Thread of PC Woes, Troubles, Problems, and Issues

The windows loading screen is there because that is when the drivers are loaded for graphics etc.
The fact that there is a display shows that the graphics card and lane are fine but there is a conflict when the software side comes in to play.
Check the card on another computer with various driver variations and see what the results are like.
 
Blazzok said:
Have you uninstalled the drivers for the Radeon and tried older/newer drivers?

Also, did this just happen all of a sudden on the next boot up?

The one sentence confuses me. Can you boot into safe mode just fine while the GPU is installed?
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It boots just fine into safe mode, but when I boot normally it gives me that screen effects.
I will download the latest drivers.

All of a sudden, yes.

I was playing GRFS. Having gone through all the menus so as to get into the game. When the level loaded (about 5 seconds in) it crashes to a screen with vertical green lines.
 
8sh said:
It boots just fine into safe mode, but when I boot normally it gives me that screen effects.
I will download the latest drivers.

All of a sudden, yes.

I was playing GRFS. Having gone through all the menus so as to get into the game. When the level loaded (about 5 seconds in) it crashes to a screen with vertical green lines.
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sounds to me like either your card is overheating or your PSU is choking it
 
8sh said:
May be a PSU issue, in that case. Card does not get that hot.
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yeah especially since the nvidia does the same. the fact that the nvidia lasts a bit longer makes sense then cause it doesn't pull as much power as the radeon
 
MalicE said:
yeah especially since the nvidia does the same. the fact that the nvidia lasts a bit longer makes sense then cause it doesn't pull as much power as the radeon
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Bare in mind. That 8800GT is really old and has been baked twice, I believe.
Unsurprisingly it failed, but it lasted a few minutes longer than I expected it to.

I will be bringing the card in tomorrow for testing. If it is the PSU that is messing, it will be a whole LOT cheaper to replace than a new GPU.
Cause what IF I buy a new GPU and the problem persists... :/
 
Just strange that it boots fine into Safe Mode, but not when booting normally. I suppose Safe Mode puts less strain on the GPU. Since the nvidia card also gives the same problem I won't attribute it to drivers (which I thought it might be since Safe Mode works fine).

You can always reinstall Windows as well, maybe there is some weird software conflict. Worth a shot perhaps
 
PsychoFish said:
Try disconnecting unnecessary power sucking devices and see if the problem persists.
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I'll DC the front LED fans and disc drive.

Blazzok said:
Just strange that it boots fine into Safe Mode, but not when booting normally. I suppose Safe Mode puts less strain on the GPU. Since the nvidia card also gives the same problem I won't attribute it to drivers (which I thought it might be since Safe Mode works fine).

You can always reinstall Windows as well, maybe there is some weird software conflict. Worth a shot perhaps
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If it comes down to a reinstallation, that'll have to wait for the weekend.
 
Blazzok said:
If you have more than one HDD, disconnect all except the windows one.
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Only have one HDD running.

PSU has to cover (disconnect-able hardware):

>1x GPU
>1x HDD
>2x 4GB RAM
>2x Front 140mm LED Fans
>1x DVD Writer
> Front I/O ports
 
Blazzok said:
Yeah that is not a lot to unplug unfortunately :/
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I should add:

The PSU that I'm using was MacGyver'd months ago - to reach parts on the motherboard - so it can also be contributing to the loss of power now.

When my Forsa 9600GT died, the PC displayed no image, that card was dead, faiap. This time, it just craps out before loading into Windows.
 
UPDATE:

Significant current reduction is audible when logging in to Windows. System drops to about half the volume (dB) that is is now.
Upon more inspection, Windows logs in for a second before an audible crashing sound is heard through speakers.
 
UPDATE:

Reinstalled Windows with the card inserted and all went well...

I noticed that Windows was not detecting the make or model of the card (just seeing it as a VGA adapter), so I uninstalled it, restarted. I it gave me the same outcome.

I then installed the latest AMD drivers, restarted, and BAM, crashing again! Put in the old NVidia card and it worked. Detected it upon startup (make and model). Resolution was set to my monitor's native. It crashed when I started Skyrim (expected).

I don't know now. My old card runs, until before it dies, but when my newer card is in it crashes.

Card or PSU - what is the answer? Gonna take it to work again, have my colleague check it out. What he finds will determine my way forward.

:(
 
8sh said:
UPDATE:

Reinstalled Windows with the card inserted and all went well...

I noticed that Windows was not detecting the make or model of the card (just seeing it as a VGA adapter), so I uninstalled it, restarted. I it gave me the same outcome.

I then installed the latest AMD drivers, restarted, and BAM, crashing again! Put in the old NVidia card and it worked. Detected it upon startup (make and model). Resolution was set to my monitor's native. It crashed when I started Skyrim (expected).

I don't know now. My old card runs, until before it dies, but when my newer card is in it crashes.

Card or PSU - what is the answer? Gonna take it to work again, have my colleague check it out. What he finds will determine my way forward.

:(
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Perhaps try and install an older version of the AMD driver? Lets say 6 months ago and see if that works?
 
8sh said:
UPDATE:

Reinstalled Windows with the card inserted and all went well...

I noticed that Windows was not detecting the make or model of the card (just seeing it as a VGA adapter), so I uninstalled it, restarted. I it gave me the same outcome.

I then installed the latest AMD drivers, restarted, and BAM, crashing again! Put in the old NVidia card and it worked. Detected it upon startup (make and model). Resolution was set to my monitor's native. It crashed when I started Skyrim (expected).

I don't know now. My old card runs, until before it dies, but when my newer card is in it crashes.

Card or PSU - what is the answer? Gonna take it to work again, have my colleague check it out. What he finds will determine my way forward.

:(
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What you have there is an AMD shaped paperweight
 
I hate not knowing what's going on.
[MENTION=6280]Blazzok[/MENTION] - Installed old driver but "warnings occurred during installation" - had that same message before with newer drivers.
Reinstalled new drivers again - without a hitch. I restarted, and hey Joe whaddya know, problem reappears.
 
8sh said:
I hate not knowing what's going on.
[MENTION=6280]Blazzok[/MENTION] - Installed old driver but "warnings occurred during installation" - had that same message before with newer drivers.
Reinstalled new drivers again - without a hitch. I restarted, and hey Joe whaddya know, problem reappears.
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Did you restart your PC after installing the old driver to see if the problem persists?

I'm running out of ideas bud :/
Get a friends GPU and try it, or put your GPU in a friends PC and see if it works. That should narrow it down.
 
Blazzok said:
Did you restart your PC after installing the old driver to see if the problem persists?

I'm running out of ideas bud :/
Get a friends GPU and try it, or put your GPU in a friends PC and see if it works. That should narrow it down.
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Well, I'm going to have my colleague look at the card today on a test PC here at work. I have no one who can lend me their card for testing purposes. Don't think my brother would want to testing my card in his PC or allow me to test his card in my PC.

I could ask a friend of mine to bring his PC around the weekend so I can test the GTX 650 I sold to him months back. Perhaps he'd humour me.

I'm so frustrated that punching a wall seems almost worth it.
 
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