Damaged GPU

[thomasl_99]

Hey all,

 

I have a old r9 390 from a old pc build whihc im not sure if its damaged or not. The old system would every now and then just switch to a black screen whilst the pc stayed on. I narrowed it down to the gpu but wasnt completely sure. If i was to put it into my new pc to test it could it potentially damage other parts if it was to be damaged, like ive heard damaged gpus that short the system are mobo but i dont think it was shorting it because when the screen went black the pc was still turned on and ruinning.

 

Thanks in advance

[thomasl_99]

also, if anyone has had a similar issue or know what the issue might have been please let me know. I have checked the hdmi cables and monitor and can confirm it is not that.

[B1ueskycomp1ex]

Black screens like that without the machine powering off sound more like instability.  Check temperatures, and ensure there's no overclock happening on the card.  If the machine is decently stable, try getting a BIOS update for the card and applying it.  I don't imagine popping the GPU into another system should cause any problems, unless you're smelling burning or there's evidence of some kind of short physically.  

[thomasl_99]

1 hour ago, B1ueskycomp1ex said:

Black screens like that without the machine powering off sound more like instability.  Check temperatures, and ensure there's no overclock happening on the card.  If the machine is decently stable, try getting a BIOS update for the card and applying it.  I don't imagine popping the GPU into another system should cause any problems, unless you're smelling burning or there's evidence of some kind of short physically.  

no there was never any evidence of short ciruiting, will boot up my old pc and try doing a bios update

 

[B1ueskycomp1ex]

You'll also want to grab a fresh set of drivers and use DDU to uninstall the current ones and wipe it clean.  

[thomasl_99]

 

9 hours ago, B1ueskycomp1ex said:

You'll also want to grab a fresh set of drivers and use DDU to uninstall the current ones and wipe it clean.  

Could i possibly just take the harddrive out and wipe the ssd, purely just for the purpose of testing the gpu, so just to have windows and the new drivers installed

 

[B1ueskycomp1ex]

Sure, that's the most cleanroom way to do it, it'll rule out anything in software that's causing the problem. 

 

[thomasl_99]

 

2 hours ago, B1ueskycomp1ex said:

Sure, that's the most cleanroom way to do it, it'll rule out anything in software that's causing the problem. 

 

I have a feeling it could have been a psu issue, friend said he had a similar issue and he replaced the psi which apparently fixed the problem, whether it was just a coincidence or not I don't know.

 

[B1ueskycomp1ex]

2 hours ago, thomasl_99 said:

 

I have a feeling it could have been a psu issue, friend said he had a similar issue and he replaced the psi which apparently fixed the problem, whether it was just a coincidence or not I don't know.

 

That's very possible. What sort of PSU is it?  How old is it?  If the card works reliably in another machine, that may well be the culprit. 

[thomasl_99]

4 hours ago, B1ueskycomp1ex said:

That's very possible. What sort of PSU is it?  How old is it?  If the card works reliably in another machine, that may well be the culprit. 

it is a cougar 800W gold psi that's about 6 years old. Cant quite find the exact model