Asus R7 265 BIOS Problem

[eidairaman1]

I tried what you wrote, there was no solution.

So its still dead?

Well that explains the card is dead dead then

 

[EmirDayi]

So its still dead?

Well that explains the card is dead dead then

However, the card may sometimes return to its original state. This is a very interesting event.

@eidairaman1 @Chloe Price , I think to get the output of the video card from the display port. Could this be a solution?

 

[eidairaman1]

Basically if an output is bad then it's on its final leg, you could get board repaired by eli tech on youtube.

 

[EmirDayi]

Basically if an output is bad then it's on its final leg, you could get board repaired by eli tech on youtube.

I'm thinking of getting the image from the "display port" input.

 

[eidairaman1]

I'm thinking of getting the image from the "display port" input.

Dp on a gpu is an output, dp on a monitor is input.

 

[EmirDayi]

Dp on a gpu is an output, dp on a monitor is input.

I will get DP output while HDMI is being input. Could there be a solution?

 

[eidairaman1]

I will get DP output while HDMI is being input. Could there be a solution?

There are all kinds of adapters, try them. If the card doesnt work it is dead dead

 

[Naki]

There are adapters, and cables too!
I use 3 monitors here, and as my AMD Radeon GPU lacks 3 HDMI ports, I need to use some adapters & cables.

Good and not too expensive 3m and 1.8m cables exist that are DP from one side, HDMI from the other. (Male at both ends)
You then plug the DP end into the GPU, and the HDMI end - into a free HDMI port on your monitor or TV (with no DP port on it, mostly older models - note newer TVs/monitors will usually have DP ports also).

NOTE: Sometimes after thunderstorms HDMI ports on monitors/TVs can get damaged too, the issue is not limited to GPUs.
Such as 1 of 2 ports works, and 1 not. OR for TVs with lots of HDMI ports, just 1 of those 4-5 ports may be damaged/non-working and the rest fine.
So, I am not saying in your case GPU is Okay as it may not be but have this in mind too.

 

[eidairaman1]

HDMI are not grounded properly tbf, many tvs ive found had stray voltage that would knockout a tvbox&modem on cable or vdsl services

 

[EmirDayi]

It's the only way I haven't tried. I'il try to get the product.

 

[Naki]

It's the only way I haven't tried. I'il try to get the product.

Great! Please let us know how it works out.

 

[EmirDayi]

Tried the cable unfortunately did not work

 

[plewis00]

Is there any reason you're trying so hard to get this fixed? You've spent a lot of time on it so far and, in the UK anyway, we can get this card and the 270X for £40 delivered with 2 years warranty from somewhere like CeX.

 

[eidairaman1]

Is there any reason you're trying so hard to get this fixed? You've spent a lot of time on it so far and, in the UK anyway, we can get this card and the 270X for £40 delivered with 2 years warranty from somewhere like CeX.

As much sense as you have to replace it (like I would) some obsess over it, the card is toast and there is someone on youtube that can make it work again by the name of eli tech.

 

[plewis00]

As much sense as you have to replace it (like I would) some obsess over it, the card is toast and there is someone on youtube that can make it work again by the name of eli tech.

I have no doubt people can fix it and I hate throwing away good or partly-good hardware but there comes a point when the time and money expended exceeds the value gain of fixing it, not to mention the time he is without the use of it.

If my main GPU died, I can walk into town and buy a replacement GPU from CeX for £40-50 with 2 year warranty or even order online for delivery.

 

[eidairaman1]

I have no doubt people can fix it and I hate throwing away good or partly-good hardware but there comes a point when the time and money expended exceeds the value gain of fixing it, not to mention the time he is without the use of it.

If my main GPU died, I can walk into town and buy a replacement GPU from CeX for £40-50 with 2 year warranty or even order online for delivery.

Yup, i could understand if they were the generations mid range or top end boards repairing them

 

[EmirDayi]

My goal is not to buy new cards. The card works normally, but there are problems I've said, and the card is interesting, sometimes returning to its original state.

 

[plewis00]

My goal is not to buy new cards. The card works normally, but there are problems I've said, and the card is interesting, sometimes returning to its original state.

Yeah I understand but for me, if I’d spent 2-3 hours working on it and couldn’t resolve it, the financial cost of me not doing something else more beneficial exceeds the benefit. Also, I don’t have time to tinker any more, as much as I wish I did. The other day my friend told me how he’d built a home CCTV system out of Raspberry Pis and cameras and I said I just bought off-the-shelf smart home and IP cams - he couldn’t understand why.

The original state thing sounds like a bad solder joint, or I can’t see how it sometimes works and doesn’t others.

 

[EmirDayi]

The card has improved again on its own This is a very interesting problem indeed

 

[eidairaman1]

Get it repaired

 

[EmirDayi]

Get it repaired

What will I get repaired?

What could be doing this?

 

[EmirDayi]

Can you update the GOP version?

 

[Naki]

Emir, besides "jumping around" of the GPU name/kind, do you get any other issues?
I.e. for example:
1) Do light/heavy Windows PC games run fine, or they stutter or not run at all? You can try simpler games such as card games, and more complex ones such as Heroes of the Storm, StarCraft ][/etc.

2) How about 3D tests/benchmarks? Try all of 3DMark (several tests in there), Unigine Heaven, Unigine Valley.
Do the tests/benches complete fine, or do they stutter, freeze, or crash?
Or does the whole PC freeze or restart?
Do any BSODs show at any point?

 

[EmirDayi]

Emir, besides "jumping around" of the GPU name/kind, do you get any other issues?
I.e. for example:
1) Do light/heavy Windows PC games run fine, or they stutter or not run at all? You can try simpler games such as card games, and more complex ones such as Heroes of the Storm, StarCraft ][/etc.

2) How about 3D tests/benchmarks? Try all of 3DMark (several tests in there), Unigine Heaven, Unigine Valley.
Do the tests/benches complete fine, or do they stutter, freeze, or crash?
Or does the whole PC freeze or restart?
Do any BSODs show at any point?

It works fine, but the sudden fps drops because the VRAM appears low and the splash screens appear black. He recovered yesterday, but returned to the same problem after turning the computer off and on.

 

[Naki]

IF your RAM is low, then the applications/programs and/or games you use are trying to use/allocate more VRAM that is available on your GPU.
2 GBs of videoRAM is very low and not a lot as of 2019, so this is not unexpected.

Many newer games will now want over 4 GBs of videoRAM - such as 6 or 8 GBs - with the number pushing to "over 8 GBs", 6 GBs becoming not enough for many games now, especially on high resolutions (2K, 4K or higher).
(NOTE: You can easily get higher than 4K by combining 2 or 3 monitors, for example. )