Renault on 12/4/2013 at 22:02
Quote Posted by Dia
Hell, I'd even contribute a six pack and pizza. ;)
That's a nice upgrade from a pop tart. I'm waiting to see how much further this goes before I throw my hat in the ring. :ebil:
Dia on 12/4/2013 at 23:02
No, Brethren. Last time I had you over my favorite set of lockpicks went missing.
Taffer.
:p
SubJeff on 13/4/2013 at 23:07
May seem silly, but did you try blasting the card with compressed air?
If is serious dust and lint buildup you might fix it by cleaning it. My fans get a semi regular blast clean and they definitely run better afterwards.
Al_B on 13/4/2013 at 23:24
It's worth trying but I've found that when cards start making squealing noises that the bearings are having problems and that's not something that compressed air alone can solve.
Dia on 14/4/2013 at 15:39
Yes, I blasted the entire innards of my CPU with compressed air. The problem with the gfx card fan is that it's located underneath the card itself and is hard to get to, in addition to that, all the dust/pet hair filtered down (from the other fans) and (I think) got all wound up in the gfx card fan, so no amount of blasting was helping. I should probably buy stock in the canned air industry, come to think of it.
Curses! FedEx failed to deliver my new card yesterday. They claimed I wasn't home; but I was practically glued to my sofa all day just waiting (my bladder still hurts from holding it for most of the day). Obviously the morons tried to deliver it to the wrong address - thankfully a signature is required upon receipt or I'd be standing in line at the local FedEx store tomorrow morning with my fighting shoes on and lightning shooting out my ass.
;)
SubJeff on 14/4/2013 at 18:13
If you can't get to the gfx card fan, and they are usually on the underside of the card on a standard tower set up, take the card out and give it a clean.
You'll be surprised at how much gunk gets in a fan. Even a long hair can be enough to tangle them up.
Dia on 15/4/2013 at 13:37
I've come to the realization that given how dusty this old house is (& the fact that I have long-haired pets), that's exactly what I'm going to have to do on a regular basis. I've always been squeamish about messing around with the insides of my PCs, but am going to have to get over that when my new card does arrive since I'll have to install it myself. I can't afford to keep spending a couple hundred bucks on new gfx cards, so taking the card out & giving it a proper clean will have to become a standard part of my PC cleaning schedule.
Dia on 17/4/2013 at 14:24
O.M.G. So, after chasing the package containing my new gfx card around Racine for 48 hours (the company had the card shipped to my old address), I FINALLY got my hands on the damn thing, dashed back home all excited and elated, sweated profusely while I uninstalled the old 6850 and installed the new 7870, and ....... nothing. Absofrakkinlutely nothing. The card was working, I could see/hear the fan running, but my monitor stayed stubbornly black. The monitor is working, but it goes into 'Power Save' mode with the 7870 installed and that's all. I'm using an old Mitsubishi CRT monitor, btw. I love that thing.
I tried everything I could think of (i.e. checking connections, changing monitor connection ports, etc.) to no avail. Then I happened to notice that there seemed to be an *extra* 6-pin connector port on the 7870 (which would make it a 12-pin connector port) and my CPU only has one 6-pin connector - plus an additional little 2-pin connector attached to that particular bundle of wires, but which doesn't seem to fit anywhere in particular. I'm assuming this is the problem? Does the 7870 require another 6-pin connector and that's why I'm not getting anything on my monitor? CPU Solutions told me that my PC would be able to handle the 7870; were they lying or just being stupid? As I've said before, my knowlege of the inner workings of computers is severely limited, so this is just speculation on my part as to why nothing's happening on my monitor with the 7870 installed.
As a last resort this morning, I (at this point being desperate to the point of tears) pulled out the 7870 and popped the 6850 back in and to my relief the old card still worked. At least I know I didn't bork anything vital inside my CPU - well, except for that little blue locking tab at the end of the gfx card slot; I kind of accidentally snapped that bitch right off but I'm chalking that up to the tab being made of faulty plastic. Since right now I'm waffling between anger and depression I wanted to get your opinions on this issue before I call CPU Solutions and either start ranting at them or just pathetically burst into tears. Any advice/insight would be greatly appreciated. Again.
Al_B on 17/4/2013 at 15:08
You should have power going into both of those 6 way connectors. Did your card come with any power cables to allow you to convert one or more of your regular power connectors from the power supply into an additional 6 way connector?
Edit: Might look (
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16812200106) like this but they can vary in style and colour.
