I purchased a BFG 6800GS AGP Graphics card a few months back and have been having problems with it working lately. It worked fine for 2 months but then suddenly when the computer was on the monitor would go blank and say no signal on the screen. Then at boot up there would be extra beeps and it wouldnt boot up so i gathered this was a problem with the Graphics card. After removing and replacing the card i noticed that when seated the hole which has to be screwed in to secure it doesnt line up with the hole in the case so when its tightened, the card moves a bit out of line to its natural position. Anyway this time i loosely tightened the screw so it just held it in place and it worked for about another month then the screen just goes all strange colours a few mins after getting to desktop or loadign a game. Nothing can be done except switching off the power. I took the 6800gs out and put the old 5200fx in and everything works fine, no problems and it lines up perfectly in the motherboard with the screw hole.
I am wondering would the cause of the problems then be to do with that the 6800gs may not be seated correctly as it moves out of position when it is secured in place with screw. Also would this be a problem with motherboard, case or graphics card?
Any help would be great thx guys
I am wondering would the cause of the problems then be to do with that the 6800gs may not be seated correctly as it moves out of position when it is secured in place with screw. Also would this be a problem with motherboard, case or graphics card?
Any help would be great thx guys