Question Pc beeps on start up when I inserted a graphics card?

[jaguar.1994]

Not sure if it's the right place but I inserted a new graphics card the Nvidia 1060 3gb into my pc but when I turned it on it started to continually beep untill shut down the beeps are too fast to count. I inserted my old graphics card which was the Nvidia 960 and even though it did work before it now is starting to beep I can't see anywhere on my motherboard manual on beeping I'm a little lost im not sure what is causing it.

My specs are
I5-3570k
GPU original Nvidia 960
GPU new Nvidia 1060
Motherboard ga-z77x-ud3h
More information provided if needed

 

[hang-the-9]

What is the brand/model of the power supply? Make sure you did not disconnect anything else while you were installing the card.

 

[jaguar.1994]

I can't remember the exact wattage but it's an evga and I think 400w I only removed the GPU from the pc while there was no power going to it

 

[ko888]

The GIGABYTE GA-Z77X-UD3H has a Debug LED. What is the Code that is shown?

 

[jaguar.1994]

If it's the one I'm thinking 15

 

[ko888]

15 - Pre-memory North-Bridge initialization is started.

The continuous beeps indicate a problem with the DRAM.

 

[jaguar.1994]

So there is an issue with my ram? I know it wasn't registering in some ports is there a fix for it I will try swapping the rams about

 

[ko888]

You can try re-seating the memory modules (i.e. take them out and reinsert them).

 

[jaguar.1994]

I'll give that a try tomorrow when I have time thanks for the help I'll post of that works or not

 

[jaguar.1994]

Ok so now my pc works with me moving the ram but now my pc is just on a plack screen which is something to do with my GPU now to sort that out

 

[hang-the-9]

Ok so now my pc works with me moving the ram but now my pc is just on a plack screen which is something to do with my GPU now to sort that out

As I said, you hit something else when you installed the card Not hard to sort that out, you did something inside the system, then even the old card did not work, means something else was done.

For the new card, did you do a BIOS update for the motherboard? With a 3rd gen cpu, it's fairly old, older motherboards can have issues running newer video cards.

 

[jaguar.1994]

I ended up getting the GPU working but I had an issue with the old pc were it would restart when I play games on high graphics I was hoping that my old GPU the 960 was faulty but no my new GPU didn't help it still restarted on me

 

[ko888]

I ended up getting the GPU working but I had an issue with the old pc were it would restart when I play games on high graphics I was hoping that my old GPU the 960 was faulty but no my new GPU didn't help it still restarted on me

A spontaneous reboot usually indicates a power supply problem (i.e. unstable or inadequate power). What is the brand and model of the power supply unit?

 

[jaguar.1994]

The PSU is an evga 500w

 

[ko888]

The PSU is an evga 500w

There are at least five different 500W models:

EVGA 500 W1 [100-W1-0500-KR]
EVGA 500 BQ [110-BQ-0500-K1]
EVGA 500 BT [100-BT-0500-K1]
EVGA 500 B1 [100-B1-0500-KR]
EVGA 500 BR [100-BR-0500-K1]


Not all of them are good.

 

[jaguar.1994]

It's the 100-w1-0500 but doesn't have kr at the end

 

[ko888]

The EVGA 500 W1 isn't a particularly good PSU. It is constructed with low quality components so don't expect longevity especially if you've used it for more than 3 years. Voltage regulation was never tight on that model.

Try testing with a better quality PSU. Borrow one, if you can.

 

[jaguar.1994]

I've tried an atng 400w PSU a company I have never heard of and my pc is working fine

 

[ko888]

I've tried an atng 400w PSU a company I have never heard of and my pc is working fine

So all you needed was a new PSU.

 

[jaguar.1994]

Yeah I can't believe I overlooked it got told by a few people that the PSU will be fine

 

[jaguar.1994]

Yeah I can't believe I overlooked it got told by a few people that the PSU will be fine

 

[ko888]

If the EVGA 500 W1 was new you might have been fine with it for a few years.

 

[jaguar.1994]

I bought it a few years ago and got told everything was new apart from the motherboard looks like I was pretty much lied too