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So today I bought a Gigabyte R9 270X from one of my local shops, but when I installed it, my PC wouldn't boot. The screen doesn't even come on. Is there a way I can test if the card is faulty? Or do I take the card back?

 

System specs:

PSU: 520 watt Vantec iOn (Note: the card only requires a 500 watt PSU (apparently))

CPU: Intel i5 2500k (stock clock speed)

RAM: 8GB Corsair Vengeance 1600mhz

2x HDDs

1x DVD Drive

 

Any help/advice would be much appreciated :D

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Unplug and re-plug in power cables, even the 24pin. 

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Vantec aren't the best brand (made for budget PCs)

I'd advise getting a antec or seasonic brand psu (or one that uses their technology)

 

Try plugging display cable into motherboard to see if that gets a signal 1st

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I don't know if this has much to do with it, but get a good seasonic psu, then come back please.

Seeing that he lives in South Africa, parts prices there are fucking off the wall. Do you think he will have the $100+ for a basic Seasonic 80+ Bronze PSU when he was in the market for a lower end GPU anyways?

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So today I bought a Gigabyte R9 270X from one of my local shops, but when I installed it, my PC wouldn't boot. The screen doesn't even come on. Is there a way I can test if the card is faulty? Or do I take the card back?

 

System specs:

PSU: 520 watt Vantec iOn (Note: the card only requires a 500 watt PSU (apparently))

CPU: Intel i5 2500k (stock clock speed)

RAM: 8GB Corsair Vengeance 1600mhz

2x HDDs

1x DVD Drive

 

Any help/advice would be much appreciated :D

Does system start up...?? i mean so fans spins.??? and only display is not coming...?? is it like that...??

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Yes, fans all spin (case, CPU and GPU fans). Display stays off.

I think it is a faulty gpu....bcoz if fans are spinning and everything switches on then it is not a psu problem...while installing it have u touched anything on the back side of gpu or with a screw driver or something by mistake...??? 

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Yes, fans all spin (case, CPU and GPU fans). Display stays off.

 

Try switching the BIOS (flipping the dual BIOS switch on the card). The Sapphire 270X I have supposedly has one BIOS for UEFI motherboards, and the other for compatibility with older motherboard BIOS.

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I think it is a faulty gpu....bcoz if fans are spinning and everything switches on then it is not a psu problem...while installing it have u touched anything on the back side of gpu or with a screw driver or something by mistake...??? 

I didn't touch anything. I mean the PSU still works when I remove the 270x and even when I reinstall my old card.

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