Question Graphics Card Won't Power Up Out of Box

[corlenbelspar]

I have a Gigabyte GeForce GT 1030 that was only meant to be an emergency replacement because of my cat managing to puke on the last one while it was on. The PowerColor Fighter AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT arrived in the mail today and it doesn't seem to turn on because I didn't even see the fans spinning. Though I've never had a graphics card that requires its own connector from the PSU, so I'm using the GT again at the moment and maybe I did something wrong?

 

[JohnBonhamsGhost]

include complete system specs and possibly an image of the card installed showing all power connections.

 

[corlenbelspar]

OS: Windows 10 Home 64-bit
CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 1700
RAM: 16.0GB Dual-Channel DDR4 @ 1064MHz
MOBO: Gigabyte AB350-Gaming 3-CF (AM4)

I don't know how to include a photo because I only see the option for a URL to an image and it won't accept my Google Drive.

 

[JohnBonhamsGhost]

include power supply make, model, and time in use.

 

[corlenbelspar]

EVGA 500 BR 500 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply has been used less than 6 months

 

[JohnBonhamsGhost]

EVGA 500 BR 500 W 80+ Bronze

not quite sure of the reliability of the newer BR series.
but the 6500 XT cards usually need either 400 or 500w minimum so you should be good wattage-wise.

maybe try a different PCIe power cable.
if it's a modular unit maybe also try using a different PCIe output.

 

[corlenbelspar]

Yeah the card should be fine with my setup, at least by available information etc. My PSU isn't modular but it has one more PCIe cable with two plugs and one more molex, or what have you, for drives with two plugs.

Maybe my BIOS settings need changed or I need to do something specific with uninstalling the current graphics card before I try using the new one?

 

[JohnBonhamsGhost]

I need to do something specific with uninstalling the current graphics card before I try using it?

switching from Nvidia series to AMD, if you haven't, you should definitely run DDU and remove all traces of the Nvidia data from the system before installing the new AMD card and software.

 

[corlenbelspar]

Seems I'm a dumbass and hadn't pushed the power cable in fully like I thought I did when I went to unplug it again and realized the clip you have to press wasn't in place. The DDU thing is still something I needed to know, so thanks for helping.