[Masaki 7-11]

Originally Posted by kram 2.0 It occurs to me that a 280W FSP power supply unit would generally be under-powering your system, especially when you're playing graphics-intensive games where power load would be the greatest. The Radeon 9800 series recommends (requires) at least a 300W high-quality PSU. Keep in mind also that the Pentium D processor is known to draw a great amount of power, on top of the 9800, which requires an axillary/extra power connector. That is definitely where I would look first. By chance, does your external hard drive have a power connector, or does it only have a USB connector? This is an aside, but why are you using a DDR333-speed memory with a Pentium D? I don't think Intel ever made a 533Mhz FSB P-D, so you're likely underclocking your processor. kram

I'm running DDR-333 Ram with my overclocked Pentium D 820 (920MHz FSB Quad-Pumped) and my processor is not underclocked. I'm pretty sure that the DDR1 motherboards for LGA775 has an unlinked memory controller meaning you can run the FSB independent of ram speeds.