Problem with an ATI Radeon HD 5670

[slasherfly]

hello, i recently bought an XFX ATI Radeon HD 5670 w/ 1 gig of ddr5 memory and i am having problems running it on my computer. I would like to know if the problem is with my psu or the mobo not supporting it somehow. What happens is that when i power on my comp all the fans in the system go on at full power and stays that way w/o booting up. I was running an XFX Radeon 4670 1gig prior to this and it worked fine.


Here is my psu

the rest of my comp is senile. Its an hp pavillion a1355c with 2 gigs of memory. if you need any more info on my comp just ask.

Thanks.....

 

[slasherfly]

what about the thermaltake v1 or the v1ax are does any good?

oh by the way, i bought my case already a Cooler Master Gladiator 600 .....shes a beauty

 

[RazberyBandit]

Meh... V1's are just all fancy shmancy lookin...

Check out Frostytech.com. They review tons of heatsinks. Just open the most recent one on the main page, then read through it. When you get to the AMD test comparison chart, stop and have a look at the top 20 or so. Find something among them that's available to you and affordable.

 

[RazberyBandit]

That's impossible! They don't even exist. The GX only comes in 650W and 750W versions!

Don't believe me? See for yourself on Cooler Master's website!
http://www.coolermaster-usa.com/category.php?category_id=1676

LMAO.

 

[RazberyBandit]

Slasher: This is XFX's official response to my inquiry:

MARK_C 4/13/2010 1:07:57 AM] Hello Xxxxxxxx, We don`t have an explanation of why. That is just the way that it is. The motherboard manufacturer didn't implement the proper support before discontinuing support for the product. Some of them did and some did not. It happens when new standards come out. If he wants those features I would recommend using a GeForce G 210 or GT 220. They have the same audio controller that the 5450 does and are about the same performance. Thank you.

So, officially, if the motherboard maker doesn't offer an update providing PCIe 2.1 support, it's just not going to work.

nishit: You're looking on their GLOBAL website. All that means is in some corner of the world it's available. I looked on the US website, where Slasher and I just happen to ACTUALLY live. Perhaps it does exist, but it is not available in the US. Besides... Your entire point is moot - he already purchased an excellent PSU. You come off like some kinda Cooler Master fanboy... I didn't even know they existed!

 

[slasherfly]

k, so i decided on the scythe zipang 1 or 2

im going to keep this build somewhat moderate so here are the parts:

CPU: AMD Phenom II x2 555

Mobo: Asus M4A79XTD EVO

RAM: A-Data Gaming Series 4GB DDR3-1600

HDD: WD Caviar Green 1TB

PSU: OCZ Stealth XStream 600W

GPU: XFX ATI Radeon HD 5670 1GB

Case: Cooler Master Gladiator 600


thanks razberry for your input in helping me choose parts. oh and the reason i stayed with the 5670 is because im not going to do any gaming with any DX 11 games for now, and im going build a super kick ass machine later on

 

[RazberyBandit]

You're welcome, but you did most of the choosing. I just kinda nodded and approved

Looks like a solid build. It's actually slightly beefier than a system I built for my kid brother last July.

Oh, and as for the HS/Fan, if you're totally sure about the Zipang, definitely get the Zipang 2 over the original. It is better.