Graphics card question

[JustAnotherGeek]

Does the graphics card work with the following build? Reason why I ask, I just built this PC and it will not boot up when the graphics card is in but it starts when I take it out so its either bad or it doesnt work with this build. Please tell me your thoughts. Thanks in advance!

 

http://pcpartpicker.com/list/ndCmLD

[MVPernula]

A GPU/Graphics card should work with any pc provided you can supply it with enough power.

 

Which PSU are you using?

[johnny5c]

Should work, did you try a different PCI-E slot and is the 6-pin power connected?

[Vegetable]

Did you plug the Pcie power connector(s) into the GPU itself? Is the GPU seated properly into the Pcie slot?

[Zyndo]

10 minutes ago, JustAnotherGeek said:

Does the graphics card work with the following build? Reason why I ask, I just built this PC and it will not boot up when the graphics card is in but it starts when I take it out so its either bad or it doesnt work with this build. Please tell me your thoughts. Thanks in advance!

 

http://pcpartpicker.com/list/ndCmLD

I see no reason whatsoever that this GPU wouldn't work. do you have a good enough PSU to run the computer with it installed? do you also have the proper power plugs installed in the GPU (it will not have enough power to run without them)? try reseating the unit and all its connectors. could just be a faulty connection.

 

RX480's did originally have power draw issues that were causing computers to crash and fail, but AMD supposedly released some update to fix that. maybe you have one of the faulty units that predates said update? maybe you just got a bad unit? no idea. but on the surface I see nothing that wouldn't work here.

 

 

GPU's are pretty universal nowadays. basically if it fits it should work.

[JustAnotherGeek]

22 minutes ago, MVPernula said:

A GPU/Graphics card should work with any pc provided you can supply it with enough power.

 

Which PSU are you using?

Im using a 650watt

[JustAnotherGeek]

23 minutes ago, johnny5c said:

Should work, did you try a different PCI-E slot and is the 6-pin power connected?

No, the manual said to use the one I put it in if I am only using one graphics card. 

[MVPernula]

1 minute ago, JustAnotherGeek said:

Im using a 650watt

In that case.. Power connected to it?

[JustAnotherGeek]

35 minutes ago, Vegetable said:

Did you plug the Pcie power connector(s) into the GPU itself? Is the GPU seated properly into the Pcie slot?

yes and yes

[JustAnotherGeek]

12 minutes ago, MVPernula said:

In that case.. Power connected to it?

yep, tried different cables just in case and still nothing. 

[MVPernula]

Do you have another GPU you can test with?

[JustAnotherGeek]

7 minutes ago, MVPernula said:

Do you have another GPU you can test with?

unfortunately not, I may just go out and buy one locally and see. 

[MVPernula]

7 minutes ago, JustAnotherGeek said:

unfortunately not, I may just go out and buy one locally and see. 

A friend whose GPU you can borrow just for testing?

[Brooksie359]

7 hours ago, JustAnotherGeek said:

unfortunately not, I may just go out and buy one locally and see. 

even if it is in the pcie slot that your manual says to put it in you should still try another one of your slots to see if your primary slot is broken. its happened to my friends motherboard. 

[Quaker]

Did you plug the monitor into the RX 480?

It may sound like a stupid question, but I actually had a case where the customer plugged the monitor into the motherboard's graphics connector, even when the graphics card was in place. (He said it was because the motherboard had a VGA connector, but the graphics card didn't)

[Brooksie359]

2 minutes ago, Quaker said:

Did you plug the monitor into the RX 480?

It may sound like a stupid question, but I actually had a case where the customer plugged the monitor into the motherboard's graphics connector, even when the graphics card was in place. (He said it was because the motherboard had a VGA connector, but the graphics card didn't)

yeah my friend asked me if he was supposed to plug his monitor into the motherboard or the graphics card after I finished build his pc for him so i can definitely see someone making that type of mistake. 

[JustAnotherGeek]

1 hour ago, Quaker said:

Did you plug the monitor into the RX 480?

It may sound like a stupid question, but I actually had a case where the customer plugged the monitor into the motherboard's graphics connector, even when the graphics card was in place. (He said it was because the motherboard had a VGA connector, but the graphics card didn't)

haha..yea, I actually tried both with no success. I think it may be defective. 

[JustAnotherGeek]

1 hour ago, Brooksie359 said:

even if it is in the pcie slot that your manual says to put it in you should still try another one of your slots to see if your primary slot is broken. its happened to my friends motherboard. 

I actually tried it just in case. Still nothing. 

[Brooksie359]

1 hour ago, JustAnotherGeek said:

I actually tried it just in case. Still nothing. 

The only other thing I could think of other than the hardwarehouse being broken is either the drivers aren't working correctly or you forgot to change the monitor input to the right input.

[Quaker]

On 10/7/2016 at 2:06 PM, Brooksie359 said:

The only other thing I could think of other than the hardwarehouse being broken is either the drivers aren't working correctly or you forgot to change the monitor input to the right input.

That's another good point. Make sure your monitor's input is set to the proper one (or auto-detect).

In fact, I spent a few minutes just a couple of days ago wondering why my secondary monitor had stopped working. I eventually determined that I must have accidentally hit the "Input" button (which is on the front) and switched it to VGA from DVI, which was what I was using.