Posted December 6, 2015 So apparently, my GTX 970 won't work with my new motherboard. I tried putting in an old GPU, and it works. What is happening? Is my gpu bricked? IS the drivers' fault? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted December 6, 2015 Have you tried the gpu in your old mobo? [GUIDE] LGA 771 Mod for Dell Vostro 220 [GUIDE] LGA 775 BSEL Mod [BUILD] The Mighty Radeon-Powered Dell [VIDEO] Evolution of Intel CPUs Can you game on an 8-year-old i7? Is the 4-year-old GTX 660 still relevant? Upgrading the HP Pro 3500 Main Rig: Spoiler CPU Intel Core i7 4930k @ 4.3GHz | Motherboard ASUS P9X79 Deluxe | RAM Hynix 32GB (8x4GB) 2133MHz CL11 | GPU Gigabyte GTX 980Ti G1 Gaming | Case NZXT Phantom 410 | Storage Samsung 850EVO 500GB, Seagate Barracuda 2TB | PSU Cooler Master G650M (650W) | Monitors x1 Dell U2515H, x2 Dell 1907FP | Cooling Noctua NH-D14 w. x2 NF-F12 iPPC-2000 PWM | Keyboard Logitech G610 ORION BROWN | Mouse Logitech Performance MX | OS Microsoft Windows 10 Pro x64 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted December 6, 2015 did you plug in the gpu's power connectors? (6-pin and/or 6+2-pin) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted December 6, 2015 Author did you plug in the gpu's power connectors? (6-pin and/or 6+2-pin) Yeah, i did. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted December 6, 2015 Author Have you tried the gpu in your old mobo? it was working in the old mobo, before i switched it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted December 6, 2015 it was working in the old mobo, before i switched it. Have you checked the contact pins ? || CPU - i7 4790K @4.6GHz || GPU - MSI GTX 980 Gaming 4G || Motherboard - Asus Z97-A || RAM - 16GB Kingston HyperX Fury @1866MHz || Case - Be quiet! Silent Base 800 || || CPU Cooler - Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO || Storage - Samsung 850 Pro 256GB & Seagate Barracuda 2TB (+ WD Caviar Green 2TB) || || Mouse - Logitech G502 Proteus Core || Keyboard - Corsair K70 (MX Red) || Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted December 6, 2015 it was working in the old mobo, before i switched it. Have you tried again? If not, do that. [GUIDE] LGA 771 Mod for Dell Vostro 220 [GUIDE] LGA 775 BSEL Mod [BUILD] The Mighty Radeon-Powered Dell [VIDEO] Evolution of Intel CPUs Can you game on an 8-year-old i7? Is the 4-year-old GTX 660 still relevant? Upgrading the HP Pro 3500 Main Rig: Spoiler CPU Intel Core i7 4930k @ 4.3GHz | Motherboard ASUS P9X79 Deluxe | RAM Hynix 32GB (8x4GB) 2133MHz CL11 | GPU Gigabyte GTX 980Ti G1 Gaming | Case NZXT Phantom 410 | Storage Samsung 850EVO 500GB, Seagate Barracuda 2TB | PSU Cooler Master G650M (650W) | Monitors x1 Dell U2515H, x2 Dell 1907FP | Cooling Noctua NH-D14 w. x2 NF-F12 iPPC-2000 PWM | Keyboard Logitech G610 ORION BROWN | Mouse Logitech Performance MX | OS Microsoft Windows 10 Pro x64 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted December 6, 2015 Author Have you checked the contact pins ? how can i check them? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted December 6, 2015 how can i check them? Well, look for dirty pins or things preventing the pins to make contact || CPU - i7 4790K @4.6GHz || GPU - MSI GTX 980 Gaming 4G || Motherboard - Asus Z97-A || RAM - 16GB Kingston HyperX Fury @1866MHz || Case - Be quiet! Silent Base 800 || || CPU Cooler - Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO || Storage - Samsung 850 Pro 256GB & Seagate Barracuda 2TB (+ WD Caviar Green 2TB) || || Mouse - Logitech G502 Proteus Core || Keyboard - Corsair K70 (MX Red) || Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted December 6, 2015 Author Well, look for dirty pins or things preventing the pins to make contact they seem to be ok, the gpu is recognized into the bios, but when i have the GPU in my computer and try to boot into safe mode, it gets stuck at classpnp.sys. This doesn't happen with the older gpu Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted December 6, 2015 they seem to be ok, the gpu is recognized into the bios, but when i have the GPU in my computer and try to boot into safe mode, it gets stuck at classpnp.sys. This doesn't happen with the older gpu Do you have any overclock applied to it ? || CPU - i7 4790K @4.6GHz || GPU - MSI GTX 980 Gaming 4G || Motherboard - Asus Z97-A || RAM - 16GB Kingston HyperX Fury @1866MHz || Case - Be quiet! Silent Base 800 || || CPU Cooler - Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO || Storage - Samsung 850 Pro 256GB & Seagate Barracuda 2TB (+ WD Caviar Green 2TB) || || Mouse - Logitech G502 Proteus Core || Keyboard - Corsair K70 (MX Red) || Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted December 6, 2015 Author Do you have any overclock applied to it ? Nope, not overclocked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted December 6, 2015 Nope, not overclocked. Try on another pc then, to see if it even boots. Do you have the driver for the 970 btw ? || CPU - i7 4790K @4.6GHz || GPU - MSI GTX 980 Gaming 4G || Motherboard - Asus Z97-A || RAM - 16GB Kingston HyperX Fury @1866MHz || Case - Be quiet! Silent Base 800 || || CPU Cooler - Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO || Storage - Samsung 850 Pro 256GB & Seagate Barracuda 2TB (+ WD Caviar Green 2TB) || || Mouse - Logitech G502 Proteus Core || Keyboard - Corsair K70 (MX Red) || Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted December 6, 2015 Author Try on another pc then, to see if it even boots. Do you have the driver for the 970 btw ? yes, I do Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted December 6, 2015 yes, I do Can you try now and tell us if it works ? || CPU - i7 4790K @4.6GHz || GPU - MSI GTX 980 Gaming 4G || Motherboard - Asus Z97-A || RAM - 16GB Kingston HyperX Fury @1866MHz || Case - Be quiet! Silent Base 800 || || CPU Cooler - Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO || Storage - Samsung 850 Pro 256GB & Seagate Barracuda 2TB (+ WD Caviar Green 2TB) || || Mouse - Logitech G502 Proteus Core || Keyboard - Corsair K70 (MX Red) || Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted December 6, 2015 Author Can you try now and tell us if it works ? hmm should I also try updating the bios? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted December 6, 2015 Author Can you try now and tell us if it works ? there's a new bios on the msi site which says improved vga compatibility. Should I try it?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted December 6, 2015 hmm should I also try updating the bios? Yeah why not. It's always good to update the bios. I updated mine as soon as I knew how to do it (the version was from 2012) and since then I didn't experince any problems/freezes on logo like it used to happed. || CPU - i7 4790K @4.6GHz || GPU - MSI GTX 980 Gaming 4G || Motherboard - Asus Z97-A || RAM - 16GB Kingston HyperX Fury @1866MHz || Case - Be quiet! Silent Base 800 || || CPU Cooler - Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO || Storage - Samsung 850 Pro 256GB & Seagate Barracuda 2TB (+ WD Caviar Green 2TB) || || Mouse - Logitech G502 Proteus Core || Keyboard - Corsair K70 (MX Red) || Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted December 6, 2015 Author Yeah why not. It's always good to update the bios. I updated mine as soon as I knew how to do it (the version was from 2012) and since then I didn't experince any problems/freezes on logo like it used to happed. Well, I tried updating the bios. Still doesn't work. I think my gpu is bricked. Good thing I had another fairly good gpu on hand. You never know Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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