new 3870x2 problem

[amitash]

HI my 3879x2 is only a week old and im gettin a problem...lemme start at the beggining...wen u got the new gecube 3870x2 x turbo dual and fit it on my mobo only 1 fan was running...i thought i hadn seated it properly and i reseated the card...everything started workin fine...crysis at Vhi at 1600x900 t 30fps and all but now suddenly my comp just turned off for no reason and i was jus browsin the net...i restarted the comp and i had the same prob wid the gfx card only 1 fan was running and the other was not and i wasnt even getting a display....i reseated the card like 5 times but sill now luck... i swapped the card wid my old 8600gts and everythin was workin fine...so wat seems to be the problem???Do i have to get the card replaced??or is it some other problem??im using the catalyst 8.3 drivers.....

 

[napster007]

i think ur PSU might be faulty...though it is very early to make any final decisions but it's the only logical problem i can think of.

P.S- I don't think ur card can give problems so soon.

 

[jasku]

HI my 3879x2 is only a week old and im gettin a problem...lemme start at the beggining...wen u got the new gecube 3870x2 x turbo dual and fit it on my mobo only 1 fan was running...i thought i hadn seated it properly and i reseated the card...everything started workin fine...crysis at Vhi at 1600x900 t 30fps and all but now suddenly my comp just turned off for no reason and i was jus browsin the net...i restarted the comp and i had the same prob wid the gfx card only 1 fan was running and the other was not and i wasnt even getting a display....i reseated the card like 5 times but sill now luck... i swapped the card wid my old 8600gts and everythin was workin fine...so wat seems to be the problem???Do i have to get the card replaced??or is it some other problem??im using the catalyst 8.3 drivers.....

Dude wat PSU do you have?? I mean the brand, I notice it is 600W that like on the edge for the 3870X2, but maybe it needs more juice, you might wanna tryout a 700W PSU.

PS- where did u buy ur card from and how much?

 

[Extreme Gamer]

^^for the x2 at least 700W.for x2 cf,at least 1000W psu to be on safe side.also check the amps on each 12V rails before buying new psu

 

[amitash]

its the coler master extreme power 600W psu and its not overheating at all...bfore i go for a new psu i wanna make sure its nt a card problem....i mentioned it was working fine but just suddenly conked out on me...i think its the card

 

[BULLZI]

Amitash, I had the same problem. Not a problem of psu. The card is faulty. Get RMA as soon as possible. I burnt my previous card as in my case also, only one fan was running. U will see that if u manually move the second fan, it will also start running.
Bottomline : GET RMA ASAP.

 

[Extreme Gamer]

^^do what he says.i say a refund and a 9800GTX

 

[jasku]

^^do what he says.i say a refund and a 9800GTX

+1!