OT: In need of tech support

[Ducimus]

Processor: AMD64 3500
Mobo: Gigabyte GA-K8NS Ultra-939 Nforce3 chipset
Video card: Saphire X1600Pro 512MB ram


Long story short, system works fine if i put in an older video card. currently typing this with radeon 9000 in the box, even stuck in an old TNT2 card, all work fine. But the instant i put in the video card ive been using, Not even so much as a POST. Monitor just stays in standby, hard drive whirls a bit, and nothing. No post, nada.

Now ordinarly id just assume the video card died, since how this whole issue started with the monitor suddenly recieving no signal while using the web browser, but the thing is, i remember having this issue before with a Radeon 9800 Pro. I have no idea how i got it to work, but i did, must have been plain dumb luck. That and ive never had a video card just suddenly NOT work. THey usually die a slow painful death with ghosts, horizontal lines and such, not a spontainious shutting down.

Its tempting to just give up and go plunk down 300 dollars for an Nvida card, but with my luck its not the card thats the problem.

So any known issues with the above listed hardware combination? Any ideas whats causing this? Ive tried setting the AGP port to X 4, X 8,. Setting the apature size to 64, and 128. Even reset the CMOS a couple times and disabeled all intergrated hardware and no dice.

I really didnt need this right now. If it wasnt for the fact that my system runs perfectly fine on any other video card, id be entertaining the idea of a fried Mobo, bios, ram or other hardware failure. I suppose i could always buy an Nvida card and bring it back if it doesnt work, but at that point im still back to where im at now.

edit: And no im not running Win Vista, i know about Nforce3 Mobo's and vista, this isnt that issue since im running XP

[switch.dota]

Excuse the off-topic, but why on earth would you get an ATi graphics card on a mb with an nForce chipset?

[gonzlor]

It doesen't matter!

[Capt. Shark Bait]

based on the above alone, i'ld say i think it might be a dead card...possibly. there's being noncommittal for ya do you have another mobo that you can put the questionable card in to test it?

[switch.dota]

This just struck me: the issue could be related to either the video card overheating or some problem with the mobo. I've had similar issues with an ancient mb: at random times it would freeze my system and refuse to start (no POST, nothing). The warranty guys promptly replaced it and I've had no issues with it for about 3 years after that incident.

[Capt. Shark Bait]

yeah, could possibly might be a heat issue maybe

[Ducimus]

Originally Posted by switch.dota

Excuse the off-topic, but why on earth would you get an ATi graphics card on a mb with an nForce chipset?

I upgrade incrementally with whats available at the local PC stores. Its not like i go out and buy all my hardware at the exact same time. And it shouldnt matter anyway, ive had this graphics card working on this system for the last year without any problem. Then this problem decided to reoccur today, no idea why, or what it is. All i can think of is to buy a new graphics card and see if the problem persists, if it does, take the card back and keep on trying to figure out the problem.