Bad graphics card or PSU

[feav66]

I have been having problems with my new system pretty much since day one. Specs are

HIS x1950 pro
E6600
Asus p5b
2 gig ocz ram
Corsair 520 Watt psu
Vista x64

The problem is often when I boot up, especially if the system has been off for a while the screen will go blank then come back and I will get a message from the task bar saying `display driver Ati..... has stopped responding but has recovered`
Sometimes that will be the end of it, other times it will it continue unit i shut down and restart. Also recently on a few occasions before the screen goes blank I will get lots of screen corruption like colored static interference all over the screen before it shuts down.
The strange thing is once it is up and running every thing is fine, I can can play games for hours without a problem, if there is going to be a problem it is always just after booting up.
I think I have ruled out driver problems because it has been the same with 7.2, 7.3 and 7.4 all with a fresh install of windows.
I have seen other threads with people having similar problems with this card and it seems that it comes down to bad psu or bad card. I dont want to go to all the hassle and expense of RMA'ing the wrong part so any opinions are welcome.

 

[LoadsaMoney]

Id say its more likely to be the card than the PSU, those Corsairs are fantastic PSU's so i really can't see it being that, id be leaning towards the card as HIS have a terrible reputation on here, they've been getting RMA'd in droves since last December, black screening, artifacting, dodgy power connectors, rattly fans etc..., have you tried running it off a different rail on the PSU btw to completely rule it out, as i think on some of those modular PSU's that gfx cards have to be connected on certain rails or something.

 

[feav66]

Yes, tried booth rails and I have a rattle on the fan, I think I will have to be the card that goes back. The thing is I just know when they test it it will be one of the times it works fine.