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General Category => Hardware => Topic started by: Still Broke on September 10, 2003, 11:16:07 PM
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I just got a new geforce fx 5200 after uninstalling my old video hook my new video card up. all the updated drivers are installed and direct x 8 and 9 are installed too. but every time i play a 3d game or switch the settings the monitor goes out like its in suspend mode. then my computer reboots. i thought i might have a virus or not enough power so i unhooked my second hard drive and reinstalled my OS. but I keep getting the same problem is my video card bad???
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Maybe. Are U using XP? The 5200 is a cheepo card anyway, you should have got a 9600 Pro, it kills the 5600 Ultra. If using XP config it to blue screen instead of rebooting so you can get a error code to look up. Check event viewer for info at time of crash.