Just to kinda set the stage for what happened yesterday...
So about a month ago I had some problems with my video card. Sent it to VisionTek to get it fixed. Got it back about a week later. A few days later I was seeing what are called artifacts. Called VisionTek, the guy told me they can't fix that problem but they'll replace the card. So about a week or two ago, I sent the card. Got it today, opened the box expecting to see a RADEON X800... They sent me a RADEON 9800 XT... So needless to say I'm pretty ticked off. So I called them and I'll be shipping it back this morning.
So my main problem:
When I got home from work last night, I figured I'd just put the video card in my computer and turn it on. Come to find my computer won't turn on... When I hit the power button all the fans flash on real quick and then nothing happens. Everything goes dead. I think It has something to do with my heatsink, how its on there... I got a thermaltake blue orb 2 a while back. I was having this problem before too... So I'm going to switch the blue orb with my stock heatsink, and see if that works... If that doesn't work then I'm screwed for now... I may end up having to take it to a shop to get checked out... again...
So does anyone know what might be wrong? Mobo? CPU? Something else?
So about a month ago I had some problems with my video card. Sent it to VisionTek to get it fixed. Got it back about a week later. A few days later I was seeing what are called artifacts. Called VisionTek, the guy told me they can't fix that problem but they'll replace the card. So about a week or two ago, I sent the card. Got it today, opened the box expecting to see a RADEON X800... They sent me a RADEON 9800 XT... So needless to say I'm pretty ticked off. So I called them and I'll be shipping it back this morning.
So my main problem:
When I got home from work last night, I figured I'd just put the video card in my computer and turn it on. Come to find my computer won't turn on... When I hit the power button all the fans flash on real quick and then nothing happens. Everything goes dead. I think It has something to do with my heatsink, how its on there... I got a thermaltake blue orb 2 a while back. I was having this problem before too... So I'm going to switch the blue orb with my stock heatsink, and see if that works... If that doesn't work then I'm screwed for now... I may end up having to take it to a shop to get checked out... again...
So does anyone know what might be wrong? Mobo? CPU? Something else?