New GPU Problem

[Philip Babilonia]

Hey.

I recently bought a Sapphire Nitro R9 380 card and a new PSU (Seasonic S12II 520W) along with it which I see no problem in terms of power consumption. On my first unlikely tries of installing it on my own (in order to save money making others install what I though is an easy part) when I first unbox it, I can't make the video card to power up and I have no idea why. So I had no other choice but to go to a local repair person and it was properly installed and tested to work, with the new GPU and PSU plugged inside the tower. Now during these past few days, the same problem seems to be back again when I tried to install it on my own (video card does not power up) and I've noticed that the fan stops working and if I try to readjust the plug, the fan would power up for a few seconds then die afterwards.

Now my guess is this: the next time I boot my computer, I won't be able to power it up due to the video card not being properly plugged or there may be a problem with the wiring of the video card to the power supply, which I am not sure entirely or is it caused by another hardware problem.

Any help would be appreciated, and I just hope if next time I can power up my pc, the video card does work and only the fan is not working and you know the rest. What can I do with this? Thank you for your time reading this and cheers!

 

[Forgotten031511]

Your PSU is faulty.

 

[SkyNetRising]

I think your best option is to talk with that local repair person and ask him,
what was wrong with your computer? and how to avoid that?

You seem very unconfident about being able to fix computer issues by yourself.

 

[Philip Babilonia]

@Forgotten031511 Hey there, and thanks for the quick reply! Is there a way for me to determine whether my PSU is indeed faulty or not? Or do I need to get it checked to a local expert?

 

[SkyNetRising]

Fans not spinning is normal, because of:
Intelligent Fan Control (IFC-II) which turns off the fans for silent operation under light load.

 

[Philip Babilonia]

@SkyNetRising Hey! I see, but the way the fan sounds when it starts to spin gives a kind of an off sound like it was forcefully spinned then immediately dies after. Is this normal?

 

[Forgotten031511]

I agree with SkyNet, with your limited experience with computers and lack of confidence I suggest going back to the repair shop that fixed your PC before. If you are still having issues, share with them they did not properly fix it.