I have the following old system:
Core 2 Duo E6750
2GB DDR2 667Mhz
Nvidia 8600GT 256MB
I'm looking to sell it via the for sale board on my workplace's intranet.
For the last couple of years the graphics card has been really really noisy. The fan on it makes a loud grinding noise as soon as the pc is switched on. No amount of cleaning the fan has helped solve the problem.
Therefore I looked for a cheap 2nd hand card to replace the 8600GT. I didn't want to sell the system as it is because whoever buys it is going to detest the noise. As I'm going to place an ad pitching it to parents for their children (as the system will happily run games like League of Legends and Minecraft and is fine for homework etc) I doubt whoever buys it will know a lot about replacing components.
I managed to pick up a 2nd hand X1950 Pro cheaply (£12) described as working by the person listing it.
After installing the card, when switching the PC on my monitor will not activate and says there is no signal. I have only been able to get a picture using the onboard graphics.
The X1950 Pro's fan is running etc but there is no picture. I have tried both DVI connections. I have checked my system BIOS to ensure that it was attempting to use the PCI-E graphics card first when it boots.
I have researched the card a little more (didn't bother before buying it stupidly) and it sounds like its a bit power-hungry. Could this be an issue?
Is the card dead? Or is it more likely to be a power issue?
Additionally, I don't have much knowledge about components (this is the first thing I've ever really done inside a pc other than changing RAM). The card was not supplied with any cables whatsoever however I have read on some forum listings appearing on google searches about 'power cables'. Is there supposed to be another cable connecting my graphics card to the power supply?
Any help appreciated.
EDIT: I guess I posted a little too soon. A bit more research has confirmed that it does in fact require a PCI-E power cable which has a 6 pin connector (2x3 in size). A quick look in my case shows that I have a couple of spare 1x4 power cables and a single 2x2 power cable. So I guess I'll have to buy an adapter?
From what I read the card requires a 450W PSU with 30A on 12V. My PSU (500W Win Power) lists 2 12V outputs as +12V1 12A and +12V2 15A. Does this mean my PSU is not powerful enough? Or is there a way of combining these outputs to 27A which may satisfy the card?
Core 2 Duo E6750
2GB DDR2 667Mhz
Nvidia 8600GT 256MB
I'm looking to sell it via the for sale board on my workplace's intranet.
For the last couple of years the graphics card has been really really noisy. The fan on it makes a loud grinding noise as soon as the pc is switched on. No amount of cleaning the fan has helped solve the problem.
Therefore I looked for a cheap 2nd hand card to replace the 8600GT. I didn't want to sell the system as it is because whoever buys it is going to detest the noise. As I'm going to place an ad pitching it to parents for their children (as the system will happily run games like League of Legends and Minecraft and is fine for homework etc) I doubt whoever buys it will know a lot about replacing components.
I managed to pick up a 2nd hand X1950 Pro cheaply (£12) described as working by the person listing it.
After installing the card, when switching the PC on my monitor will not activate and says there is no signal. I have only been able to get a picture using the onboard graphics.
The X1950 Pro's fan is running etc but there is no picture. I have tried both DVI connections. I have checked my system BIOS to ensure that it was attempting to use the PCI-E graphics card first when it boots.
I have researched the card a little more (didn't bother before buying it stupidly) and it sounds like its a bit power-hungry. Could this be an issue?
Is the card dead? Or is it more likely to be a power issue?
Additionally, I don't have much knowledge about components (this is the first thing I've ever really done inside a pc other than changing RAM). The card was not supplied with any cables whatsoever however I have read on some forum listings appearing on google searches about 'power cables'. Is there supposed to be another cable connecting my graphics card to the power supply?
Any help appreciated.
EDIT: I guess I posted a little too soon. A bit more research has confirmed that it does in fact require a PCI-E power cable which has a 6 pin connector (2x3 in size). A quick look in my case shows that I have a couple of spare 1x4 power cables and a single 2x2 power cable. So I guess I'll have to buy an adapter?
From what I read the card requires a 450W PSU with 30A on 12V. My PSU (500W Win Power) lists 2 12V outputs as +12V1 12A and +12V2 15A. Does this mean my PSU is not powerful enough? Or is there a way of combining these outputs to 27A which may satisfy the card?
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