Is this my problem?

[AMDOPTY]

I have been having problems with my 7950gx2 and just found something that might be the cause of it take a look.

the first problem was that while it was working i couldnt get a monitor signal using the DVI connection and would have to use a analog to dvi converter.

now while this card is installed my rig will post and boot up completely into windows xp or vista, but there will be no video.

anyways here's a pic of what im talking about, please let me know if this looks strange or if you have seen it before

 

[digital_exhaust]

I've never seen it before, but that doesn't mean that it's not the way it's supposed to be.

I did just take a look through a big ol' stack of old dead/worn out/fired/broken cards that I have laying around and I didn't see any that looked like that.

Can you rma the card?

 

[BinarySynapse]

That's normal. My card looks like it too and it works just fine. here's an image I found of a X1900XT like mine. It also has the same short pin. http://www.kohryu.com/picture/ati/x1900/sapphire-x1900xt.jpg

 

[Mr. Stryker]

Taht's perfectly normal. My 1900XT has that.

 

[Xer0_P0INT_Xer0]

normal, my 7600GT has a short pin in it somewhere.

 

[AMDOPTY]

ok i figured out that during my last play of insurgency the card on both cores reached 120C while<dumbmove> i had my side panel on but none of the fans connected </dumbmove>, I shouldve thought of it earlier since but i had just reinstalled everything after my bi yearly disassembly/cleaning.

anyways thanks for the quick responses, hopefully someone can learn from this post, i know i did........

 

[[H]Opterown]

All cards I've seen, PCI included, have a short pin.