Problem with VisionTek ATI HD 3870 OC

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Hey, I'm having a weird issue with this card. This is my 2nd card (same problem), as I exchanged the first @ BestBuy.

One of the DVI ports works perfectly fine. The other one makes 5 or 6 pixels flicker on my monitor (HP w2207). I don't think there's anything wrong with my monitor. I had no issues at all with my previous card - XFX nVidia 6200 256mb. At first, I thought the contacts in the problematic DVI port were broken.

Is one of the DVI ports specifically meant for a dual-monitor setup? This is the only thing I could think of. Other than this problem, this card works great. My FPS on Guild Wars went from 23 to 250-300. Thanks.
 
Power supply? Your previous card didn't require any fancy power needs, so maybe your PS isn't up to snuff. Yeah I know, its a shot in the dark. Maybe just a bad DVI port.
 
I have a 450w PSU, which meets the minimum requirements for this card. I have a spare 500w PSU, so maybe I'll give that a shot. It's not too important. I only have one monitor. I don't know... like I said before, this is the second card I've tried with the exact same problem.
 
Which one, not all power supplies are created equal. I have a good solid 480w and just installed the same card, and I've had some instability that points to power supply. It's true you meet the minimum requirement, however minimum requirements assume everything is bare minimum. In my case I have a decently overclocked processor that could be stealing power from the hungry card. :(
 
If you are using the little DVI converter that came with the Video card, look at the prongs, mine was missing 2/3 of them, luckily i had extra sitting around. if not, i got no clue
 
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