Recent content by RupertS

I reseated everything, no change. Removed the graphics card and tried to boot, no change. ASUS suggested I remove the memory to see if I received the beep code for no memory. I did and I got the right beep code!!! Then I removed one of the two sticks and tried the first stick in all 4 memory...

I'll recheck the power cables. The fan on the video card spins up, and the power connector is tight. Is there a specific power cable that might cause this?

My system worked. Then I changed the CPU cooler, which involved taking out the motherboard to install a backer plate for the new cooler. So I disconnected everything, changed the CPU cooler, then reconnected everything. I took out the graphics card, the sound card, the power connections...

I'm not thinking of SLI. Just wondering about an ATI video card on an NVIDIA board.

As a newbie I'm entitled to one simple question, here goes. I had been thinking LanParty Ultra-D and 6600GT or 6800GT. I think this keeps everything in the nVidia family. Lately I've been hearing good things about the ATI X800XL. If I went with the X800XL, could I still go with the DFI...