Posted By: Moondancer
Is my GPU fried? - 01/08/13 02:43 PM
Hi guys
My son was playing an RTS on a PC that has the following specs:
Operating System: Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit (6.1, Build 7600) (7600.win7_gdr.120830-0334)
System Model: P5K SE/EPU
BIOS: BIOS Date: 03/14/08 11:20:57 Ver: 08.00.12
Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU E8400 @ 3.00GHz (2 CPUs), ~3.0GHz
Memory: 4096MB RAM
Available OS Memory: 4096MB RAM
The GPU is a Ge force 9800GTX
He was playing an RTS with too many factions and too many variables enabled- he'd made it so it was immensely memory intensive, and it kept crashing the PC with memory errors. I told him to stop doing that, but he wouldn't listen. So, 2 days ago, disaster struck and we got the blue screen of death.
Since then, the PC doesn't recognize the GPU anymore, no matter what i do. I've reinstalled the latest drivers, i've installed earlier drivers, I've done 2 system restores to earlier dates, I've repaired disk errors, i've defragged. The only thing i haven't tried yet, is that I haven't repaired or re-installed Windows which is my next step (we just want to backup our most precious files first).
I do still get graphics, but it's obviously from the onboard integrated graphics chip. As soon as i try to play any game except for Flashplayer games (Machinarium plays, for instance), it tells me the game cannot initialize, bc i don't have the necessary video unit. Also, when i go to my Nvidea control panel, it won't even start up, telling me that i don't have an Nvidia device installed.
My dxdiag picks up nothing in the display device section- the values are just blank.
I've checked that the GPU is properly seated and properly connected--it is. When the PC goes on, the mobo seems to be fine with the unit, the right LED's go on, the card seems to be working, it's fans are spinning, etc. Which is why i thought (and hoped) that it might just be a software error brought on by the BOS.
If the Win repair doesn't work, the next step is a new GPU, but i'll have to go for the Radeon HD 7770 due to budget constraints. (I've checked a bunch of reviews and it seems to be a faster card on lower resolutions than the Nvidia GTX650, which is comparable in price.)
Sadly i won't be able to afford the RADEON 7850 or the Nvidia GTX 660 or GTX670.
Anybody got any ideas as to what more i can try? ...or must i just accept that the GPU got fried inside?
My son was playing an RTS on a PC that has the following specs:
Operating System: Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit (6.1, Build 7600) (7600.win7_gdr.120830-0334)
System Model: P5K SE/EPU
BIOS: BIOS Date: 03/14/08 11:20:57 Ver: 08.00.12
Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU E8400 @ 3.00GHz (2 CPUs), ~3.0GHz
Memory: 4096MB RAM
Available OS Memory: 4096MB RAM
The GPU is a Ge force 9800GTX
He was playing an RTS with too many factions and too many variables enabled- he'd made it so it was immensely memory intensive, and it kept crashing the PC with memory errors. I told him to stop doing that, but he wouldn't listen. So, 2 days ago, disaster struck and we got the blue screen of death.
Since then, the PC doesn't recognize the GPU anymore, no matter what i do. I've reinstalled the latest drivers, i've installed earlier drivers, I've done 2 system restores to earlier dates, I've repaired disk errors, i've defragged. The only thing i haven't tried yet, is that I haven't repaired or re-installed Windows which is my next step (we just want to backup our most precious files first).
I do still get graphics, but it's obviously from the onboard integrated graphics chip. As soon as i try to play any game except for Flashplayer games (Machinarium plays, for instance), it tells me the game cannot initialize, bc i don't have the necessary video unit. Also, when i go to my Nvidea control panel, it won't even start up, telling me that i don't have an Nvidia device installed.
My dxdiag picks up nothing in the display device section- the values are just blank.
I've checked that the GPU is properly seated and properly connected--it is. When the PC goes on, the mobo seems to be fine with the unit, the right LED's go on, the card seems to be working, it's fans are spinning, etc. Which is why i thought (and hoped) that it might just be a software error brought on by the BOS.
If the Win repair doesn't work, the next step is a new GPU, but i'll have to go for the Radeon HD 7770 due to budget constraints. (I've checked a bunch of reviews and it seems to be a faster card on lower resolutions than the Nvidia GTX650, which is comparable in price.)
Sadly i won't be able to afford the RADEON 7850 or the Nvidia GTX 660 or GTX670.
Anybody got any ideas as to what more i can try? ...or must i just accept that the GPU got fried inside?