Sentinel low power error with Nvidia 6800

Dell XPS GEN 3


i have heard:

Bios drivers
Nvidia drivers
new psu
new card

i have a 460w supply. my friend has the exact same computer even bought at the same time and he does not have the same problem.

what are the chances of my psu really going bad just for the video card? (yes i have the molex connector hooked up)

i read somewhere that you can turn unused things off to gain more power, is this an option? thanks and pray for me.

 

u have heard?... what have u heard? did u buy those things? u shouldnt have to upgrade your PSU in a prebuilt, especially an XPS unless you are going to upgrade your video card

 

thats what i was thinking, i havent changed the card, but that is why im here, cause i have heard and i want people that know to help me.

 

so what exactly is the problem?

 

the only time you get that message is when the card isn't able to draw enough from the molex connector. I would start with moving to a different molex connector just to check to make sure its not a bad connection.