Computer issues

Computer issues
Topic Started: Jun 26 2009, 05:58 AM (259 Views)
Chips	Jun 26 2009, 05:58 AM Post #1
Posts: 58 Group: \|NG²\| Elite Member #7 Joined: May 30, 2009	My video card seems to have crashed and died. I can't even boot up without weird colors and patterns plastering themselves all over my monitor. I've got a spare that I can use to browse the web with, but that's about it. So, I'll be out for a few days until I can figure something out.



clidefr0g	Jun 26 2009, 12:56 PM Post #2
Posts: 32 Group: \|NG²\| Elite Member #18 Joined: Jun 13, 2009	did u check to see if the fan on your video card was turning? make sure it was seated properly and that the power cables were connected fully? if you smell the video card (yes i said to smell it) does it smell burnt? like burnt toast is there a much darker area on the video card vs the overall color and lastly are any of the capacitors and chips discolored If your computer has one run the diagnostic program from before ur computer actually starts. If none of those apear to be apparent then its still possible ur vid card is fucked but it may be an instalation issue seating issue, compatability with a recent update, unfortunatly with computers theres a million things that can do wierd things to stuff. Im not sure what kinda vid card ur running but i have i THINK, an hd 2200 pro that im not using.
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clidefr0g	Jun 26 2009, 01:03 PM Post #3
Posts: 32 Group: \|NG²\| Elite Member #18 Joined: Jun 13, 2009	oh, one more thing aaron, it could be your power supply dieing. Depending on what video card you had, to the one you replaced it with. The video card needs a certain amount of power, the higher end ones are connected directly to the PSU, if the PSU is failing it may not pump enough power into ur vid card, so switching to the crappyer vid card may just reduce the amount of power needed and thus is OK.
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Chips	Jun 26 2009, 03:06 PM Post #4
Posts: 58 Group: \|NG²\| Elite Member #7 Joined: May 30, 2009	GEE THANKS, I DIDN'T EVEN THINK OF ANY OF THOSE THINGS BEFORE.



clidefr0g	Jun 26 2009, 03:54 PM Post #5
Posts: 32 Group: \|NG²\| Elite Member #18 Joined: Jun 13, 2009	like i knew if u were smart!
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JaY_III	Jun 26 2009, 07:33 PM Post #6
Posts: 57 Group: \|NG²\| Elite Member #13 Joined: May 31, 2009	What kind of Card do you have? Is the fan spinning? What brand and model is your PSU ? Can you provide pics of your video card front and back? Describe the problems in more detail please, do you see white dots, or more like the normal image but odd patters on top of it? If so you have a memory error. When you POST do the video errors show up? Can you enter the BIOS and do the menu's show up without error? Have you tried underclocking your Video Card and booting windows with the underclocked setting? What is your Video Card temp? GPU-Z can read it if your GPU supports this feature: http://www.techpowerup.com/downloads/SysInfo/GPU-Z/ What is your CPU Temp? CoreTemp is a great monitor http://www.alcpu.com/CoreTemp/ If Possible can you provide LOAD Temps along with Idle temps? Can you run a stability test program like Intel Burn Test? http://downloads.guru3d.com/IntelBurnTest-v2.0-download-2047.html If your CPU passes this its not your Power Supply Also posting full system specs will help. Edited by JaY_III, Jun 26 2009, 07:34 PM.



Bill900	Jun 26 2009, 09:15 PM Post #7
Beautiful. Posts: 98 Group: Admins Member #1 Joined: May 28, 2009	clidefr0g Jun 26 2009, 03:54 PM like i knew if u were smart! WHAT IS THIS I DON'T EVEN
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Chips	Jun 28 2009, 03:41 PM Post #8
Posts: 58 Group: \|NG²\| Elite Member #7 Joined: May 30, 2009	It's definitely the card. Picking up a EVGA 9800GT 1G Geforce tomorrow.



JaY_III	Jun 28 2009, 04:23 PM Post #9
Posts: 57 Group: \|NG²\| Elite Member #13 Joined: May 31, 2009	Chips Jun 28 2009, 03:41 PM It's definitely the card. Picking up a EVGA 9800GT 1G Geforce tomorrow. yes i did talk to you on STEAM but once again DO NOT BUY THAT CARD The price is a rip off that they want for an ancient card. FYI the 8800 / 9800 / 250 series cards from nVidia are all the same card re-branded. So not only is that card very $$$ its old. nVidia also has a problem with making them and they have a high failure rate. Google "nVidia bad bumps" and see how bad this is.



Chips	Jun 28 2009, 09:19 PM Post #10
Posts: 58 Group: \|NG²\| Elite Member #7 Joined: May 30, 2009	JaY_III Jun 28 2009, 04:23 PM Chips Jun 28 2009, 03:41 PM It's definitely the card. Picking up a EVGA 9800GT 1G Geforce tomorrow. yes i did talk to you on STEAM but once again DO NOT BUY THAT CARD The price is a rip off that they want for an ancient card. FYI the 8800 / 9800 / 250 series cards from nVidia are all the same card re-branded. So not only is that card very $$$ its old. nVidia also has a problem with making them and they have a high failure rate. Google "nVidia bad bumps" and see how bad this is. Yes, what he said. But so I ordered one on Newegg, and so it'll be like another three or four days before I can get back on tf2.



JaY_III	Jun 29 2009, 04:59 AM Post #11
Posts: 57 Group: \|NG²\| Elite Member #13 Joined: May 31, 2009	You end up going with the 1GB 4870 ?



Chips	Jun 29 2009, 03:39 PM Post #12
Posts: 58 Group: \|NG²\| Elite Member #7 Joined: May 30, 2009	Yessir.



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