Hello everyone,
I am really sorry if this isn't the right section, I wasn't sure where to post this.
I would just like to start off saying that I have read a lot of the forums posts here trying to resolve my issue but I have not had much luck. I also have a fairly skilled computer problem solver friend who has yet to figure out my issue either. I am not computer illiterate, and I find I am typically more versed than the normal person, but I am not too savvy on the lingo, so please bear with me if I need explanations.
Without further adieu, here is my issue:
Recently, I was having some issues with my old system, so I decided, with the help of a friend, to drop some cash on my computer and apply some much needed upgrades. Well, one thing lead to another, and I ended up overhauling my entire system. I literally replaced everything except the mouse, keyboard, speakers and tower (I will post system specs at the end).
After replacing all the parts and installing new OS (Windows 7), I updated drivers and installed programs. Everything seemed to be working fairly well and without issues.
I am currently playing Aion (and since gotten D3) and seemed to have relatively flawless FPS and smooth loading in the game. This relatively optimistic outlook on my new system lasted maybe a few days.
One day, after returning home from work, my computer had locked out and I attempted to log back in. After entering my password I was immediately confronted with a blue screen of death and an Error message. At this time, I currently do not remember what the message actually said, and I was only prompted with it for a few seconds before it went away, but after recreating it a few times, I do recall my friend saying he thought it was related to the graphics card or drivers.
Shortly after I encountered this issue, I was confronted with another problem. On my first start up from a cold boot, the computer would load the motherboard screen, then go to black screen as if it was going to start up, but Windows would never load. I am now forced to restart my computer a second time for Windows to actually load.
The problems didn't stop here though. I also began to notice that my game (Aion) was suffering from periodic spikes of low FPS. I grew a little concerned and downloaded CPU-Z and GPU-Z. Respectively, my CPU temperature seemed to be on par with what it should be, but my GPU was (and is still) running at about 75-80C while in game (which I have been unable to determine if that is normal for my graphics card or not). I have even noticed that frame rates on videos I watch seem to be hindered at times as well.
A final thing that may be worth noting... When I try to run AMD Vision Engine Control Center, I am prompted with an error message that says "No AMD graphics driver is installed, or the AMD driver is not functioning properly. Please install the AMD drivers appropriate for your AMD hardware" and upon a second load of the program "AMD VISION Engine Control Center cannot be started. There are currently no setting that can be configured using AMD VISION Engine Control Center". (For reference, I am have attempted to install drivers from AMD by directly selecting the driver I should use and using the auto detect tool.)
My friend and I have tried a ton of things to try and resolve the issue, but none have seemed to do anything. I have removed and reinstalled drivers, reverted to earlier drivers, reseated all components (including the CPU with new thermal paste), checked all my wires were connected correctly, downloaded codec packages, downloading tune up utilities and several other things. We RMA'd my graphics card for a new one in case I had a faulty card, and even this seemed fruitless. My friend even suggested that it was possible that my sound card could be bottle necking my system because it's a pretty cheap and bottom of the line card, so I removed it.
None of these have seemed to make a substantial difference in the overall graphics performance on my computer.
I am really at my wits end here because I KNOW that something is not working properly but I just can't figure it out. Please, any and all suggestions are welcome. Thank you.
System Stats are as follows:
Monitor: Asus VH238H Black 23" Full HD HDMI LED Backlight LCD Monitor w/Speakers 250 cd/m2 ASCR 50,000,000:1 (not using the speakers. Incidentally, this model with the speakers was on a special and was significantly cheaper than the model without).
Motherboard: ASUS M5A78L-M LX PLUS AM3+ AMD 760G Micro ATX AMD Motherboard
CPU: AMD FX-8120 Zambezi 3.1GHz Socket AM3+ 125W Eight-Core Desktop Processor FD8120FRGUBOX
RAM: (2x) Patriot Signature 4GB 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10600) Desktop Memory Model PSD34G13332
GPU: HIS H687FN1GD Radeon HD 6870 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.1 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card
Soundcard: Creative Sound Blaster Audigy SE 7.1 Channels 24-bit 96KHz PCI Interface Sound Card - OEM
PSU: Thermaltake Black Widow TR2 RX 850W
Hard Drive: 1TB WD Green Sata drive
If you would like to know any other details I will post them to the best of my ability. I am really starting to feel like my best option for this problem is this
(picture my computer under the emoticon). I really am in the dumps about this and would really like to resolve my problem. Again, thank you for reading and any help you can offer.
I am really sorry if this isn't the right section, I wasn't sure where to post this.
I would just like to start off saying that I have read a lot of the forums posts here trying to resolve my issue but I have not had much luck. I also have a fairly skilled computer problem solver friend who has yet to figure out my issue either. I am not computer illiterate, and I find I am typically more versed than the normal person, but I am not too savvy on the lingo, so please bear with me if I need explanations.
Without further adieu, here is my issue:
Recently, I was having some issues with my old system, so I decided, with the help of a friend, to drop some cash on my computer and apply some much needed upgrades. Well, one thing lead to another, and I ended up overhauling my entire system. I literally replaced everything except the mouse, keyboard, speakers and tower (I will post system specs at the end).
After replacing all the parts and installing new OS (Windows 7), I updated drivers and installed programs. Everything seemed to be working fairly well and without issues.
I am currently playing Aion (and since gotten D3) and seemed to have relatively flawless FPS and smooth loading in the game. This relatively optimistic outlook on my new system lasted maybe a few days.
One day, after returning home from work, my computer had locked out and I attempted to log back in. After entering my password I was immediately confronted with a blue screen of death and an Error message. At this time, I currently do not remember what the message actually said, and I was only prompted with it for a few seconds before it went away, but after recreating it a few times, I do recall my friend saying he thought it was related to the graphics card or drivers.
Shortly after I encountered this issue, I was confronted with another problem. On my first start up from a cold boot, the computer would load the motherboard screen, then go to black screen as if it was going to start up, but Windows would never load. I am now forced to restart my computer a second time for Windows to actually load.
The problems didn't stop here though. I also began to notice that my game (Aion) was suffering from periodic spikes of low FPS. I grew a little concerned and downloaded CPU-Z and GPU-Z. Respectively, my CPU temperature seemed to be on par with what it should be, but my GPU was (and is still) running at about 75-80C while in game (which I have been unable to determine if that is normal for my graphics card or not). I have even noticed that frame rates on videos I watch seem to be hindered at times as well.
A final thing that may be worth noting... When I try to run AMD Vision Engine Control Center, I am prompted with an error message that says "No AMD graphics driver is installed, or the AMD driver is not functioning properly. Please install the AMD drivers appropriate for your AMD hardware" and upon a second load of the program "AMD VISION Engine Control Center cannot be started. There are currently no setting that can be configured using AMD VISION Engine Control Center". (For reference, I am have attempted to install drivers from AMD by directly selecting the driver I should use and using the auto detect tool.)
My friend and I have tried a ton of things to try and resolve the issue, but none have seemed to do anything. I have removed and reinstalled drivers, reverted to earlier drivers, reseated all components (including the CPU with new thermal paste), checked all my wires were connected correctly, downloaded codec packages, downloading tune up utilities and several other things. We RMA'd my graphics card for a new one in case I had a faulty card, and even this seemed fruitless. My friend even suggested that it was possible that my sound card could be bottle necking my system because it's a pretty cheap and bottom of the line card, so I removed it.
None of these have seemed to make a substantial difference in the overall graphics performance on my computer.
I am really at my wits end here because I KNOW that something is not working properly but I just can't figure it out. Please, any and all suggestions are welcome. Thank you.
System Stats are as follows:
Monitor: Asus VH238H Black 23" Full HD HDMI LED Backlight LCD Monitor w/Speakers 250 cd/m2 ASCR 50,000,000:1 (not using the speakers. Incidentally, this model with the speakers was on a special and was significantly cheaper than the model without).
Motherboard: ASUS M5A78L-M LX PLUS AM3+ AMD 760G Micro ATX AMD Motherboard
CPU: AMD FX-8120 Zambezi 3.1GHz Socket AM3+ 125W Eight-Core Desktop Processor FD8120FRGUBOX
RAM: (2x) Patriot Signature 4GB 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10600) Desktop Memory Model PSD34G13332
GPU: HIS H687FN1GD Radeon HD 6870 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.1 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card
Soundcard: Creative Sound Blaster Audigy SE 7.1 Channels 24-bit 96KHz PCI Interface Sound Card - OEM
PSU: Thermaltake Black Widow TR2 RX 850W
Hard Drive: 1TB WD Green Sata drive
If you would like to know any other details I will post them to the best of my ability. I am really starting to feel like my best option for this problem is this
(picture my computer under the emoticon). I really am in the dumps about this and would really like to resolve my problem. Again, thank you for reading and any help you can offer.
Oh man... I really thought I was buying a decent PSU... I am not sure that I will even be able to return this thing or even exchange it... Guh. 
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