[AMD Radeon HD 7950] Problem after Drivers installation

[Techic]

Hey, my name is Håvard. I am new to this forum, so if this thread is not perfect, please don't get mad.

Problem:
I have a Radeon HD 7950 Graphic card. I just re-installed my Windows 7 Home Premium, done it couple of times now, but the problem is still there. After I install the newest AMD Radeon HD 7950 driver, and I reboot the system.. The screen has 3 white stripes, and after 2 minutes it gets blue.

I am now sitting on the computer, with "Standard VGA Graphics Adapter". That is the AMD Radeon HD 7950 card, but it won't work without a driver. The Direct3D is Not available and I can't play any games without the driver installed.

(I have tried the card in another computer, and it work'd great).

All help is help, thanks.

 

[GamerDude]

Please list your complete system spec (please include the model and make of your power supply unit aka PSU) and as a first step, reseat your vid card to ensure it is snugly secured in the PCIe x16 slot.

 

[Techic]

1.00 760502 Komplett Gamer i20
1.00 497731 CyberLink DVD Suite 7, 6Channel, OEM CD
for XP/Vista/Windows 7
1.00 200505 PC-box large
1.00 645792 QPAD FH Komplett L.E.
Gamingmatte, Hybratek overflate
1.00 649659 CM Storm Trooper Gaming Big Tower
Vifter: 2x 120mm Front, 1x 200mm Topp, 1x 140mm Ba
1.00 660229 Intel® Core i5-3450 Processor
Socket-LGA1155, Quad Core, 3.1Ghz, 6MB, Boxed w/fa
1.00 635819 Corsair CX V2 600W PSU
ATX 12V V2.3, 80 Plus, Standard. 2x 6+2pin PCIe, 6
1.00 628604 Corsair H60 Hydro Series CPU Kjøler
Socket 775/1155/1156/1366/2011, AM2/AM2+/AM3, 1700
1.00 749862 MSI B75MA-P45, Socket-1155
m-ATX, B75, DDR3, 1xG3-PCIe-x16, SATA 6Gb/s, USB 3
1.00 585007 Kingston DDR3 HyperX 1600MHz 16GB
Kit w/4X HyperX 4GB DDR3, CL9-9-9-27, 240pin
1.00 760600 XFX Radeon HD 7950 3GB GDDR5
PCI-Express 3.0, "Dual Fan -DD", DL-DVI-I + SL-DVI
1.00 645800 Sony Optiarc DVD±RW Writer, AD-5280S
SATA, DVD±R: 24x, DVD+RW: 8x, DVD-RW: 6x, Bulk, BL
1.00 657310 OCZ SSD Agility 3 Series 2.5" 120GB
SATA 6 Gb/s (SATA3.0), 525MB/500MB/s read/write, S
1.00 640842 Microsoft OEM Wired Desktop 400
USB-Nordisk-Sort, 1 pack
1.00 497593 MS COA Label Windows Home Premium 7
Nordic, 32/64 bit
1.00 497666 MS DVD Win H.P/Pro/Ultimate 7 NO 64bit
Komplett
1.00 497635 MS ROYALTY Win Home Premium 7 Nordic
32/64 bit

I have reseated the graphic card 2 times.

 

[REX_FX6100]

I don't know about you gamerdude but those specs looks really .....ummm....busy....Techic you should look at how some of the other guys and gals on here list system specs. Its really hard to read yours all scrunched upo like that. I don't mean to insult either. Just tryin to help. For instance my Rig:

Case- AZZA Hurricane 2000
Motherboard- Asus M5A99X EVO
CPU- AMD FX-6100 (4.2 Ghz)//Coolermaster Gemini II 120mm Cooler(no water in my rig)
RAM- 16Gb Corsair Vengance @1600Mhz
GPU- 2X MSI 6770's Crossfire
PSU- Ultra V2 750 Modular
Like that it makes it much easier to read your description. As for your problem. It almost sounds like a power issue. But your PSU is fully capable of running a 7950...hmmmm let me stew on this for a bit if I think of something I'll get back to you. Still havent had my coffee. But I'm an A+ certified Repair tech and Gaming Rigs are my specialty, and If I can't help you someone else will I promise you that. Good Day!

 

[ozan]

You are installing Catalyst 13.1, am I right?

To me those lines seem like memory overheating. Please try the video card on another computer, perhaps stress it out a little bit(MSI Kombustor)

Also I don't trust that motherboard. I think for Z77; gigabyte or asus will serve you better.

EDIT: Yes, I was wrong about Z77, a H77 cuts it for him.

I have not changed my opinion on not trusting MSI, to me they are not a solid performer in mainboard business. It is solely my opinion, and I will not be changing it for any reason other than when they start making boards that run less problematic.

 

[EarthDog]

No reason not to trust that motherboard...

 

[ozan]

No reason not to trust that motherboard...

It is the culprit if the gpu is fine and there are no connectivity problems..

 

[wagex]

Also I don't trust that motherboard. I think for Z77; gigabyte or asus will serve you better.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813130655
i don't see a problem with the motherboard. z77 isn't going to help him any he isn't using an unlocked processor.
the problem isnt showing till the drivers are installed.

first i would try to make certain you are using the correct drivers, though i dont think it would even let you isntall the wrong ones.. but here is a link just to make sure.
http://support.amd.com/us/gpudownload/windows/Pages/radeonaiw_vista64.aspx

and to the OP to me it seems like your card is messed up. try a different video card if you can and see if it does the same thing. might have to RMA the card.
if the card is fine than it is most likely the motherboard, but no one can tell that just out of "trust"

 

[EarthDog]

It is the culprit if the gpu is fine and there are no connectivity problems..

Ive never seen a bad slot cause that issue. Its usually temperature or memory related. The motherboard is likely fine. See below for proper troubleshooting. But never would I blindly say you dont trust a motherboard. Have you used it? Heard bad things about it that pertains to this issue? Or did you just say that for giggles?

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813130655
i don't see a problem with the motherboard. z77 isn't going to help him any he isn't using an unlocked processor.
the problem isnt showing till the drivers are installed.

first i would try to make certain you are using the correct drivers, though i dont think it would even let you isntall the wrong ones.. but here is a link just to make sure.
http://support.amd.com/us/gpudownload/windows/Pages/radeonaiw_vista64.aspx

and to the OP to me it seems like your card is messed up. try a different video card if you can and see if it does the same thing. might have to RMA the card.
if the card is fine than it is most likely the motherboard, but no one can tell that just out of "trust"