I take it my dads GPU has died ?

[{SAS}TB]

I knocked my old man a rig together a few moths ago and recently he has had random BSOD and lack of signal to the monitor

I talked him through a few things over the phone (he lives quite away away) and seemed to have sorted things out, until tonight ...........

I got thesepictures emailed :

First thoughts are is GPU has gone

Anyone else got any thoughts ?

Any help would be much appreciated

Cheers

 

[ShakeNBake]

see if the motherboard has a built in graphics adapter, plug the monitor into the motherboard graphics slot, and see if it works

 

[spoffle]

I've had this happen before with a graphics card. It turned out to be failing or failed RAM.

 

[{SAS}TB]

see if the motherboard has a built in graphics, plug the monitor into the motherboard graphics slot, and see if it works

Unfortunately it doesn't (or he cant see it ) - That was one of the first things I thought of , but thanks

I've had this happen before with a graphics card. It turned out to be failing or failed RAM.

Hmmm, good call, looks like its remove a few sticks and see what happens - cheers

 

[spoffle]

Unfortunately it doesn't (or he cant see it ) - That was one of the first things I thought of , but thanks



Hmmm, good call, looks like its remove a few sticks and see what happens - cheers

Graphics RAM, you won't have much luck taking that out.

System RAM's a good idea too though.

 

[{SAS}TB]

lol, too many beers

Thankfully (and completely randomly) my sister who lives near him, but nowhere near me, visited today so i have sent a spare GPU back with her to try and talk him through swapping it out tomorrow ...........

If that doesn't work ill try the long sticks of RAM as well

 

[{SAS}TB]

Thanks all

It was the GPU - VRAM me suspects

"New" card in and, after he tool the Dremmel to the HDD cage (with all the components still installed :O) so it would fit, all seems fine - has been running OK since he installed the new one earlier today

 

[Akagi]

Thanks all

It was the GPU - VRAM me suspects

"New" card in and, after he tool the Dremmel to the HDD cage (with all the components still installed :O) so it would fit, all seems fine - has been running OK since he installed the new one earlier today

With the components still installed... Oh my god... haha xD