New GPU (GTX 970) worked - now black screen

cacisme

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Hey everyone,

I've had the Asus Strix GTX 970 for about a month now and it was working fine until i tried to turn on my computer this morning. The computer was running, however both of my monitors (although turned on remained black), my mouse and my keyboard did not work. One of my monitors gave a "no signal" error message while the other remained black.

I pulled the computer apart, removed ram, HDD cables, etc. and re-tried but the results are the same.

I have an old GPU that I upgraded from, Asus HD 7770 and this one is working fine with all of the same components and boots right up with the PC. I've tried rebooting with the GTX 970 and I still have the same problem where no components work.

Any ideas? I was told to buy a new PSU and see if that's the problem, but I used the paperclip method with the PSU as well earlier in when testing everything and the fans booted up just fine.

Computer Specs:
Intel 3570k
MSI Z77A-G43
8gb (4gbx2) Vengeance Ram
Corsair TX550M PSU
Windows 8.1
Asus Strix GTX 970 (currently asus HD 7770 since 970 suddenly stopped working)
**Nothing is overclocked**

Any help is much appreciated.

Thank you!
 
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Usually if you hear the post beep than the mobo and power supply are connecting.

Honestly i am confused you bought a new vid card and it stopped working so you went back to the old vid card and its working? Rma the sob and tell them its not functional. Most tech support will make you do small crap but you sound like a smart guy so just say yes and yes and I have already tried that blah blah blah.
They will need to do some testing on the mem channels and the resistors to make sure that the thing didnt internally blow.
Good luck.

The3monitors

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Usually if you hear the post beep than the mobo and power supply are connecting.

Honestly i am confused you bought a new vid card and it stopped working so you went back to the old vid card and its working? Rma the sob and tell them its not functional. Most tech support will make you do small crap but you sound like a smart guy so just say yes and yes and I have already tried that blah blah blah.
They will need to do some testing on the mem channels and the resistors to make sure that the thing didnt internally blow.
Good luck.
 
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