issue with r9 290...

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etegv

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for some reason nothing shows up on my screen the light for the power button on my monitor just flickers

I booted down my pc and swapped out my 4870 for a r9 290. I have a TX 750w corsair PSU that should be able to handle it, yet I dont know why it refuses to boot up. I had to use the DVI port on my mobo to boot up and get into windows. I went into device manager and it shows ATI 4200 under display w/ an exclamation mark.

hopefully its something simple, thanks.
 
also, as I was installing the drivers, I got a blue screen and then it went into power saving mode...

does it mean i need a power supply. Everytime I try to boot up i get a blue screen and then it goes to power saving mode... thanks
 
yeah, sounds like a vitrua bios conflict, disable onboard video.
 
The Mac said:
yeah, sounds like a vitrua bios conflict, disable onboard video.
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I will try disabling it now, but im pretty sure i disabled it b/c my 4870 was working? but ill check now, thanks for the advice

does anyone know what it is called in the Asus m4a785td-v evo BIOS? cant seem to find it...

edit, nvm never disabled the onboard. Going to do that right now and see how it goes. Thanks for the quick diagnosis
 
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im in the integrated graphics menu and there seems to be a bunch of stuff. I clicked on primary video controller but then I get 4 options and im not sure which one I have to click.

Thanks

Edit: yup you guys were right. Installing drivers now and hopefully everything works. For some reason i always forget to disable the onboard video.
 
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ok, new issue..

my computer keeps shutting down after I try to play Black Ops 2 (only game i have installed right now). Like right now Im typing fine on the R9 290, but it crashes once I get into BO2. Heat isnt a prob as the side panel is on so whats going on? PC sometimes :mad::(

my cpu is a AMD x2 635. I will swap it out soon but could it be a bottleneck thing?
 
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etegv said:
ok, new issue..

my computer keeps shutting down after I try to play Black Ops 2 (only game i have installed right now). Like right now Im typing fine on the R9 290, but it crashes once I get into BO2. Heat isnt a prob as the side panel is on so whats going on? PC sometimes :mad::(

my cpu is a AMD x2 635. I will swap it out soon but could it be a bottleneck thing?
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What motherboard do you have? You might need to update the bios on it.
 
etegv said:
ok, new issue..

my computer keeps shutting down after I try to play Black Ops 2 (only game i have installed right now). Like right now Im typing fine on the R9 290, but it crashes once I get into BO2. Heat isnt a prob as the side panel is on so whats going on? PC sometimes :mad::(

my cpu is a AMD x2 635. I will swap it out soon but could it be a bottleneck thing?
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Your computer is telling you that game isn't worth playing.....;)

You have the PCI-e power cables placed on the GPU?
What driver version are you using? It installed correctly?
The GPU is in the primary x16 PCI-e slot?
CCC is set on all defaults?
Is Overdrive enabled?

I agree with the BIOS version check.
 
magoo said:
Your computer is telling you that game isn't worth playing.....;)

You have the PCI-e power cables placed on the GPU?
What driver version are you using? It installed correctly?
The GPU is in the primary x16 PCI-e slot?
CCC is set on all defaults?
Is Overdrive enabled?

I agree with the BIOS version check.
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lol.. I know :D

Pretty much yes to everything, I used the crivers that came with the cd and didnt use the software yet so everything should be set to default/ not tampered

Unhooked said:
PSU maybe going bad. See if you can get a spare PSU
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I did purchase a new one so we will see. But my 750w doesnt seem to show any issues when I first enter the game (cant see/smell/hear anything)

reaper12 said:
What motherboard do you have? You might need to update the bios on it.
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its an asus m4a785td-v evo. Ive never updated the bios :(. Im just basic computer builder who stays away from the bios lol
 
ok disable Overdrive worked lol, you guys are the best

nothing gets past people here
 
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