How to Test GPUs

[TheNinjaNextDor]

I traded someone for 2 290Xs he used for mining. They are completely reference. Before I put a WB on them I want to know if they are dead or not, how do I do that? I don't really want to put a different cooler on my CPU for it, or waste a piece of tubing. Would plugging it in and turning a PSU on work?

 

Thanks.

[MegaDave91]

Do you have extra tubing that you can use to temporarily bypass the graphics cards and just let them run on air? I know that would requite draining the loop which I'm sure can be time consuming.

[TheNinjaNextDor]

Do you have extra tubing that you can use to temporarily bypass the graphics cards and just let them run on air?

Yeah, I think that's what I'll do.

[TheRetiredSlave]

Do the cards already have their stock cooler on them? Just slap them into your PC like that and don't hook them up to your water loop.

[MegaDave91]

Do the cards already have their stock cooler on them? Just slap them into your PC like that and don't hook them up to your water loop.

I know squat about watercooling, but this might be the better way to do it. Can you just leave the waterblocks hanging and run the cards on air? The loop won't leak if the blocks aren't on the cards.

 

How heavy are the blocks though? They might put pressure on the tube coming from the CPU.

[TheNinjaNextDor]

I know squat about watercooling, but this might be the better way to do it. Can you just leave the waterblocks hanging and run the cards on air? The loop won't leak if the blocks aren't on the cards.

 

How heavy are the blocks though? They might put pressure on the tube coming from the CPU.

I can't do that since It would take more effort lol

[MegaDave91]

I can't do that since It would take more effort lol

Oh, haha. Whatever takes less effort is the way to go then.

[TheNinjaNextDor]

Oh, haha. Whatever takes less effort is the way to go then.

Yeah lol I'll try using your method or using a lot of tubing.