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[William Zimmer]

Hello all. Let me preface this by saying thank you all for answering.g others questions in the past, leading me thru the paths I needed to take.

My issue, I can.not seem to pinpoint.....

System: Msi a75ia e53
A8-6600k
8gb crucial ballistix (4x2)
Asus r7 260x 2gb gddr5 128bit
Kingston ssdNOW 1208gb see
Wd Green 2tb spinner
Asus DVD burner.
Win7 ultimate

The issue that I have been going thru is this. With a fresh install, Windows updates downloaded and installed, system drivers updated to the latest from MSI. And Asus, the system refuses to boot past the loading screen. It will boot if I load the last known good configuration. This deletes the graphics drivers.

Without the graphics card, the system runs.

Thinking it was the graphics drivers, I tested multiple variants. Same results after a few days.
Now, thinking that the issue may lay deeper, I started over with a fresh install on a different hard drive.

I don't think it's the hardware because I had the same situation with a previous Intel computer but same card. Not entirely same but similar.

I think I may just take the Asus r7 260x out and give it away

Again, thank.you all in advance.

 

[Phillip Corcoran]

It's obviously the graphics driver, since the boot problem disappears when that same card is using only the default VGA driver - - correct?

If it was a faulty card it wouldn't even work with the default VGA driver.

That's my logical conclusion anyway.

Just ditch the Asus card and get a GeForce branded one so you don't need an Asus driver.

 

[William Zimmer]

I've tried just about every variant of the drivers that I can find, both from Asus and direct from AMD. Aside from the easy, get a different card.... has anyone had a similar experience? I'd rather not source a new GeForce card just yet as, this one is paid for. I could attempt to return this one at MICROCENTER and get an NVIDIA card but, that takes time and money.

A comparable NVIDIA card is going to cost me $50-$80 more than the $140 I spent on this card. This is OF they will let me return it or, IF I can sell this one off.

 

[William Zimmer]

ASUS card out and set to be sold. Dunno if I'm going to get something in the gtx family or if I'm going to rock it with the APU alone. Thanks!