I got a new vid card today, and something is wrong. I bought a Inno3D 128mb MX440 PCI card to go in my AGP-less Dell. After the initial driver installation headaches, I got everything up and running great. I ran through several loops of 3DMark, UT2K3 demo, and DroneZMark to test for stability. That took a couple of hours and I was very pleased with the card.
However, after having left the computer for a few hours, I came back and as soon as the monitor came off stand-by mode, the screen turned very fuzzy and the monitor went back into stand-by mode. I could not get it back up. I tried rebooting several times and I was able to get to my desktop, but the screen would go fuzzy and stand-by mode would kick in after about a minute. I was using the 41.09 Dets from Nvidia's website. I took out the card and made sure there was no dust in the PCI slot, no wires were touching the card, and I made sure the card was seated well and all connections were secure.
Here is my system:
Dell SFF
2.4 P4
512mb pc2100
CDRW
40gb HDD
180w PSU
WinXP home edition
That's all the components I have. Do the symptoms I have described sound like my PSU is too weak to run the card? Could it be the drivers that are fruity? Or could I just have a messed up video card?
I know the PSU looks weak compared to most rigs, but I have used several video cards in the past for several weeks each with no problems like this. These included a 7000 PCI, a 9000 PCI, an AIW VE PCI, and a 64mb Inno3D MX440 PCI (the exact same card as the new one, only half the memory).
I am back to integrated video and am having no problems at all. I would appreciate any input you guys could give. Thanks.
However, after having left the computer for a few hours, I came back and as soon as the monitor came off stand-by mode, the screen turned very fuzzy and the monitor went back into stand-by mode. I could not get it back up. I tried rebooting several times and I was able to get to my desktop, but the screen would go fuzzy and stand-by mode would kick in after about a minute. I was using the 41.09 Dets from Nvidia's website. I took out the card and made sure there was no dust in the PCI slot, no wires were touching the card, and I made sure the card was seated well and all connections were secure.
Here is my system:
Dell SFF
2.4 P4
512mb pc2100
CDRW
40gb HDD
180w PSU
WinXP home edition
That's all the components I have. Do the symptoms I have described sound like my PSU is too weak to run the card? Could it be the drivers that are fruity? Or could I just have a messed up video card?
I know the PSU looks weak compared to most rigs, but I have used several video cards in the past for several weeks each with no problems like this. These included a 7000 PCI, a 9000 PCI, an AIW VE PCI, and a 64mb Inno3D MX440 PCI (the exact same card as the new one, only half the memory).
I am back to integrated video and am having no problems at all. I would appreciate any input you guys could give. Thanks.
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