Black screen startup 8800 gts

ganjaker · Feb 7, 2014

I have a prob,whit a geforce 8800 gts 512mb.

I got it from a secondhand site and all was alright till i started to overclock

Nothing big,oc at 16% and the temp was 60*C wich aint so high.But when i started the pc next day,i got only black screen,no bios no safe mod no nothing.

I have a
pentium D 805 2.66
gigabyte ga-8i945pl-g as mobo
500 mb ram drr II/ 4 slotsX 500=2gb
acopia dual fan it-25f2 -psu

I know the mobo aint dead cuz i tested with my other gpu,and it worked
Did a bios reset-still black screen
changed the ram position
tried with other monitor
dvi-vga adapter works(i tested on the other gpu)
Nothing worked

I noticed that now when i start the pc,the gpu fan speed doesn't change i mean its at 100% but when i had a image on the screen at the start up,the fan speed was at 100% only for 3 sec,then it changed lets say at 50% after those 3 sec.

should i try the bake fix or its a certain dead card?

Sry for my spelling mistakes hope u can give me an answer cheers.

rolandzhang3 · Feb 7, 2014

Wait so did a CMOS clear fix your problem? what do you mean with the fans?

Did you check the card for any damaged components like the VRMs? it's an old second hand card so anything could go wrong

ganjaker · Feb 7, 2014

i did a CMOS clear but aint working,and about the fan:when the gpu wroked well(had image) the fan speed was let say 1300 rpm after I pressed start button but now its like 3300 rpm( with no image)

rolandzhang3 · Feb 7, 2014

The fans should ramp up to maximum speed and then slow down upon booting :S

Does the card have any visible defects? like a damaged capacitor or VRM?

ganjaker · Feb 7, 2014

Yeah true but the fan dont slow down.

Nothing is fried from what im seeing.

rolandzhang3 · Feb 7, 2014

Oh dear then the card is most likely dead :S, you could give baking a try, though I haven't personally tried that so I don't think I can be much of a help there

ganjaker · Feb 7, 2014

1 more thing i notice: No bleep at the start up,but sometimes when i reset it makes a strange bleep

ganjaker · Feb 7, 2014

aight.

rolandzhang3 · Feb 7, 2014

Do you mean the single beep you get before BIOS? that usually indicates that everything is ok

Given that your older GPU works the 8800 has most likely bit the dust

ZeroRequiem · Feb 7, 2014

It could be the PSU also.
Had the same problem with an R9 290, system ran fine for a week then suddenly blackscreen + 100% fan speed. Tried with my older videocard (HD6850), same thing happened so it wasn't the GPUs fault.
RMA-d the PSU, works like a charm now.

ganjaker · Feb 7, 2014

yeah but the beep comes after i press restart button not power up.

ganjaker · Feb 7, 2014

i will test the card at some1.See if it works at them.

rolandzhang3 · Feb 7, 2014

Good luck, if it turns out to be the PSU any decent budget unit like the Corsair CX430 or Antec VP450 should do the job

If you need a cheap replacement which isn't necessarily second hand, there are still some 9600 GSO cards on Amazon

http://www.amazon.com/nVidia-GeForce-9600GSO-PCI-Express-ZT-96SES3P-FDL/dp/B0037W6BOC/ref=sr_1_sc_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1391771218&sr=8-1-spell&keywords=9600+gsoi

VincentP · Feb 7, 2014

Check that the card is seated correctly in the PCI-E slot and that the PCI-E power connectors are connected.
Does the other card you are testing have similar power requirements and the same PCI-E power connectors?

If using a DVI to VGA adapter, did this work previously with this card?
These adapters will work with DVI-A and DVI-I connections, but not with DVI-D.

ganjaker · Feb 7, 2014

This old gpu that im using right now doesnt have a 6 pin connection its powered only by pci-e,dvi adapter worked on the 8800,and now im using it on the old gpu.

And yeah im pretty sure that the power connectors was firmly connected I tested the the psu power connectors and still gets 12v .

VincentP · Feb 7, 2014

ganjaker :

Most likely thing is that the card has died. If so, there isn't really anything to do but replace it.
The PCI-E power from the power supply is also possible but less likely.

The 8800 came as a GS, GT, GTX and Ultra.
These vary in performance, but all are pretty limited compared to modern cards.
From AMD, the Radeon HD 6770, HD 7750 or R7 250 are all faster than this card (only buy GDDR5 versions, not GDDR3).
The Nvidia GeForce GTX 650 is also on par with these cards, but more expensive than the AMD competition.
The Radeon HD 7750 sells for about $85 in Australia.

rolandzhang3 · Feb 7, 2014

Then again his Pentium D will hold back all those cards including the 8800 so any cheap replacement will do the job, like that 9600 GSO

Though the benefit of getting a better card like a 7770 and above is that you could use it with your next build whenever you decide to overhaul

VincentP · Feb 7, 2014

rolandzhang3 :

The CPU may limit frame rates, but the graphics card will limit detail settings and resolutions that can be used.
Even with a low powered CPU, it is still worth getting a decent graphics card.

Buying second hand cards is always going to be hit and miss (GeForce 9600 is about 6 years old now).
Better to buy something new that has a warranty.
Choosing a card lower than the HD 7750, you save little money but the performance drop is massive.

rolandzhang3 · Feb 7, 2014

Yeah, the best choices would most likely be a 7770/50 at this point in time depending on prices (good enough to carry over to a new build in the near future so that's always a big plus), or one of the entry level Maxwell cards when they eventually hit the market

I see what you mean, second hand cards are a gamble (like OP's 8800 GTS), though $40 for an old 9600 from SabrePC isn't too bad for someone on a tight budget hehe (especially here in AU where prices are rather crazy, it's sad)

It'd be a good idea to avoid the lower end r7 240 (former OEM 8570) and 250 (OEM 8670/7730) cards also, the 250 is priced close to the 7750 most of the time while being a fair bit weaker as well

rolli59 · Feb 7, 2014

Overclock gone bad and not as simple as resetting CMOS as with CPU overclock. Something failed and really the only thing you can do is try baking it. If it works the first thing I would do is bring it back down to std clocks.

ganjaker · Feb 7, 2014

I went with the gpu to a friend and same,We heard the startup beep but fans was still full speed.and it could power down by pressing 1 time powerbutton.So i think its a good boot.

rolli59 · Feb 7, 2014

It is just the card that has problems.

ganjaker · Feb 7, 2014

I got to ask:if u remove and pug in the gpu power cord when the pc is running will have a huge negative effect?

rolli59 · Feb 7, 2014

It can kill the card! Even some other parts of the system.

rolandzhang3 · Feb 8, 2014

ganjaker :

Haha damn, only do that if the machine is off. The only thing you can safely unplug while it's on would probably be something like a case fan, other than that shut down before plugging or unplugging anything

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