Posted September 18, 2005 Hey guys i was wondering if anyone could help me out please. Alright the problem i have is everytime i boot up my PC it. When i switch on my PC all i get is a black screen. If i push the restart button 1 or 2 times it loads up after that. It also goes all black when either am way to play WoW or am playing WoW. I have changed the drivers a good couple times but still no luck. Does this sound like my GFX (Geforce TI4600) is on its last legs!? (I have done all majour scans for like spyware and viruses) Cheers Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted September 18, 2005 i think your vid card is toast, or its over heating, what are the temps? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted September 18, 2005 I defo know my pc is not overheating as i just changed the thermal paste last week and the temp is always under 50. (And thats after having it on almost all day). Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted September 18, 2005 My guess would be the power supply is a cheap generic piece of shit or it's failing. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted September 18, 2005 My guess would be the power supply is a cheap generic piece of shit or it's failing. O....k and thats why it still switches on????? Anyone else? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted September 18, 2005 Plenty of computer issues are caused by dodgy PSUs, my brother had a PSU that was so rubbish he had to reset his PC several times just to get it to boot from cold. It could be your graphics card though, I'd look at it physically and see if any capacitors on it are screwed since cards of that era are prone to this. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted September 18, 2005 I know the card is pretty old now so might have to upgrade! On the off chance could it also be my memory? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted September 18, 2005 O....k and thats why it still switches on????? Anyone else? Just because your power supply is shot doesnt mean your PC wont switch on - as Roady said. Its most likely your PSU is struggling to provide a stable voltage to the computer, which instantly causes a computer to shut down or fail to boot if the voltage is slightly too low or high. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted September 18, 2005 Well would this happen then? When i switch it on about 50% of the time it checks for the normal stuff but when windows is supposed to load it's just a black screen. [EDIT] Is there anyway i can find out if it's the voltage? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted September 18, 2005 Well would this happen then? When i switch it on about 50% of the time it checks for the normal stuff but when windows is supposed to load it's just a black screen. [EDIT] Is there anyway i can find out if it's the voltage? Download a program called Speedfan, and then fire it up. It will indicate the system voltages - take a printscreen of that and post it on here. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted September 18, 2005 Speedfan: http://www.almico.com/speedfan.php Also another nifty program to try is Everest: http://www.lavalys.hu/products/overview.php?pid=1〈=en Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted September 19, 2005 It may be the power thingy, as when i updated my pc, my old one couldn't handle it so i needed a new one, but if it turns on first then i don't know, maybe it's just a bit fualty... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
