FX5200 problem,Can you help me?

[chipandboard]

HAVING A PROBLEM WITH FX5200 GOING BLACK ON SCREEN THEN IS OK FOR A MINUTE THEN GOING BLACK AGAIN AND SOMETIMES IT KNOCKS OUT MY COMPUTER
COMPLEATLY AND REBOOTS ITS SELF
THANKS

 

[goblinking]

'Tis broken. Return it.

 

[Ion]

And whats with the cap?

 

[cleeve]

IT'S NOT NECESSARILY THE VIDEO CARD. THIS COULD BE ANY NUMBER OF PROBLEMS, RELATED TO THE POWER SUPPLY, MEMORY, ETC.

EVEN IF THE SYSTEM WAS FINE BEFORE YOU PUT IN THE 5200, IT COULD BE THAT THE POWER SUPPLY IS TOO WEAK TO HANDLE IT. CHECK YOUR POWER SUPPLY, WHAT IS IT RATED IN WATTS?

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