First of all, I apologize if I am not supposed to ask a question about a post that I made earlier (and is now buried on page 5... couldn't bump it up).
I apologize... but I have a really strange question to ask. In fact, I am not sure if I believe the results, so I better ask you guys...
PROBLEM:
I bought an MSI GTX 960 2G GAMING card. It replaced an older GTX 285.
I should state that I have an older ASUS P6T Deluxe V2 MOBO, which is only PCIe 2.0 compatible... so I am not sure if this plays a role in my drama...
Ok, I installed the card and it failed to install on initial boot up. It said it was using a Standard VGA card.
I updated GeForce Experience and updated the drivers through that. It then said I was using a 960 at optimal settings (native 1080p 1080X1920, True Color 32-bit and 60 Hz).
The problem is... it looked like I was using a card from the 1990s. Very low-res. Text was not anti-aliasing smoothly, to the point that it was barely readable. Light colors were washed out and darker colors were almost cartoon-like in their vividness. The images were pixilated, like they couldn't handle the color depth.
I tried many things and the only suggestion I got was to RMA the card.
STRANGE SOLUTION(?):
On a hunch, I decided to change cables. My old card was using a DVI cable. It had no port for an HDMI. I had an old 3m HDMI cable that had never been used, so I figured I would use that for my new 960.
I figured that HDMI was a newer format, so newer is better, right?
You can probably guess what I am gonna say next. After exhausting my ideas, simply changing the cable back to the old DVI should not have worked, right? But it did. I am now getting GREAT images. I haven't checked it against many calibration images, but it seems pretty good. The problems are gone.
IS THIS REALLY WHAT WAS WRONG? I didn't know that a cable could result in graphical loss... this doesn't make sense to me, but I will admit to having a novice-level of understanding on how GPUs work.
CAN A CABLE REALLY BORK MY GRAPHICS LIKE THAT?
Also... does anyone have another way for me to test my graphics to make sure it is working properly? I only have 5 days left on my RMA insurance (I paid $15 for it). Is there a way to test the card to make sure it is really working as intended?
Finally, my version of GPU-Z says that the fans on my card have not yet been used...??? It says that the GPU is not registering movement of the fans, but the max temp I had in my last gaming session was only 51C, so... do the fans only kick in at higher temps? Or is the probe software not working properly?
I apologize... but I have a really strange question to ask. In fact, I am not sure if I believe the results, so I better ask you guys...
PROBLEM:
I bought an MSI GTX 960 2G GAMING card. It replaced an older GTX 285.
I should state that I have an older ASUS P6T Deluxe V2 MOBO, which is only PCIe 2.0 compatible... so I am not sure if this plays a role in my drama...
Ok, I installed the card and it failed to install on initial boot up. It said it was using a Standard VGA card.
I updated GeForce Experience and updated the drivers through that. It then said I was using a 960 at optimal settings (native 1080p 1080X1920, True Color 32-bit and 60 Hz).
The problem is... it looked like I was using a card from the 1990s. Very low-res. Text was not anti-aliasing smoothly, to the point that it was barely readable. Light colors were washed out and darker colors were almost cartoon-like in their vividness. The images were pixilated, like they couldn't handle the color depth.
I tried many things and the only suggestion I got was to RMA the card.
STRANGE SOLUTION(?):
On a hunch, I decided to change cables. My old card was using a DVI cable. It had no port for an HDMI. I had an old 3m HDMI cable that had never been used, so I figured I would use that for my new 960.
I figured that HDMI was a newer format, so newer is better, right?
You can probably guess what I am gonna say next. After exhausting my ideas, simply changing the cable back to the old DVI should not have worked, right? But it did. I am now getting GREAT images. I haven't checked it against many calibration images, but it seems pretty good. The problems are gone.
IS THIS REALLY WHAT WAS WRONG? I didn't know that a cable could result in graphical loss... this doesn't make sense to me, but I will admit to having a novice-level of understanding on how GPUs work.
CAN A CABLE REALLY BORK MY GRAPHICS LIKE THAT?
Also... does anyone have another way for me to test my graphics to make sure it is working properly? I only have 5 days left on my RMA insurance (I paid $15 for it). Is there a way to test the card to make sure it is really working as intended?
Finally, my version of GPU-Z says that the fans on my card have not yet been used...??? It says that the GPU is not registering movement of the fans, but the max temp I had in my last gaming session was only 51C, so... do the fans only kick in at higher temps? Or is the probe software not working properly?
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