Can PSU Kill a GPU?

[Nosaer]

System specs 

4770

GTX 770

Asus Z-87 Plus

8G ram

Cosair CX-600

Samsung 840

Seagate Cuda 2Tb

 

Just recently my GPU died, My PC restarted and the motherboard said it detected a power surge and restarted, the GPU no longer functioned.  Did my PSU kill my GPU?

I was running my other monitor on my Intel Graphics and I'm having no problems, I hear noises from my PSU but it's nothing that I haven't heard from it since I've had it.  I'm not sure if a PSU is suppose to be silence or if you're suppose to hear some noises even if it's from the fan vibrations or electrical noises.

[byalexandr]

Yes. It can die and take pretty much anything else it powers with it.

[Oshino Shinobu]

PSUs have the potential to kill any component it is connected to. 

If there was a power surge, then it's likely that the PSU killed the card if it is no longer working. 

EDIT: It's worth trying the card in another system, or another PSU in case it's something else that has broken. 

[Nosaer]

My Pc is currently running, I put the 770 in a friends pc and it doesn't work in his either, fans don't spin, doesn't power on or nothing. my question is can a PSU kill the GPU but not the rest of the PC. since when the PC rebooted the mother board said it detected a surge from the PSU.  The PC is currently working as normal though

[Godlygamer23]

2 minutes ago, Nosaer said:

My Pc is currently running, I put the 770 in a friends pc and it doesn't work in his either, fans don't spin, doesn't power on or nothing. my question is can a PSU kill the GPU but not the rest of the PC. since when the PC rebooted the mother board said it detected a surge from the PSU.  The PC is currently working as normal though

Yes, I'm sure it is possible that a surge can only affect a single component in your build. I don't know how likely it is though.

[Nosaer]

So I'm guessing that I should replace the CX 600? since it's likely that it killed my GPU?

[Guest]

I highly recommend avoiding the cx/cs series of power supplies. 

[Guest]

3 hours ago, Nosaer said:

So I'm guessing that I should replace the CX 600? since it's likely that it killed my GPU?

Yeah, do you know how many watts you're pulling at maximum?

[leonard_sun]

1 minute ago, Nosaer said:

My Pc is currently running, I put the 770 in and friends pc and it doesn't work in his either fans don't spin doesn't power on or nothing. my question is can a PSU kill the GPU but not the rest of the PC. since when the PC rebooted the mother board said it detected a surge from the PSU.  The PC is currently working as normal though

Sorry to hear that. The sole consolation you can take is: you know the killer - Power surge - the PSU in a sense didn't kill your GPU, but it was of no use to stop it from being killed.

[Nosaer]

sigh.... so sad.... so ummm any power supply recommendations? lol....

[Guest]

3 hours ago, Nosaer said:

sigh.... so sad.... so ummm any power supply recommendations? lol....

budget or just in general series or brand names? Anything in particular? 

[Oshino Shinobu]

1 minute ago, Yames said:

I highly recommend avoiding the cx/cs series of power supplies. 

Depends on the build. For his build, the CX series should have been decent. 

In terms of voltage regulation, ripple control and surge protection, it's okay. OP just got unlucky with a power surge getting through. The problems with the CX series are constantly being blown way out of proportion on these forums. 

[Godlygamer23]

Just now, Oshino Shinobu said:

The problems with the CX series are constantly being blown way out of proportion on these forums. 

Especially with the spread of those damn videos.

[Oshino Shinobu]

3 minutes ago, Nosaer said:

sigh.... so sad.... so ummm any power supply recommendations? lol....

EVGA's GS/G2 series are good quality for reasonable prices. 

Antec's High Current Gamer series can be very good value if you can get one in a sale. 

[Guest]

I just wouldn't be comfortable with any power supply that has a bad reputation like that coming near any of my components that I truly care about. I mean, if it's for an absolute budget build with no other options, then sure. But then you have been warned. I still would not be comfortable with something like that near any of my components. 

[Nosaer]

sigh... was hoping to wait out until next Gen GPU's... really wanna cry right now ;; 

 

I dunno I was hoping to get a high end single GPU next gen so I guess that needs to be in mind

 

I guess I going budget would be a terrible ideal consider what just happen...

 

I spent around 60ish on the CX-600 but i don't think I wanna even think about budget for PSU.  though I think the CX-600 is a decent bang for buck PSU.  

 

umm I guess I want something that's bullet proof and around 100-125 dollars that should be mindful of a 4770 and a high end next gen GPU?

[Nosaer]

well I have my stuff connected to a surge protector rated around 4k Joules  but I guess that doesn't even matter?

[Godlygamer23]

Just now, Nosaer said:

well I have my stuff connected to a surge protector rated around 4k Joules  but I guess that doesn't even matter?

Well, not with your predicament, no. The system will likely be much better off if a surge happens again since the surge protector will be able to absorb most, if not all of it.

[Oshino Shinobu]

1 minute ago, Nosaer said:

sigh... was hoping to wait out until next Gen GPU's... really wanna cry right now ;; 

 

I dunno I was hoping to get a high end single GPU next gen so I guess that needs to be in mind

 

I guess I going budget would be a terrible ideal consider what just happen...

 

I spent around 60ish on the CX-600 but i don't think I wanna even think about budget for PSU.  though I think the CX-600 is a decent bang for buck PSU.  

 

umm I guess I want something that's bullet proof and around 100-125 dollars that should be mindful of a 4770 and a high end next gen GPU?

EVGA G2 650W for $100 will (should) be enough for any single GPU system. 

http://pcpartpicker.com/part/evga-power-supply-220g20650y1

CX series is decent, when used in the right conditions (which your system was. Maybe a little bit too high end for the PSU). It has poor ambient temperature tolerances and the caps aren't very good, but it's not a system killer. Any PSU can kill components, you just seem to have been unlucky (or lucky that it didn't take out the entire system). 

[Oshino Shinobu]

2 minutes ago, Nosaer said:

well I have my stuff connected to a surge protector rated around 4k Joules  but I guess that doesn't even matter?

I'd advise replacing the PSU before the GPU, just in case it's not actually the GPU that's dead. Also try the GPU in a different motherboard + PSU if you can. 

How old is the GPU? If it's still within warranty, you can likely RMA it for a new/refurb card. 

[Nosaer]

So the take away is, I got unlucky with my PSU and that I should assume that it's very likely to kill again and I should replace it?  Doesn't corsair use re branded sea sonic.

[Nosaer]

The GPU is dead I tried it in a friends PC and it didn't work

[Godlygamer23]

Just now, Oshino Shinobu said:

I'd advise replacing the PSU before the GPU, just in case it's not actually the GPU that's dead. Also try the GPU in a different motherboard + PSU if you can. 

How old is the GPU? If it's still within warranty, you can likely RMA it for a new/refurb card. 

I'm not sure if they'll RMA the card if it was destroyed by an "act of God." Stated somewhere in the warranty policy.

[Oshino Shinobu]

Just now, Nosaer said:

So the take away is, I got unlucky with my PSU and that I should assume that it's very likely to kill again and I should replace it?  Doesn't corsair use re branded sea sonic.

I would advise upgrading the PSU either way, really. But it's possible that some internal caps or other components have been damaged, so it's a good idea to replace it. 

Corsair use rebranded Seasonic on some of their PSUs, but not Seasonic exclusively. The CX series are cheaper CWT units. 

Their only current units that are Seasonic are the HX650 and the AX (not AXi) series. 

[Guest]

3 hours ago, Nosaer said:

So the take away is, I got unlucky with my PSU and that I should assume that it's very likely to kill again and I should replace it?  Doesn't corsair use re branded sea sonic.

I would not recommend replacing the PSU with the same PSU because of "luck" I would just stay away from that line in general