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try push the card a bit higher up. Sometimes damaged slots can fail when expansion cards sag.

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I got a brand new GTX 1060 just yesterday. It's the EVGA superclocked 6 GB version. Before getting it I was using Intel HD 530 graphics (from i5 6600k.)

 

I plug the GPU in. I have a 650 watt power supply and according to some PSU calculators I only need at most 500 watts. So there's no shortage of electricity.

 

The GPU requires external power: one 6 pin connector. My PSU box had only one of those loopdy loop cables that went from 8 pin into the PSU to 6 + 2 pin into the GPU repeated twice. I plugged in only the 6 pin and left the other ends hanging freely.

 

To oversimplify it,

This is the wire: 8-----6+2--6+2

The 8 pin is plugged into the PSU, and the first 6 pin is plugged into the GPU. The remaining 6 pin and the two 2 pin ends are not plugged into anything.

 

Here's the problem:

 

When I start the computer, the GPU fan spins for a while, but then stops. The PC doesn't detect the GPU plugged in, even though I've reseated the GPU 3 times already to make sure it isn't loose.

 

I don't know what's the issue here, but I feel like it's probably because of the wire I'm using for external power, because if there is no shortage of electricity, then at least the motherboard should have been able to detect the GPU, which it didn't. It doesn't show up in Device Manager, even under Hidden Devices. I can't install the NVidia drivers because it says that it can't detect the GPU.

 

I'm going to get another wire for external power, but I want to know if anything else could be the reason this isn't working.

 

My PC specs are in my signature. 

 

Thank you for reading.

It is said that an Italian dies every time Spaghetti is broken.

That's why I break mine twice.

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maybe the preferred display output settings is still on iGPU? Change that to PCIe

CPU: i7-2600K 4751MHz 1.44V (software) --> 1.47V at the back of the socket Motherboard: Asrock Z77 Extreme4 (BCLK: 103.3MHz) CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D15 RAM: Adata XPG 2x8GB DDR3 (XMP: 2133MHz 10-11-11-30 CR2, custom: 2203MHz 10-11-10-26 CR1 tRFC:230 tREFI:14000) GPU: Asus GTX 1070 Dual (Super Jetstream vbios, +70(2025-2088MHz)/+400(8.8Gbps)) SSD: Samsung 840 Pro 256GB (main boot drive), Transcend SSD370 128GB PSU: Seasonic X-660 80+ Gold Case: Antec P110 Silent, 5 intakes 1 exhaust Monitor: AOC G2460PF 1080p 144Hz (150Hz max w/ DP, 121Hz max w/ HDMI) TN panel Keyboard: Logitech G610 Orion (Cherry MX Blue) with SteelSeries Apex M260 keycaps Mouse: BenQ Zowie FK1

 

Model: HP Omen 17 17-an110ca CPU: i7-8750H (0.125V core & cache, 50mV SA undervolt) GPU: GTX 1060 6GB Mobile (+80/+450, 1650MHz~1750MHz 0.78V~0.85V) RAM: 8+8GB DDR4-2400 18-17-17-39 2T Storage: HP EX920 1TB PCIe x4 M.2 SSD + Crucial MX500 1TB 2.5" SATA SSD, 128GB Toshiba PCIe x2 M.2 SSD (KBG30ZMV128G) gone cooking externally, 1TB Seagate 7200RPM 2.5" HDD (ST1000LM049-2GH172) left outside Monitor: 1080p 126Hz IPS G-sync

 

Desktop benching:

Cinebench R15 Single thread:168 Multi-thread: 833 

SuperPi (v1.5 from Techpowerup, PI value output) 16K: 0.100s 1M: 8.255s 32M: 7m 45.93s

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8 minutes ago, Jurrunio said:

maybe the preferred display output settings is still on iGPU? Change that to PCIe

I tried doing that. I disabled the output of iGPU in the Motherboard BIOS and changed the display output to be PCIE slot 1 (Cause that's the slot that the GPU is in.) This ended up happening:

When I turn on the computer there was no display output. None at all. The same thing happened where the fan spins for a while then stops (It could also be possible that it stops cause it's not heating up much, since it might be configured for a heat curve, but I don't really know.) but then I would get no display on the monitor at all. The PC is functioning properly, I know because everything inside the computer is working, fans spinning, motherboard lights and some other lights are also working, but there's just no display output. I had to reset CMOS in order to enable the iGPU so I could use the machine again.

It is said that an Italian dies every time Spaghetti is broken.

That's why I break mine twice.

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try push the card a bit higher up. Sometimes damaged slots can fail when expansion cards sag.

CPU: i7-2600K 4751MHz 1.44V (software) --> 1.47V at the back of the socket Motherboard: Asrock Z77 Extreme4 (BCLK: 103.3MHz) CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D15 RAM: Adata XPG 2x8GB DDR3 (XMP: 2133MHz 10-11-11-30 CR2, custom: 2203MHz 10-11-10-26 CR1 tRFC:230 tREFI:14000) GPU: Asus GTX 1070 Dual (Super Jetstream vbios, +70(2025-2088MHz)/+400(8.8Gbps)) SSD: Samsung 840 Pro 256GB (main boot drive), Transcend SSD370 128GB PSU: Seasonic X-660 80+ Gold Case: Antec P110 Silent, 5 intakes 1 exhaust Monitor: AOC G2460PF 1080p 144Hz (150Hz max w/ DP, 121Hz max w/ HDMI) TN panel Keyboard: Logitech G610 Orion (Cherry MX Blue) with SteelSeries Apex M260 keycaps Mouse: BenQ Zowie FK1

 

Model: HP Omen 17 17-an110ca CPU: i7-8750H (0.125V core & cache, 50mV SA undervolt) GPU: GTX 1060 6GB Mobile (+80/+450, 1650MHz~1750MHz 0.78V~0.85V) RAM: 8+8GB DDR4-2400 18-17-17-39 2T Storage: HP EX920 1TB PCIe x4 M.2 SSD + Crucial MX500 1TB 2.5" SATA SSD, 128GB Toshiba PCIe x2 M.2 SSD (KBG30ZMV128G) gone cooking externally, 1TB Seagate 7200RPM 2.5" HDD (ST1000LM049-2GH172) left outside Monitor: 1080p 126Hz IPS G-sync

 

Desktop benching:

Cinebench R15 Single thread:168 Multi-thread: 833 

SuperPi (v1.5 from Techpowerup, PI value output) 16K: 0.100s 1M: 8.255s 32M: 7m 45.93s

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2 minutes ago, AskTJ said:

Take the GPU out and back in.

 

2 minutes ago, Jurrunio said:

try push the card a bit higher up. Sometimes damaged slots can fail when expansion cards sag.

Will try. Gonna post the results. Might take a small while.

It is said that an Italian dies every time Spaghetti is broken.

That's why I break mine twice.

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Do you have a secondary power supply to verify that it's not the PSU at fault?

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35 minutes ago, gahro_nahvah said:

Do you have a secondary power supply to verify that it's not the PSU at fault?

 

49 minutes ago, Jurrunio said:

try push the card a bit higher up. Sometimes damaged slots can fail when expansion cards sag.

 

50 minutes ago, AskTJ said:

Take the GPU out and back in.

It took a while. I have good news and bad news.

Good news: Card is fully functional. I put it in the 2nd slot of my motherboard and i finally got a video output. I was able to install the drivers and use the card.

 

Bad news: I then took it out and put it back in the first slot of my motherboard, and was then presented with the same issue. Even though the drivers are installed my motherboard can't detect the GPU in the first slot.

 

If I remember from an LTT video, if CPU socket pins are bent then issues can be caused. While cleaning my PC for dust (It fell into sand. Don't ask how. Long story.) I took out the CPU, cleaned the dust, put it back in. While putting it back I dropped it once and like only 2 pins bent. There were no performance  issues and I thought that nothing happened. Now however this might be a really big problem.

It is said that an Italian dies every time Spaghetti is broken.

That's why I break mine twice.

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2 minutes ago, THE PC GAMER said:

 

 

It took a while. I have good news and bad news.

Good news: Card is fully functional. I put it in the 2nd slot of my motherboard and i finally got a video output. I was able to install the drivers and use the card.

 

Bad news: I then took it out and put it back in the first slot of my motherboard, and was then presented with the same issue. Even though the drivers are installed my motherboard can't detect the GPU in the first slot.

 

If I remember from an LTT video, if CPU socket pins are bent then issues can be caused. While cleaning my PC for dust (It fell into sand. Don't ask how. Long story.) I took out the CPU, cleaned the dust, put it back in. While putting it back I dropped it once and like only 2 pins bent. There were no performance  issues and I thought that nothing happened. Now however this might be a really big problem.

Yeah.... this is not good. You should probably start planning for buying new parts

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27 minutes ago, THE PC GAMER said:

 

 

It took a while. I have good news and bad news.

Good news: Card is fully functional. I put it in the 2nd slot of my motherboard and i finally got a video output. I was able to install the drivers and use the card.

 

Bad news: I then took it out and put it back in the first slot of my motherboard, and was then presented with the same issue. Even though the drivers are installed my motherboard can't detect the GPU in the first slot.

 

If I remember from an LTT video, if CPU socket pins are bent then issues can be caused. While cleaning my PC for dust (It fell into sand. Don't ask how. Long story.) I took out the CPU, cleaned the dust, put it back in. While putting it back I dropped it once and like only 2 pins bent. There were no performance  issues and I thought that nothing happened. Now however this might be a really big problem.

not like using slot 2 hurts performance anyway, though that means selling the mobo and CPU later on in the future will see some price cuts

CPU: i7-2600K 4751MHz 1.44V (software) --> 1.47V at the back of the socket Motherboard: Asrock Z77 Extreme4 (BCLK: 103.3MHz) CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D15 RAM: Adata XPG 2x8GB DDR3 (XMP: 2133MHz 10-11-11-30 CR2, custom: 2203MHz 10-11-10-26 CR1 tRFC:230 tREFI:14000) GPU: Asus GTX 1070 Dual (Super Jetstream vbios, +70(2025-2088MHz)/+400(8.8Gbps)) SSD: Samsung 840 Pro 256GB (main boot drive), Transcend SSD370 128GB PSU: Seasonic X-660 80+ Gold Case: Antec P110 Silent, 5 intakes 1 exhaust Monitor: AOC G2460PF 1080p 144Hz (150Hz max w/ DP, 121Hz max w/ HDMI) TN panel Keyboard: Logitech G610 Orion (Cherry MX Blue) with SteelSeries Apex M260 keycaps Mouse: BenQ Zowie FK1

 

Model: HP Omen 17 17-an110ca CPU: i7-8750H (0.125V core & cache, 50mV SA undervolt) GPU: GTX 1060 6GB Mobile (+80/+450, 1650MHz~1750MHz 0.78V~0.85V) RAM: 8+8GB DDR4-2400 18-17-17-39 2T Storage: HP EX920 1TB PCIe x4 M.2 SSD + Crucial MX500 1TB 2.5" SATA SSD, 128GB Toshiba PCIe x2 M.2 SSD (KBG30ZMV128G) gone cooking externally, 1TB Seagate 7200RPM 2.5" HDD (ST1000LM049-2GH172) left outside Monitor: 1080p 126Hz IPS G-sync

 

Desktop benching:

Cinebench R15 Single thread:168 Multi-thread: 833 

SuperPi (v1.5 from Techpowerup, PI value output) 16K: 0.100s 1M: 8.255s 32M: 7m 45.93s

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