To start with, I really appreciate any direction, tips or advice. I recently decided to upgrade my GTX 1070 to an RTX 3080.
Original PC
I purchase these parts
I installed all 3 of the parts this afternoon and have been troubleshooting nonstop. The PSU itself seems to be installed correctly and everything turns on, also I can see the new GPU fan spinning. However, the screen is completely black on boot. I have also plugged in an HDMI cable directly to my motherboard just to see if I can get to a windows screen or maybe bios but no dice. If I turn the computer on, its black and I can hear the harddrive thinking and then it sounds like it reboots. I have opened it back up and went through each of the new power plugs I touched to ensure they are snug.
I realize that I made a lot of changes at once which makes it hard to narrow down exactly what might be the issue but I would love any pointers to start ruling things out and hopefully get my pc back up and running. .
Original PC
- 16gb ram
- GTX 1070
- 650W PSU
I purchase these parts
- 32gb additional ram for the 2 empty slots
- RTX 3080
- 1050W PSU
I installed all 3 of the parts this afternoon and have been troubleshooting nonstop. The PSU itself seems to be installed correctly and everything turns on, also I can see the new GPU fan spinning. However, the screen is completely black on boot. I have also plugged in an HDMI cable directly to my motherboard just to see if I can get to a windows screen or maybe bios but no dice. If I turn the computer on, its black and I can hear the harddrive thinking and then it sounds like it reboots. I have opened it back up and went through each of the new power plugs I touched to ensure they are snug.
I realize that I made a lot of changes at once which makes it hard to narrow down exactly what might be the issue but I would love any pointers to start ruling things out and hopefully get my pc back up and running. .