I built my 1st gaming rig yesterday
Sharkoon T9 Case
Intel Core i5 3470
8gb Corsair Vengeance
Cooler Master GX 550w PSU
VTX3D Radeon HD 2gb 7870
After plugging in graphics card i then put the hdmi in back of it and powered on,got no signal on screen,i then turned off and back on and got the same.
Turned it on a 3rd time and it worked,got to Windows is loading bar which then went onto Windows is starting. Within seconds i got 1 green line down middle of screen and 1 on right end of screen while the rest of screen was still on Windows is starting.
The screen went black and i got the no signal message on screen again,since then the pc will not get off the no signal screen when graphics card is plugged in. I am currently running the computer using the HDMI on the motherboard with no problems,i rang shop and they are picking up this 1 tomorrow and i had to buy another 1 while they process my refund for the current 1.
A shop local to me said my 550w is the problem and i should be running it with an 800 to 850w PSU whilst the shop i bought it from told me is talking rubbish and they linked me to the AMD site,i will post below what it said on their site.
My card requires 2 6 pins.
The below message is taken from the AMD website for my card
( 500W (or greater) power supply with one 75W 6-pin PCI Express power connector recommended7
600W power supply (or greater) with four 75W 6-pin PCI Express power connectors recommended for AMD CrossFire™ technology. )
Sharkoon T9 Case
Intel Core i5 3470
8gb Corsair Vengeance
Cooler Master GX 550w PSU
VTX3D Radeon HD 2gb 7870
After plugging in graphics card i then put the hdmi in back of it and powered on,got no signal on screen,i then turned off and back on and got the same.
Turned it on a 3rd time and it worked,got to Windows is loading bar which then went onto Windows is starting. Within seconds i got 1 green line down middle of screen and 1 on right end of screen while the rest of screen was still on Windows is starting.
The screen went black and i got the no signal message on screen again,since then the pc will not get off the no signal screen when graphics card is plugged in. I am currently running the computer using the HDMI on the motherboard with no problems,i rang shop and they are picking up this 1 tomorrow and i had to buy another 1 while they process my refund for the current 1.
A shop local to me said my 550w is the problem and i should be running it with an 800 to 850w PSU whilst the shop i bought it from told me is talking rubbish and they linked me to the AMD site,i will post below what it said on their site.
My card requires 2 6 pins.
The below message is taken from the AMD website for my card
( 500W (or greater) power supply with one 75W 6-pin PCI Express power connector recommended7
600W power supply (or greater) with four 75W 6-pin PCI Express power connectors recommended for AMD CrossFire™ technology. )
A quality 550 watts will have ample power for your components and a solid overclock. Only if you push your hardware to absolute breaking point (overclocking-wise) would you want to step up to 650 watts.
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