Help, no really, Help, I mean it,...HELP!!! (X1900XTX)

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OK boys and girls...here it goes...Problems with the computer in my sig...

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It all started while playing Oblivion. I would get random dropped video signal, not a crash...the game is still going but, I get a black screen and the error message "No Video Signal". Now, the only way out is to punch the reset button. Occasionally, My machine would re-boot by itself. Keep in mind...I DO NOT have the video card OC'ed and the case is open, ambient room temp of 70F so it shouldn't be heat. So, I'm getting the dropped signal...I tried switching DVI out ports...the secondary is totally corrupt even in 2d but only once windows loads...boot screens are fine. Switched back to the primary DVI...would boot into windows fine...as soon as I launch ANY 3d app...it would either "Drop the Signal", "Complete System Crash", or it would go into the game but completely corrupt colors and such as if it's trying to go into 3d mode but the volts don't change like they should to give the card enough juice...no game. I tried un-installing the video drivers...used Driver Cleaner, re-installed...same thing...I've tried changing power supplies thinking maybe the PSU is starting to fail and not provide enough juice to the card, didn't matter. I installed ATITool and manually set the voltage...that helped for about 15 minutes then...crash...and...since then...the computer would boot but, without video...no signal...nothing.

Now, here's the really strange thing...I pulled the card out of the system...I plugged the DVI cable into the DVI out port on my RS482, Nothing...no video signal...plugged in the D-Sub...Bang...we've got video. I don't have anyone to test my video card in their computer and the fact that I don't even get a signal using the on-board DVI makes me think that maybe it could be the MoBo going bad...I mean...anytime I plug in the DVI cable either into the video card OR the on-board DVI out...nothing...plug in the VGA cable...voila...no problems...could my PCI-e port be going out...I dunno...So, Help...is it:

A. Video Card

B. PSU

or

C. Motherboard

Thanks in advance...
 
Really sounds weird. I'd try calling anyone I knew with a new computer so I could try the card in different machines.

Do you have a standard ATX power supply you can wire up to it?

Just sounds weird.
 
I agree, i would fine someone else with a computer that you could use. Try a diff psu, try the card in a diff machine, and maybe try a diff card in your comp. If it isnt one of those things, i guess it could be a software problem, but i cant think of anything that would give you errors like that.

MH
 
Tried the different PSU thang...no joy...doesn't matter...I guess I'll see if I can find someone that can trade cards with me for testing but,...I don't know too many people with PCI-e slotted computers...
 
thespymaster said:
Tried the different PSU thang...no joy...doesn't matter...I guess I'll see if I can find someone that can trade cards with me for testing but,...I don't know too many people with PCI-e slotted computers...
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make sure it's someone you trust, lol ... *what X1900XTX* :confused:

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Is there any way to test that DVI input on that monitor, Ive seen some veiwsonic LCD's droping the DVI signal for no reason. I can see from your sig that you dont have a viewsonic screen but its just a thought.
 
I agree with the post above, it sounds to me like you should be looking to the monitor for blame. Just because the monitor's d-sub vga cable works, doesn't mean everything is OK with its DVI port. Try this, put the video card back in, hook up the D-sub cable to the DVI port using a VGA->DVI adapter. Since DSub works fine on your mobo, my guess is it will work fine on your 1900xtx too. Keep us posted!
 
BLUEFISH44 said:
Is there any way to test that DVI input on that monitor, Ive seen some veiwsonic LCD's droping the DVI signal for no reason. I can see from your sig that you dont have a viewsonic screen but its just a thought.
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I'll try that...I almost thought of that myself but, I thought, surely the monitor going out wouldn't cause my computer to crash...
 
thespymaster said:
I'll try that...I almost thought of that myself but, I thought, surely the monitor going out wouldn't cause my computer to crash...
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Process of elimination... Try, check and eliminate every possible piece of hardware, whether or not you think it might cause the issue. Trust me, it's worth the effort, I've seen pieces of computer hardware that I would never have thought would crash a system indeed do that...
 
Well kids...It does indeed appear to be a bad DVI port on the monitor...using the VGA adapter from the video card...so far...no problems. Which, by the way, really blows...there is def a dif in the video quality...oh well...Should probably RMA the Monitor...
 
Do you have this problem in other games besides Oblivion? I was having this same problem w/ a friends computer, playing WoW. No other game had this problem. The monitor was fine. I replaced the mobo and no luck. Replaced the VGA cooler, no luck. reinstalled Windows, no luck. Tried all ATI and Omega drivers from 5.4 to 6.4, with and without the CCC.

Wound up switching to his onboard video for the time being just so he could play WoW :)

Never did figure out why only that game had this problem. His card was a Saphirre X700. When he gets done w/ his WoW fix, Im going to put his vid card back in his rig.
 
Just got done with over 2 hours of problem free Oblivion...it was the monitor DVI or the DVI cable...I dunno but,...all is well for now...
 
thespymaster said:
Just got done with over 2 hours of problem free Oblivion...it was the monitor DVI or the DVI cable...I dunno but,...all is well for now...
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I suppose a trip to staples/circuit city/best buy is in order for a DVI cable. At least that way you can avoid the potentially costly RMA process of the monitor.
 
quadnad said:
I suppose a trip to staples/circuit city/best buy is in order for a DVI cable. At least that way you can avoid the potentially costly RMA process of the monitor.
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Unfortunately...Alll of those places are a 45 minute trip...one way...So, it'll have to wait for now...Thanks for everyones input...I was sweating it there for awhile...It was tuff 'nuff getting the wife to let me spend the cash on this machine in the first place...let alone...having to replace a $450.00 video card...
 
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