HD4870 and GTX260 crash system, HD2350 doesn't. Why?

barryfell

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Every time I try to install either an HD4870 or GTX260 on my system (spec below) the system crashes just as it loads the drivers. Strangely the HD2350 and HD2480 cards I've tried work no problem. The system also runs no problem when using onboard graphics.

At first I thought it was the graphics card so tried the various cards as above, but when the problem was still there after trying the HD4870 and GTX260 I thought it must be a motherboard problem. However, i've now had 3(!) new motherboards and the problem remains, so that rules the motherboard out I think, unless it's some obscure compatibly issue. I know all the cards are OK as I've taken them out of other systems where they work fine.

*All drivers/bios up to date
*Multiple clean installs of drivers (including core drivers with no CCC for example. Also tried older and newer drivers)
*Multiple clean install of the OS
*No system problems with any other components as far as I can tell. (I've ran memtest and CPU stress tests)

OS: W7x64 SP1
Mobo: ASUS P8H67-M (B3 revision)
CPU: Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge)
RAM: OCZ 4gb DDR3
PSU: Corsair HX520 (this should run the system no problem)

dmp file attached. (When using the HD4870)
 

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Have you tried testing a new power supply? If older/onboard graphics works no problem, your PSU might not be handling the power from the newer GPUs properly.
 

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Windows 7 Ultimate x64AMD Phenom II x6 1100T @ 4.0 GHZ4GB Corsair XMS DDR3 1600MHzMSI Twin Frozr GTX 560 Ti
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Custom Build
OS
Windows 7 Ultimate x64
CPU
AMD Phenom II x6 1100T @ 4.0 GHZ
Motherboard
MSI 890FX-GD65
Memory
4GB Corsair XMS DDR3 1600MHz
Graphics Card(s)
MSI Twin Frozr GTX 560 Ti
Sound Card
Asus Xonar Essense STX
Monitor(s) Displays
23" 1080p LG LCD Flatscreen Panel
Screen Resolution
1920x1080 @ 60Hz
Hard Drives
1 x 120 GB OCZ Agility 2 SSD
1 x 500 GB WD Caviar Black 7200 RPM HDD
1 x 250 GB Maxtor OneTouch external USB Flash HDD
PSU
Corsair TX850W
Case
Antec 900
Cooling
4 case fans, 1xZalman 9500 CPU Heatsink
Keyboard
Logitech G110 Gaming Keyboard
Mouse
Razer Deathadder 3500DPI Infrared Gaming Mouse
Other Info
Sennheiser HD555 Headphones with Zalman Mic
Yes i've tried a 700w PSU as well.
 

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Problem solved, I had a run of 3(!) faulty motherboards. I've moved to a different model (and manufacturer) now and all is well.

I won't buy ASUS again as 3 faulty chips is a joke!
 

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