- Jul 30, 2013
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Hi there
Today I got a gtx 650ti in the post and set about upgrading my PC from the old GTX 9800 I have. I removed the old card with little issue, and slotted the new one in. Rather pleased that everything had gone so well, I screwed everything back in place and wired it all up.
Sadly, this is where the success story ends. The machine powers on as it should, with the fans all spinning. Trouble is, I can't get any display from the damn thing. I tried differant outputs on the GFX card before removing it completely and trying the VGA output on the motherboard - no luck. I reset the CMOS to no effect. Installing the old card as it was before also yielded no success.
Any advice? I will post my rig down below. I should mention that the new card was beyond the spec of my PSU. Having said that, so was the old one according to nvidia's website. Is it possible the PSU is broken? If so, any way to test it? I dont mind if it is because I have a new PSU on its way to me now.
Also - yes I do know it was silly to install before the PSU arrived. I was curious! Would like to be sure the motherboard is still alive though.
My comp:
G31mX foxconn motherboard
Q6600 2.4 ghz processor
4gb ddr2 ram
1440x900 Samsung sync master monitor connect with VGA or DVI (through adapter)
Graphics: Right now - none. Old: 9800 GTX+ New: GTX 650ti
PSU: FSP 350w
Thanks guys.
Today I got a gtx 650ti in the post and set about upgrading my PC from the old GTX 9800 I have. I removed the old card with little issue, and slotted the new one in. Rather pleased that everything had gone so well, I screwed everything back in place and wired it all up.
Sadly, this is where the success story ends. The machine powers on as it should, with the fans all spinning. Trouble is, I can't get any display from the damn thing. I tried differant outputs on the GFX card before removing it completely and trying the VGA output on the motherboard - no luck. I reset the CMOS to no effect. Installing the old card as it was before also yielded no success.
Any advice? I will post my rig down below. I should mention that the new card was beyond the spec of my PSU. Having said that, so was the old one according to nvidia's website. Is it possible the PSU is broken? If so, any way to test it? I dont mind if it is because I have a new PSU on its way to me now.
Also - yes I do know it was silly to install before the PSU arrived. I was curious! Would like to be sure the motherboard is still alive though.
My comp:
G31mX foxconn motherboard
Q6600 2.4 ghz processor
4gb ddr2 ram
1440x900 Samsung sync master monitor connect with VGA or DVI (through adapter)
Graphics: Right now - none. Old: 9800 GTX+ New: GTX 650ti
PSU: FSP 350w
Thanks guys.
Thanks anyhow!
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