[SOLVED] Psu and GPU question

[Etienne.]

Can a psu only fail in pcie cables?
If yes would your entire pc shut down or would you only lose signal on your monitor?

 

[richiestang_78]

It can, however depending on how old your GPU that could also have failed.

What PSU and GPU do you have and what are the issues you are having with your computer? Try and be specific.

 

[Etienne.]

It can, however depending on how old your GPU that could also have failed.

What PSU and GPU do you have and what are the issues you are having with your computer? Try and be specific.

My psu is a cougar vte 600w 80plus bronze
And my gpu is an evga gtx 970
So what's happening is that my monitor loses signal ramdomly after entering windows and when i try to turn it on again it sometimes shows me please power off and connect pcie cables for this graphics card message that or it boots up but with error 43 in device manager. What I want to know is if I should remplace my gpu or my psu.

 

[richiestang_78]

My psu is a cougar vte 600w 80plus bronze
And my gpu is an evga gtx 970
So what's happening is that my monitor loses signal ramdomly after entering windows and when i try to turn it on again it sometimes shows me please power off and connect pcie cables for this graphics card message that or it boots up but with error 43 in device manager. What I want to know is if I should remplace my gpu or my psu.

Can you test the card in another computer?

You can buy cheat 10-15 USD power supply testers on Amazon and test the PSU. I would get a digital one that can monitor voltages to check for spikes or drops. Or if you have a Multi/Volt meter you can use that if you know what you are doing.

Seeing on how you have a cheap low quality PSU and an older GPU its hard to say which one it is. Im leaning to a dying card but that PSU is also suspect.