Need help with Aorus waterforce 1080 ti.

EYE_ON_ME · 17 Mar 2019 at 20:07

Plec said:
It's probably still under warranty and Gigabyte has UK RMA - maybe worth considering if seller helps with return.

If you mean a PCIe vertical riser kit/bracket then potentially - would the smaller connector from the extension allow you to test the other PCIe slot?

It will but only with another gpu as the riser won't bend so I can test the Aorus I have now.

EYE_ON_ME · 17 Mar 2019 at 20:09

orbitalwalsh said:
Led should be off when plugged in and system turned on.
When they are flashing, poor supply or power, if left on then no power getting to the cards.

RGB is controlled via software and can turn off if not installed

Thanks for the info, I guessed that just needed it confirmed. Both lights are off when I turn the system on.

Plec · 17 Mar 2019 at 20:12

It's not looking promising for the 1080 - but the trouble is that it's being fitted into a new spec.

Could you try it in a friends/family nVidia powered computer system?

orbitalwalsh · 17 Mar 2019 at 20:15

EYE_ON_ME said:
Thanks for the info, I guessed that just needed it confirmed. Both lights are off when I turn the system on.

Card should have a 4 year warranty . If your able to get receipt from buyer or get owner to RMA, should be fine hopefully (if it's the card gone for what ever reason )

EYE_ON_ME · 18 Mar 2019 at 17:55

Still no life, but could I have found another motherboard that is not compatible with Aorus waterforce 1080 ti
https://rog.asus.com/forum/showthre...1080Ti-Incompatible-(Cannot-Detect-GPU)/page2

Also am I allowed to link this? If not please delete.

Thanks.

Plec · 18 Mar 2019 at 18:29

EYE_ON_ME said:
Still no life, but could I have found another motherboard that is not compatible with Aorus waterforce 1080 ti

EYE_ON_ME said:
My setup is :
8700
MSI Z390 gaming pro carbon
Aorus waterforce 1080 ti
16gb corsair ram
corsair 1000 rm

I would have thought you would have seen a few hits if there was a problem with the MSI Pro Carbon and Aorus mix - try a dedicated search on the MSI forums/Gigabyte forums. The Gigabyte rep on here is very active/helpful, @GIGA-Man, he may be able to shed a bit more light on any possible compatibility issues.

EYE_ON_ME said:
Also the seller on eBay was very fast to say they will give me a refund without really asking any questions, apart from saying sorry.

Your suspicion of the seller may be valid - perhaps ask some further questions, he may be surprisingly honest if he suspects that there may be an issue which he thought was specific to his system only.

Or as mentioned before - could you place it into a friends 'nVidia' based system for testing?

Apone70 · 18 Mar 2019 at 20:08

i would send it back for a refund

EYE_ON_ME · 19 Mar 2019 at 05:48

Silly question but can you test a water cooled GPU without it be in a loop? I mean just turn the PC on and log in to windows, just to see if the gpu in found.

Plec · 19 Mar 2019 at 09:04

EYE_ON_ME said:
Silly question but can you test a water cooled GPU without it be in a loop? I mean just turn the PC on and log in to windows, just to see if the gpu in found.

If the block is still attached to the GPU then it should be able to handle loading into windows for a quick test.

GIGA-Man · 19 Mar 2019 at 13:24

If you have the original invoice from the seller I can try and help you to test it.

EYE_ON_ME · 19 Mar 2019 at 17:21

Hi thanks for all your info, I bought a msi GT 720 to test and it worked first time. So I will be returning the gpu.

EYE_ON_ME · 19 Mar 2019 at 17:22

GIGA-Man said:
If you have the original invoice from the seller I can try and help you to test it.

I will try but his hasn't found it as of yet, how would you test it?

Apone70 · 19 Mar 2019 at 20:46

Just return it for a full refund mate, you would have to RMA it to gigabyte and its not worth the agro IMO

GIGA-Man · 25 Mar 2019 at 16:43

I assume they would put a stock cooler on it to test