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Old 02-19-2006, 07:40 PM   #1
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need to replace vid card?

my cousin com is suddenly giving graphic distortions. and when it does only a couple minutes later the com shuts down. then he reboots the come and gets nothing on screen and alot of beeping noises. i know hes using a intergrated vid card on the mobo. his specs are
2.4 ghz northwood
256 rams
the intergrated vid card i dunt no but its nvidia

now with the little evidence i gave u. u think the card on the mobo fried and is in need of a agp card?
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Old 02-19-2006, 08:00 PM   #2
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I think that the PSU is broken, and your cousing will need to replace it.
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Can you elaborate on the specs a bit more? What is the brand/make of the PSU? Was the system built by a brand-name manufacturer or was it a self-built system?

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Old 02-19-2006, 08:53 PM   #4
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im betting he has a no named brand psu. his integrated card a geforce 440mx i think. or smthin close to it
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Old 02-22-2006, 04:01 AM   #5
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I've never seen a Socket 478 motherboard with a Nvidia chipset.
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