I've been reading this forum for about three weeks now and have to say it's very informative. In fact I based my recent purchase based on the feedback in this forum.
I have a 4CoreDual-VSTA (2.2 Bios) with a D920 precessor; 2x 1GB Kingston Ram; 500W PSU; and have tried to install a PowerColor HD3870 board
http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16814131077
I am having the same issua as one of the reviewers. The cards fan spins up but I get no post. I took the card to a local PC repair shop and they tested it for me. Worked perfectly. I changed the Bios around to pick the PCIE card first; changed the pipelines to disabled and still no display. I'm thinking about getting a new MOBO but started thinking it may be some other BIOS setting or even the PSU (it does not have a dedicated 6-pin leg on it - I am using th 6 pin adapter that came with the card).
Regarding the PSU; I've seen people out there using 400W and believe it or not 350W PSUs and this card works in there box. Granted they're using diferent MOBOs but it still seems like I have the power to back this card up.
I currently have an ATI Radeon 9700 128MB that works great in Windows XP with this system. I bought this card for the cooling, the fact it's slightly overclocked, and it's future possiblities (PCIe ver2). I've seen others get their Sapphire; Visiontek, and ATI HD3870s to work...so I bought this one thinking it would be better then dealing with the backwards BIOS builds for the 8800GT.
Any ideas or suggestion on how I can get this card to boot up would be grately appreciated.