Problems with a used gpu

[averynewguytocomputertech]

Sorry for repost, i got no responses

 

I have gotton a used evga gtx 750 ti yesterday and puted it in my inspiron 3847 equiped with 8 gigs of ram, a i5 4460, and a 1 tb hard drive with a 300 watt power supply. Problem is that now when i plug my earbuds in the front usb's it only creates static and when its pluged in the computer's speakers still play. I also swear the gpu caused the computer to shut down. As while i was logging in to this forum for the static ear buds problem. My monitor said i was having a powersurge in my usb's. Then i disconnected all usbs devises which include the mouse, keyboard, a camera/mic thing that sits on the monitor. And the ethernet cable if you count that. But when i puted them back in the pc shutted down and booted back up. 

[TheNaitsyrk]

1 minute ago, averynewguytocomputertech said:

Sorry for repost, i got no responses

 

I have gotton a used evga gtx 750 ti yesterday and puted it in my inspiron 3847 equiped with 8 gigs of ram, a i5 4460, and a 1 tb hard drive with a 300 watt power supply. Problem is that now when i plug my earbuds in the front usb's it only creates static and when its pluged in the computer's speakers still play. I also swear the gpu caused the computer to shut down. As while i was logging in to this forum for the static ear buds problem. My monitor said i was having a powersurge in my usb's. Then i disconnected all usbs devises which include the mouse, keyboard, a camera/mic thing that sits on the monitor. And the ethernet cable if you count that. But when i puted them back in the pc shutted down and booted back up. 

Plug it in the back, front panel might be damaged. Look for light green jack.

[iBabySlapper]

Maybe you knocked one of the internal front pannel cables loose, check the internal IO sockets.

[averynewguytocomputertech]

31 minutes ago, ibabyslapper said:

Maybe you knocked one of the internal front pannel cables loose, check the internal IO sockets.

 

33 minutes ago, TheNaitsyrk said:

Plug it in the back, front panel might be damaged. Look for light green jack.

Alright ill check that, but what about the computer shutting off?

[iBabySlapper]

1 hour ago, averynewguytocomputertech said:

 

Alright ill check that, but what about the computer shutting off?

Well, the power button is usually part of the front IO, so maybe the power button is getting shorted? When the power button shorts the motherboard thinks you pressed the power button.

[averynewguytocomputertech]

8 hours ago, ibabyslapper said:

Maybe you knocked one of the internal front pannel cables loose, check the internal IO sockets.

None of the wires seem lose, but there are some wires under the gpu right now, could they be affected some how, btw the black cables on the first pic on the left seem to be the cables attach to the front usb's, they dont seem to be loose.

[orbitalbuzzsaw]

What is the power supply? That may be to fault.

[averynewguytocomputertech]

29 minutes ago, OrbitalBuzzsaw said:

What is the power supply? That may be to fault.

The minimum requirement for the gpu, a gtx 750ti, is 300 watts. The psu is 300 watts but its from dell and came from the computer. And at most the computer is potentially 5 years old. So its a rather old one. The hardware is a i5 4460. 8 gigs of ram ddr3 or ddr4 (cant check theres no indication on the sticker on them to tell.) A 1 tb hard drive. Im sure the psu can handle that. Now for some reason it says on an individual stick 

Of ram its says 8gb. But im sure theres no 16 gb's of ram. This pc is a inspiron 3847. Heres also a pic of the psu i took before. Edit: holy crap im bad at typeing on a phone 

[Spudbilly]

Get a better gpu. In my expwrience. A pc just randomly shutting off is an over voltage safety shutdown or something like that. Get a better psu

[Tristerin]

9 hours ago, averynewguytocomputertech said:

Sorry for repost, i got no responses

 

I have gotton a used evga gtx 750 ti yesterday and puted it in my inspiron 3847 equiped with 8 gigs of ram, a i5 4460, and a 1 tb hard drive with a 300 watt power supply. Problem is that now when i plug my earbuds in the front usb's it only creates static and when its pluged in the computer's speakers still play. I also swear the gpu caused the computer to shut down. As while i was logging in to this forum for the static ear buds problem. My monitor said i was having a powersurge in my usb's. Then i disconnected all usbs devises which include the mouse, keyboard, a camera/mic thing that sits on the monitor. And the ethernet cable if you count that. But when i puted them back in the pc shutted down and booted back up. 

Overdrawing the power supply can lower the supply voltage and cause what you see. 

 

Man I hate to say this, said it earlier that there should be better options besides JUST REPLACE THE PSU...but in your case...this is a Bestec 300w PSU.  I wouldn't label it bottom of the barrel for OEM PC's but I would not use one myself.  Research Bestec PSU's and you will see what I am saying.

 

Before replacing it I would suggest trying to card in another computer first to eliminate the PSU or Card itself being at fault. 

 

Im betting PSU - that thing likely doesn't even have a rating that can handle spikes.

[averynewguytocomputertech]

2 minutes ago, Tristerin said:

Overdrawing the power supply can lower the supply voltage and cause what you see. 

 

Man I hate to say this, said it earlier that there should be better options besides JUST REPLACE THE PSU...but in your case...this is a Bestec 300w PSU.  I wouldn't label it bottom of the barrel for OEM PC's but I would not use one myself.  Research Bestec PSU's and you will see what I am saying.

 

Before replacing it I would suggest trying to card in another computer first to eliminate the PSU or Card itself being at fault. 

 

Im betting PSU - that thing likely doesn't even have a rating that can handle spikes.

You mean put the card in another pc? Well this is my only computer so thats not a option. I guess i would have to get a new psu. But i will see if theres any other options first

[Tristerin]

Just now, averynewguytocomputertech said:

You mean put the card in another pc? Well this is my only computer so thats not a option. I guess i would have to get a new psu. But i will see if theres any other options first

Do you have a kill-a-watt meter to measure the power being pulled from the PSU while under load with the card installed?

[averynewguytocomputertech]

2 minutes ago, Tristerin said:

Do you have a kill-a-watt meter to measure the power being pulled from the PSU while under load with the card installed?

No i dont think so? Besides i dont want to boot it up for now until i know it wont kill itself 

[Tristerin]

2 hours ago, averynewguytocomputertech said:

No i dont think so? Besides i dont want to boot it up for now until i know it wont kill itself 

Well, the likelihood of it doing that is slim, but none has not left the building - however you are finished trouble shooting this issue unless you do Option 2 below

 

Options you have:

1.) Buy a volt meter to see if the PSU is failing (google instructions how to do this, youtube etc) - return said volt meter once you figure it out because $$$

2.) Buy a PSU and connect it (plenty of tutorials online, youtube etc) - return said PSU if replacing your current PSU doesn't fix issue because $$$

3.) See 1 and 2, if the PSU is not ruled out as the culprit you have a bad GPU (most likely, see if you can contact seller *if they even answer the phone* because $$$

4.) Option 1 is barring a good PSU, but you just do NOT have the wattage capable for what you are trying to accomplish - see below because $$$

 

[averynewguytocomputertech]

11 minutes ago, Tristerin said:

Well, the likelihood of it doing that is slim, but none has not left the building - however you are finished trouble shooting this issue unless you do Option 2 below

 

Options you have:

1.) Buy a volt meter to see if the PSU is failing (google instructions how to do this, youtube etc) - return said volt meter once you figure it out because $$$

2.) Buy a PSU and connect it (plenty of tutorials online, youtube etc) - return said PSU if replacing your current PSU doesn't fix issue because $$$

3.) See 1 and 2, if the PSU is not ruled out as the culprit you have a bad GPU (most likely, see if you can contact seller *if they even answer the phone* because $$$

4.) Option 1 is barring a good PSU, but you just do NOT have the wattage capable for what you are trying to accomplish - see below because $$$

 

Eh, i just decided to stop useing the gou for now. Its now diaconnected and in the box it came from. Ill get a Better psu soon. Like a cooler master 550 bronze. Also the seller said he used it for video editing for a year so it cant be broken. He also didn't seem shady as he did communicate with me. Also the earbuds worked again after removing the gpu which is odd

[Tristerin]

1 minute ago, averynewguytocomputertech said:

Eh, i just decided to stop useing the gou for now. Its now diaconnected and in the box it came from. Ill get a Better psu soon. Like a cooler master 550 bronze. Also the seller said he used it for video editing for a year so it cant be broken. He also didn't seem shady as he did communicate with me. Also the earbuds worked again after removing the gpu which is odd

Not odd - you removed something stealing a lot of power from the PSU causing shut downs etc - the jack now has the correct power supplied to it from the motherboard so its working as intended

[averynewguytocomputertech]

24 minutes ago, Tristerin said:

Not odd - you removed something stealing a lot of power from the PSU causing shut downs etc - the jack now has the correct power supplied to it from the motherboard so its working as intended

ah, so yeah new psu is the way to go. besides the shutdown really scared me. i thought it killed itself! 

[averynewguytocomputertech]

46 minutes ago, Tristerin said:

Not odd - you removed something stealing a lot of power from the PSU causing shut downs etc - the jack now has the correct power supplied to it from the motherboard so its working as intended

um one problem, you tube seems messed up.

[Tristerin]

2 minutes ago, averynewguytocomputertech said:

um one problem, you tube seems messed up.

What GPU are you running through?  Onboard graphics?  Uninstall/reinstall drivers?

[Tristerin]

5 minutes ago, averynewguytocomputertech said:

um one problem, you tube seems messed up.

 

YouTube servers down?

 

Edited October 17, 2018 by Tristerin

[averynewguytocomputertech]

 

4 minutes ago, Tristerin said:

YouTube servers down?

 

seems like that. my brother can only watch one video so yeah. and with the gpu i'm using hd 4600 inter-graded graphics or something. also my game without the gpu is working the same way before so its alright

[J.b091]

That PSU seems cheap (crap) one, besides it's only 300. I'm almost sure it's your PSU causing that problem. I would suggest to get better PSU with more wattage and 80+ certificate.