I recently had a video problem crop up on my current system (specs below). The video card was acting up, and would display trash on the screen any time video modes changed (i.e. switching from VGA boot screen to Windows 7, trying to play a video, many of my video games also triggered it). The entire display would be bad, and after about 20 or 30 seconds, things would clear up. I replaced the graphics card with an older one I had (nVidia 7900 GT) and still had the same problem. As such, I figured it might be a motherboard problem.
Fast forward to today. A new motherboard came in, which I placed into the system. As soon as I boot up, video is messed up! Things are corrupt out in BIOS, which indicates to me that it's not the operating system's fault; it's bound to be hardware related.
I've swapped motherboards and I've swapped graphics cards. What else could it be? Is there something I'm missing? Cooling is adequate (graphics were corrupt on a cold boot), and I don't think it's a power issue. Any ideas? I'm about to throw in the towel and just buy a pre-built system from one of the vendors that offers such deals; then maybe I wouldn't have to think about all this. Very frustrating!
Current System Specs:
ABit IP35 Pro LGA 775
Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 (Wolfdale) 3.0 GHz, with a Zalman CNPS7000C-Cu Cooler
4-GB G. Skill 240-Pin DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) SDRAM
BFG Tech GeForce 8800 GTS (G92) 512 MB (ForceWare 258.96)
Western Digital Caviar Black WD6401AALS 640GB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA
NEC FE2111SB 22″ CRT
Corsair CMPSU-620HX 620W Power Supply
Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit
New Components (Installed Today):
GIGABYTE GA-EP45T-USB3P LGA 775 Intel P45 USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10600) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory
Fast forward to today. A new motherboard came in, which I placed into the system. As soon as I boot up, video is messed up! Things are corrupt out in BIOS, which indicates to me that it's not the operating system's fault; it's bound to be hardware related.
I've swapped motherboards and I've swapped graphics cards. What else could it be? Is there something I'm missing? Cooling is adequate (graphics were corrupt on a cold boot), and I don't think it's a power issue. Any ideas? I'm about to throw in the towel and just buy a pre-built system from one of the vendors that offers such deals; then maybe I wouldn't have to think about all this. Very frustrating!
Current System Specs:
ABit IP35 Pro LGA 775
Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 (Wolfdale) 3.0 GHz, with a Zalman CNPS7000C-Cu Cooler
4-GB G. Skill 240-Pin DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) SDRAM
BFG Tech GeForce 8800 GTS (G92) 512 MB (ForceWare 258.96)
Western Digital Caviar Black WD6401AALS 640GB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA
NEC FE2111SB 22″ CRT
Corsair CMPSU-620HX 620W Power Supply
Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit
New Components (Installed Today):
GIGABYTE GA-EP45T-USB3P LGA 775 Intel P45 USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10600) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory
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