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After buying new pc, it turned out it had shitty integrated card, so I got myself a new one which is
ATI Radeon HD 3870 X2
Yet, I can't seem to make it work. I plugged the card, plugged its cord into power supply, and launched. Fan is working (it's reaaally loud), and it also has red lights (good lights I guess). However, the card itself is damn dead. Plugging monitor into its extension results in black screen. Drivers for the card cannot find the card. Device manager or dxdiag also show zero signs of the card.
Current PC specs:
Intel Core i3 550
Mainboard - Foxconn H55MXV-LE
4GB RAM, and integrated card runs on 1gb memory.
Halp!
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2011-08-31, 04:06 PM #1Deleted
Bought new Graphics Card and need halp:
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2011-08-31, 04:09 PM #2Herald of the Titans
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Wait, when did you buy all of this...?
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2011-08-31, 04:24 PM #3Scarab Lord
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That is an old video card dude.
Make sure you have the 6 PIN PCI-E power connector plugged in. Should it not be plugged in that is your reason why the video card isn't being seen or recognized.
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2011-08-31, 04:27 PM #4Deleted
Bought new pc week ago. Card today, but card is used one. And whatahell is that power connector? I'm not that good when it comes to cords and stuff, well, and inside of PC's in general
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2011-08-31, 04:30 PM #5High Overlord
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Make sure that your motherboard is set to route all video through your PCIE slot and not the onboard video. You will need to go into bios to make this change.
I should really find something worthwhile to put here now...
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2011-08-31, 04:30 PM #6Herald of the Titans
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Hope all that didn't cost you much, old stuff. Anyways, your power supply 'hopefully' has a a connection like the right side of this picture
Originally Posted by linamus
Otherwise you'll need an adapter.LoL: Kr1sys
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2011-08-31, 04:31 PM #7Deleted
Okay any info how do I do that?
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2011-08-31, 04:31 PM #8The Patient
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This is what he is talking about. Originally Posted by linamus
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2011-08-31, 04:32 PM #9DeletedYes one black end goes to card, two white ends go to power supply. Yes thats online Originally Posted by Sephiracle
Hope all that didn't cost you much, old stuff. Anyways, your power supply 'hopefully' has a a connection like the right side of this picture
Otherwise you'll need an adapter.
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Well what my colleagues have suggested, is that my 500w PSU is not powerful enough to power both the card and motherboard. Toughts?
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