Powercolor R9 380 not working

TateSchlichting

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Oct 27, 2016
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I just finished my build consisting of and Intel i3-6100, Gygabyte H170M-DS3H motherboard, Crucial RAM, a powercolor R9 380 4GB, a 600w EVGA 80+ PSU, and Windows 10.
When I don't have the GPU plugged in I can get my computer booted and have signal on both my monitor or my TV, but the second I plug in that GPU, I get no signal anywhere.
What's going on! Please help!

And yes, both PCE-I are plugged in, its in the DX16 port on my motherboard.

HELP
 


Hey, send the card back to Powercolor right away and don't mess with it. Here is a link to an existing thread and my newegg review of a 1080 GTX EVGA FTW with similar pattern.

http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/276228-31-computer-start-graphics-card

Review:

Pros:
-Best Price/Perfomance ratio for any 1080 GTX
-OC easily over 2000 MHz out of the box
-No more cooling required for hitting the 2100 MHz wall of the 1080 GTX
-Incredible customer support from EVGA, 5 stars easily!

Cons:
-Reliability and Quality Assurance is not there... Don't sugar coat this, it's in the line of Gigabyte (I am talking PCBs here)
-A brand new EVGA SuperNOVA power supply blew up with this fantastic 1 month old card
-Nvidia drivers not stable at 4k in windows 10 (minor resolution change can crash the system)
-Not as powerful as I was expecting
-Random Displayport and HDMI signal drops when the resolution change in games settings... it's crazy, it's that bad. I cannot say if this is Nvidia drivers or the card, however my IGP never shown any issue with the same cables.

Other Thoughts:
I bought this card because it was 2 slots only and was providing enough cooling for hitting the 2100 MHz barrier of the 1080 GTX. Buying anything with more cooling power is a waste of time and money since no one can push these cards further. This was the perfect choice.

I woke up one morning and my desktop was shut down. I tried to turn it on but didn't succeed. I suspected a Power Supply failure, however it was the graphic card that died. The card died in idle during the night. Anyway, I was building myself a new mini-itx computer and I decided to test my system with my graphic card. Big mistake, the card exploded and the power supply in my new system was an EVGA SuperNOVA B2 750W. Hard for EVGA to dodge that one. My mobo died also and was perfectly working.

Lessons learned, if your PC doesn't turn on, remove the GPU and test it again.

Also, the new card is showing the same display feed dropping behaviors on a fresh install. It is really annoying and make windows 10 literally crash. In game crashes are rare for me, but jumping in or out of a game is problematic and can make my PC crash due to resolutions conflict issues that are OS or driver related. For those praising Nvidia drivers, I can tell you I never noticed something similar with my 290x AMD cards in crossfire. My system was more stable with my Powercolors CF.

I cannot recommend this product at all. It's an important investment and I am left with a bad experience, unimpressed by Nvidia promises and many components in RMA from different companies. However, EVGA paid for all the shipping charges even if I am canadian and I received my replacements in less than 3 weeks.

1 egg for product
2 egg for Newegg support (didn't provide any help even if barely 45 days of ownership)
5 egg for EVGA customer support (at least you know they are going to take care of you if something happens)




 

TateSchlichting

Commendable
Oct 27, 2016
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You are suggesting I just call it quits with this card and go elsewhere?
What are better options.
 


Call the companie, request an RMA, and wait for your replacement. Powercolor is pretty cool and will send you a new card.

And no, there is no better option, unless you want to test the card in a new system and hope you are not going to miss some fireworks.