Powerdraw

[Borat]

My pc used to work just fine, but then it randomly shut off.

I did some troubleshooting with someone on this forum and eventually we found out that my psu just randomly stops delivering any power once my pcie cable is plugged in.

I've had no problem for a month now, so everything should be fine but it just isn't.

What do I do to fix this?

[matt-fr]

You could try with an other PSU.

Maybe the one you have, in your build is faulty.

 

It also can be the device, that needs power from a PCIe, that is faulty.

[Borat]

Just now, matt-fr said:

You could try with an other PSU.

Maybe the one you have, in your build is faulty.

 

It also can be the device, that needs power from a PCIe, that is faulty.

I've already requested an RMA for the psu and just did it for my gpu as well

[Spotty]

23 minutes ago, Borat said:

I did some troubleshooting with someone on this forum and eventually we found out that my psu just randomly stops delivering any power once my pcie cable is plugged in.

That's... Odd...
What PSU? What system specs? Are you talking about plugged in to the component or plugged in to the PSU (modular)?

[Borat]

23 hours ago, Spotty said:

That's... Odd...
What PSU? What system specs? Are you talking about plugged in to the component or plugged in to the PSU (modular)?

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and only when my pcie cable is inside of the gpu powerinput

[Spotty]

7 minutes ago, Borat said:

and only when my pcie cable is inside of the gpu powerinput

Have you tested the graphics card in another PC?

[Borat]

1 minute ago, Spotty said:

Have you tested the graphics card in another PC?

I am unable to do so

[martward]

10 minutes ago, Borat said:

When I plug my pcie cables into my gpu, my entire pc just doesn't get powered or at least doesn't turn on anymore. If I take it out, everything turns on again.

Everything is plugged in correctly and other slots won't work either( pcie slots and plug location in the psu ). The only thing I know is that just before crashing, I noticed that my gpu had an abnormally high powerdraw and was going at full blast for a simple game like unturned which shouldn't happen. What do I do to fix this?

Well one thing I'd look at is the cable again. Apparently the orientation can matter, so my system also didn't work but it did when I reversed the cable between the GPU and PSU.

[Borat]

Just now, martward said:

Well one thing I'd look at is the cable again. Apparently the orientation can matter, so my system also didn't work but it did when I reversed the cable between the GPU and PSU.

you mean flip it around? With the split end in the psu?

 

[martward]

1 minute ago, Borat said:

you mean flip it around? With the split end in the psu?

 

Ah you have one with a split end, no then you are fine.

[martward]

Just now, martward said:

Ah you have one with a split end, no then you are fine.

Well apart from the fact that your PC is still not working. I think something is shorting in your GPU, I don't think it's very wise to try and power on the system with the GPU connected. Have you tried another expansion card in that slot?

(Seriously if it's shorting you can set your GPU on fire, I actually managed to do that a while back)

[Borat]

Just now, martward said:

Well apart from the fact that your PC is still not working. I think something is shorting in your GPU, I don't think it's very wise to try and power on the system with the GPU connected. Have you tried another expansion card in that slot?

(Seriously if it's shorting you can set your GPU on fire, I actually managed to do that a while back)

I might be able to try and get the gpu in a different system, but not a different gpu in my system.

[martward]

1 minute ago, Borat said:

I might be able to try and get the gpu in a different system, but not a different gpu in my system.

I think either bringing it to a professional or sourcing some other test hardware would be a good idea. Just be very careful and don't hold your face to close to the GPU when you power on the system.

[Borat]

4 minutes ago, martward said:

I think either bringing it to a professional or sourcing some other test hardware would be a good idea. Just be very careful and don't hold your face to close to the GPU when you power on the system.

thanks for the advice