Im having a problem with my video card cutting in and out. I get random "no signal found" prompts from my Dell 2709, maybe 2-5 times a day. They only last a second or 2 and the display always comes back with the computer still doing its thing. My card is an 18 month old MSI ATI 4850 and i simply thought it was just getting old and was just hoping it would hold out until ATI released their next series.
Today i was reinstalling windows 7 for a friend and i noticed the same behavior on his computer, before, during and after installation (and hes telling me as i type that its still happening). The problem here is, he has a Gigabyte ATI 5950 and its only 2 months old. He told me that it started happening a few weeks ago. So now im actively trying to solve the problem since i now know its not just my "old card" about to die.
I built our systems and they are identical except for the video cards and monitors, but were both experiencing the same problem. I would assume that would point to the problem being some other hardware that we have in common.
Here are the system specs:
Mobo: Gigabyte GA-P55A-UD3
CPU: Intel Core i7 875K
Ram: 2x2GB DDR3-1600 G.Skill Ripjaws
HDD: WD 300GB Velociraptor
PSU: Corsair TX750W 750 Watt
Video: MSI 4850 on Dell 2709 and Gigabyte 5850 on Asus VH236H
Nothing is overclocked yet.
I plan to upgrade my mobo bios to see if that makes any difference.
Any insight on this problem would be appreciated.
Thanks
Today i was reinstalling windows 7 for a friend and i noticed the same behavior on his computer, before, during and after installation (and hes telling me as i type that its still happening). The problem here is, he has a Gigabyte ATI 5950 and its only 2 months old. He told me that it started happening a few weeks ago. So now im actively trying to solve the problem since i now know its not just my "old card" about to die.
I built our systems and they are identical except for the video cards and monitors, but were both experiencing the same problem. I would assume that would point to the problem being some other hardware that we have in common.
Here are the system specs:
Mobo: Gigabyte GA-P55A-UD3
CPU: Intel Core i7 875K
Ram: 2x2GB DDR3-1600 G.Skill Ripjaws
HDD: WD 300GB Velociraptor
PSU: Corsair TX750W 750 Watt
Video: MSI 4850 on Dell 2709 and Gigabyte 5850 on Asus VH236H
Nothing is overclocked yet.
I plan to upgrade my mobo bios to see if that makes any difference.
Any insight on this problem would be appreciated.
Thanks