video card on the fritz??

klinky · Post by **klinky** » Tue Dec 30, 2003 11:12 am

The problem there bum, is if it is onboard he might not have an extra AGP slot. He might be in need of a PCI card, not an AGP one. So like... it's best he figure out what the hell he's looking at before he goes off and spends money on something he can't use...

bum · Post by **bum** » Wed Dec 31, 2003 9:35 pm

well ive got agp8x and onboard video on a micro-atx motherboard. then again, my mobo si prety new, and i gues that his mobo is a bit more on the ancient side. mabey its just time for a new pc

Bebop0083 · Post by **Bebop0083** » Sun Jan 04, 2004 6:46 pm

no my computer isnt ancient lol its at least 2002. the one im on right now is though. i found out that it is the video card so ill just have to order a new one from Dell since that is the type of computer i have. (i hate Dells). i thought about getting a video card made by ATI but i need one with a firewire port i looked on newegg.com but i dont know what the hell im looking for.

Corran · Post by **Corran** » Sun Jan 04, 2004 6:52 pm

Are all of the fans in your case working? Particularly the one on the processor and the video card if it has one.

Bebop0083 · Post by **Bebop0083** » Sun Jan 04, 2004 7:13 pm

Corran Productions wrote:Are all of the fans in your case working? Particularly the one on the processor and the video card if it has one.

yah they work fine. there isnt a fan on the videocard but there is one on the network card. there is a band that connects the video card and the network card which helps turn the power on and its torn i dont know if i can replace the band or if ill just have to replace the card completly. i guess ill have to give Dell a call about that.

klinky · Post by **klinky** » Mon Jan 05, 2004 12:52 am

Dude, seriously... GET A BOOK. On computers...

I don't know of any video cards that include a firewire port. I have no clue why you would need one. You don't need a specifically from DELL. But you need to know if you have an AGP slot that you can use. Can you physically take out the card you have in there @ the moment? Are you sure it's actually a vid card?

You still are really no closer to getting this solution fixed... And if you have an AGP slot open, then any AGP card out there should work for you. If you don't then you'll need to get a PCI video card and put it in or get the motherboard serviced because of the onboard video going out.

Some video cards perform better in 3D games than others. If you need reccomendations ask. But we can't give you any answeres unless we know if it's onboard or not.

SS5_Majin_Bebi · Post by **SS5_Majin_Bebi** » Mon Jan 05, 2004 1:35 am

klinky wrote:Dude, seriously... GET A BOOK. On computers...

I don't know of any video cards that include a firewire port.

Alot of capture cards have firewire on them. I'm thinking that he has gotten the idea of a run of the mill video card and a capture card mixed up somewhere.

Dude, do what both me AND Klinky have said and get a book on computer hardware. Its safer than going inside your comp with no knowledge, thereby voiding your warranty, and fucking something up.

NicholasDWolfwood · Post by **NicholasDWolfwood** » Mon Jan 05, 2004 4:33 pm

One thing on my mind:

What in BLUE FUCK are these "band" things that you think are connected from your fucking NIC to video card?

You don't need to buy a video card from Dell, most of the time they're OEM ATI anyway (if not a nvidia card). Getting a regular ATI card from newegg or whatever and one of Dell is basically the same thing.

klinky · Post by **klinky** » Mon Jan 05, 2004 9:21 pm

SS5> I was thinking that. Tho it's possible an All-In-Wonder has a firewire port, but I am not %100 on that >_> <_<.

Jason >> man the cussing :p sheesh ":| ~calm down~

bum · Post by **bum** » Tue Jan 06, 2004 9:15 pm

Bebop0083 wrote:no my computer isnt ancient lol its at least 2002. .

fuck ordering from dell, just go bu a nice new cheap agp4x card (which is what slot ya got, agp4x)