GPU issues

[Cookie0919]

Hello friends,

I just got a used GPU, old one was a 3060 and just got a 3080 founders edition. I am not getting any fans, lights, or any signal from the new GPU. I’ve gone to task manager and it isn’t seeing it. But I can plug the one back in and it runs no problem. I’m not techy at all, I just play games. Can anyone give me some advice?

 

specs:

AMD Ryzen 5 5600G 3.9 GHz,

Nvidia Geforce RTX 3060 12GB (previous GPU)

32 GB DDR4

500GB NVME SSD.

[Tridefender]

1 hour ago, Cookie0919 said:

I am not getting any fans, lights, or any signal from the new GPU.

Did you properly installed it in the PCIe slot and connected ALL the power connectors?

Also it has no lights

 

[Sawa Takahashi]

Maybe there is something wrong with the 3080 because a card of the same generation should be an easy refit.

Did you make sure the card is correctly inserted in the PCIe slot and the power cables are inserted all the way in ? 

You did not list your Power Supply specs. If it has insufficient power it may be the reason the 3080 is not working.

In case you haven't tried yet, You can use DDU (Display Driver Uninstaller) and then reinstall the Nvidia drivers. It is possible the driver for the 3060 prevents the 3080 from working.

Another test is to try your 3080 in another computer. If it refuses to work even in another computer then it is probably dead.

Time to contact the seller to inquire about the condition of the graphics card.

Good luck !

[Tridefender]

5 hours ago, Sawa Takahashi said:

You did not list your Power Supply specs. If it has insufficient power it may be the reason the 3080 is not working.

It won't, it will boot or not boot at all. And if the delivery is not enought it should still be able to boot, but will enter protection if the load is too big

[Sawa Takahashi]

5 hours ago, Tridefender said:

It won't, it will boot or not boot at all. And if the delivery is not enought it should still be able to boot, but will enter protection if the load is too big

It doesn't hurt testing with another PSU and it's better doing an "impossible" test than omitting it and ending up it was the issue. improbable doesn't equal impossible.