Quick post

So I thought I had everything figured out, but I didn't. Got a new power supply on Friday, an Enermax Noisetaker II 485W. It showed the same issue as before - while playing an intense game of CounterStrike: Source, the machine would hang. And we're not talking "blue screen" hang - hardware hang. Everything is stuck, but at least the fans keep turning.

Anyway, the only way around it is to reset and continue. I'm not sure what I should do now - I guess I will take back the power supply and get a larger one. That seems to be the next logical step. Otherwise, it will mean a complete upgrade. Not as if that is horrible, but it is something I really can't afford at this juncture. Gotta be impressed with Intel's latest price cuts though - they now have a quad-core chip for $266 (US). So it wouldn't be a horrible time to upgrade. But first a new power supply. I got a quote Friday for a 600W beast that would do the trick for sure, so maybe that is what I have to look at. Hopefully I can return this tomorrow (got it at Masters Computer). We'll see.