors. There is no harm in deleting the contents.

Reboot.

Also
Over time IE7 seems to set its own (or programs do) tick boxes in the advance tab.
In IE7 (IE6) Tools >Internet Options >Advance Tab
Click Restore advance settings defaults
Tick empty temp files when browser closes (this empties the cache)
Bullet disable phishing filter
Delete Browser History, cookies the whole lot regularly.
Close the browser to set the settings.

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Do all this

Clean Up Computer
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Download and run superantispyware. I was put onto this program because of an annoying popup (XP or Vista plus all OS preceding)

http://www.superantispyware.com
Superantispyware is a good program and remember to update it before scanning. A scan may take 45mins.

afterwards clean up the registry with this
Clean up pc and IE
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To clean up run this Microsoft’s windows live program. It does registry, spyware , virus , disk clean up and defrag

It takes 2 hours or more so once it starts to load x file of x you can leave the computer and go to bed etc.

XP Users http://onecare.live.com/site/en-ca/defau...
http://onecare.live.com/site/en-au/default.htm

Vista Users http://onecare.live.com/site/en-ca/cente...

Run the full safety scanner, then at the end of the scan it asks you to set it running full time.

Think twice about setting it to run in the background as it could be another thing to slow you down. However, it may be worth while if you have no other security programs running.

Consider the following options:
I personally run Norton 360 which is full internet security and run superantispyware when I want to.

So if you don’t have a decent internet security program then perhaps run the superantispyware with your antivirus in the background.

If you sick of antivirus programs that don’t work perhaps run onecare full time and run superantispyware whenever.

Now you should be flying and Onecare has even set up a new system restore point for you.

Note onecare does other stuff as well. Click on the menus on the LHS column.

Answer 3

Yes it could be the power supply watt isnt enough for your graphic card..