GIGABYTE GV-R795WF3-3GD Radeon HD 7950 HDMI problem

[gtherreault]

Hello,

I recently configured a new build for a friend and just installed the following Gigabyte video card on a Z77X-UD5H motherboard.

GIGABYTE GV-R795WF3-3GD Radeon HD 7950
3GB 384-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16
HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814125414

I tested the system with the card installed using a DVI connection and had no problems running 24/7 for a week. Friend picked up the system yesterday, got home and setup his system. Within minutes a Blue screen occurs and this happens several times when he is only trying to change colors on the background of his screen. After asking him several questions I come to realize that he is using the HDMI connector on the video card and as soon as he changes to the DVI connector, his problem disappears. I have no HDMI capable monitor, so could not test this.

Would this be a defective HDMI port, firmware problem on the card, or driver issue? I have read elsewhere that others have had problems with HDMI connector as well on this card.

Searched for gigabyte radeon hd 7950 hdmi blue screen

http://www.google.ca/#hl=en&sclient=psy-ab&q=gigabyte+radeon+hd+7950+hdmi+blue+screen&oq=gigabyte+radeon+hd+7950+hdmi+blue+screen&gs_l=hp.3...6233740.6247962.0.6248369.40.29.0.11.11.0.186.2164.28j1.29.0...0.0...1c.Q2T0p9DyS64&pbx=1&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.r_qf.,cf.osb&fp=544891805b600c89&biw=1920&bih=965

Any suggestions or help would be appreciated before card is RMA'd.

[Borley]

Usually the problems with hdmi is people getting a black border. This is because when you connect hdmi they think you are using a tv so it shrinks the desktop to fit so using hdmi on a monitor gives a border, so in that case you have to go to overscan and reduce the slider to 0, but I don't think that would be to do with this problem.
Regards