Now I believe the simple problem with the Graphics card is that I am not plugging it into the power supply correctly. The specific 4850 I'm using is XFX (http://www.legitreviews.com/article/1072/2/). The power supply is H1000E-01 model (http://www.newgeardeals.com/index.php/review/product/list/id/226/). Now I know the wattage is fine but I think I need the required voltage as well. I don't know the current voltage of this PSU, but if someone could tell me that would be great.
So my issue with plugging this in is that, as you can see in the 2nd picture of the first link, it comes with an adapter with two male plugs. I found only 1 that I could plug it into coming from the power supply, but I'm not even sure its the right one. It has a yellow, black, black, red wiring if that helps. I found another female but it had different colors on the wiring (red, black, black, and a sort of mixed blue/yellow cord) and it still froze when I plugged them both in. So I'm not sure if either of the cords are the correct way to plug it in or if the PSU doesn't have an extra male that I need to plug it into.
I have no problems running this idle, or in little games such as Minecraft, Heroes of Newerth, Dota, and WC3, but in more GFX intensive games such as Bad Company 2, Modern Warfare 2, Team Fortress 2, Mass Effect 2, and Starcraft 2, this only lasts 10 minutes before a freeze. I'm most certain that its just not receiving enough power or its not getting it properly. If anyone could please help me connect this properly (pictures would be great but it's hard to find someone with the same PSU and Graphics Card) or tell me if the PSU can not run this, that would be great.
Edit: Also someone please tell me what A stands for. For example: (Radeon 4850 - 30A and a 450W PSU minimum. If that stand for amplitude I'm finding to sources on the PSU that say 14A and 10A which don't seem to qualify. Am I reading it correctly? c/d?)
So my issue with plugging this in is that, as you can see in the 2nd picture of the first link, it comes with an adapter with two male plugs. I found only 1 that I could plug it into coming from the power supply, but I'm not even sure its the right one. It has a yellow, black, black, red wiring if that helps. I found another female but it had different colors on the wiring (red, black, black, and a sort of mixed blue/yellow cord) and it still froze when I plugged them both in. So I'm not sure if either of the cords are the correct way to plug it in or if the PSU doesn't have an extra male that I need to plug it into.
I have no problems running this idle, or in little games such as Minecraft, Heroes of Newerth, Dota, and WC3, but in more GFX intensive games such as Bad Company 2, Modern Warfare 2, Team Fortress 2, Mass Effect 2, and Starcraft 2, this only lasts 10 minutes before a freeze. I'm most certain that its just not receiving enough power or its not getting it properly. If anyone could please help me connect this properly (pictures would be great but it's hard to find someone with the same PSU and Graphics Card) or tell me if the PSU can not run this, that would be great.
Edit: Also someone please tell me what A stands for. For example: (Radeon 4850 - 30A and a 450W PSU minimum. If that stand for amplitude I'm finding to sources on the PSU that say 14A and 10A which don't seem to qualify. Am I reading it correctly? c/d?)