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Sapphire 4870 Problem

  • 19-08-2009 12:40AM
    #1
    papu
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,356 ✭✭✭


    I was playing fallout 3 today(Which has been running perfectly since I got the card) and out of no-where the screen goes black and it says no input .
    I Reboot Pc everything is fine , back to fallout 3! same thing happens ,so I reboot and stop playing games for a while do some work , Then The same thing happens while I'm Browsing the internet , boot the pc and The boot Screen , Bios everything is all Artifacted with Vertical Lines and Mouse Ghosting ( when you move the cursor and the mouse trails like when its frozen). Let it cool down , have some tea come back boot it up , 2/3 times i try the fan spins 100% third time I get some Video Bios looks okay Boots into Windows , but it Freezes on the Windows Logo , But my speakers Still play the Windows Sound and I hear programs pop up and stuff
    .
    But Now it wont boot at all , Fan keeps spinning at 100% But no Video Signal.
    I'm Running My old video card at the moment Just wondering , has anyone ever had a similar situation? How was it fixed? Been thinking about flashing it but I really dont want to , I'd much rather RMA it.

    Thanks :o


    Edit::
    System specs are ,
    620W corsair Psu
    4 gigs of Ballistix Ram
    Asus P5q-e motherboard
    E2160 oc > 3.1ghz
    Using a Hd2900Xt at the moment which sucks more power so it isnt the psu.


Comments

  • #2
    AlmightyCushion
    Moderators, Education Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 35,279 Mod ✭✭✭✭AlmightyCushion


    \IF your old card is workking fine then I say your new card is over heating. Definitely something not rifght with it. RMA it to fck.


  • #3
    marco_polo
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 10,093 Mod ✭✭✭✭marco_polo


    Artifacting before any drivers have loaded does not sound good.


  • #4
    papu
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,356 ✭✭✭papu


    Tried it again Cold this morning to rule out Overheating , The Thing Still Freezes Just as Windows Plays the Entering Os Chime. But it now Shows the Bios And everything =[ Hope I can get a Rma on this now :/


  • #5
    marco_polo
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 10,093 Mod ✭✭✭✭marco_polo


    papu wrote: »
    Tried it again Cold this morning to rule out Overheating , The Thing Still Freezes Just as Windows Plays the Entering Os Chime. But it now Shows the Bios And everything =[ Hope I can get a Rma on this now :/

    Could be dodge memory on it or something. Deffo RMA it.


  • #6
    papu
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,356 ✭✭✭papu


    marco_polo wrote: »
    Could be dodge memory on it or something. Deffo RMA it.

    Update i guess , After by Backup Started Artifacting and Bluescreening I got to thinking , the red LED on the 2900Xt was on , indicating that that 6pin wasnt getting enough power ( just thought my card was broken from being ancient and heavily overclocked)

    Switched out that cable for a 4 pin molex to 6 pin Pcie Power and Plugged back in the 4870 and low and behold its been running strong for about a week now!
    yay
    \0/


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  • #7
    Effluo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,890 ✭✭✭Effluo


    papu wrote: »
    Update i guess , After by Backup Started Artifacting and Bluescreening I got to thinking , the red LED on the 2900Xt was on , indicating that that 6pin wasnt getting enough power ( just thought my card was broken from being ancient and heavily overclocked)

    Switched out that cable for a 4 pin molex to 6 pin Pcie Power and Plugged back in the 4870 and low and behold its been running strong for about a week now!
    yay
    \0/

    Corsair psu broke!!!!

    omg


  • #8
    papu
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,356 ✭✭✭papu


    Effluo wrote: »
    Corsair psu broke!!!!

    omg

    I know thats what I'm thinking , Maybe the cable has come out a little at the modular part of the Psu i havent been able to check , or maybe the cable is messup up , Usually they go forever . Isnt it strange that only one power cable is messed up?


  • #9
    marco_polo
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 10,093 Mod ✭✭✭✭marco_polo


    papu wrote: »
    Update i guess , After by Backup Started Artifacting and Bluescreening I got to thinking , the red LED on the 2900Xt was on , indicating that that 6pin wasnt getting enough power ( just thought my card was broken from being ancient and heavily overclocked)

    Switched out that cable for a 4 pin molex to 6 pin Pcie Power and Plugged back in the 4870 and low and behold its been running strong for about a week now!
    yay
    \0/

    D'oh forgot about the LEDs at the back, could have saved you some time :o. Well at least it is working now, good times. :)


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