antwigan Posted March 12, 2012 Posted March 12, 2012 Hi all, I just built a system around a AMD Bulldozer. The problem im having is that i cant get a display from the graphics card. Graphics card is xfx 6770 http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/XFX-AMD-HD-6770-1GB-GDDR5-HDMI-Graphics-Card-PCI-E-2-1-HD-677A-ZNFC-/160744673518?pt=UK_Computing_Computer_Components_Graphics_Video_TV_Cards_TW&hash=item256d2110ee The card has been tested in another machine and is working fine. If i connect to the onboard graphics the display is fine. The fan on the graphics card spins but the monitor says no signal. I have tried a bios update, setting pci-e to primary but nothing is working. Does anyone have any suggestions? The only thing i can think of now is that the psu isnt good enough as it was cheap from ebay. This is the 1 i bought. http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/280754464830?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1439.l2649 Any help would be appreciated, im pulling my hair out now. Thx, Ant.. Quote
KenB Posted March 12, 2012 Posted March 12, 2012 Hi and welcome to ExTS There is one 6 pin PCI power connection on that card - do you have this connected ? Do you have a second PCIe x16 slot to try it in ? Quote There is an email going around offering processed pork - gelatin - and salt in a can ......this is simply SPAM !! MiniToolBoxNetwork TestWireless Test
antwigan Posted March 12, 2012 Author Posted March 12, 2012 Hi, Yes the 6 pin connector is connected(and for some reason, the fan on the card slows right down when its connected) Maybe a power issue?. The board only has 1 pci-e x16. I have contacted several shops who all seem to think i need a better psu but im not so sure. Shouldnt the onboard card at leasty disable when the 6770 is in? Because even with this plugged in i can still use the onboard. Quote
KenB Posted March 12, 2012 Posted March 12, 2012 Hi, Disable the on-board video from Device Manager then try again with the new card. Quote There is an email going around offering processed pork - gelatin - and salt in a can ......this is simply SPAM !! MiniToolBoxNetwork TestWireless Test
antwigan Posted March 12, 2012 Author Posted March 12, 2012 Still no display. But now i get nothing from the onboard card whilst the 6770 is inserted. :mad: Quote
antwigan Posted March 12, 2012 Author Posted March 12, 2012 The card is pci-e 2.1 and the board is 2.0. Could this cause a problem? Quote
KenB Posted March 13, 2012 Posted March 13, 2012 The card is pci-e 2.1 and the board is 2.0. Could this cause a problem? No - the cards are backwards compatible. It is either a problem card or a problem PSU. 1. Do you have another PSU to try ( even one that is much less wattage ) ? 2. Can you try a different 6 pin power connection if one is available ? 3. Do you have a different PCIe Video Card to try in the slot ? The fact that the card works on another system seems to point to the PSU. Quote There is an email going around offering processed pork - gelatin - and salt in a can ......this is simply SPAM !! MiniToolBoxNetwork TestWireless Test
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