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Originally Posted by nikos30
"better" power supply? what do you mean by that exactly? it just supplies the power and if its enough, it usually doesnt matter what you got.
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This is not good advice. The power supply matters a lot and should not be skimped on. This is the biggest mistake first time builders and bad computer technicians make. (not claiming you're either, but I see first time builders on the net making that mistake and I've seen other local "technicians" work) Most cheap OEM power supplies are going to be fine for the OEM system they were put in because they've been tested and approved by the OEM. They're cheap, but they're going to have somewhat decent components in them to last awhile.
However aftermarket cheap power supplies should be avoided like the plague. There's a ton of information available out there on the web, basically cheap power supplies use cheap components that aren't as stable and more prone to malfunctioning. ESPECIALLY if you get anywhere near their "rated" output. Most of them can't even output what they claim. The rails become to unstable and you end up with voltage spikes that could cause damage to your components. IE killing them or drastically reducing their lifespan.
ChrisBlair, I haven't read all your posts, but did you make sure there isn't any dust build up around your GPU's heatsink?