Using igpu for now

[neroslayer]

Hi all after I uninstalled my main gpu for RMA I plugged the hdmi cable into the motherboard and it is showing these lines across my screen.http://

 

[neroslayer]

Just to add the components I have are brand new and has been sitting in my system for over 2 weeks now.

 

[jaguarskx]

It could be a driver issue. Install the latest Intel HD drivers to see if that fixes the issue.

 

[TMTOWTSAC]

The red lines are a fairly specific symptom. Typically, the most common reasons are having an incorrect refresh rate, a bad HDMI cable, unstable overclock, bad display, and bad GPU. If you can, try a different HDMI cable with the monitor/tv/laptop combinations. The GPU port might be good after all if it turns out to be one of the other components.

 

[Ecky]

I agree with TMTOWTSAC. Try a different cable, a different connector type (e.g. DVI instead of HDMI), and if neither of those fixes it, I'm inclined to suspect you have a DOA monitor.

 

[neroslayer]

Ok I reinstalled the latest drivers. Doesn't work, will use a different hdmi cable later to test it out. Because using the gpu to output and it was fine before this so I don't see how my monitor is DOA. I also restored my OC to stock settings to eliminate that factor and it did not work either.

 

[neroslayer]

Turns out that cable was bad. Switched it out to an older cable and it is not producing anymore red lines. I probably should ask if the cable could have caused my GPU's HDMI port to go dead?

 

[Ecky]

Unlikely, but I wouldn't rule it out entirely.

 

[TMTOWTSAC]

You should try the new cable with the GPU port, it's possible the port isn't actually dead. Cables usually fail for a physical reason. Many physical problems can lead to intermittent symptoms, or symptoms that seem to occur with one device but not another.

For example, people with CRT monitors frequently push them back as far as they can to make desk space. Sometimes they push the VGA cable into a wall, bending it to the point it could break connections. That cable might keep working as long as it stays bent, because it keeps the broken wires together. Straighten the cable out or bend it differently, wires separate, no signal. That's another reason why they started adding vertically oriented ports, in addition to wall mounting.

That's just one example though. Cables can fail from bending too far, bending back and forth (metal fatigue), being yanked (which can break ports too) and so forth. It isn't that common, but it does happen.

 

[neroslayer]

I did try it with a different cable before rma and it was to no avail. Anyway I should expect to receive a replacement unit in 1 to 2 weeks time.