Can't work this out

Noxia · 28 Jul 2011 at 21:36

Ok, brand new build P8P67 Pro (Rev 3) initially boots up fine and I install windows. The next day I get no output to monitor with my MSI 6950 Twin Frozr, also motherboard is beeping to indicate no VGA detected. Put it in second PCI-E slot and bingo, it works but it's at 8x.
Presume mobo faulty, got an MSI Z68A GD65, I get the exact same problem, won't show anything in primary slot but will run fine in secondary at 8x.
I really don't understand what the problem could be if not the graphics card in this case.
Any advice would be apprecaited.
Rest of the spec:
i5 2600k (stock speed)
Corsair TX 650,
Kingston HyperX Genesis Grey 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz.

RiseAgainst · 28 Jul 2011 at 22:10

possibly try reinstall the drivers otherwise may be a card problem
Andrew

RiseAgainst · 28 Jul 2011 at 22:11

http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18259581
just found this, a larger thread on your problem i think

Noxia · 28 Jul 2011 at 22:12

I'll check it out thanks, spent hours searching everywhere! Edit: That's the one I bumped

Posted on MSI forums too, if it's faulty I'm hoping I can RMA directly to them as I'm a bit cautious of sending it back to the place I bought it from.

Were it the driver surely that wouldnt stop it from displaying the bios?

RiseAgainst · 29 Jul 2011 at 00:12

hmm thats a fair point. i would try contact the makers of your card, put in a support ticket and see if they have any ideas

Philtor · 29 Jul 2011 at 00:58

Shot in the dark here but check for a BIOS update for your board and GPU.

J-FRO · 29 Jul 2011 at 01:10

Ahh man the msi forums are nasty. The msi techies on there are very rude and dismissive from my experience. Hope all gets sorted dude.

Noxia · 29 Jul 2011 at 08:45

J-FRO said:
Ahh man the msi forums are nasty. The msi techies on there are very rude and dismissive from my experience. Hope all gets sorted dude.

Wel on a + I got my P8P67 Pro board back (that I slated as I wrongly thought it was to blame!) I'm going to speak to OCUK about an RMA as I think the motherboard switch has eliminated most options here.
The advice I got from MSI was
(reseat the card into the slot and ensure that's filled very well into the PCI-E slot
also ensure that all power cables are connected to the VGA.)

I'm sure it's in properly, I don't recall having to put all my weight on a card to slot it in. Will try Bios update regardless thanks.

If it wasn't for the fact I already had the case I would have let OCUK build me another system because clearly they're better than me at it!