TheSickness
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Hiya, and help needed
Im kinda new here so i'll introduce myself 1st.
My real name is Ryan
Im 17 and im nearly finished my A Levels (yey)
I know a few things about computers but not nearly as much as alot of you on here seem to know. Although i can put a computer together in about 30 mins
I own 3 computers in this house, my main one's specs are in my signature, one of which i put together myself and one is 7 years old
Thats a little about me. I hope that i will like it here and that you dont find me too annoying
Ok, now the help i need is with my Graphics card (not really sure if it is the gfx card)
I got my Geforce FX 5600 sometime before christmas. I put it into the computer without a hitch. Went on games and there was no problems.
Then, 3-4 weeks after i bought it, something started to happen. I would go on Command and Conquer Generals, and when im in the game, the screen just goes black and it says ''No Signal'', then switches off. I can heard everything else running fine and i even get the sound from the game still. This is all random and it is not in the same place or same level e.t.c.
At first i thought it could be the power supply, so i changed the one i had (crappy 200 watt that came with the computer) to a 400 watt Pentium 4 power supply but it still happens.
This really has me stumped. Its been suggested that it might be a compatability issue between the card and the monitor (Plug and Play) but also someone said i could have a faulty AGP slot. If it is a faulty slot, that will be sorted in 2 weeks when i get my new mobo, but i was just wondering if any of you smart people here could shed some light as to why this is happening
Thanks in advance
Im kinda new here so i'll introduce myself 1st.
My real name is Ryan
Im 17 and im nearly finished my A Levels (yey)
I know a few things about computers but not nearly as much as alot of you on here seem to know. Although i can put a computer together in about 30 mins
I own 3 computers in this house, my main one's specs are in my signature, one of which i put together myself and one is 7 years oldThats a little about me. I hope that i will like it here and that you dont find me too annoying
Ok, now the help i need is with my Graphics card (not really sure if it is the gfx card)
I got my Geforce FX 5600 sometime before christmas. I put it into the computer without a hitch. Went on games and there was no problems.
Then, 3-4 weeks after i bought it, something started to happen. I would go on Command and Conquer Generals, and when im in the game, the screen just goes black and it says ''No Signal'', then switches off. I can heard everything else running fine and i even get the sound from the game still. This is all random and it is not in the same place or same level e.t.c.
At first i thought it could be the power supply, so i changed the one i had (crappy 200 watt that came with the computer) to a 400 watt Pentium 4 power supply but it still happens.
This really has me stumped. Its been suggested that it might be a compatability issue between the card and the monitor (Plug and Play) but also someone said i could have a faulty AGP slot. If it is a faulty slot, that will be sorted in 2 weeks when i get my new mobo, but i was just wondering if any of you smart people here could shed some light as to why this is happening
Thanks in advance
