What power supply are you using? Does it have the 24 pin main power connector? John Sproule ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jay" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Monday, August 29, 2005 12:52 PM Subject: [PCBUILD] Tech help >I recently purchased components for a new system from Newegg.com. > > AMD Athlon 64 3000 1.8 ghz socket 939 > MSI K8N Neo 4 motherboard > Gigabyte's Radeon X700 Pro videocard > 512 Corsair DDR PC3200 ram > WD 80 Gig Harddrive > > Issues after all the hardware were pieced together. > > 1. There were all sorts of characters when i first booted the system. I > figure it's the video card. So i took out the Radeon X700 and plugged in > a regular PCI oldie from my cousin. The screen cleared up. Since i don't > know anyone that has a motherboard whic supports PCI express 16 for the > Radeon X700, don't know if it's 100% video card issue or motherboard. Not > 100% resolved. PCBUILD's List Owners: Bob Wright<[log in to unmask]> Drew Dunn<[log in to unmask]>