Video Card troubles

Gigazombie Cybermage

So that ATI HD 6670 I ordered apparently is a dud. Now, I've installed video cards before, I couldn't be that stupid. I uninstalled my current drivers, plugged the new card into the motherboard and power supply and... nothing. Nothing except display not detected or whatever, then the monitor goes back to sleep. The monitor just didn't detect it for some reason. I mean, the fan worked and everything. I doublechecked to make sure I plugged everything in good and tight, but no go. Ideas? I mean, it won't even get to Windows boot screen.

Big Classy

onboard video is disabled in BIOS? Did you set the initial boot to PCI-e? I know my mobo has an option to set which interface to use; onboard or PCIE.

Gigazombie Cybermage

Yeah, I switched from the onboard to another video card a long time ago. I've replaced the GPU exactly three times including this one. My last card was a nvidia 8600 GT.

Big Classy

strange. Thats all I got sadly

Gigazombie Cybermage

I think it's just a dud. I also replaced my power supply recently too. Before I got the card though.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817339020&nm_mc=TEMC-RMA-Approvel&cm_mmc=TEMC-RMA-Approvel-_-Content-_-text-_-

I guess there's always the possiblity the power supply isn't good enough...

Here's the card I bought.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150540

I swear I compared the two before I bought it though.

Edit: To clarify, I bought the power supply before I even thought about buying a new video card, that's why I went with something cheap.

Muriden

Gigazombie Cybermage wrote:

I think it's just a dud. I also replaced my power supply recently too. Before I got the card though.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817339020&nm_mc=TEMC-RMA-Approvel&cm_mmc=TEMC-RMA-Approvel-_-Content-_-text-_-

I guess there's always the possiblity the power supply isn't good enough...

Here's the card I bought.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150540

I swear I compared the two before I bought it though.

Edit: To clarify, I bought the power supply before I even thought about buying a new video card, that's why I went with something cheap.

How much RAM are you using and what kind of CPU, 485w is not horrible but it's also not great.

EDIT
here's a PSU Calculator that should help you determine if you have enough juice.
http://www.thermaltake.outervision.com/

Esh

You have all the power connected to the video card? Sometimes there's an auxiliary connector.

tsmvengy

Esh wrote:

You have all the power connected to the video card? Sometimes there's an auxiliary connector.

This. That card has a 6-pin connector on the top for power. Your power supply has a 6-pin connector that plugs into it.

Gigazombie Cybermage

Yeah, I connected the power supply to the 6-pin connector. The fan worked, but the monitor didn't display anything. I sent the video card back and asked for a replacement. So I'll know for certain hopefully pretty soon.

Gigazombie Cybermage

Like, it wouldn't even make it to the boot menu.

Gigazombie Cybermage

Does it sound like a bad card? What's the consesus?