Recent content by lifeboy

Yep, I flashed bios to most recent non-beta version. Tried changing slot to GEN 3, tried the other PCI slot, with RX 580 in primary and 5700XT in the x8 slot, 5700xt still not recognized-- the bios views the slot the 5700 xt occupies as empty. The only way I can test it in another pc is to pay...

That's okay I appreciate the concern. Yes, I have two independent cables running from PSU the GPU. I understand the general concept. You want to be sure the GPU has adequate power, and so two cables are better than one that splits. From PSU port, cable 1 path: "VGA 1" => 8-pin female connector...

Yes it is used. I foolishly did not test it before. Guy had bought it off ebay or similar and hadn't tested it yet. Tried texting him and no response. High probability I got scammed, or just general misfortune. Lesson learned.

Yeah, it's extremely frustrating. I'm never buying a used graphics card again. Good luck to you. Let me know if you get it working! I might just bite the bullet and get a new card.

Hi, I am most definitely using two vga cables, sourced independently from psu to power the card. I am not daisy chaining anything at all.

Hi, I've updated the specs to include the PSU, it's an EVGA 850W platinum, so plenty of power for this card, using two vga cables from PSU to connect, so card is getting all the power it needs. I do not have access to another pc, unfortunately. I could call a repair shop, but do not want to...

Problem: I'm building a pc and I'm having issues with booting with the 5700 xt. Card isn't recognized by bios, but a different card is. Specs: Motherboard: MSI B550-a-pro BIOS: 7C56vA9 link -> https://www.msi.com/Motherboard/B550-A-PRO/support CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 3600 GPU: XFX AMD Radeon 5700 xt...