Question Dead gpu or not enough psu?

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Hello guys I’ve been in the pc world for 2 years now this is my 5th gpu and 2nd psu

I have a ryzen 5 1600 16gb ram and I sold my 660 ti and bought a 780 ti I’m working condition the guy I bought it from has been very helpful but he sent me a video of it working before he shipped it and the scratches on the card are the same so it’s the same exact gpu.

He said he had trouble getting it to display before he sent it but he switched the psu from a thermaltake 600w to a Corsair 750w and it worked

get this I have a thermal take 600w and I’m having trouble getting it to display 600w should be plenty for this card and I have a 660 ti that works on it when.

I plug the 780 ti and boot it acts normal the screens turn on that black color and my peripherals turn on but nothing happens on the screen if I leave it the screen goes black and I can move the mouse and it comes on like it was asleep I have already sold my 660 ti and I would like to try to fix the 780 ti.
Full specs:
Asus prime b450 ma 2
Crucial ballistix 16 ddr4 dual channel 3200mhz rgb
Ryzen 5 1600
EVGA gtx 780 ti SC ACX
Adata 240gb ssd
Windows 10 64 bit
Psu is thermal take smart series 600w coming up on a year old and is in good condition

Nothing is overclocked right now but I would like to overclock the 780 if it works
I play games like cod and IL-2 Bos on this system.
 
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Wow, that really sucks. If you were here, they would test it for free I'm sure. I had problems few times and used local stores and they neved asked me for money. Like, I remember when my new CPU arrived from Amazon and when I installed it in my computer, I didn't have a display, but fans were spinning. I couldn't figure out what was the problem, so I decided to take it to some local PC store. They checked it and seems like I have bent legs of CPU when I put it in the motherboard socket. These guys fixed those bent legs and told me that I was lucky. It was an expensive CPU too by that time (i7 3770k). I asked them how much I needed to pay. They said, "it's fine man, it wasn't something big, no need to pay, just be careful next time when installing CPU in the socket". I said I will and thanked them.

I think it also depends on the shop and depends what you're asking. If it's something small and if the shop is small from few guys, you have big chance they will do it for free, but if it's a major problem and if it's a big PC company, then probably they will ask for money.

Anyway, I think in this case, I guess, it's better to get a new PSU and test it yourself. I wish you good luck.
Thanks for the help I have had one store test my psu for free and it was dead before so that was nice.
 
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I took the card apart last night (when I decided to feel the chip) I went ahead and put noctua thermal paste on it and I noticed a black grease/oily substance on the plate and PCB itself I think it is from the thermal pads but am not sure is that normal?
 
Wow, that really sucks. If you were here, they would test it for free I'm sure. I had problems few times and used local stores and they neved asked me for money. Like, I remember when my new CPU arrived from Amazon and when I installed it in my computer, I didn't have a display, but fans were spinning. I couldn't figure out what was the problem, so I decided to take it to some local PC store. They checked it and seems like I have bent legs of CPU when I put it in the motherboard socket. These guys fixed those bent legs and told me that I was lucky. It was an expensive CPU too by that time (i7 3770k). I asked them how much I needed to pay. They said, "it's fine man, it wasn't something big, no need to pay, just be careful next time when installing CPU in the socket". I said I will and thanked them.

I think it also depends on the shop and depends what you're asking. If it's something small and if the shop is small from few guys, you have big chance they will do it for free, but if it's a major problem and if it's a big PC company, then probably they will ask for money.

Anyway, I think in this case, I guess, it's better to get a new PSU and test it yourself. I wish you good luck.
They shops all around me are local I have no chains around me if I do I didn’t notice them.