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Whats wrong with my Graphics Card

Andy_pandy

Andy_pandy

Andy_pandy

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I recently bought MSI AMD HD6850. But for some reason, the screen goes black and starts flashing random lines. The graphics card has not been overclocked and the temperature is normally at 55°C.

The drivers are up to date. I have stressed out the graphics card using MSI own stress test software, and it passed all the time.
I had XFX HD6850 before and it didn't act the why MSI is acting.

I put my old graphics card XFX 6850 and it works just fine.


I have managed to capture the problem on camera and upload it on to Youtube.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mxu1gjJH4Ak

This is my PC spec

This is my PC rig
CPU: AMD Phenom II X6 1090T 3.2Ghz
Motherboard: ASUS M5A78L/USB3
Graphics Card: MSI AMD HD6850 1GB
Memory: Kingston 12GB DDR3
HDD: Segate 320GB
PSU: Seasonic 330W
 
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330W???.. That will only give you to start, barely, with those specs..

You need more power..
Only the 6850 needs around 130W when idle, around 220 at full load..
The 1090t has a TDP of 125W, but at full load, it could reach 150W.. Around 80 at idle..
And still miss all the other pieces of your rig..

So, make your maths.. ;)

Best regards.. :)
 
Just re-read your edited post - so your 'old' 6850 is fine... and your 'new' 6850 is not fine... seems simple to me :D send back your 'new' card...
 
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Just re-read your edited post - so your 'old' 6850 is fine... and your 'new' 6850 is not fine... seems simple to me :D send back your 'new' card...
Click to expand...

I'd go here. I'd still get a new PSU anyway, because 330w is tiny. Anyway, if you're sure it's the card, send it back
 
330w :eek: - I concure its small and its been a LONG time since I manged a PC without at least 550W...

But simlple fault finding facts work - IF the only change was a GPU - of the same spec, that fails ... and you swap back to the old GPU, OK (although, WHY is a mystery :rolleyes: ) then the GPU is not good - if you've tried the latest, (correct to OS) drivers...
 
I had problems with my 6870 thinking it was too hot or broken. My screen was black and icons were barely visable.

I just removed ATI from program files and deleted the drivers. Then did a fresh driver install from AMD website and works fine now.

Could be a conflicting driver issue if you hadn't removed the xfx drivers.
 
I've had this with a 6970 recently. It would not complete the windows 7 performance test. Fans maxed out, card apparently hit 105c! Sent it back to ocuk who tested it and said its fine. . . . Doesn't matter which driver i use. PSU is 850w. Screen goes black then a grid pattern appears.
 
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