[SOLVED] PC won't turn on when GPU is plugged to PSU

[TimFriendly]

Hello everyone,

I need your expertise.

When I plug the PSU with GPU (GTX 1050) using a PCIe Cable: the PC won't turn on.
When I unplug the PCIe Cable, PC turns on displaying: "CONNECT THE PCIe POWER CABLES FOR THIS GRAPHIC CARD"

Running the same PC with another GPU (GT 730) which does not need a PCIe Cable, works perfectly.

Why is my GTX 1050 not working?

I tried different PCIe cables, no luck.

Below is the hardware:

• Motherboard Gigabyte A520I w/ AMD Ryzen 5 1600 65W AM4 CPU
• 16 GB DDR4 3200 Mhz
• Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1050 2GB 128-Bit GDDR5

What am I missing? What am I doing wrong?

Below is are illustrations from my hardware:
https://i.ibb.co/7X0bLkz/Help-Desk.jpg

Thanks everyone!

Tim

 

[dotas1]

Do you have another PSU to test? It's a bad PSU that one , it's listed under tier D in the curated tier list:

Article - [psucultists] PSU tier list rev. 14.8 (Final Update Jul '21)

PSU Tier List 4.0 rev. 14.8 (outdated) Last Update: 12-07-2021 Legend : Gray - EoL/obsolete and/or otherwise not recommended for purchase. Green - small form-factor (gold and blue colors are disregarded due to scarcity of SFX PSUs) Gold - best units in the tier (includes requirements for blue...

forums.tomshardware.com

 

[RodroX]

Those are the modular cables that came with the bequiet PSU right ?

1. Test another PSU.
2. or test the GTX 1050 on another PC.

Its seems you did everything right, and if thats the case Im guessing is either the PSU or the GPU are damaged.

 

[ttower2020]

I suspect a PSU issue, so doing what was suggested above is a good idea if possible. Try to use that GPU in another PC, or use a different PSU for that PC to narrow the issue down.

 

[emitfudd]

Like the others have said, if you are able to swap the PSU and GPU with another pc that will help you narrow down the issue. I had the same issue not too long ago with my 1080ti and it ended up the card died. When I would connect the PSU cables to it, the PC would not power up. With the cables not connected it would boot up fine. I ended up narrowing it down by using an old 750 ti and it booted up normally.

It could also be the PCIe slot. Do you have another one? I saw a post recently where the OP discovered his PCIe slot went bad because the one below it ran his GPU just fine.