A Problem To Be Solved?

Trusty · 11 Oct 2010 at 22:32

Hey,

Basically my GPU fan is not spinning up! I've tried a different mobo and a different GPU (same result, no fan) so it cant really be any of those two. Can a burnt CPU make the GPU not fire up. The CPU fan starts up but that might not mean the CPU is working surely??

I've changed the PSU aswell as i originally thought this was the culprit, ive tried different memory slots with the ram. Whats the order for a start up? is it cpu, ram, gpu??

[TW]Sponge · 11 Oct 2010 at 23:01

Have you tried to boot the computer without the gpu plugged in?

Trusty · 11 Oct 2010 at 23:04

What would that tell me?

VFM Addict · 11 Oct 2010 at 23:06

Do you have a old PCI (not PCI-e) gcard around? Its times like this that one of those dinosaurs comes in real handy.

[TW]Sponge · 11 Oct 2010 at 23:07

Thermaltake said:
What would that tell me?

Just to check to see if the cpu is running fine.

Randomface74 · 11 Oct 2010 at 23:07

Sounds like a power surge took out your PSU and your motherboard. And probably everything else. You may never know.

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VFM Addict · 11 Oct 2010 at 23:11

Can't be that the OP tried another mobo and gpu. I noticed that he had a Hiper psu so something along those lines were my thoughts too.
TBH it really can't be anything else but the cpu now.

ShaolinDreams · 11 Oct 2010 at 23:15

Could be your PSU mate .. my Hyper type-R psu died recently and the computer was acting very strange before its death.

[TW]Sponge · 11 Oct 2010 at 23:18

Yeh tbh it is starting to sound like the psu could be the culprit. All i can suggest is try a mates psu and see if that works.

Trusty · 11 Oct 2010 at 23:18

VFM Addict said:
Can't be that the OP tried another mobo and gpu. I noticed that he had a Hiper psu so something along those lines were my thoughts too.
TBH it really can't be anything else but the cpu now.

Yeah got a new PSU, Corsair 650W! Also have a new motherboard aswell. It must be the CPU....blast!

[TW]Sponge · 11 Oct 2010 at 23:39

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CP-339-IN&groupid=701&catid=6&subcat=1672

VFM Addict · 12 Oct 2010 at 00:00

Now there's a damn good excuse for grabbing a Q6600 on MM isn't it.

Not married by any chance are you

Actually in a P5N-E SLI a Q6600 should hit 3.3 to 3,6Ghz. Nice. And a Q6600 on MM wont cost much more really than an E5400 new. Although a 5400 would probs hit 3.8-4Ghz the quad would be far better.

Think of it as an upg far better than a 4300 at 3.2.

BTW did your 4300 have a soup bowl heat-spreader on it. Mine did, took me hours to lap than damn cpu.

Trusty · 12 Oct 2010 at 00:45

Yeah i've put an offer for a Q6600 down in MM. Just waiting to hear back. No i don't think my 4300 did.

My other mobo is the Gigabyte Ep43 - UDSL. Reckon the Q6600 will push further on that board??

Altho my Asus was absolutley spot on for a long time, might just stick with that.

westom · 13 Oct 2010 at 17:48

Thermaltake said:
Basically my GPU fan is not spinning up! I've tried a different mobo and a different GPU (same result, no fan) so it cant really be any of those two.

Where does that GPU fan get its power from? If not from the GPU card, then you should be able to power that fan directly (its voltage will be marked).

All fans start fully on. Then later, the temperature control throttles back the fans (if the function exists). If the CPU is defective, then the fan would be fully spinning. But first, where does the fan get powered from?