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DoA 3850... or is it?

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Fes

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I recently bought this as an upgrade to my 8600gts (yeah, I was a sucker and bought one). After popping it in, I attempted to boot but there was no video signal and I received the "video error" beepcode. After doublechecking and reseating and all the usual fare, I concluded that it must just be a dud, so I'm getting ready to RMA. Put the 8600 back in and everything is fine (at least it's reliable).

However, out of curiosity I was trying to google around about it and came across this, which suggests I might simply be screwed. Is there anything substantial to this? Just FUD? Fixed before release?

I really hope it's not true, otherwise this will be a repeat of the whole Asus P5A + Riva TNT thing from the k6-2 days, if anyone remembers that. Hit me hard, probably the most vexing experience I've ever had with computers. Forums were filled with hunches, arcane tricks, and dashed hopes. But I digress... here is my rig:

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C2D E6850
Gigabyte P35-DS3R
Corsair HX520W PSU
Kingston Value 2x1GB DDR2 800
Nec Multisync 20WMGX2
 
newegg will do DOA replacment , call them today and get it replaced. Your board wouldn't have that problem , most of the issue P35 owners are having are the owner of Asus mobo :! I have a Powercolor 2x 3850 running on Gigabyte P35 DS3P
 
That link doesnt seem to be true - tons of 3850's/3870s are installed on P35s without problems.

Did you pop in the 6-pin PCIE connector? I took my 8800Ultra out once and forgot to plug in the 2 PCI-E connectors and got the loud error beep as well until I realized I forgot it. Common mistake, so double check again.

Also, if you have another rig around, try popping it in there before deeming it DOA.
 
I have that board and it works fine with Sapphire's 3850 512mb, make sure that you have the latest BIOS upgrade from gigabyte.

As for your old ALi Aladdin V/TNT2 issues...well the trick to that was just to set the AGP slot to 1x instead of 2x....I have a old K6-2/550/ ASUS P5A-B rig with a GF2MX in it...runs perfectly fine at AGP 1x.
 
Originally posted by: Fes
I recently bought this as an upgrade to my 8600gts (yeah, I was a sucker and bought one). After popping it in, I attempted to boot but there was no video signal and I received the "video error" beepcode. After doublechecking and reseating and all the usual fare, I concluded that it must just be a dud, so I'm getting ready to RMA. Put the 8600 back in and everything is fine (at least it's reliable).

However, out of curiosity I was trying to google around about it and came across this, which suggests I might simply be screwed. Is there anything substantial to this? Just FUD? Fixed before release?

I really hope it's not true, otherwise this will be a repeat of the whole Asus P5A + Riva TNT thing from the k6-2 days, if anyone remembers that. Hit me hard, probably the most vexing experience I've ever had with computers. Forums were filled with hunches, arcane tricks, and dashed hopes. But I digress... here is my rig:
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Make sure you are not shorting out the mobo when you install the video card. Make sure it is making contact in the PCIE slot and put in the 6 pin power connector.

 
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