I think my graphics card may be faulty, need help in finding out :)

Nimrodian · May 23, 2015

Hi I have had a sapphire r9 280x from december 2014, and as soon as I got it, there were blue artifacts everywhere, and I was getting horrible frame rates on most games (my old 650ti could do much better). I recently upgraded to Win 8.1 to see if it made a difference and now I get a blue screen once everywhere 4 days or so saying thread exception not handled. Do I have a faulty card? I have tried re-formatting, re-installing windows, sweeping for old nvidia drivers, and have come to no prevail, any help or guidance would be very appreciated as I am at loss, thanks in advance

Overall rig:
16gb ddr3
450 corsair PSu
R9 280X (sapphire)
i5 4460

laviniuc · May 23, 2015

it's the psu. it can't handle your 280x.

Nimrodian · May 23, 2015

laviniuc :

Thanks for the reply, are you sure though? is there anything I could do to check this? if not what sort of PSU would you recommend? I do not have experience with them and which ones work best with this card etc.

johnnyb105 · May 23, 2015

Here is Guru3D's power supply recommendation:
•AMD R7 260X - On your average system the card requires you to have a 450 Watt power supply unit.
•AMD R7 260X Crossfire - On your average system the cards require you to have a 650 Watt power supply unit as minimum.
•AMD R9 270X - On your average system the card requires you to have a 500 Watt power supply unit.
•AMD R9 270X Crossfire - On your average system the cards require you to have a 700 Watt power supply unit as minimum.
•AMD R9 280X - On your average system the card requires you to have a 550 Watt power supply unit.
•AMD R9 280X Crossfire - On your average system the cards require you to have a 750 Watt power supply unit as minimum.

http://www.guru3d.com/articles-pages/radeon-r7-260x-r9-270x-280x-review-benchmarks,10.html

Click the link this is a good article ..

Nimrodian · May 23, 2015

johnnyb105 :

Thanks for that. But do you think that a bad/low power supply could cause a BSOD? Wouldn't it just shut down the PC?

thanks for the answer btw

vrumor · May 23, 2015

No it wouldnt. 450w is nowhere near enough for a 280X. Get a 600w+ XFX, Seasonic to name a few. You asked for help, you are getting it, id suggest trying what youve been told.

johnnyb105 · May 23, 2015

The power supply is barley enough for your system to start with a good 550 or higher should do the trick if you like we can suggest some brands as Vrumor mention the seasonic is a excellent PSU...

Nimrodian · May 23, 2015

vrumor :

Well I apologize for asking questions, I just wanted to make sure before I spend 60 odd quid on a new PSU.

Nimrodian · May 23, 2015

johnnyb105 :

No that is okay, I will look around for a new one. Thanks for your help

vrumor · May 23, 2015

It is returnable if it isnt the PSU, but more likely than not that is what it is. The PSU is the single most important component in ANY PC. Youll finally get a chance to see the 280X in all its glory though once you upgrade your PSU. Its a nice card, I had 5 or 6 7970s since the card has come out in various configurations, and was please with its performance til recently.

johnnyb105 · May 23, 2015

Your welcome and hope it all works out for you and enjoy your system....

Nimrodian · May 23, 2015

vrumor :

Hey man, thanks for the help I will get a new PSU. I looked up seasonic and it is a bit out of my price reach. Would the corsaird 750w CXM be okay? http://www.amazon.co.uk/Corsair-Builder-Modular-Bronze-Certified/dp/B00ALYOTTI/ref=sr_1_1?s=computers&ie=UTF8&qid=1432383608&sr=1-1&keywords=seasonic+psu

Nimrodian · May 23, 2015

johnnyb105 :

Thanks

johnnyb105 · May 23, 2015

Did you look up xfx brand its a better PSU... then the corsair

Nimrodian · May 23, 2015

johnnyb105 :

Yeah I did man but they are a lot more expensive than the corsair one. Will I be okay with a corsair one if I get it?

maxalge · May 23, 2015

Nimrodian :

vrumor :

Hey man, thanks for the help I will get a new PSU. I looked up seasonic and it is a bit out of my price reach. Would the corsaird 750w CXM be okay? http://www.amazon.co.uk/Corsair-Builder-Modular-Bronze-Certified/dp/B00ALYOTTI/ref=sr_1_1?s=computers&ie=UTF8&qid=1432383608&sr=1-1&keywords=seasonic+psu

Tier 1 or 2 model in 550w or better:

http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/forum/id-2547993/psu-tier-list.html#15349669

Nimrodian · May 23, 2015

maxalge :

Nimrodian :

Tier 1 or 2 model in 550w or better:

http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/forum/id-2547993/psu-tier-list.html#15349669

Thanks for the links to the tiers, I just ordered a 750w ATX corsair from tier 2.

sora · May 23, 2015

Nimrodian :

Get an XFX 550W power supply or a Seasonic 520W power supply.

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