Need Help - Fallout 4 crashes after installing new videocard : Fallout 4

» Sat Jan 16, 2016 6:46 am

Name I'm not sure of, but it's an 850w power supply and I did plug both 6 pin and 8 pin connectors in.

» Sat Jan 16, 2016 4:58 am

If it uses less than 75W during Idle then it would still work.

» Sat Jan 16, 2016 7:14 am

Have you tried it?

Because i doubt a R9 290 will ever boot to windows without those two connectors.

» Sat Jan 16, 2016 7:06 am

Your right, without both connectors, it will not even boot to BIOS.

» Sat Jan 16, 2016 1:12 am

Can you upload your save for testing?

I assume you don't use any mods.

http://tinyupload.com/

Upload your smallest one. lol

» Sat Jan 16, 2016 8:53 am

Yea looked it up, it uses 87W at Idle.

» Sat Jan 16, 2016 3:42 am

Smallest file I have:

http://s000.tinyupload.com/index.php?file_id=30239653198475263777

Thanks

» Sat Jan 16, 2016 3:40 am

I would prefer it be uploaded to OneDrive, Google Drive, or Dropbox. ESET has tinyupload backlisted.

» Fri Jan 15, 2016 10:41 pm

Your save is okay. Tested for 15min.

» Fri Jan 15, 2016 5:54 pm

Silly question but you did uninstall your Nvidia drivers didn't you?

» Fri Jan 15, 2016 8:50 pm

Yes uninstalled Nvida drivers -

» Sat Jan 16, 2016 3:12 am

Think I found the problem - figured I'd play Fallout 3 to see if it works. Started to play - smelt something burning and then the screen went blank. Think the new video card is bad ?? Put the old card back in.

» Sat Jan 16, 2016 9:29 am

Running other games fine?

Have you opened your case to look?

Switch off your PSU, and put the current cable out behind the PSU as well.

Then press the power button from your case a couple of times, then open and examine inside your case

» Fri Jan 15, 2016 8:09 pm

Shutdown and switch off your power and pull out the plug. Check where the burning smell comes from? If its the card then you can return it. If not check if its your motherboard or PSU.

» Fri Jan 15, 2016 6:59 pm

Did all that - built computer about a year ago and all works fine - new parts all around. Now when I start to play a game with the new video card - it shuts the whole computer down. Has to be the card..

» Fri Jan 15, 2016 5:29 pm

Update - just for the heck of it, I pulled the old card and reinstalled the new video card - no video at all when I fired up the computer - has to be the card.

» Sat Jan 16, 2016 9:11 am

With the old card is your computer working correctly?

btw, your save works fine on my computer.

» Fri Jan 15, 2016 11:52 pm

Yep - old card works fine. Thanks

» Fri Jan 15, 2016 8:31 pm

Warranty Replacement time.

» Fri Jan 15, 2016 10:23 pm

Want to personally thank everyone for the help on this problem. Thank you.

» Fri Jan 15, 2016 11:26 pm

To be sure, don't buy the same GPU again!

Good luck...