fx5950 problem

andy.m · 02-19-05, 04:53 PM

Hello to all, I have a big problem

One day i was playing a 3d game and my pc just shutdown and would not turn back on (nothing happens at all when power button is pressed), initially I feared my power supply had died but it turns out my fx5950 is the problem. The card has been running for great for months. In the mean time I replaced the card with my old ti4800se and the pc is back normal.

Has anyone seen a fx card do this, it's as if it's shorting the motherboard or something, no beeps or error codes or anything.

Specs for what it's worth: asus a7n8x, XP2000+, 512mb.

Many Thanks

SLippe · 02-19-05, 06:09 PM

Did you have it overclocked?

Rytr · 02-19-05, 06:39 PM

(?) Did the Ti4800 work with the nForce video driver you had loaded or did it load with the generic VGA driver? Never had this to happen but it must be something with the driver or else something physically with the card.

ChrisRay · 02-19-05, 07:08 PM

I have never heard of it happening. But from I am gathering the PC just wont post with the FX 5900? You know it could still be the PSU as a 5900 consumes much more power than a Ti 4800. But my first thing I'd try is trying a replacement card..

jAkUp · 02-19-05, 10:59 PM

Can you try the 5950 in another machine?

SLippe · 02-19-05, 11:11 PM

What kind of power supply do you have...as far as watts?

andy.m · 02-20-05, 08:22 AM

The card was indeed slightly overclocked, I'll not get a chance to test it in another machine until later in the week. The contact fingers and the agp socket look fine. I'll need to find a makeshift tool to get the heatsink off to look for visible signs of damage though.

Thanks for the replies

jake_maveric_05 · 02-21-05, 04:27 PM

What sort of "3D" game were you playing. My Ti 4200 did that 2 weeks ago when I was playing FarCry.It went out for 30 min. and i couldnt turn it back on. Then later it came on and now its just fine.My problem was the card its self. Too low performance to be playin it. Yours could be Overclocking it or Have you updated the drivers?Also the fan might be messed up and it could have over heated.

ntgeek · 02-22-05, 09:28 AM

my guess. your power supply is overloaded.

andy.m · 02-22-05, 10:07 AM

I was playing Enemy Territory when it crapped out. The power supply I think is a Suntek 350w number, the card had been working for months without so much as a hiccup.
The power supply will not even activate when the card is plugged in.

02-19-05, 04:53 PM	#1
andy.m Registered User Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 4	fx5950 problem Hello to all, I have a big problem One day i was playing a 3d game and my pc just shutdown and would not turn back on (nothing happens at all when power button is pressed), initially I feared my power supply had died but it turns out my fx5950 is the problem. The card has been running for great for months. In the mean time I replaced the card with my old ti4800se and the pc is back normal. Has anyone seen a fx card do this, it's as if it's shorting the motherboard or something, no beeps or error codes or anything. Specs for what it's worth: asus a7n8x, XP2000+, 512mb. Many Thanks

02-19-05, 06:09 PM	#2
SLippe R.I.P. Babe Thread Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 12,387	Re: fx5950 problem Did you have it overclocked?

02-19-05, 06:39 PM	#3
Rytr SuperMod Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: River City Posts: 1,726	Re: fx5950 problem (?) Did the Ti4800 work with the nForce video driver you had loaded or did it load with the generic VGA driver? Never had this to happen but it must be something with the driver or else something physically with the card.

02-19-05, 07:08 PM	#4
ChrisRay Registered User Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Tulsa Posts: 5,101	Re: fx5950 problem I have never heard of it happening. But from I am gathering the PC just wont post with the FX 5900? You know it could still be the PSU as a 5900 consumes much more power than a Ti 4800. But my first thing I'd try is trying a replacement card.. __________________ \|CPU: Intel I7 Lynnfield @ 3.0 Ghz\|Mobo:Asus P7P55 WS Supercomputer \|Memory:8 Gigs DDR3 1333\|Video:Geforce GTX 295 Quad SLI\|Monitor:Samsung Syncmaster 1680x1080 3D Vision\/Olevia 27 Inch Widescreen HDTV 1920x1080 \|CPU: AMD Phenom 9600 Black Edition @ 2.5 Ghz\|Mobo:Asus M3n HT Deluxe Nforce 780A\|Memory: 4 gigs DDR2 800\| Video: Geforce GTX 280x2 SLI Nzone SLI Forum Administrator NVIDIA User Group Members receive free software and/or hardware from NVIDIA from time to time to facilitate the evaluation of NVIDIA products. However, the opinions expressed are solely those of the members

02-19-05, 10:59 PM	#5
jAkUp eat. sleep. overclock. Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Chino, California Posts: 17,744	Re: fx5950 problem Can you try the 5950 in another machine? __________________ 965xe \|\| evga x58 classified \|\| 3x evga gtx 480 \|\| 6gb g.skill \|\| win7 x64

02-19-05, 11:11 PM	#6
SLippe R.I.P. Babe Thread Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 12,387	Re: fx5950 problem What kind of power supply do you have...as far as watts?

02-20-05, 08:22 AM	#7
andy.m Registered User Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 4	Re: fx5950 problem The card was indeed slightly overclocked, I'll not get a chance to test it in another machine until later in the week. The contact fingers and the agp socket look fine. I'll need to find a makeshift tool to get the heatsink off to look for visible signs of damage though. Thanks for the replies

02-21-05, 04:27 PM	#8
jake_maveric_05 Toyota Sprinter Trueno 86 Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Georgia Posts: 273	Re: fx5950 problem What sort of "3D" game were you playing. My Ti 4200 did that 2 weeks ago when I was playing FarCry.It went out for 30 min. and i couldnt turn it back on. Then later it came on and now its just fine.My problem was the card its self. Too low performance to be playin it. Yours could be Overclocking it or Have you updated the drivers?Also the fan might be messed up and it could have over heated. __________________ Dell Inspiron 531 based -> AMD 64 X2 2.6ghz/ATI 3850/2gb of DDR2 667 RAM/Sound Blaster LIVE! 24-bit 3DMark05= 13081

02-22-05, 09:28 AM	#9
ntgeek Registered User Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 12	Re: fx5950 problem my guess. your power supply is overloaded.

02-22-05, 10:07 AM	#10
andy.m Registered User Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 4	Re: fx5950 problem I was playing Enemy Territory when it crapped out. The power supply I think is a Suntek 350w number, the card had been working for months without so much as a hiccup. The power supply will not even activate when the card is plugged in.

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