Graphic card issues (9600GT silent), compatibility?

[HemiRick]

Sounds like a Linux related issue to me.

[Kenjutsu]

Originally Posted by HemiRick

Sounds like a Linux related issue to me.

Well, he did say:

Originally Posted by cheetah

...running a Linux live CD (in Windows/post the artefacts are intermittent). With the EVGA I had the same problem as with the Gigabyte card, loss of signal once X server starts.

So it seems GNU Linux is just more sensitive than Windows. The fact that it happens during POST surely rules out any drive issues, as well as OS issues. To me, it sounds hardware related, or another (electrical) source of interference.