Dead on arrival?

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nate2020

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We currently are building up a new PC from the ground up. We got power to everything (Harddrive, CD-ROM, CPU, Video Card, ect..) and when we boot up we get a blank monitor screen.

The video card is a EVGA 7900 GT recertified... Anyone know the dead on arrival rate of these particular cards or does someone have a better explaination on why we are getting the black screen of death?


Thanks a bunch.
 
Do you have a known good VC you can pop in there to make sure that it is the card that is bad? This is the best option; new builds often give you a blank screen like that until you figure which part/configuration needs to be tweaked.
 
Make sure that you've connected all of the motherboard power connections, not just the 20/24 pin connector but also the 12v+ aux or EPS12V connectors if your motherboard requires it.


I wouldn't have recommended the eVGA Recertified card though. In my opinion it's a scam. "Recertified" would lead me to believe that it's been tested throroughly and is backed by the same warranty that the normal cards are - this is sadly not the case. They only have a 90 day warranty and do NOT qualify for the step-up program.

And more troubling is that I've heard of a lot of people getting recertified cards that just plain don't work properly.
 
We just tested a known working 7900 GT KO, with the computer and we still had black screen. Im thinking it could be a motherboard setting. Any help would be appreciated.
 
Remove everything except PSU, one stick of RAM, and known good video card. Disconnect all other MB connections except power on. See if you POST. If so, plug in one by one all the devices, powering on each time. If you find one that makes it not POST, troubleshoot from there.
 
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