[SOLVED] GPU + storm surge = gpu probably got fried

[Anarcia34_4]

Living in an apartment, there's on going storm, power goes slightly on and off, neighbor using power tools.

So the power went out for less than 1/2 sec
pc turned off
I forced turned it off so I can restart
pc won't turn on
smells burning somewhere
unplugged the entire pc from the wall
opened pc and check but can't where the smell comes from
plugged in back to the wall
pc wont turn on
removed the pc from the wall again then open the pc
removed the gpu 1060 6gb sc almost 7years old bought back in 2016
gpu smells a lil bad near the dvi back area but no physical burn sign.
turns on the pc without the gpu
pc works / mother board lights up / cpu fan spins / pc fan spins / seems no damage in psu
T_T placed back the gpu
pc won't turn on, when pressing the power the "click sound" happens in motherboard / GPU fan does not spin / CPU fan does not spin / pc case fan does not spin / nothing happening in monitor.
now I am 80% certain the gpu died
the remaining 20% are second thoughts on either mother board or may be psu got damaged and can't provide enough power.

• idk if i'll consider the 20% scenario that either MB or PSU are damaged
• i don't have spare pc to test the gpu
• I'll go to pc center in my area, if the gpu is broken i'll build a new pc from there.
• why did i posted here, b/c i am wondering if this scenario of mine happened to anyone here. when it happened there's a loud fan spin sound idk if it is the gpu or the psu followed by electronic burning smell.

-I posted this in the same pc but no gpu installed

 

[Darkbreeze]

What is the EXACT model of your power supply? How long was it in service prior to this occurrence?

What are the FULL hardware specs for the rest of the hardware? Have you tried the graphics card in a different PCIe slot?

Chances are very good that it's the graphics card, but as you say, there is a good chance as well that it's the power supply since there are multiple power paths from the PSU to the motherboard and graphics card, not to mention things like SATA and Molex power to other devices. Any one of them could be faulty, but since it works without the GPU card installed, I'd suspect heavily that it's the graphics card. Given the cost of graphics cards currently, I'd want to fully eliminate the possibility of it being the PSU first though. If the PSU does not have any smell to it, and the graphics card does, I'd think that's an even bigger indication of a problem with the card.

 

[Anarcia34_4]

What is the EXACT model of your power supply? How long was it in service prior to this occurrence?

What are the FULL hardware specs for the rest of the hardware? Have you tried the graphics card in a different PCIe slot?

Chances are very good that it's the graphics card, but as you say, there is a good chance as well that it's the power supply since there are multiple power paths from the PSU to the motherboard and graphics card, not to mention things like SATA and Molex power to other devices. Any one of them could be faulty, but since it works without the GPU card installed, I'd suspect heavily that it's the graphics card. Given the cost of graphics cards currently, I'd want to fully eliminate the possibility of it being the PSU first though. If the PSU does not have any smell to it, and the graphics card does, I'd think that's an even bigger indication of a problem with the card.

thank you for your reply

- yes i tried it on the 2nd slot but no response, it wont turn the gpu fan and also the cpu fan but theres mb light.(no led warning lights) just the comestics part of the mb lighting.

- the psu doesn't have reminiscent smell however the gpu have a little bit.

PSU is Corsair RMX Series 650x (2018) bought in 2019
GPU - 1060 6gb sc single fan
MB - Asus optimized Z170 atx LGA1151
RAM CMK16GX4M2B3000C15 x 4 (idk if these hugs too much power)
and i only use 2 evo 500 ssds and 1 HDD.
CPU - i5 6600k 3.5 - it was clocked for 6 years(since 2016, re-paste around 2019 when the new psu is installed), it might have worn out the mb again i don't know. 🤣

Honestly, at some point i might have turned off the power surge protection on the MB, but right now again the pc that i am using is the same pc but no gpu and im just using the integrated gpu.

Diagnostic that i havn't done.

• removing everything and only connecting psu > mb > gpu > 2 stick of ram
• full cmos reset (i don't know how to short it since there's no button) but i can remove the battery for few minutes and test it.

 

[Darkbreeze]

If it is working fine with the integrated graphics, without the graphics card installed, then I'd feel pretty pretty confident saying it's the graphics card.

But, in case you want to eliminate every possibility first, these are some additional steps you can take. Testing the PSU will require access to, buying, or borrowing, a volt meter, if you don't have one.

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ac7YMUcMjbw

How To - Troubleshooting problems with PC memory (RAM) and XMP profile configurations

In the beginning, there was......BIOS Before you go ANY further, go to the manufacturer product page for your specific motherboard model AND revision. Revision is an important aspect because for any given motherboard there may be more than one version of that model which will be identified...

forums.tomshardware.com

BIOS Hard Reset procedure

Power off the unit, switch the PSU off and unplug the PSU cord from either the wall or the power supply.

Remove the motherboard CMOS battery for about three to five minutes. In some cases it may be necessary to remove the graphics card to access the CMOS battery.

During that five minutes while the CMOS battery is out of the motherboard, press the power button on the case, continuously, for 15-30 seconds, in order to deplete any residual charge that might be present in the CMOS circuit. After the five minutes is up, reinstall the CMOS battery making sure to insert it with the correct side up just as it came out.

If you had to remove the graphics card you can now reinstall it, but remember to reconnect your power cables if there were any attached to it as well as your display cable.

Now, plug the power supply cable back in, switch the PSU back on and power up the system. It should display the POST screen and the options to enter CMOS/BIOS setup. Enter the bios setup program and reconfigure the boot settings for either the Windows boot manager or for legacy systems, the drive your OS is installed on if necessary.

Save settings and exit. If the system will POST and boot then you can move forward from there including going back into the bios and configuring any other custom settings you may need to configure such as Memory XMP, A-XMP or D.O.C.P profile settings, custom fan profile settings or other specific settings you may have previously had configured that were wiped out by resetting the CMOS.

In some cases it may be necessary when you go into the BIOS after a reset, to load the Optimal default or Default values and then save settings, to actually get the hardware tables to reset in the boot manager.

It is probably also worth mentioning that for anything that might require an attempt to DO a hard reset in the first place, IF the problem is related to a lack of video signal, it is a GOOD IDEA to try a different type of display as many systems will not work properly for some reason with displayport configurations. It is worth trying HDMI if you are having no display or lack of visual ability to enter the BIOS, or no signal messages.

Trying a different monitor as well, if possible, is also a good idea IF the problem is that there is a lack of display. It happens.

 

[Anarcia34_4]

thanks for the reply, i'll have to pay visit the closes repairshop in my area and test the gpu too.

 

[Darkbreeze]

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