GPU Dead? PLEASE NO!

[Zectorr]

ok , i have not turned my PC on for about 3 days, last time i was using it , i changed the CPU Cooler on it , and the PC was running fine before i changed the cooler. 3 days later i connect it and connect the HDMI to the gpu , and the monitor just says sleep mode.. black screen , i tried another gpu in the pc and it worked normally, i tried VGA and DVI still same problem , my pc is farelly new as i bought the parts brand new about a month ago . please any Graphic card expert out there that can help me out please!

(specs)
Intel Pentium G3258 @ 4.5Ghz
AMD Sapphire R7 260x 2GB OC
2x4gb Ram (forgot model)
MSI H81M-P33 Mobo
500w Antec PSU
Seagate Barracude 7000rpm
6x 120mm Case fans

 

[drixkarasu]

Try other PCI-e slot, make sure everything is plugged in properly.
But seeing how another GPU worked just fine it seems like you have to RMA your GPU.

 

[Zectorr]

Try other PCI-e slot, make sure everything is plugged in properly.
But seeing how another GPU worked just fine it seems like you have to RMA your GPU.

My mobo has one pci-e slot , and i stayed up till 5am unplugging and plugging in all the hardware, the pc worked fine once i put in my HD 6870 , i dont know why this is happening, and also RMA?? what is it ?
Thanks

 

[Jak_Sparra]

Try other PCI-e slot, make sure everything is plugged in properly.
But seeing how another GPU worked just fine it seems like you have to RMA your GPU.

My mobo has one pci-e slot , and i stayed up till 5am unplugging and plugging in all the hardware, the pc worked fine once i put in my HD 6870 , i dont know why this is happening, and also RMA?? what is it ?
Thanks

Return merchandise authorization. Just means contact the card maker and start the returns process. They will tell you what to try, and if it does not work they will want to test the card. Just be happy you have an old back-up card to get access to the internet and play some games still as it can take up to 4 weeks for you to get the card back. Did you change anything else? Is you PSU powerful enough?

 

[Zectorr]

Try other PCI-e slot, make sure everything is plugged in properly.
But seeing how another GPU worked just fine it seems like you have to RMA your GPU.

My mobo has one pci-e slot , and i stayed up till 5am unplugging and plugging in all the hardware, the pc worked fine once i put in my HD 6870 , i dont know why this is happening, and also RMA?? what is it ?
Thanks

Return merchandise authorization. Just means contact the card maker and start the returns process. They will tell you what to try, and if it does not work they will want to test the card. Just be happy you have an old back-up card to get access to the internet and play some games still as it can take up to 4 weeks for you to get the card back. Did you change anything else? Is you PSU powerful enough?

My psu handles the cpu and GPu both overclocked , never had it shutdown on me or anything like that, and i cant return the item as i bought it off ebay , with no refunds , i completly regret that and im very stupid thinking if its brand new it should work okay? oh well any other ideas to try get this card working ? i dont think it can just stop working by having the pc off for 3 days? can it be the Pci-e power connector from the psu not working properly ?

 

[smorizio]

make sure the mb has the newest bios file on it to rule out a bios bug. the older card is pci 2x mode the newer card is a pci 3x mode card.

 

[Zectorr]

make sure the mb has the newest bios file on it to rule out a bios bug. the older card is pci 2x mode the newer card is a pci 3x mode card.

so you mean update the BIOS? sorry didn't quite get that

 

[smorizio]

yes make sure you have the 1.9 bios installed. use the bios file and the mb bios updater inside the bios to update dont update the bios from inside windows or you may brick the mb.

 

[Jak_Sparra]

Try other PCI-e slot, make sure everything is plugged in properly.
But seeing how another GPU worked just fine it seems like you have to RMA your GPU.

My mobo has one pci-e slot , and i stayed up till 5am unplugging and plugging in all the hardware, the pc worked fine once i put in my HD 6870 , i dont know why this is happening, and also RMA?? what is it ?
Thanks

Return merchandise authorization. Just means contact the card maker and start the returns process. They will tell you what to try, and if it does not work they will want to test the card. Just be happy you have an old back-up card to get access to the internet and play some games still as it can take up to 4 weeks for you to get the card back. Did you change anything else? Is you PSU powerful enough?

My psu handles the cpu and GPu both overclocked , never had it shutdown on me or anything like that, and i cant return the item as i bought it off ebay , with no refunds , i completly regret that and im very stupid thinking if its brand new it should work okay? oh well any other ideas to try get this card working ? i dont think it can just stop working by having the pc off for 3 days? can it be the Pci-e power connector from the psu not working properly ?

I usually try and find the point of change, for you that was changing the CPU cooler. Did you know what you were doing? Is the CPU fan plugged into the correct slot and starting up? Did you clean off the old thermal paste and then apply the right amount of new thermal paste?. Does the new fan touch anything else, like is it pushing on the RAM or the graphics card or anything.

 

[Zectorr]

Try other PCI-e slot, make sure everything is plugged in properly.
But seeing how another GPU worked just fine it seems like you have to RMA your GPU.

My mobo has one pci-e slot , and i stayed up till 5am unplugging and plugging in all the hardware, the pc worked fine once i put in my HD 6870 , i dont know why this is happening, and also RMA?? what is it ?
Thanks

Return merchandise authorization. Just means contact the card maker and start the returns process. They will tell you what to try, and if it does not work they will want to test the card. Just be happy you have an old back-up card to get access to the internet and play some games still as it can take up to 4 weeks for you to get the card back. Did you change anything else? Is you PSU powerful enough?

My psu handles the cpu and GPu both overclocked , never had it shutdown on me or anything like that, and i cant return the item as i bought it off ebay , with no refunds , i completly regret that and im very stupid thinking if its brand new it should work okay? oh well any other ideas to try get this card working ? i dont think it can just stop working by having the pc off for 3 days? can it be the Pci-e power connector from the psu not working properly ?

I usually try and find the point of change, for you that was changing the CPU cooler. Did you know what you were doing? Is the CPU fan plugged into the correct slot and starting up? Did you clean off the old thermal paste and then apply the right amount of new thermal paste?. Does the new fan touch anything else, like is it pushing on the RAM or the graphics card or anything.

No , everything is connected, i took everything apart then put it all back together and still have the problem, i geuss my last thing is to try that card in my other pc , if it doesn't work in that then i guess its dead

 

[Jak_Sparra]

Try other PCI-e slot, make sure everything is plugged in properly.
But seeing how another GPU worked just fine it seems like you have to RMA your GPU.

My mobo has one pci-e slot , and i stayed up till 5am unplugging and plugging in all the hardware, the pc worked fine once i put in my HD 6870 , i dont know why this is happening, and also RMA?? what is it ?
Thanks

Return merchandise authorization. Just means contact the card maker and start the returns process. They will tell you what to try, and if it does not work they will want to test the card. Just be happy you have an old back-up card to get access to the internet and play some games still as it can take up to 4 weeks for you to get the card back. Did you change anything else? Is you PSU powerful enough?

My psu handles the cpu and GPu both overclocked , never had it shutdown on me or anything like that, and i cant return the item as i bought it off ebay , with no refunds , i completly regret that and im very stupid thinking if its brand new it should work okay? oh well any other ideas to try get this card working ? i dont think it can just stop working by having the pc off for 3 days? can it be the Pci-e power connector from the psu not working properly ?

I usually try and find the point of change, for you that was changing the CPU cooler. Did you know what you were doing? Is the CPU fan plugged into the correct slot and starting up? Did you clean off the old thermal paste and then apply the right amount of new thermal paste?. Does the new fan touch anything else, like is it pushing on the RAM or the graphics card or anything.

No , everything is connected, i took everything apart then put it all back together and still have the problem, i geuss my last thing is to try that card in my other pc , if it doesn't work in that then i guess its dead

Yup. I agree. I never buy electronics from e-bay and I guess you learnt your lesson here.

 

[Zectorr]

Try other PCI-e slot, make sure everything is plugged in properly.
But seeing how another GPU worked just fine it seems like you have to RMA your GPU.

My mobo has one pci-e slot , and i stayed up till 5am unplugging and plugging in all the hardware, the pc worked fine once i put in my HD 6870 , i dont know why this is happening, and also RMA?? what is it ?
Thanks

Return merchandise authorization. Just means contact the card maker and start the returns process. They will tell you what to try, and if it does not work they will want to test the card. Just be happy you have an old back-up card to get access to the internet and play some games still as it can take up to 4 weeks for you to get the card back. Did you change anything else? Is you PSU powerful enough?

My psu handles the cpu and GPu both overclocked , never had it shutdown on me or anything like that, and i cant return the item as i bought it off ebay , with no refunds , i completly regret that and im very stupid thinking if its brand new it should work okay? oh well any other ideas to try get this card working ? i dont think it can just stop working by having the pc off for 3 days? can it be the Pci-e power connector from the psu not working properly ?

I usually try and find the point of change, for you that was changing the CPU cooler. Did you know what you were doing? Is the CPU fan plugged into the correct slot and starting up? Did you clean off the old thermal paste and then apply the right amount of new thermal paste?. Does the new fan touch anything else, like is it pushing on the RAM or the graphics card or anything.

No , everything is connected, i took everything apart then put it all back together and still have the problem, i geuss my last thing is to try that card in my other pc , if it doesn't work in that then i guess its dead

Yup. I agree. I never buy electronics from e-bay and I guess you learnt your lesson here.

R.I.P , but i dont know how the card just dies.... stupid