- Mar 5, 2013
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Hey Forum,
So I decided to upgrade my cpu today from a Intel Core i7-3770 to an i7-4790k. My motherboard was outdated and wasn't compatible so I also went and bought a MSI Z97 Gaming 3 motherboard. After spending a while pulling my computer apart, putting the new CPU in the new mobo and attaching all power cables and my GPU (Gigabyte Geforce GTX 780).
Immediately ran into a bunch of issues (Keyboard/Mouse cutting out, only 1 monitor working out of 2, internet not connecting etc.) but most were fixed when I managed to get the correct drivers installed. I am now left with 1 final issue that is making my computer useless to me that I urgently need fixed.
My graphics card is connected fine, the fans are running and is powered. When I open BIOS it even tells me the graphics card connected in the PCIe x16 slot. Problem starts though when I continue past the BIOS screen. I notice immediately that only 1 of my monitors work at a time, I can connect both without the other and they work but together only one of them bothers to connect. As I continue to login to my computer you can already tell that everything is sluggish and that the video card isn't doing anything. I try and watch a film and I get horribly pixelated/distorted quality and when I try and open the NVIDIA control panel nothing shows and no video card is shown in System Information or Device Manager.
To top it all off for some reason my Windows is now not genuine and I don't think I still have the product key, but I guess I'll sort that out later. Anyway, anyone out there who thinks they know what my issue is? As I said, really need this fixed ASAP!
Things I've tried:
So I decided to upgrade my cpu today from a Intel Core i7-3770 to an i7-4790k. My motherboard was outdated and wasn't compatible so I also went and bought a MSI Z97 Gaming 3 motherboard. After spending a while pulling my computer apart, putting the new CPU in the new mobo and attaching all power cables and my GPU (Gigabyte Geforce GTX 780).
Immediately ran into a bunch of issues (Keyboard/Mouse cutting out, only 1 monitor working out of 2, internet not connecting etc.) but most were fixed when I managed to get the correct drivers installed. I am now left with 1 final issue that is making my computer useless to me that I urgently need fixed.
My graphics card is connected fine, the fans are running and is powered. When I open BIOS it even tells me the graphics card connected in the PCIe x16 slot. Problem starts though when I continue past the BIOS screen. I notice immediately that only 1 of my monitors work at a time, I can connect both without the other and they work but together only one of them bothers to connect. As I continue to login to my computer you can already tell that everything is sluggish and that the video card isn't doing anything. I try and watch a film and I get horribly pixelated/distorted quality and when I try and open the NVIDIA control panel nothing shows and no video card is shown in System Information or Device Manager.
To top it all off for some reason my Windows is now not genuine and I don't think I still have the product key, but I guess I'll sort that out later. Anyway, anyone out there who thinks they know what my issue is? As I said, really need this fixed ASAP!
Things I've tried:
Resetting CMOS
Unplugging, replugging, checking cables etc.
Gone into advanced BIOS settings and changed an option that would allow 2 monitors with no change.
Changed from PEG to IGD which resorted in neither monitor working and me having to reset CMOS.
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