New graphics card in but having a problem.

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Rossy87

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Hi to all.

I bought a new Graphics card on the advie of some great people on this forum.

I bought a Asus HD4670 and a new psu. I have put them in the case and all is well.

The only problem i have is when i start the PC it will stay on the Windows Vista Startup screen for about 5 mins then finally it will boot up.

Does anyone have any idea why this is now happening and how i may be able to cure it?

Thanks. Rossy87.

P.S. It was starting fine before the new graphics card went in.
 

My Computer

System One

  • CPU
    Intel Pentium D 2.8ghz
    Motherboard
    MSI Ms-7301
    Memory
    2GB DDR2
    Graphics card(s)
    Asus HD4670 1gb DDR3
    Sound Card
    Realtek HD audio Onboard
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Samsung 19" widescreen
    Hard Drives
    Seagate 250Gb Internal Western Digital 320Gb External Maxtor 40Gb Internal (Win 7)
    PSU
    EZ Cool 700W
    Case
    Coolermaster Elite 334
    Cooling
    x1 90mm blue LED front, x1 120mm blue LED rear
    Mouse
    Logitech mx620 wireless
    Keyboard
    Dell Media Keyboard
hm... is the latest drivers installed? is your psu connected to all the power pins on your mobo?
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Acer, Aspire M1201\Custom Build
    CPU
    AMD Athlon X2 5000+ @ 2.6Ghz
    Motherboard
    Acer Micro-ATX Motherboard
    Memory
    2x2gb Patriot Viper DDR2 PC6400 @ 800mhz Dual Channel SLI Edition (4-4-4-12)
    Graphics card(s)
    ATI HD3870 with 512mb GDDR4
    Sound Card
    Realtek HD 7.1 Onboard Sound
    Monitor(s) Displays
    22" Acer X223 Widescreen
    Screen Resolution
    1680 X 1050
    Hard Drives
    320gb Western Digital SATA II (Ubuntu 9.10) 500gb Seagate SATA II 1tb Seagate SATA II (Vista Home Premium)
    PSU
    ULTRA X3 600 Watt Modular
    Case
    NZXT Tempest (The Airflow King) 2x 140mm Fans, 4x 120mm Fans
    Cooling
    1x 135mm In PSU, 1x 70mm On CPU, And 1x 120mm On GPU
    Mouse
    Microsoft Sidewinder X5
    Keyboard
    Microsoft Sidewinder X6
    Internet Speed
    6 Mbs Down 1 Mbs Up
    Other Info
    AVerMedia 1500MCE TV Tuner Logitech X540 5.1 Surround Sound
Hi.

Yes all pins are connected from the psu.

And i have installed the drivers that came with the card so far, and downloaded DirectX 10.

Should i update the drivers then?

If so where is the best place i can get them from?

Thanks. Rossy87
 

My Computer

System One

  • CPU
    Intel Pentium D 2.8ghz
    Motherboard
    MSI Ms-7301
    Memory
    2GB DDR2
    Graphics card(s)
    Asus HD4670 1gb DDR3
    Sound Card
    Realtek HD audio Onboard
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Samsung 19" widescreen
    Hard Drives
    Seagate 250Gb Internal Western Digital 320Gb External Maxtor 40Gb Internal (Win 7)
    PSU
    EZ Cool 700W
    Case
    Coolermaster Elite 334
    Cooling
    x1 90mm blue LED front, x1 120mm blue LED rear
    Mouse
    Logitech mx620 wireless
    Keyboard
    Dell Media Keyboard

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Me
    CPU
    Athlon x2 7750 BE
    Motherboard
    Asus M4A78 Pro
    Memory
    2x2gb Kingston
    Graphics card(s)
    Sapphire HD 4830
    Sound Card
    X-Fi Xtreme Music
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Acer P221w and Acer 1916w
    Screen Resolution
    1680x1050 and 1440x900
    Hard Drives
    2x80 GB Seagate 7200.10 in RAID0, 500 GB Seagate 7200.12
    PSU
    Antec Earthwatts 500W
    Case
    Antec Sonata III
    Cooling
    AC Freezer 64 Pro and a couple of 120 mm case fans
    Mouse
    Logitech G5 v2
    Keyboard
    Logitech Wave
    Internet Speed
    10000/1000
Lol yea i know i found that earlier today but wasnt sure if it was the latest drivers.

Cheers though!

Rossy87
 

My Computer

System One

  • CPU
    Intel Pentium D 2.8ghz
    Motherboard
    MSI Ms-7301
    Memory
    2GB DDR2
    Graphics card(s)
    Asus HD4670 1gb DDR3
    Sound Card
    Realtek HD audio Onboard
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Samsung 19" widescreen
    Hard Drives
    Seagate 250Gb Internal Western Digital 320Gb External Maxtor 40Gb Internal (Win 7)
    PSU
    EZ Cool 700W
    Case
    Coolermaster Elite 334
    Cooling
    x1 90mm blue LED front, x1 120mm blue LED rear
    Mouse
    Logitech mx620 wireless
    Keyboard
    Dell Media Keyboard
Quick update.

Just installed new drivers will let you know what happens tomorrow when the comp goes on next time.

Cheers.
 

My Computer

System One

  • CPU
    Intel Pentium D 2.8ghz
    Motherboard
    MSI Ms-7301
    Memory
    2GB DDR2
    Graphics card(s)
    Asus HD4670 1gb DDR3
    Sound Card
    Realtek HD audio Onboard
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Samsung 19" widescreen
    Hard Drives
    Seagate 250Gb Internal Western Digital 320Gb External Maxtor 40Gb Internal (Win 7)
    PSU
    EZ Cool 700W
    Case
    Coolermaster Elite 334
    Cooling
    x1 90mm blue LED front, x1 120mm blue LED rear
    Mouse
    Logitech mx620 wireless
    Keyboard
    Dell Media Keyboard
k hope it works
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Acer, Aspire M1201\Custom Build
    CPU
    AMD Athlon X2 5000+ @ 2.6Ghz
    Motherboard
    Acer Micro-ATX Motherboard
    Memory
    2x2gb Patriot Viper DDR2 PC6400 @ 800mhz Dual Channel SLI Edition (4-4-4-12)
    Graphics card(s)
    ATI HD3870 with 512mb GDDR4
    Sound Card
    Realtek HD 7.1 Onboard Sound
    Monitor(s) Displays
    22" Acer X223 Widescreen
    Screen Resolution
    1680 X 1050
    Hard Drives
    320gb Western Digital SATA II (Ubuntu 9.10) 500gb Seagate SATA II 1tb Seagate SATA II (Vista Home Premium)
    PSU
    ULTRA X3 600 Watt Modular
    Case
    NZXT Tempest (The Airflow King) 2x 140mm Fans, 4x 120mm Fans
    Cooling
    1x 135mm In PSU, 1x 70mm On CPU, And 1x 120mm On GPU
    Mouse
    Microsoft Sidewinder X5
    Keyboard
    Microsoft Sidewinder X6
    Internet Speed
    6 Mbs Down 1 Mbs Up
    Other Info
    AVerMedia 1500MCE TV Tuner Logitech X540 5.1 Surround Sound
If its still slow after you install CCC you can do this

1 - Update DirectX
2- Go into windows defender and delete the CCC startup entry plus anything else you want
3- Go to the start orb and type prefetch into the search bar and hit enter. Delete all the files in the prefetch folder
4 - Right click your desktop and create a new shortcut. In the location box paste this in C:\Windows\System32\Defrag.exe -b %SystemDrive%
5 - Once the shortcuts created double click on it and allow it to run then reboot your pc.
 

My Computer

System One

Hi guys,

Another quick update.

Upgraded to the latest drivers and directX and also did what Stew2 suggested and now everything is ok.

The vista gurus come through from me yet again!

Cheers guys. :D:D
 

My Computer

System One

  • CPU
    Intel Pentium D 2.8ghz
    Motherboard
    MSI Ms-7301
    Memory
    2GB DDR2
    Graphics card(s)
    Asus HD4670 1gb DDR3
    Sound Card
    Realtek HD audio Onboard
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Samsung 19" widescreen
    Hard Drives
    Seagate 250Gb Internal Western Digital 320Gb External Maxtor 40Gb Internal (Win 7)
    PSU
    EZ Cool 700W
    Case
    Coolermaster Elite 334
    Cooling
    x1 90mm blue LED front, x1 120mm blue LED rear
    Mouse
    Logitech mx620 wireless
    Keyboard
    Dell Media Keyboard
Yea for the price and spec i am very impressed to be honest.

I have always been a fan of Nvidia cards but wanted a change and all is great so fay (only been in 2 days lol)

Cheers Stew2 and all the others!
 

My Computer

System One

  • CPU
    Intel Pentium D 2.8ghz
    Motherboard
    MSI Ms-7301
    Memory
    2GB DDR2
    Graphics card(s)
    Asus HD4670 1gb DDR3
    Sound Card
    Realtek HD audio Onboard
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Samsung 19" widescreen
    Hard Drives
    Seagate 250Gb Internal Western Digital 320Gb External Maxtor 40Gb Internal (Win 7)
    PSU
    EZ Cool 700W
    Case
    Coolermaster Elite 334
    Cooling
    x1 90mm blue LED front, x1 120mm blue LED rear
    Mouse
    Logitech mx620 wireless
    Keyboard
    Dell Media Keyboard
Enjoy the new card. :D

I'm waiting on the new HD 4750 (or HD 4770, whichever they plan on calling it), HD 4830/4850 performance for $100 or less.
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Me
    CPU
    Athlon x2 7750 BE
    Motherboard
    Asus M4A78 Pro
    Memory
    2x2gb Kingston
    Graphics card(s)
    Sapphire HD 4830
    Sound Card
    X-Fi Xtreme Music
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Acer P221w and Acer 1916w
    Screen Resolution
    1680x1050 and 1440x900
    Hard Drives
    2x80 GB Seagate 7200.10 in RAID0, 500 GB Seagate 7200.12
    PSU
    Antec Earthwatts 500W
    Case
    Antec Sonata III
    Cooling
    AC Freezer 64 Pro and a couple of 120 mm case fans
    Mouse
    Logitech G5 v2
    Keyboard
    Logitech Wave
    Internet Speed
    10000/1000
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