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sasig

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Hello!

Yesterday i cleaned my radiator with a compressor since it was all clogged . When i reconnected my PC back after a while or when starting any game ( GPU load ) both my monitors connected to my GPU went black. The PC was still running and i could still hear the sounds, to fix this i had to restart my PC. Sometimes the issue appears even in boot screen or when i try to enter bios. My system is not OC. I tried reinstalling nvidia drivers which didn't help.

When i connect the monitors to integrated graphics all works well ( i didn't try gaming but IDLE and browsing seems to work, LOL crashed when i tried it. ).
What i have to try is connect my GPU to any friend that has a compatible gpu ( most of them have only 6pin while gpu takes 12 pin, i assume ).
What i also noticed is when IDLE my GPU temp is 82C on Kraken X liquid ( which shows 50-60C ), does the GPU turn itself off to protect from high temp?
What would be the best way to troubleshoot this?
Thank you for all the help!

Below are the specs :

CPU
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D

GPU
AMD Radeon(TM) Graphics
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti 12GB

Motherboard
Gigabyte B650 AORUS ELITE AX

RAM
Corsair CMK64GX5M2B5600Z40 DDR5
Corsair CMK64GX5M2B5600Z40 DDR5

PSU
Dark Power Pro 1200W
 
sasig said:
CPU
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D

RAM
Corsair CMK64GX5M2B5600Z40 DDR5
Corsair CMK64GX5M2B5600Z40 DDR5
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Possibly a coincidence but it needs checking.

The RAM is not appropriate for your CPU, AMD state here up to 5200MHz/MT/s and if you have EXPO/XMP enabled the RAM will get auto OCd past what the CPU can handle and if not immediately at some point the PC will become unstable.

As a starting point.

Reseat the GPU.

Reseat the both sticks of RAM.

Check that all internal connections are secure.

Check that there is no kink in the liquid cooling hose.

Restore the MBs default factory settings in the BIOS, they are sometimes listed as one of the following " factory defaults" "most stable" or on newer boards "optimized" please note that if you have both the "most stable" and the "optimized" options in the BIOS you should choose the most stable" option as in this instance the "optimized" settings are a form of overclocking that can cause instability.

Save the new settings, exit the BIOS, restart the computer, test by using the computer as you normally would.

sasig said:
What i also noticed is when IDLE my GPU temp is 82C on Kraken X liquid ( which shows 50-60C ), does the GPU turn itself off to protect from high temp?
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You will have to excuse me because liquid cooling is normally associated with overclocking which happens to be a pet hate of mine meaning that I know very little about it, are you saying above that you have a liquid cooler on your GP, let us know when you post back with an update once you have done all of the above.
 
phillpower2 said:
Possibly a coincidence but it needs checking.

The RAM is not appropriate for your CPU, AMD state here up to 5200MHz/MT/s and if you have EXPO/XMP enabled the RAM will get auto OCd past what the CPU can handle and if not immediately at some point the PC will become unstable.

As a starting point.

Reseat the GPU.

Reseat the both sticks of RAM.

Check that all internal connections are secure.

Check that there is no kink in the liquid cooling hose.

Restore the MBs default factory settings in the BIOS, they are sometimes listed as one of the following " factory defaults" "most stable" or on newer boards "optimized" please note that if you have both the "most stable" and the "optimized" options in the BIOS you should choose the most stable" option as in this instance the "optimized" settings are a form of overclocking that can cause instability.

Save the new settings, exit the BIOS, restart the computer, test by using the computer as you normally would.



You will have to excuse me because liquid cooling is normally associated with overclocking which happens to be a pet hate of mine meaning that I know very little about it, are you saying above that you have a liquid cooler on your GP, let us know when you post back with an update once you have done all of the above.
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Will reset CMOS and setup BIOS, I've rebuilt and cleaned the whole PC including the PSU. Internals should be okay. About the RAM the PC was working fine without any issues until now, i am on expo 5600 and it's working amazing. As said, when i am on integrated GPU all seems normal. I am on liquid cooler just because it's quieter, the stock double fans the GPU came with were very loud even on IDLE, the system is not overclocked at all except the EXPO but was working fine until recently so i am afraid of a possible (short?). I have also inspected the GPU and PSU and nothing seems to be burnt. Will update you when im done with BIOS.
 
sasig said:
I've rebuilt and cleaned the whole PC including the PSU. Internals should be okay.
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Unless you are a fully qualified electrician or tech you should never ever open up a PSU, even after being disconnected from the wall socket the inner circuits of a PSU can still be holding enough charge to kill a person.

sasig said:
About the RAM the PC was working fine without any issues until now, i am on expo 5600 and it's working amazing. As said, when i am on integrated GPU all seems normal
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Sorry but I have lost count the amount of computers that I have either built or repaired and when it comes to troubleshooting the first thing that you do is knock off any overclocking, just like using a weak PSU that may initially work with an add on GPU the GPU will eventually die and likewise using too fast a speed of RAM may work for so long and then out of nowhere it will start causing you grief.

Can I ask that you do not quote every reply as we have to read the full post to make sure nothing gets missed,, thanks.
 
phillpower2 said:
Unless you are a fully qualified electrician or tech you should never ever open up a PSU, even after being disconnected from the wall socket the inner circuits of a PSU can still be holding enough charge to kill a person.



Sorry but I have lost count the amount of computers that I have either built or repaired and when it comes to troubleshooting the first thing that you do is knock off any overclocking, just like using a weak PSU that may initially work with an add on GPU the GPU will eventually die and likewise using too fast a speed of RAM may work for so long and then out of nowhere it will start causing you grief.

Can I ask that you do not quote every reply as we have to read the full post to make sure nothing gets missed,, thanks.
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After BIOS reset the GPU doesn't seem to even get past the splash screen. After the splash screen monitors lose GPU signal. I assume if it would be RAM issues i couldn't run the PC on integrated graphics as well? I'm just puzzled as to what it could be. Im trying to find someone thats on 12pin GPU so i can test it on their PC. Is it possible its a PSU issue when the GPU starts drawing more power?
 
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