PowerColor Radeon HD 4890 (DVI) Static on Screen?

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I booted Windows 7 a few minutes ago, and saw what made me think something might have happened relating to my graphics card. Right before the log-on screen came up, I saw a lot of flickering/static, which I thought was REALLY odd because the PC is connected to the monitor with a digital signal (DVI). The computer froze, at this point and I had to reboot. I'm posting from the same PC, so needless to say the reboot worked but I'm just a bit worried...
 

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Windows 8 Pro x64Intel Core i7 92012GB (2GB x6) Triple Channel DDR3 1333 MHzATI Radeon HD 4870 X2 2GB GDDR5
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iBuyPower Chimera X58
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Windows 8 Pro x64
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Intel Core i7 920
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Asus P6T Deluxe V2
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12GB (2GB x6) Triple Channel DDR3 1333 MHz
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ATI Radeon HD 4870 X2 2GB GDDR5
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Integrated Digital HD 7.1 Surround Sound
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24.6-inch ASUS VW246H 20000:1 Contrast, 2 ms response time,
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NZXT 800W Gaming Series
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Thermaltake V1 Fan Cooling System OC Proof
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Razer Lycosa
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iBuyPower Ergonomical Internet Mouse
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It could be a loose connection or the card not booting up properly. Check the Fan on the card ensure its moving.
 

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Windows 7 Home PreQ8200 Intell 2.333DDR3 1333 4gigAti HD4870
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Home Build.
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Windows 7 Home Pre
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Q8200 Intell 2.333
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Asus P5Q3 Delux
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DDR3 1333 4gig
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Ati HD4870
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Onboard Soundmax. 7.1
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Good enough
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Le Shark
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That is strange it sounds like a cable problem short of the freeze, which indicates hardware or driver issue.

You may want to put the card through a stress test using a benchmark tool or something to make sure it's not dying on you.
 

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Windows 7 x64Intel i7 2600kG.skill Ripjaw 16gigs @ 1866Nvidia gtx580 (evga)
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Insane hobo technologies. ;-)
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Windows 7 x64
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Intel i7 2600k
Motherboard
Asrock z68 extreme 4 gen 3
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G.skill Ripjaw 16gigs @ 1866
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Nvidia gtx580 (evga)
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Integrated HD audio + hdmi
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24" ASUS widescreen + 42" insignia
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1080p (1920x1080)
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128 Samsung 830
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1 kilowatt SLI/Crossfire rated Silverstone modular
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NZXT Phantom + additional 220 fan
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Zalmann
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Microsoft wireless 3000 (v2)
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MS - wireless 5000 (bluetrack)
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depends on if you ask me or my provider.
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The above information is provided as is, and the author assumes no responsibility for issues it may cause with your sanity or fanboyism.
Maguscreed said:
That is strange it sounds like a cable problem short of the freeze, which indicates hardware or driver issue.

You may want to put the card through a stress test using a benchmark tool or something to make sure it's not dying on you.
Click to expand...

I'd recommend furmark for video stress testing, cooked my card good and proper


FurMark 1.8.2 download from Guru3D.com
 

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Windows 7 Ultimate x64 SP1Intel Q6600 @ 2.6Ghz4Gb DDR2 Corsair Dominator @ 800Mhz 5-5-5-15EVGA 560 GTX SC FTW 1GB
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PC/Desktop
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Custom Build
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Windows 7 Ultimate x64 SP1
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Intel Q6600 @ 2.6Ghz
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Evga NF78-CK-132-A 3-Way SLI
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4Gb DDR2 Corsair Dominator @ 800Mhz 5-5-5-15
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EVGA 560 GTX SC FTW 1GB
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Realtek HD 7.1 Audio, Plantronics GameCom780 7.1 Headset
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Dell S2409W
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1920 x 1080
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SanDisk SDSSDHII-120G-G25 120GB SSD
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Xigmatek 750W Quad sli quad core 80% eff
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Antec 900 Gaming Case
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Zalman CNPS9700-NT NVIDIA Tritium
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Logitech generic keyboard, MS wireless keyboard
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Razor Lachesis Banshee V2 Blue, 4000DPI, MS wireless mouse
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152Mb Virgin Media Fibre Optic
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Microsoft Security Essentials
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Google Chrome
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Wireless Gaming Receiver for Windows, Wireless Xbox 360 Pad
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