Question Another AMD 390X with problems

[deses]

I have this 390X that I bought in 2015 or so, and it has been running wonderfully for many years. I replaced the paste and thermal pads about 2 or 3 years ago and thermals were still great, until recently I got a freeze and then I've never been able to get signal from this card again. I can't even see the POST screen and the monitor goes to sleep because it's not getting any signal whatsoever.

Things I've tried:

• I've tried this card in three different computers with completely different platforms (One modern AM4 board, one ancient AM3 board and a LGA 1700 board).
• Two different monitors. HDMI or DisplayPort.
• Windows, and Linux.
• These three computers had PSUs of sufficient power (EVGA 700 W, two different Corsair 850W).

The only reaction from the GPU is a slight fan movement, just a jolt, not even a full fan revolution.

I believe the card is dead but still I'd like to ask if there's something I could do to fix it. So far the only advice I've found on the internet is to use DDU and try other drivers. It's not a driver problem, please don't tell me to run DDU.

 

[Gam3r01]

Sounds like the card might be toast.
Does your card have a BIOS switch on it? You could try switching that to a different or default BIOS, but its likely a hardware issue.

 

[deses]

Does your card have a BIOS switch on it? You could try switching that to a different or default BIOS, but its likely a hardware issue.

Yup, forgot to say that. It has a button to switch between an OC bios and a silent one but, again, there's no difference.

 

[Avro Arrow]

If I were you, I'd just be thanking my lucky stars that I was able to even use a card as old as the R9 390X in 2023 at all.

You could replace that with pretty much anything and it would be a huge improvement.

 

[deses]

If I were you, I'd just be thanking my lucky stars that I was able to even use a card as old as the R9 390X in 2023 at all.

You could replace that with pretty much anything and it would be a huge improvement.

Yeah, maybe, but it was still more than perfectly fine to run some if not most games on it. Nothing beats hardware you already have on hand. :')

The plan for this GPU was to pair it with an old Ryzen 1700 a friend no longer needs and make a barebones computer for another friend of us that doesn't have a computer at all, and she has to play Genshin Impact on her phone. Believe me, anything is better than playing with her phone.

 

[Gam3r01]

I feel that, my R9 290 bit the dust late last year, I had no intentions of upgrading. When I do play games, they are low demand. Mostly do photo editing work but the 290 would bluescreen during batch exports.

 

[Avro Arrow]

Yeah, maybe, but it was still more than perfectly fine to run some if not most games on it. Nothing beats hardware you already have on hand. :')

I totally get that. If it works, why change it?

The plan for this GPU was to pair it with an old Ryzen 1700 a friend no longer needs and make a barebones computer for another friend of us that doesn't have a computer at all, and she has to play Genshin Impact on her phone. Believe me, anything is better than playing with her phone.

Oh I believe it. Phones make tablets and craptops look powerful!

You know, even if the card is dropping frames, it's probably still a lot better than her phone. The only question is, how long will it last before it finally croaks?