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So yesterday I posted here about a problem with my brand new R9 280 (totally new build), whereby it was seen in windows as a standard vga adapter, and severy time I installed the drivers, windows would go black on reboot after some weird graphical glitches(lines all over the screen). I used Driver Sweeper to uninstall all drivers, installed beta, tried again with newest, tried with older drivers, you get the idea. I even reinstalled windows after wiping my drive and still no luck. I'm starting to think the card might be a dud. Just wondered about any other steps you guys might have for me to try before I RMA this. Thanks!

Specs for reference:

MOBO: Gigabyte GA-970-UD3P

CPU: FX-6300

GPU: Windforce R9 280 3GB

RAM: HyperX Savage 8gb

PSU: Antec Edge 650w

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So yesterday I posted here about a problem with my brand new R9 280 (totally new build), whereby it was seen in windows as a standard vga adapter, and severy time I installed the drivers, windows would go black on reboot after some weird graphical glitches(lines all over the screen). I used Driver Sweeper to uninstall all drivers, installed beta, tried again with newest, tried with older drivers, you get the idea. I even reinstalled windows after wiping my drive and still no luck. I'm starting to think the card might be a dud. Just wondered about any other steps you guys might have for me to try before I RMA this. Thanks!

Specs for reference:

MOBO: Gigabyte GA-970-UD3P

CPU: FX-6300

GPU: Windforce R9 280 3GB

RAM: HyperX Savage 8gb

PSU: Antec Edge 650w

Sounds like a dud to me. You haven't overclocked the CPU or anything right? Everything is running stock?

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Yeah completely stock, didn't even get a chance to mess around with OC'ing haha

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Get in touch with Gigabyte see if you can rma.

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I had a company build for me so I'll get back in touch with them, got a 3 year warranty. Anything else I can try? Thanks a lot guys!

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Maybe try it in another system if possible. Just to confirm.

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I'm afraid we don't have another lying around, otherwise I'd be sure to try. Is it worth trying the card in a different PCI-E slot? I mean, if it works there, then its a motherboard problem, right?

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I'm afraid we don't have another lying around, otherwise I'd be sure to try. Is it worth trying the card in a different PCI-E slot? I mean, if it works there, then its a motherboard problem, right?

Worth a shot for sure, give it a try. Every little thing you eliminate as a problem is a step forward.

Troubleshooting is just baby steps towards a final solution lol.

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So if the card works in a different slot, what then?

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