get new XFX 1gb 5870 and 650w Corsair TW PSU, install the PSU without too much trouble, and before installing the 5870, I uninstalled ALL Nvidia related programs and drivers. It was here that I slipped my 5870 into a PCI-E slot, plugged in the two 6 pins, and plugged the card into my monitor using a VGA to DVI adapter.
Boot up the PC and the monitor doesn't get the signal. I have tried almost everything (aside from trying a dual link DVI cable for the PC to monitor, would that work?). I am having to use my old 8600 GT to type this (which doesn't work too well without any drivers). My current motherboard is an Asus P5N-e which uses a Nvidia chipset. I'm about 80% sure this is my problem, but I REALLY don't want to fork out another $100 for a new mobo (along with having to install it, which will be a pain in the ass because of how small my case is and how many extra cables my PSU has.)
I srsly need some halp :(
Nvidia chipset doesn't matter for anything besides crossfire/sli
Why would the chipset be an issue with your graphics card?
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Ninja'd :ninja:
because hours of research revealed that the P5N-e doesn't get along well with the 5870. Perhaps it isn't the chipset, but that is what some people suggested.
Are you sure your PSU is powerful enough?
This was the first mistake I ever made when building a PC, an insufficient power supply can cause a system to either:
A: Not start up
B: Run for a very short time then BSOD
Check [b]ALL[/b] of your equipment and add up the required voltage and make sure your power supply matches that voltage. Also make sure your power supply is reliable, very cheap ones often do not take the voltage they say they do.
Also make sure you do not have a corrupt RAM card, a single corrupted RAM card can cause the system to not start up. Test it out by switching them around, taking one out, etc.
Remember that the average 5870 takes up a whole 600W on it's own.
Doesn't ATI work on a different kind of slot than PCI-E?
[QUOTE=ZombieWaffle;25031904]Doesn't ATI work on a different kind of slot than PCI-E?[/QUOTE]
...What?
[QUOTE=DireAvenger;25029801]Remember that the average 5870 takes up a whole 600W on it's own.[/QUOTE]
No it doesn't, one 5870 only takes like 300-350watts on load.
A Corsair 650w should be sufficient. When you try to boot up does anything happen at all? Have you tried actually using your old 8600 along with the new PSU to make sure that the PSU isn't dead?
[QUOTE=Gishank;25034977]A Corsair 650w should be sufficient. When you try to boot up does anything happen at all? Have you tried actually using your old 8600 along with the new PSU to make sure that the PSU isn't dead?[/QUOTE]
If the computer runs but he doesn't get a signal, it would be weird if it's the PSU. Sure it isn't just a broken card?
[QUOTE=skynrdfan2;25026901]because hours of research revealed that the P5N-e doesn't get along well with the 5870. Perhaps it isn't the chipset, but that is what some people suggested.[/QUOTE]
The chipset (Nvidia 650i) on the P5N-E is an absolute joke - it can't handle any real amount of overclocking and/or 4 sticks of RAM without active cooling.
Have you tried the latest BIOS?
update your bios, if that doesn't work rma the card
Try to get in contact with the manufacturer of the video card. They can have you try a few things that can see if it's bad or not. They might even give you a brand new one if it turns out to be bad.
many people have this problem and state that updating the BIOS doesn't work, but I'm willing to try it. How do you update the BIOS? I have looked into it before but it seems really confusing
Most newer mobo's allow you to update BIOS by putting it onto a flash drive then going to the update screen in BIOS.
I can't EZFlash with a .BIN file, which is exactly what my BIOS update is. How do you update a BIOS with a .BIN file?
updating BIOS didn't work. helppppppop
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