[Pc_Support] Why me? Another dead PCI-Express card

[Bryan J. Smith]

Damien McKenna <dmckenna at thelimucompany.com> wrote:
> After the shenanigans earlier this year with a dead
> PCI-Express card, another one has died on me.  This time I
> didn't do anything funny with it at all, I simply turned
off
> the PC last night and this morning it refused to turn on
until
> I had removed the card (and inserted a POS PCI video card).
> So another RMA on its way to NewEgg :-(  This time the
> card was an ATI X700Pro that I got just when the prices on
> them was coming down.  Darnit.

How are you delivering power to it?
That might be the reason more than anything?

I know my GeForce 7800GTX ran with my 300W ATX 2.0 power
supply, but I upgraded to a 500W Seasonic S12 ATX 2.0 with a
PCIe connector because I wanted to ensure adequate power
without any under-voltage as a result of increased current
draw.  Over time, that can really kill electronics.



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