[SOLVED] 3060 GPU - - - - fans spin but no signal ?

[ospider]

Hi
I have an issue with my newly acquired gpu
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Specs:
Gainward 3060 RTX
EVGA BR 600W bronze
BenQ Zowie 24 144hz
Older card 1060 6gb
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Context:
Bought the GPU from Amazon yesterday, tested with Furmark for 25+ minutes, played a game and turned off with no issues whatsoever.
Today I boot normally, play for a bit, then an error message sound played and screen went black!
I restart, GPU fans spin normally but it doesn't start, or provide a signal.
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Troubleshooting Attempts:
1- removed card, tested my old GPU (1060 6gb) > everything works! so it's not a monitor / PSU issue.
2- reset bios by removing battery for 5 minutes > same issue!
3- updated bios to latest version > nothing!
4- tried it on an entirely different PC (700W PSU) > still doesn't boot.
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Is it dead? Or is there anything else I can do?
Thanks in advance

 

[ospider]

He already has a GTX 1060. I have a RYZEN 5600g and a 1060 in another computer and the GTX is way more powerful than the RYZEN integrated GPU. Graphically speaking what you suggest would be a downgrade.

So basically, if I'm not up to par with the RTX series, then staying on my current rig could be an option too.
I appreciate the clarification.

 

[ospider]

I think it's 50/50. There have been instances of 3060's griefing customers but only their customer service agents will really have the experience to know how many gpu's are dying out in the wild. It may be a trend or it might be a % and I don't know if nVidia refurbs doa's or what the large scale economy is and how they manage it really.

Well I don't know if there's any intel iGPu's that are better and the op hasn't said what his mobo is or whether that's a new socket and therefore new mobo anyway and then that means read the reviews and benchmarks of any product that you plan to buy.

The problem seems to be having enough money to buy a high end rig and Jim can't fix it because he's deceased.

Sorry if I wasn't clear in the post, but I have an old H81M-K, with an i7 4790.
But I 'was' planning on upgrading those too, just after the new GPU, a plan that has clearly failed.

 

[DavidM012]

Well it can't be that impossible to build PC these days but it is tough. Some day your pc will hit the buffers and you'll be back to the drawing board. I see some of the problem. Going up to an entry level ryzen on the cpu wouldn't be much of a boost and simply placing the 3060 gpu in the rig means it won't reach it's highest potential so I would say send that back immediately anyway because the cpu isn't really that good a match for it anyway.

Then go back to the drawing board and when you upgrade well it doesn't look like you have much that's re-usable in a modern build so the route would be either buy the new parts one at at time until you have the whole system OR buy a pre built of the high street.

Since economy is a factor in the decisions making process I'd strongly recommend avoiding the second hand market altogether eg. ebay, flea markets what ever they might be, and/or simply buy a complete new PC from a high street retailer when you can afford it.

Rather than save up in dribs and drabs and buying individual parts.

 

[ospider]

Well it can't be that impossible to build PC these days but it is tough. Some day your pc will hit the buffers and you'll be back to the drawing board. I see some of the problem. Going up to an entry level ryzen on the cpu wouldn't be much of a boost and simply placing the 3060 gpu in the rig means it won't reach it's highest potential so I would say send that back immediately anyway because the cpu isn't really that good a match for it anyway.

Then go back to the drawing board and when you upgrade well it doesn't look like you have much that's re-usable in a modern build so the route would be either buy the new parts one at at time until you have the whole system OR buy a pre built of the high street.

Since economy is a factor in the decisions making process I'd strongly recommend avoiding the second hand market altogether eg. ebay, flea markets what ever they might be, and/or simply buy a complete new PC from a high street retailer when you can afford it.

Rather than save up in dribs and drabs and buying individual parts.

Well my plan was to slowly sell my stuff and replace it as time goes on, but maybe I needed a wake-up call as to how awful that plan is.
Unfortunately, full pre-built PCs in here are much worse than handpicking my own parts myself.
I think I'll try to order a 2060 instead, use it as lightly as I can, and utilize the price difference between it and 3060 to get a better CPU, maybe i5 10th gen or something.
I know how I sound right now, probably like an idiot who doesn't learn from his mistakes! but I don't wanna completely give up either (and trust me if I don't buy anything now, I might as well just fully discard the idea).
You've been super informative and super duper patient with me ... I really appreciate your advice, and your help

 

[DavidM012]

I still don't think your problem with the power supply has been addressed and the 2070 power draw is a smidge greater than the 3060 so the problem isn't really solved yet either and with a more cpu you will be stressing the power supply even more and maybe the whole thing will kaput.

It's not a good move. It is literally wait save up and buy a complete new system off the high street since you don't seem to understand the parts and in the mean time while you're saving up keep an eye on reviews and benchmarks. Also try to learn which parts are compatible with each other if you want to custom build your rig.

Because the problem of buying the parts a bit at a time is they are virtually obsolete by the time you buy them so if you buy more later, new releases may not be compatible any more.

So the way to go is a complete system at that moment, just buy the best you can afford. Aside from that I can't imagine that there is anything else. Tinkering with obsolete parts is not economical. You're trying to save your hard earned and meagre bucks.

There is some economy in buying decent power supply with a ten year warranty since it could well be compatible with more than one generation of gpu.

 

[DavidM012]

In fact I think that buying a decent psu with a 10 year warranty may be the only economical choice at the moment.

 

[DavidM012]

Remember that it is not your usage that matters it's the power requirements of the gpu that matter, however infrequently you use it.

 

[ospider]

In fact I think that buying a decent psu with a 10 year warranty may be the only economical choice at the moment.

- I fully understand that, it's not that I don't want to, it's simply out of my hands, the only PSU I could afford from the list was the EVGA, and even then, I could only find the 600W version ... as the 700W version of that wasn't available to me.
and the rest of the list? either don't exist or have the cost of a brand new i5 10th gen, so to buy it I'd have to sacrifice the idea of a new CPU entirely.
- Prebuild PCs here come with either cheap chinese psus, or units that are classified under the (avoid) section of the PSU tier list, with no option to change it, and if you somwhow managed to get the option, the actual usable PSUs will kick that budget too high up for me.

 

[DavidM012]

I cannae change the laws of physx either. You've pushed it as hard as you can and no dice. There is nothing for a budget rig and the budget you have.

 

[JayGau]

So basically, if I'm not up to par with the RTX series, then staying on my current rig could be an option too.
I appreciate the clarification.

What I meant is that the Radeon Graphics 7 (the IGPU in the Ryzen 5600g) is one of the most powerful integrated GPUs on the market and is still way less powerful than a GTX 1060. So if you decide to buy a CPU with integrated graphics hoping to have better FPS as compared to your 1060 you will be very disappointed. I don't know if you can get any better cards than the 1060 with the power supply you currently have but going for an integrated graphics will not improve your gaming performance for sure.

 

[DavidM012]

and buying that psu a week ago was frittering some of your budget for a better psu and cpu combo so maybe they'd let you send it back after a week for a handling fee if you say you bought it in error but I'd be skeptical of that. The point I'm driving at is a poor quality PSU is never the economical option and a decent PSU with a ten year warranty is the only economical option long term, with the hope that future generations of PC's and GPU's do not change the connector type in that period which, hypothetically one would imagine could also be a possibility that the connectors become incompatible before the warranty expires.

So I was thinking when someone asked me about buying a new laptop, that maybe hypothetically the industry could just change the way it sells computers and basically just sell a warranty period and fulfil certain hardware levels at different price points so there's lo med and hi just like there is now.

 

[DavidM012]

I mean it's a false economy to buy a cheap psu because it looks cheap but a cheap one isn't compatible with upgrades. So buying a decent one (in the first place) means you don't have to buy another one (hopefully) when you upgrade.

 

[ospider]

I mean it's a false economy to buy a cheap psu because it looks cheap but a cheap one isn't compatible with upgrades. So buying a decent one (in the first place) means you don't have to buy another one (hopefully) when you upgrade.

My friend, please try to understand the situation, I literally couldn't get a better option based on the list.
What sounds cheap for you was a bargain for me, and I know you're sincerely trying to help, but this conversation is starting to get depressing for me.
I understand that as a first timer; such circumstances are bound to happen ... but this whole situation was super stressful for me, and I don't think I can take it anymore.
Please don't take it as an offense, but I'm going to mark the thread as solved now ... I really am grateful for everything you did and was trying to do, and wish you all the best.