- Oct 3, 2019
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Hi, I recently stepped up to a 1440p monitor and I'm trying to give my old FX-8320E/ GTX960 system one last upgrade before I have to tear everything out. A 1440p-level GPU, of which the 5700XT is the front runner.
I'm in a mATX box, so I've got <10" clearance and the MSI MECH 5700/XT are literally the only options. I bring it home, wedge it in there, power up, Bios loads....then once windows should begin to load the screen goes blank, monitor led stays lit as if there's signal, but display stays dead. There's a couple clicks from the PC as if something's loading, but only briefly and Win10 never boots up.
Old card boots/works fine when I plug it back in. I've had AMD cards in this PC before. The only thing I can think of is that these MSI 5700's can both eat up a good 225W. I have a high quality(?) Seasonic 660W platinum grade PSU and don't run anything crazy; 2 HDDs and a small bump up to 3.6Ghz from 3.3, so I figured I had enough wiggle room, but they do recommend 750W.
The last time I had an insufficient PSU, the whole thing wouldn't power-on, at all. It starts, BIOS runs and it's displayed through the card, I can change mobo settings no problem. It's just once Win10 starts to load it goes dead, fans still running but nothing gets done. Would that be from the GPU stepping up power draw after BIOS, and then not having enough power? Or is there something else I could be troubleshooting?
System/power breakdown here. https://outervision.com/b/yjgWXK
It's a little close to my 660W max, but I was hoping still workable? I've only got budget for the 1 card currently, so stepping up to a 800W-ish PSU just for a more expensive card is a non-starter, I'll just have to settle for a crappier half-upgrade GPU and be bitter about it for 2 years. :/
I'm in a mATX box, so I've got <10" clearance and the MSI MECH 5700/XT are literally the only options. I bring it home, wedge it in there, power up, Bios loads....then once windows should begin to load the screen goes blank, monitor led stays lit as if there's signal, but display stays dead. There's a couple clicks from the PC as if something's loading, but only briefly and Win10 never boots up.
Old card boots/works fine when I plug it back in. I've had AMD cards in this PC before. The only thing I can think of is that these MSI 5700's can both eat up a good 225W. I have a high quality(?) Seasonic 660W platinum grade PSU and don't run anything crazy; 2 HDDs and a small bump up to 3.6Ghz from 3.3, so I figured I had enough wiggle room, but they do recommend 750W.
The last time I had an insufficient PSU, the whole thing wouldn't power-on, at all. It starts, BIOS runs and it's displayed through the card, I can change mobo settings no problem. It's just once Win10 starts to load it goes dead, fans still running but nothing gets done. Would that be from the GPU stepping up power draw after BIOS, and then not having enough power? Or is there something else I could be troubleshooting?
System/power breakdown here. https://outervision.com/b/yjgWXK
It's a little close to my 660W max, but I was hoping still workable? I've only got budget for the 1 card currently, so stepping up to a 800W-ish PSU just for a more expensive card is a non-starter, I'll just have to settle for a crappier half-upgrade GPU and be bitter about it for 2 years. :/
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