- Dec 18, 2017
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So recently a stretch of random power outages seemed to have taken a toll on my PC GPU (and maybe PSU?). I'm very new to PC gaming and I just built this as my first gaming PC last year around this time. About a week or two ago I started up my PC to play Dying Light and before I could even (fully) load into windows my screen went completely black and my GPU fans seemed to sound like jet engines. I tried to restart the PC many times and each time I got the same result with the exception being that one time I actually got to play Dying Light for 20 minutes before it crashed. I had ordered a 1050 ti for my Ryzen 3 build I am doing this Christmas and I decided I'd test the 1050 ti out to see if it was a motherboard problem and the 1050 ti seems to be working wonderfully. I haven't had any problems with it at all. What I am wondering is 1). is this a flat out GPU problem that could have been caused by the power fluttering back and forth for a few hours? or 2) could it be a PSU problem that isn't manifesting itself with the 1050 ti due to the fact that I don't have to plug in a 6 or 8 pin connecter? I'm hoping (fingers crossed) it's not a full blow GPU problem as it'd be a shame to lose such a wonderful GPU so early in it's life. I even thought about trying to plug in the 1060 in my Ryzen PC when all the parts get here just to have different parts to test it on. Is it worth it? Could that harm the Ryzen Build? Like I said, I have the 1050 ti to hold me over until these tax checks come in but it's a bummer thinking about that 1060 being dead. Any ideas on what this could be? Any help is appreciated.
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