No display + GPU Flashing

[Mqisty]

Ever so often my PC freezes and my monitor stops displaying and my GPU will start flashing white and orange with a transition to yellow after the orange. My PC stays running but there’s no display and I can’t do anything until I turn it off. I don’t think it’s do to temps since it happens even when I’m not running an intense game. My parts are almost 8 years old now so I was thinking it might be a PSU issue but I’m not sure.

OS: Windows 10 64 Bit
MOBO: Asus Prime X370-Pro (BIOS Ver. 6203)
CPU: Ryzen 7 1700x
Mem: G.Skill Ripjaws V 32 GB (2x16) (F4-3200C16D-32GVK)
GPU: Asus ROG Strix GeForce GTX 1080
Boot Drive: WD Blue SN570 1 TB
Storage: WD Black 2 TB 3.5"
PSU: EVGA SuperNOVA 650 G1 80+ Gold

Including CPU cooler and case for an idea of temps:
Case: Corsair Obsidian 750D
CPU Cooler: Thermalright Phantom Spirit 66.17 CFM

[vanpuffelen]

Those symptoms could mean a dead GPU, but I want to ensure we can rule that out. Your motherboard has a secondary PCIe x16 slot. Try putting your GPU in that slot, see what happens.

[Mqisty]

8 minutes ago, vanpuffelen said:

Those symptoms could mean a dead GPU, but I want to ensure we can rule that out. Your motherboard has a secondary PCIe x16 slot. Try putting your GPU in that slot, see what happens.

The issue is that this doesn't happen very often. Maybe once or twice a week. Is there anything I could do to speed up the process so I don't have to wait so long? Maybe a stress test or something

[vanpuffelen]

1 minute ago, Mqisty said:

The issue is that this doesn't happen very often. Maybe once or twice a week. Is there anything I could do to speed up the process so I don't have to wait so long? Maybe a stress test or something

...Weird. Try switching slots and cables, and then give it time. I don't necessarily know a reason for why it's that inconsistent. Stresstesting could work, but, again, I'm unsure why it's happening. If it then still happens, try switching the GPU or PSU out with another one, if you have a spare lying around.

[CommanderAlex]

3 hours ago, Mqisty said:

my GPU will start flashing white and orange with a transition to yellow after the orange.

What are you referring to that's "flashing white and orange"??? Colors on the screen or the physical card itself??? 

 

A GTX 1080 will need to be repasted and thoroughly cleaned out of dust after 4 years of use.

[Mqisty]

17 hours ago, CommanderAlex said:

What are you referring to that's "flashing white and orange"??? Colors on the screen or the physical card itself??? 

 

A GTX 1080 will need to be repasted and thoroughly cleaned out of dust after 4 years of use.

Yes the GPU RGB is flashing white and orange.

Also I ran MSI Kombustor for about 10 minutes and these were the results.


I'm not 100% sure but these look pretty fine to me the hot spot temp might be a little high but I think that's okay?

[CommanderAlex]

3 hours ago, Mqisty said:

Yes the GPU RGB is flashing white and orange.

Also I ran MSI Kombustor for about 10 minutes and these were the results.
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I'm not 100% sure but these look pretty fine to me the hot spot temp might be a little high but I think that's okay?

That hot spot temperature is pretty normal and not over 90^oC so those temperatures are within reason. The card appears to be boosting normally so that's not a problem in correlation with those temperatures. 

 

When was the last time you blew the computer out with dust, especially the PSU area? I would prefer to use a shop vacuum with the hose on the outlet side of the vacuum to use as a blower and carefully blow the dust out of the case and PSU area (keep in mind the fans will want to rotate so use chop stick or similar material to hold the fan spinning inside the PSU and your hand holding a fan and aim the nozzle at the fan to remove any built up dust...you just don't want the fans to spin before hitting it with the blower). 

 

When the computer freezes, do the case fans or graphics card fans to go 100%? Just clarify which please. 

[Mqisty]

On 9/5/2024 at 4:33 PM, CommanderAlex said:

That hot spot temperature is pretty normal and not over 90^oC so those temperatures are within reason. The card appears to be boosting normally so that's not a problem in correlation with those temperatures. 

 

When was the last time you blew the computer out with dust, especially the PSU area? I would prefer to use a shop vacuum with the hose on the outlet side of the vacuum to use as a blower and carefully blow the dust out of the case and PSU area (keep in mind the fans will want to rotate so use chop stick or similar material to hold the fan spinning inside the PSU and your hand holding a fan and aim the nozzle at the fan to remove any built up dust...you just don't want the fans to spin before hitting it with the blower). 

 

When the computer freezes, do the case fans or graphics card fans to go 100%? Just clarify which please. 

Sorry for the late reply, I bought one of those electric air dusters since I figured it would be more cost effective than compressed air. It'll be arriving in a couple of days and I'll give an update if it helps. Thank you for the help until now. Also I cannot tell if the fans spin up at all since my display turns off and I cannot check but physically looking/hearing they seem to not spin up at all and definitely not to 100%.

[CommanderAlex]

8 hours ago, Mqisty said:

Sorry for the late reply, I bought one of those electric air dusters since I figured it would be more cost effective than compressed air. It'll be arriving in a couple of days and I'll give an update if it helps. Thank you for the help until now. Also I cannot tell if the fans spin up at all since my display turns off and I cannot check but physically looking/hearing they seem to not spin up at all and definitely not to 100%.

Yeah those should be fine to use as well. 

 

Anytime!

[Robchil]

16 hours ago, Mqisty said:

Sorry for the late reply, I bought one of those electric air dusters since I figured it would be more cost effective than compressed air. It'll be arriving in a couple of days and I'll give an update if it helps. Thank you for the help until now. Also I cannot tell if the fans spin up at all since my display turns off and I cannot check but physically looking/hearing they seem to not spin up at all and definitely not to 100%.

i have one of those.. it's nice but not as strong as compressed air really.. 

 

PSU's dies over time, and a small PSU will die faster if it's run closer to the limit than bigger ones.

 

Blinking GPU LED's sounds like a power issue too. my two RTX 2080ti's do the same if i didn't plug it in properly. 

 

I would try a little stronger PSU..