Assassin X Posted August 26, 2016 Posted August 26, 2016 (edited) So I built a new pc. And the first time around (a few days ago) the SDD I used fried out. Well I installed Win 7 on my new WD HD (internal) and every few restarts it boots up into windows and I see this. Its like it cuts the screen in half and shoved each half to the far side of the screen. Mind you my cables (HDMI-HDMI) and snugly in the holes. Usually I just have to unplug the cord and plug it back in again and it fixes it (back to a normal screen). Now I though it was a maybe a cord issue. But I tried another cord (HDMI-DVI) and the issue still would occur. I think it did happen once with the SSD install too. So I assume this just leaves the video card as the suspect right? I do know when I was tired a few days ago when working with the SSD drive, I accidentally plugged the power into the video card while the PC was on. Obviously a big mistake. Did I maybe fry something on it and its why this glitch happens? I still have a few days to return it for a new one if that is the case. I have a GeForce GTX 960 (FTW).Screenshot attached. Edited August 26, 2016 by Assassin X Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
xenkw0n Posted August 26, 2016 Posted August 26, 2016 Yea see something is going wrong with your system. Maybe the power supply is going bad - how old is it? The graphical issues your seeing could be caused by a few factors... The card going bad, wrong drivers, dying power supply, bad connection with the monitor from the graphics card port, monitor or the cable itself... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Assassin X Posted August 26, 2016 Posted August 26, 2016 (edited) I want to say the power supply was bought in 2009. I did try two different cables and in two different ports. The monitor is even older, maybe around 2005. Its a LCD, but the thicker looking ones (like two inches thick). Just a cheap HP the original computer came with. I have until the 30th of this month to return any of the new parts I bought. I can return the card for another one to be safe. Then later buy a new monitor and power supply if it still happens. I should add I leave my PC on all the time. So when this happens its only sometimes when I restart it. Edited August 26, 2016 by Assassin X Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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