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Monitor shows no signal so I think I may have damaged my GPU, reccommendations for a new one (£500)

joe sarge

joe sarge

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This morning I had some issues with my wireless adapter so I thought I would try and remove it from the motherboard then plug it back on. Everything else was working completely fine. At the same time, it had been a while since I cleaned my PC so I cleared some dust by removing the CPU fan and GPU.

However I after putting everything back the monitor would always so no signal or stay black. I also noticed that the fans on GPU didn't spin, although I've been told that newer ones wouldn't do so on startup (AMD 5700 MSI)

Things I've tried are:

- remove graphics card multiple times and refit into the motherboard

- Remove PSU to GPU wires and refit.

- removed one RAM, removed both RAMS

- removed CMOS battery for a few minutes and replace

- Connected monitor to a laptop, so no issues with monitor or cable.

I really hope I didn't ruin my GPU. First time I tried to remove it I forgot to remove the latch and pulled a small section out. It's one of those times where you do more damage than good. The annoying thing is I need it for work!

Any reccommendations for replacement GPU budget around £500
 
Remove all cables and hold the power button for 10-15 seconds. Plug power in and retry.
 
joe sarge said:
I really hope I didn't ruin my GPU. First time I tried to remove it I forgot to remove the latch and pulled a small section out. It's one of those times where you do more damage than good. The annoying thing is I need it for work!
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What do you mean by pulled a small section out?
Did you break the clip? did you damage the slot on the motherboard or what?
Or you pulled the GPU a little bit out before you realised it was latched? usually if you pull the "left" side out a little bit (monitor connector side) is not a problem, but if you pulled the latch side you could damage the MB or GPU
 
Did you remove the CPU cooler or just the fan.

Double check that the GPU and the PCIe cables are seated correctly.

Plus as the post above. Can you post a pic?
 
Wrinkly said:
Take the motherboard out of the case and try the GPU.
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Will give that a go this evening thanks for suggestion.
Drangueos said:
What do you mean by pulled a small section out?
Did you break the clip? did you damage the slot on the motherboard or what?
Or you pulled the GPU a little bit out before you realised it was latched? usually if you pull the "left" side out a little bit (monitor connector side) is not a problem, but if you pulled the latch side you could damage the MB or GPU
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It was latched I pulled out the side that wasn't latched slightly so in terms of what you said it shouldnt have damaged it. I didn't break anything as far as I know.

five8five said:
Did you remove the CPU cooler or just the fan.

Double check that the GPU and the PCIe cables are seated correctly.

Plus as the post above. Can you post a pic?
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Initially I unscrewed one of the cooler screws but quickly screwed it back in after realising that and unscrewed the fan for a clean.

GPU and PCI cables seems fine.

Will post a pic now
 
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I would try removing your sound card and installing the GPU in the lower slot, just for testing... as that slot is 8x instead of 16x like the top one.

Also sometimes, reseting the bios would fix some problems like that.
 
Drangueos said:
I would try removing your sound card and installing the GPU in the lower slot, just for testing... as that slot is 8x instead of 16x like the top one.

Also sometimes, reseting the bios would fix some problems like that.
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Thanks, tried that, unfortuntely didnt work.

champ222 said:
Have you tried plugging the monitor into a different hdmi/display port on the gpu?
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yes multiple times
 
Something I've come across in the past is the interference of the pc case not letting the hdmi cable plug seat in far enough into the gpu's hdmi socket. Going by your pics, it looks like that might be happening. If it were me, I'd slacken off the two gpu clamping screws (that secure the gpu into the case), plug in the hdmi cable and ensure its "fully" seated and try that. I would also suggest you do this with the pc on it's side so the gpu is sitting vertically so as to avoid too much movement of the card in the pcie slot.
 
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