dead 4870?

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eggzile

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ok just got my visiontek 4870 today and i turn on my pc and the card comes on loud as hell, but i get no picture on my monitor, i havent delt with doa gpu's b4 is this a good sign its dead?
 
could be a mother board incompatibility issue,have you got the latest bios loaded on your mother board or possible psu under powering the new unit
 
well this is a bit of a problem, its a brand new rig. the mother board is the DFI LT LP X48, so its possible that the MB is messed up. my PSU is a 1k watt. how can i update my bios w/o a graphics card?
 
can you give more details, is the fan spinning? Does it look like the card powers up?
 
yea im hearing a very loud fan, and i see 3 lights on the back of the GPU
 
doesn't the 4870 require 2 6-pin power?

Also, you may need to press F8 when booting, then boot to windows in low res mode (640x480)
 
eggzile said:
ok just got my visiontek 4870 today and i turn on my pc and the card comes on loud as hell, but i get no picture on my monitor, i havent delt with doa gpu's b4 is this a good sign its dead?
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did you put the card in the correct PCIEx slot? if you didn't that would cause your problems.
 
w00t, ok i didnt have my MB properly hooked up =s seems to be working now sry for wasting ur time =/
 
eggzile said:
i didnt have the 8 pin hooked in :(
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EVERY single time I fiddle with my motherboard I forget to hook up the bloody aux power cable. Then I switch it on and see everything power up, and immediately go dead, and I have that two second churn in my gut as I think "DEAR GOD, I HATE COMPUTERS!!! WHY DO I BOTHE.... oh wait, if forgot to plug the cable back in."
 
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