gigabyte gtx 1050 TI no power slot?

jake898987 · Mar 29, 2017

ive got a gigabyte GA-z97X motherbaord and ive securely fastened my new gtx 1050 ti into it, but ive noticed theres nowhere to plug in the power and it isnt doing anything? can someone assist with this?

chemmajorp53 · Mar 29, 2017

The power is provided by the motherboard, there's no 6 pin needed. What do you mean by the graphics card not doing anything? Is the system just not booting?

iamacow · Mar 29, 2017

The GTX 1050 Ti Reference model does not have a 6-Pin PEG cable for power. It uses the motherboard.

If its not booting, that is a whole different problem.

jake898987 · Mar 29, 2017

Yeah i securely plugged it in and the fans arent spinning or anything...

I'll be refreshing and watching youtube, so if you respond, ill reply to you very quickly. Thanks for any upcoming help

chemmajorp53 · Mar 29, 2017

Well the fans don't spin below a certain temperature, that's normal. Are you getting a signal out of it and is it lit up?

jake898987 · Mar 29, 2017

Let me check. I thought the spinning fans meant it was on.

Update: not showing up in the device manager under Display Adapters

chemmajorp53 · Mar 29, 2017

Normally they will spin for a second right when you turn the computer on and then they will shut off. If you're getting a signal to your monitor out of the graphics card then it's fine.

jake898987 · Mar 29, 2017

Let me clear this up: i spilled some water inside and i thought it ruined the card. the fans still spin on my old one but it doesnt show up in device manager. this new one im posting about also isnt showing up in the device manager... so maybe the motherboard got messed up? thats didnt make sense to me before because im using the motherboard and same PC right now

chemmajorp53 · Mar 29, 2017

Well that's.... an important detail lmao. If you're getting signal from the card to your monitor, not showing up in device manager usually means that you don't have the correct driver installed. Use DDU to uninstall them all and reinstall the one for the GPU that you currently have in the computer.

jake898987 · Mar 29, 2017

I have them both in. lol. Whats DDU, and should i only use one? Do I have to have the monitor connected for it to recognize it in device manager?

Update: Let's say the motherboard was hurt by the spill. Is it at all possible for it to be damage in such a specific way? To not recognize video cards, but still operate normally in every other way? Again, i'm using it right now. I can still use my pc as a pc, i just cant run any of my games anymore. Stuck with LoL

chemmajorp53 · Mar 29, 2017

Don't put both in at the same time, and no you don't have to have it connected to the monitor for it to be recognized but there are too many problems going on here to help. One at a time man. DDU stands for "Display driver uninstaller" and it's a software to completely uninstall display drivers. Take one of the cards out and put the one that you want to use in and install the driver for that card. If you try to use 2 at the same time from different generations then you'll only create problems. You haven't even told us what the other card is, that would be helpful.

jake898987 · Mar 29, 2017

Other card was a gtx 970, but yea sorry we'll get to that. I talked to a Gigabyte tech support guy who told me to plug a monitor into my new card, make sure its the only video card in use, restart the pc, and use the disc given in the box to set it up... im gonna try that and get back here with what i found out... im assuming that if this doesnt work and the DDU suggestion doesnt work, my motherboard must be the issue. IF it is, is it as simple as buying the same one (new) and plugging everything in? Or will removing a motherboard break all my stuff? :'(

OR is it being my motherboard impossible because of me being able to use my pc right now?

chemmajorp53 · Mar 29, 2017

I'm 99.999% sure your motherboard isn't the issue here. Not sure why you're going from a GTX 970 to a 1050 ti in the first place but we'll ignore that for now

jake898987 · Mar 29, 2017

i thoguht 1050 was the better one? Also, have to get the adapter for the tech guy's solution off of amazon, so i guess ill keep trying random things until then. What graphics card should i get thats like 1 tier better than a gtx 970?

This new card is providing just more issues anyway, so i think ill give it back to amazon and get another... suggestions? I'd like it to have a DVI - A port on the back and be just barely better than my old 970. thanks for your help <3

chemmajorp53 · Mar 29, 2017

The 1050 ti is slower than the GTX 970, the only cards worth upgrading to from that are the GTX 1070 and 1080.

iamacow · Mar 30, 2017

More of a side upgrade. The 1050 Ti is on par with the 970 and slower in some games. The GTX 1060 is a slight upgrade.

chemmajorp53 · Mar 30, 2017

1050 ti isn't even close to on par with a 970

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u0vBoXA4Tls

iamacow · Mar 30, 2017

Your right, I checked a few charts and the 1050 Ti sucks balls. Must have been thinking it was closer to a 780.

chemmajorp53 · Mar 30, 2017

It is closer to a 780 lmao, it's just that the optimization for kepler on new games is TERRIBLE so pascal has a massive advantage. The 970 started out with a small advantage over the 780 on release and it's grown substantially

jake898987 · Mar 31, 2017

Alright... so something's wrong with the disc they gave me I guess because it says it's corrupted. I guess I have to return the 1050 and just buy another 970, since you're all saying its better anyways... are there any other cards that are slightly better that are compatible with a Gigabyte GA-Z97X-SLI motherboard?

Update: Returning the 1050 right now, and looking for a new one to buy. I'd appreciate it if a smart guy here could tell me these two things about the following cards: Is it as good or better than a 970, and is it compatible with the motherboard listed above?

https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814487162

https://www.amazon.com/Gigabyte-GeForce-Windforce-Graphics-GV-N1060WF2OC-3GD/dp/B01KQUDE2Y/ref=sr_1_3?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1490982372&sr=1-3&keywords=gtx+970

chemmajorp53 · Mar 31, 2017

Get this

https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814202270&cm_re=rx_480-_-14-202-270-_-Product

It's faster and cheaper than both and comes with a free copy of DOOM

jake898987 · Mar 31, 2017

Are you sure its compatible with my motherboard? It looks nice, but ive never had anything that isnt Nvidia... also, how do i install it other than plugging it in? 6 pin? disc?

also i have an intel i5

chemmajorp53 · Mar 31, 2017

You uninstall all your current Nvidia drivers (that's what DDU is for), put the card in, and install the AMD drivers from the internet preferably or the disc. It has 1 8 pin power connector, so you should have a 6+2 on your PSU

iamacow · Mar 31, 2017

Switching to AMD will require to do a clean wipe of the NVIDIA drivers with DDU. it's can be painless most of the time. chemmajorp53 linked a good brand.

jake898987 · Mar 31, 2017

Do i buy a DDU disc from Best Buy or something? Or is it online somewhere? Also, again, are we sure it's compatible with my motherboard and i won't get that error saying it's compatible like I did with the last one? :/

Thanks for the help, again.

Is this reputable? http://www.guru3d.com/files-tags/download-ddu.html

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