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graphics card gone bang?
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Your i7 2600K would have Intel's integrated HD3000. You should be able to use it (unless your motherboard is one of the odd Gigabyte ones with no display output).
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When you say your PC boots, what do you mean? I assume the noise you here is windows loading?
Have you tried the card in the other PCI-E slot? Try a different DVI cable or test yours on another machine if you haven't already. Also, the motherboard you linked earlier in the thread has a DVI & VGA out.
Have you tried the card in the other PCI-E slot? Try a different DVI cable or test yours on another machine if you haven't already. Also, the motherboard you linked earlier in the thread has a DVI & VGA out.
The fact that you can still hear everything shows it's still working. And since the GPU works in another PC with the same PSU but none of the PCI-E slots in yours, I have a strange feeling it could be a motherboard problem then. A pity that the CMOS resetting didn't work either...
Did you try bridging the jumpers to clear the cmos before taking the battery out? You should leave the battery out for 30 mins or so if you go that method or the cmos might not clear.
If you've done all that then I'd recommend testing the CPU in another machine before saying its definitely the motherboard thats at fault. The PCI controller is in the CPU after all.
You could also try booting with just one stick of ram in at a time and testing them all. Its a long shot as a faulty ram stick usually makes a system unstable when its running or prevents posting but you never know.
If you've done all that then I'd recommend testing the CPU in another machine before saying its definitely the motherboard thats at fault. The PCI controller is in the CPU after all.
You could also try booting with just one stick of ram in at a time and testing them all. Its a long shot as a faulty ram stick usually makes a system unstable when its running or prevents posting but you never know.
Sorry i meant bridge the pins with a jumper. There should be a couple of pins on the mobo that when bridged will clear the cmos. Check the instruction manual and it should tell you where they are. If you dont have a jumper then anything metal will do, i usually use the head of a screwdriver.
I take it you've tried all the obvious things first? IE run the machine barebones, just the PSU, mainboard, 1 stick of memory, and video card - everything else should be disconnected including DVD drives and front USB headers, sound etc.
It certainly sounds like you've got a faulty motherboard if you've tried the PSU and video card in another machine, but you've got to try and diagnose via process of elimination. It could be a rogue stick of memory that's decided to give up the ghost, a faulty DVD drive or even a USB device that's connected to the mainboard.
It certainly sounds like you've got a faulty motherboard if you've tried the PSU and video card in another machine, but you've got to try and diagnose via process of elimination. It could be a rogue stick of memory that's decided to give up the ghost, a faulty DVD drive or even a USB device that's connected to the mainboard.