Defective RTX 2080 Ti Founders Edition

[Applesauce69]

Okay, so the description of the issue is quite brief as I don't know much about it either; nor the extent of the problems. But based on these findings what do you guys think might be wrong with this Gpu so I can fix it (If possible) when and if I end up buying it.

The Issues I was given are:

• This card was able to work in the BIOS of our testing computer
• However once Windows started to boot, the screen went blank
• We have tried to update the firmware but the results have been the same
• Card does not work in Windows    

Again, this is all the information I have and do not posses said card.

Any help would be great.

[emosun]

Well so far based on the information the card sim0ly isnt outputing an image once windows loads but that could simply be because none of the monitors are activated in windows. There's not much to go off of becuase the testing was limited.

[SirWendall]

Did you ever have a GPU in the system before this? If so, it may not hurt to run DDU to uninstall all the old hidden display drivers.

[Stahlmann]

There could be a lot of reasons.

 

Overheating

Basically the GPU works in BIOS because it doesn't have to do anything and won't output much heat.

As soon as windows loads, even a slight load will lead to overheating and a thermal shutdown.

I've had the exact same behavior as the GPU in your OP because i mounted a waterblock on my 3080 and the GPU die didn't contact the cooler.

Worked fine in BIOS, didn't go to windows.

Remounting the cooler fixed it.

 

Broken drivers on their test PC

Maybe they have older or incompatible AMD driver on there.

GPU drivers can cause all sorts of issues, really.

 

Monitor incompatibility between the GPU and the Monitor

Really, this can happen. Just a recent example:

The Youtuber Der8Auer tried to review the 3080Ti. It didn't work, even after hours of troubleshooting.

Turns out it was the specific monitor he had that didn't get a signal from the GPU.

As soon as he swapped the monitor out, it worked.

 

There are a bunch more reasons why the GPU could behave like that.

 

Basically, don't buy a known defective GPU. Chances that you'll fix it are slim to none.

 

 

[Applesauce69]

5 minutes ago, Stahlmann said:

There could be a lot of reasons.

 

Overheating

Basically the GPU works in BIOS because it doesn't have to do anything and won't output much heat.

As soon as windows loads, even a slight load will lead to overheating and a thermal shutdown.

I've had the exact same behavior as the GPU in your OP because i mounted a waterblock on my 3080 and the GPU die didn't contact the cooler.

Worked fine in BIOS, didn't go to windows.

Remounting the cooler fixed it.

 

Broken drivers on their test PC

Maybe they have older or incompatible AMD driver on there.

GPU drivers can cause all sorts of issues, really.

 

Monitor incompatibility between the GPU and the Monitor

Really, this can happen. Just a recent example:

The Youtuber Der8Auer tried to review the 3080Ti. It didn't work, even after hours of troubleshooting.

Turns out it was the specific monitor he had that didn't get a signal from the GPU.

As soon as he swapped the monitor out, it worked.

 

There are a bunch more reasons why the GPU could behave like that.

 

Basically, don't buy a known defective GPU. Chances that you'll fix it are slim to none.

 

 

Huh Interesting points. So do you think it’s not worth buying even if I could get it for a good price?

[Stahlmann]

Just now, Applesauce69 said:

Huh Interesting points. So do you think it’s not worth buying even if I could get it for a good price?

But i wouldn't pay more than what it's worth as e-waste. Because it most likely is.