After some advice on my last post I got radeon 580rx graphics card along with a SDD and power supply.
Opening up the boxes makes me wonder if I'll need a larger computer case. This card is gigantic.
Wish me luck that I dont brick the whole thing in my attempt.
Damn. Theres no 1337 version like XP darklite?
Also I'm at a loss now. The card uses a different cable to the monitor than my old one. The monitor I was using didn't have the port. So I switched one my gf got me a couple months back. Everything re assembled at it booted. But I'm getting to video signal.
Not sure if the monitor is defective as I haven't tried it. Or the card is fucking things. Suggestions?
The monitor I was using didn't have the port
I'm a fan of the stupid questions so here goes: Then how are you plugging it in?
Also, have you heard of converters? There's a converter for every video format to every other video format.
Also, just to really poke at the stupid questions: You're sure the monitor is plugged in and turned on?
Also, did you remove the old video card drivers first? Do you have a built in video port on the motherboard and go into BIOS to tell it to use the new card?
Okay, so think of that more as a checklist than questions...
Fuck me this is much harder than last time.
Then how are you plugging it in?
I dont know the names but I've come across two video cables one trapezoidal the other rectangle with a dash. I was previously using the trap style this need the rectangle. My old card had both ports.
Also, have you heard of converters? There's a converter for every video format to every other video format.
Haven't heard of converters.
: You're sure the monitor is plugged in and turned on?
The monitor light is on and it gives a no vga signal or whatever.
Also, did you remove the old video card drivers first? Do you have a built in video port on the motherboard and go into BIOS to tell it to use the new card
No.
Yes.
Can't get a signal to get bios.
Finally, my card required power straight from psu. And I hooked up the pci cables to it.
8.1 is better than 8.0 but not by leaps and bounds. You'll need to do some serious configuration changes and some registry hacks to make it useful all the way around, though.