I built my computer 8 months ago. 6 months later, the mouse pointer started lagging so bad it was unusable. I tried some fixes but nothing really helped. The next day, my computer didn’t work. POST says it’s the graphics card. Okay, I got a new one. It arrived today and I put it in. Nothing has changed. The fans on the old one worked, so it had power. Did I misread my beeps or do something else wrong. I know enough to build a pc, but not enough to troubleshoot it.

This is my motherboard. It doesn’t have onboard graphics.

This is the old graphics card.

This is the new one.

Help!

As requested: 1 long beep, 3 short. No unusual flashing. It powers on fine and everything appears to be working inside, but it does the beeps and doesn’t show anything on the monitor. This is the power supply.

  • UnicornKitty@lemmy.worldOP
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    1 year ago

    Honestly, I’m wondering at this point if I shouldn’t just get another motherboard. This one doesn’t have onboard graphics, so I have no way to do what you’re saying. My mouse is Bluetooth so it’s not even in the same room anymore. I only have access to a laptop now, so I can’t even put the hardware in a different computer to test it.

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      1 year ago

      I was actually going to ask if you had another one. Sometimes it isn’t the card, it is the slot or a controller. If you have access to another board you can rule that out.

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        1 year ago

        I’ve basically come to the conclusion that a new motherboard is necessary. Should I assume this was a one off and get the same one, or try a different one?