GPU riser issues

[Frenchy19951]

I got some GPU risers as me and my caregiver are planning on making a mining rig. While I'm waiting for the rest of the equipment to come in I received the GPU risers. I decided to try it out on my current rig. The GPU is a 2080 super and it works perfectly fine when it's plugged directly in my rig. When I try it plugged into the riser I get some issues.

 

1. When I open MSI afterburner to adjust the fan speeds, it will not allow me to, along with voltage and shader.
2. EVGA precision X will not open as long as that card is in the riser. I use this also to monitor temps and fan speeds.
3. 2080 Super will not appear in nicehash software. I have a 2080ti directly on the mobo and it shows up.

4. Temps nor fan speeds show up in hardware monitor.

5. HDMI has no output to video when I plug it in.

 

In device manager it shows that it's been installed properly and all drivers are up-to-date. From everything I could find and read on installing GPU risers it's supposed to be pretty straightforward, plug-and-play type of thing. I've tried two different sets of risers, with the exact same issues. I don't want to make the post too long so I will elaborate more to anyone that tries to help me. Thanks a lot guys!

As I was waiting for people to reply to me, it somehow fixed itself and the card is now being recognized in MSI afterburner, nicehash etc. Have no idea why you just all of a sudden fixed itself but at least I'm happy to know that my risers aren't broken! Thanks to everyone that helped out.

Edited March 1, 2021 by Frenchy19951
Problem fixed itself

[Vishera]

Why are you using PCI-E x16 to USB to PCI-E x1 adapters?!

Not only you get funny things happening - you also loose performance.

The USB and PCI-E x1 adapters are bottle-necking the card.

 

The best type of risers is pin to pin risers:

[Frenchy19951]

@Vishera As I explained in the post, I am going to build a mining rig. Everyone that builds a mining rig uses GPU risers. I am doing the same thing that thousands of others have done.

[Vishera]

13 minutes ago, Frenchy19951 said:

@Vishera As I explained in the post, I am going to build a mining rig. Everyone that builds a mining rig uses GPU risers. I am doing the same thing that thousands of others have done.

What you have is fine for mining rigs,but not for personal computer use.

[PwnyTheTiger]

49 minutes ago, Frenchy19951 said:

@Vishera As I explained in the post, I am going to build a mining rig. Everyone that builds a mining rig uses GPU risers. I am doing the same thing that thousands of others have done.

Then why are you surprised you can't control the fans or do any of the things you mentioned in your OP? Of course you are going to lose some functionality when you connect a GPU as you have.

 

EDIT: What works for others doesn't always work for you, in this case if you want to run it as you have it, you're gonna need a better quality riser.

[Frenchy19951]

@PwnyTheTiger I should still be able to see temperatures and control fan speeds. Miners wouldn't be using this if they weren't able to see the temperatures or control fan speeds. It's also not showing up in the nicehash mining software. And having no video output when I plug the HDMI in. If you have any experience using any of these then please elaborate some more.

[PwnyTheTiger]

As I said above, what works for others might not always work for you. The fact that the card isn't showing up and you can't use it for displaying leads one to believe that the card isn't getting the power, or data connection that it requires. Hence one would assume you should try a different/better riser.

[Frenchy19951]

@PwnyTheTiger

I have two different types of risers, and it's the exact same thing on both. And the card is showing up, if you look at the photos you will see that in device manager it says the card is working properly. The card is also showing up in MSI afterburner, it just won't let me adjust certain settings like fan speeds and voltage etc. and why should EVGA Precision X not work while this is plugged into a riser? And why not show up in nicehash?

 

[Vishera]

1 hour ago, Frenchy19951 said:

@PwnyTheTiger

I have two different types of risers, and it's the exact same thing on both. And the card is showing up, if you look at the photos you will see that in device manager it says the card is working properly. The card is also showing up in MSI afterburner, it just won't let me adjust certain settings like fan speeds and voltage etc. and why should EVGA Precision X not work while this is plugged into a riser? And why not show up in nicehash?

 

Why do you disregard things you don't like to hear?

That's reality,deal with it.

 

There is no other option.