Bad HD4850?

[Barfo]

Finally got my video card so I start building my new system, install everything and it seems fine, I leave Vista installing overnight cause I'm tired and when I wake up there's garbage in the screen so I reboot and get no video from first DVI port, hook the monitor to the second port and I get these:

bios1
bios2
bios3

Appears to be damaged or something.
Should I start cursing my luck? 🙁

 

[ronnn]

Sure looks to be vid card. Do you have another to try?

 

[Barfo]

Yeah well, this actually happened 2 weeks ago, I've been using my trusty old Geforce 7900 GT, I was hoping I could do something about it 🙁

 

[francisA]

Not sure if it's the same but when my 6800GT crapped out on me, that's exactly how my monitor looks. Sorry, but looks like the card gave up the ghost.

 

[error8]

It's faulty, no doubt about it.

 

[Barfo]

Thanks, I'll look into RMAing it.

 

[Quiksilver]

Originally posted by: barfo
Thanks, I'll look into RMAing it.

Hope you didn't get a sapphire card, you'll be ponying up that RMA fee.

 

[ronnn]

Originally posted by: Quiksilver

Originally posted by: barfo
Thanks, I'll look into RMAing it.

Hope you didn't get a sapphire card, you'll be ponying up that RMA fee.

Which is why I buy from ncix. They take care of the rma for the first 90 days - saves on these stupid wait times.