barrypatch
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My 16 year old son brought his computer to me earlier tonight and told me it was broke! I know it is a mess, with viruses. I was going to clean it up, but when I hooked it to my monitor, the monitor never came on. Power was okay and the monitor works on my computer. He told me that happened to him today also.
Could this be a video card? I am thinking I bought him a new video card a while back and one of the techs where I used to work put it in. I only see two cards and one is the modem. I tried pulling the other card out and putting it back in and still nothing on the monitor.
Is it a safe bet to go buy a new video card? He likes to play games and I am debating about getting him a new computer all together. His is only about a 1.4 Ghz, with 512 ram and I can't remember anything else. If I get him the new one, I don't want to spend lots of money on a video card.
So, any recommendations on an average video card? I really think I will get him a new computer. He plays computer games and I know you have to have a good computer for those.
Thanks.
Nancy
Could this be a video card? I am thinking I bought him a new video card a while back and one of the techs where I used to work put it in. I only see two cards and one is the modem. I tried pulling the other card out and putting it back in and still nothing on the monitor.
Is it a safe bet to go buy a new video card? He likes to play games and I am debating about getting him a new computer all together. His is only about a 1.4 Ghz, with 512 ram and I can't remember anything else. If I get him the new one, I don't want to spend lots of money on a video card.
So, any recommendations on an average video card? I really think I will get him a new computer. He plays computer games and I know you have to have a good computer for those.
Thanks.
Nancy