Video Card freak out

[hotairpress]

Woke up this morning, turned my computer on and my screen was doing the following -http://i41.tinypic.com/28jio7.jpg. I restarted, same problem, re-connected the DVI cable, nothing, checked the other inputs and the "no connection" stuff for hdmi, etc, shows up clear as day. I tried the other DVI port on the video card (newegg link for my card below - XFX PVT84JUDD3 GeForce 8600GT XXX 256MB) and it didn't work still. I opened the case after turning the computer off and the card felt hot, I spun the fan with my finger and it was difficult to turn and a couple clumps of dust fell out when spinning it. I'm not sure if this is a video card error or monitor error, but it doesn't seem to be the latter considering it's picture is really clear otherwise. I haven't had a chance to check it against a different computer yet, but I want to.

Any thoughts/help would be much obliged. Thanks.



http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16814150229

 

[TemjinGold]

Clean off the dust on your video card and try again?

 

[Hadsus]

I don't think the fan should be hard to turn. You've possibly burned something up. As you mention, you can find out by sticking it in another rig. One other possibility is just to buy a new one at Best Buy (one that you might want to keep) and if the screen clears then you know it was the video card. If not, return it for a refund.

 

[hotairpress]

Yeah, I ended up spraying the fan out with air and letting it all cool down for several hours and it's still freaking out. My motherboard does have onboard video, so I'm gonna hunt down a VGA to VGA cable and see if i can get that to work. I also have the video card I used in my old computer, so hopefully I can try that out and see if it works.

 

[hotairpress]

actually there is NO onboard video. gonna go buy a card tomorrow hopefully. i turned the computer on and the fan on my video card was spinning in a really weird way, starting and stopping and stuff like that. extremely annoying. hopefully a new card is the answer.

 

[minmaster]

im getting this same problem, ive seen other people in gaming forums report this, something is going on with our OS, do you have vista? i think somethings messing up things while getting service pack 2 from MS.

 

[Keysplayr]

Maybe some dust made it's way into the "bearings" of the fan motor and burned out. That stinks.

 

[minmaster]

btwi got a 8800 gt this might be a nvidia problem. maybe roll back drivers?

 

[minmaster]

yes i checked on nvidia forums, the latest driver causes this. i'm rolling back.

 

[hotairpress]

i didn't update the drivers or anything, so i don't think that should be the issue. i also am running XP, not vista. the card smells burnt so i'm still thinking the fan is shot and the card is fried from it.

 

[minmaster]

ok i got the same issues and i've come to the conclusion mine is also fried as well. i've read a lot of this happening online. maybe bad nvidia GPU thing is true. well time to RMA this junk.

 

[apoppin]

Originally posted by: hotairpress
Woke up this morning, turned my computer on and my screen was doing the following -http://i41.tinypic.com/28jio7.jpg. I restarted, same problem, re-connected the DVI cable, nothing, checked the other inputs and the "no connection" stuff for hdmi, etc, shows up clear as day. I tried the other DVI port on the video card (newegg link for my card below - XFX PVT84JUDD3 GeForce 8600GT XXX 256MB) and it didn't work still. I opened the case after turning the computer off and the card felt hot, I spun the fan with my finger and it was difficult to turn and a couple clumps of dust fell out when spinning it. I'm not sure if this is a video card error or monitor error, but it doesn't seem to be the latter considering it's picture is really clear otherwise. I haven't had a chance to check it against a different computer yet, but I want to.

Any thoughts/help would be much obliged. Thanks.



http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16814150229

a couple of lumps of dust fell out and people are blaming Nvidia?

ok i got the same issues and i've come to the conclusion mine is also fried as well. i've read a lot of this happening online. maybe bad nvidia GPU thing is true. well time to RMA this junk. ...
yes i checked on nvidia forums, the latest driver causes this. i'm rolling back.

i am sorry but this is very funny to me

RMA this one if you want; but get a new card - the one with the dust bunnies inside is fried

Perhaps try ATi junk this time