GPU causing boot loop on multiple PCs.

[generic000]

My PC started boot looping one day. After troubleshooting I figured out that any PC I put the graphics card in starts boot looping. None of the other PCs had the card in them previously. The card is a RX 570 8Gb.

 

I haven't found anything on YouTube with similar symptoms that shows a solution. One video mentioned that it might be related to the vram when the driver loads. I have no idea if that's plausible.

 

Could this be a firmware corruption issue? Can firmware even be upgraded? Do I need to bring it to work and go at it with a hot air station (I've never done BGA chips before, and I'm fairly new to SMD soldering). Are there any programs that I can run in safe mode that will test the graphics card's hardware? Can you test a GPU without the driver loaded (in safe mode)? Could it be a driver issue when it behaves the same way on 2 other computers that haven't had the card in it before?

 

I tried to do without, but even my kids older games majorly chug on the 4th gen i5 integrated graphics. Thanks for your help,

 

 

Zack

[Guest]

So you don't have an iGPU to check if the GPU is still working?

[generic000]

I do have a pc with an iGPU, it starts boot looping if I put the card in and try to boot.