New graphics card and no signal to monitor

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Ronnoc

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I just installed a new PNY GeForce 9800GT 1gb PCIe 2.0 card. I am getting no signal to the monitor. I had before an EVGA 9500GT 512mb PCIe 2.0, but it died after three weeks, got a second and it was either DOA or something else, but no signal to the monitor at all. EVGA said those cards have problems, so I got the PNY.

The only thing I can think of is that maybe the PNY and possibly the others were not getting enough power. MY psu is a Thermaltake Xaser II Silent Purepower 480W. The 12v rail is 18A. After getting home I saw that the 9800GT says a minimum 12v with 26A.

Would this be the cause of no signal? Do I simply need to just upgrade the psu?

My system, Win XP SP3, Athlon 64 3800, 3GB RAM, Motherboard is an MSI K8NGM2 w/ PCIe 1.0. Monitor is a 22" Chimei LCD. Right now I had to put my 6600 card in for graphics.

Thanks.
 
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Well the 9800GT doesnt pull 26 amps. by itself, thats just the minimum recommended for the average system. But you are on the boarder line in watts and under with amps. More than likely the P/S is your problem.
 
As an additional to this question. I am unable to play CoD World at War singleplay, but can play multiplayer, cannot even load Medal of honor Airborne, and I have GTA San Andreas loaded but it will no longer play.

I don't know if those would be graphics card related or not. I did install a new DVD burner and installed the Nero 7 software that came with it, and am thinking that may be the problem, possibly a copy protection issue?

Thank you for all the help.
 
Sometimes when you change around video cards and drivers it will freak out games already installed. I've had to reinstall a few games because of the same thing. The ones that are acting up, just try reinstalling them.
 
I found that my MSI PCIe 1.0 motherboard is not compatible with a PCIe 2.0 card. The card works fine in a system with 2.0, but does not not appear to be backwards compatible. Looks like I will have to replace the motherboard for it to work.
 
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