MSI r9 270x hawk unable to start when it is cold (air con environment)

volzz

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I have this issue where when the room is cold as the air conditioner is on, the gpu would start (as in fans are running) but the display will be black. it is only when I restart a few times or when the room "heats up" after I turn off the air con does the gpu behave normally.

This problem is never seen when the air con is not turn on. Please advise!
 
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Could be Any part of your system, CPU, Power Supply, Motherboard, or GPU giving you the trouble..... To isolate, does your computer have on-board GPU? IF so, connect to that and see if you still have trouble. OR, see if you can borrow another GPU to install n test out.
Power supply is next most likely to give trouble, so if you can't try one of the GPU options I listed, see if you can try a different power supply.....

Abmario

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Are you sure gpu is not running on cold and running on warm ambient?
It could be the display monitor.
Try turn on your pc on cold ambient.. like it seems your pc running but no display.. The next time it happens, like no display in cold ambient, turn on off your light or it should be everything in darkness, put flashlight/torch in the front of your monitor... check if you can find an image even your monitor display black then gone without flashlight.. It you found some image means there is problem with your monitor..
 

volzz

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im sure its not the monitor. because I changed it a few times to verify. and this issue only happens when the environment is cold. if I did not turn the air con on, the pc boots up fine.
 

jb6684

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Could be Any part of your system, CPU, Power Supply, Motherboard, or GPU giving you the trouble..... To isolate, does your computer have on-board GPU? IF so, connect to that and see if you still have trouble. OR, see if you can borrow another GPU to install n test out.
Power supply is next most likely to give trouble, so if you can't try one of the GPU options I listed, see if you can try a different power supply.....
 
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