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    Help! HD 6950 crashes computer after starting game

    Ok so I just put in a corsair tx850. I uninstalled old card, removed drivers, put in new card, Start up computer. I started installing the drivers from the card manufacturers website - and halfway through the process the screen goes black. I restart it, after waiting 10 mins - and just...
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    Help! HD 6950 crashes computer after starting game

    Aha - Ok so the game ran fine with the new card for 1-2 hours, and then crashed. Then it crashed everytime I tried to open it. But it ran fine at first. I tried putting the card in again, installing drivers etc - now my computer starts up, but the monitor cuts out after 5 minutes, and I can...
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    Help! HD 6950 crashes computer after starting game

    Ok the power supply says 'Model: LPK64' I can't see a brand name. I noticed that one of the 4 pin connectors has 8 wires running into it - this is the one that was powering the old card. The other 4 pin has only 4 wires running into it. This was the spare connection, not powering anything...
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    Help! HD 6950 crashes computer after starting game

    The previous card was an x1950 Pro - no problems with that whatsoever. The computer was built in 2008 - so the psu is around 3 years old. I'm not sure about the 12v rails, are these the wires coming from the psu? - how do I see if I have single or multiple? There are several 4 pin connections...
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    Help! HD 6950 crashes computer after starting game

    Hi everyone, Having some issues with a Sapphire 11188-05-50G HD6950 Graphics Card (2GB, GDDR5) - Dirt 3 edition I had a few issues installing - I uninstalled old drivers, shut down, put in new card, restarted, installed new drivers - and the screen went black. This appeared to be resolved...