Gpu dead need idea for replacement

poseidun

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One day my computer would boot up to a black screen. I took out all components replaced them one by one. Note i wasnt getting power to my mouse and keyboard. Sometimes they would light up a few mins after leaving it powered up. I then connected my monitor directly to motherboard and finally saw text. Even tho my evga 780s fans still spin this sounds like its broken right? Its too long for rma but i need a new gpu and cant spend more than 250. Any ideas on a gpu thats atleast some what comparable to the gtx 780? Thanks for your time
 
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My condolences. Now is not an ideal time to need a new graphics card. A GTX 780 will out perform a 1050 Ti significantly. Downgrading would be bad. The GTX 1060 has about 10% more performance at 350-450 USD on Amazon. Anything higher than that will of course cost much more. The RX 580 offers nearly identical performance although it sells for 450-550 USD. GTX 1060 3GB or 6GB would be my recommended replacement card although not much of a big upgrade. You would need a GTX 1070 for that and those are 600-700 USD right now.

You can try searching places like eBay or Craigslist although good deals on GPUs at this level do not come very often. People know what they are worth right now.

Regarding the VGA thing, if the display is set to...

poseidun

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I have an i5 k series and using a corsair tx 650w and i have 2 internal hds 2 ssd hds and 3 external hds. You think maybe thats too low wattage and maybe it took damage?
 

jr9

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Posting your specs would really be helpful here. Would help with parts recommendations and also the original problem.

You should not be buying parts guessing which one will solve the issue. It's basically gambling.
 

jr9

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I'd really try to either get access to another PC to try your GPU on or get a shop to test it for you. You won't know for sure until you do. If your PC fails to POST with the graphics card but starts and runs with the integrated graphics then the graphics card is probably the issue. If it was the PSU the system likely would shut off seconds after starting up.

Right now I'm thinking either the GPU isn't being seated properly, there is an issue with the slot, or the GPU is dead. Either way you want to know what it is exactly before buying another graphics card. Again, gambling is bad.
 

poseidun

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its the gpu. I tested it at a store same problem. Only thing is the guy used a vga cord and didn't switch the input on the monitor. I asked him why and he said because the monitor would automatically detect it. Either way you guys have any suggestions for a replacement for a evga gtx 780 around the 300 dollar price range? thanks
 

jr9

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My condolences. Now is not an ideal time to need a new graphics card. A GTX 780 will out perform a 1050 Ti significantly. Downgrading would be bad. The GTX 1060 has about 10% more performance at 350-450 USD on Amazon. Anything higher than that will of course cost much more. The RX 580 offers nearly identical performance although it sells for 450-550 USD. GTX 1060 3GB or 6GB would be my recommended replacement card although not much of a big upgrade. You would need a GTX 1070 for that and those are 600-700 USD right now.

You can try searching places like eBay or Craigslist although good deals on GPUs at this level do not come very often. People know what they are worth right now.

Regarding the VGA thing, if the display is set to automatic source detection and he/she used a HDMI or DVI (not 15 pin VGA) to connect to the GPU and the monitor didn't detect a signal on a test bench, the GPU is probably dead.
 
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