Having some problems with display

[BobGunderson]

I'm having trouble with the display. Here are my specs:

ASUS A8N5X
AMD Athlon 64 3700+
SONATA II case
evga e-Geforce 6600GT
4x512mb Corsair ValueSelect DDR ram

I'm doing the "Having problems with a new build? Try this." trick and still having the same problems I was having when it was all in the case.

Basically, it all starts up, but the display is messed up. It's kind of like a flannel shirt, you know?

I don't have any other video cards to try out, so I don't know if that's the issue. I also don't have any other CPU to try out, so hopefully that's not a problem.

I can't put the video card in the computer that I'm using right now because the video card is PCI-Express.

[glc]

If the display is messed up right off the bat on POST, the video card is probably defective. Do you have an old legacy PCI video card around to test with?

[BobGunderson]

No, I don't. I'm thinking about buying one from Best Buy, trying it out to see if it's the graphics card, and then returning it tomorrow.

I tried connecting the monitor to the DVI output by using the DVI-to-VGA adapter and got the same thing. Just something I thought I would try.

[glc]

See if you can borrow one from someone - most "geeks" have a few sitting in a bin somewhere.

[BobGunderson]

Well, I picked up a cheap PCI-E video card from BB and it works. I'll have to RMA the 6600GT.

[BobGunderson]

Well, I finally got a RMA number from ZipZoomFly. What's the best way to send merchandise back to these places? USPS? UPS? Fed Ex? It's just a video card, so it shouldn't cost too much. However, the RMA is only valid for 10 days, so it has to get there sooner than that.

[Kuch]

Send it back Priority through the USPS. I just did one and it only cost about $5.00 and would get there in 2-3 days.

[glc]

Send it by trackable means and insure it for retail value.