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switch8
09-22-2008, 04:05 PM
I have setup an Asus P5Q Deluxe with the following specs
Corsair HX-1000 PSU
Sapphire 4870x2 video
intel q9550 processor
Thermalright TRUE black 120
2 x 2GB corsair dominator 8500-C5DF
WD 640 GB HDD
Auentech X-plosion 7.1 cinema sound
64-bit vista ultimate

My problem is:
I can seem to boot the express gate, and get into the bios, but only for a short time as the video card will seem to speed up and become loud, then the video cuts out. I can turn it off and repeat this process but the same problem occurs. All power is connected, the 3 red LED's flash on the card at startup then disappear. Does anybody have any suggestions as i am severely frustrated at this. I have tried different PCI-e slots, one stick of ram, reseated the card multiple times. Any help is greatly appreciated as i am out of ideas. Thanks.

Pntgrd
09-23-2008, 10:23 AM
Can you try a different vid card? Or the 4870x2 in another system?

hellcamino
09-24-2008, 05:19 PM
It sounds like your card is overheating, you can disassemble the cooler to make sure it has good contact between the card and cooler and replace the TIM or rma the card.