GPU bricked?

[Baconpower]

Hi,

I'm having a major issue with my GPU right now and it's coming to a point where I have no idea what to do. I'm also scared to mess even more with my GPU and make it worst. Here is the timeline of my stupid mistakes of the pass few days:

- Very bad performances in a game which used to run fine (Call of duty Black ops 4)
- Start looking at solutions or something that would of change the performances
- Tried overclocking my RAM without thinking about it
- Pc wont boot
- Manually reset the mobo's bios
- couple of crashes at first, but starts being stable
- Try running the game mentionned before, after 5-10 min = screen freezes, but power is still and only option is to hard reset the pc
- Try running Stress test for 20 minutes = no freeze
- MAJOR MISTAKE, I then tried for some reason (without really looking that deep into it) to flash a new bios on my GPU...
-- To be honnest I don't know why I did this and I hate myself for it, but whatever, the damage is done
- I went and grabbed the most up to date bios version for my GPU, and used ATIflash.. but I forgot to change the format to .rom
- Pc crashed.
- reboot, able to get to the desktop, try to find original GPU bios, Flash it back with cmd, restart pc

And this is where I'm at right now.. I can get on my desktop BUT as soon as I start a stress test (no matter the intensity) I just get a black screen. Even just loading blizzard app does a black screen.. Discord, chrome, some apps are working just fine. I also did some other tests that I didn't mention in the ''timeline'' such as memory test, temperatures, disk scan, nothing is coming out, everything seems fine...

I got myself into this and if it comes down to the fact that my GPU is done for good, I'll just move on and buy a new one, but obviously if anyone has any idea on what is going on... some help would be incredible. (Also pardon my french if my sentences are not the best or if there's any mistakes)

Well, my pc just crashed again before I was able to send this.. I was looking for my specs and went in my device manager, clicked on system devices and Black screen.... restarted pc, went back there, clicked on same thing, no black screen...

And again, this time when I tried to put my internet browser in full screen.. It's a good thing that it saves my draft every time lol.

Specs
GPU: Gigabyte RX 580 gaming 8gb
CPU: Ryzen 5 1500X quad-core
RAM: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB single DDR4 2400 MT/s
MOBO: MSI B350 PC Mate
PSU: Thermaltake SMART 600W ATX 12V V2.3
HDD: I'd have to check, let me know if you need it, too tired lmao.

 

[Poul-erik]

From Denmark.


Hey there,

Do you have another graphics card you can try with, to make sure it's the graphics card

 

[Baconpower]

From Denmark.


Hey there,

Do you have another graphics card you can try with, to make sure it's the graphics card

Unfortunately no I don't have another card to test with

 

[MrGenius]

Sounds like it could be a PSU issue. And since your PSU is Tier 6 crapola, that might be a good place to start. By like replacing it with a better one.

 

[Baconpower]

Sounds like it could be a PSU issue. And since your PSU is Tier 6 crapola, that might be a good place to start. By like replacing it with a better one.

Do you have any recommendation on things to look for in a good PSU? And do you think that this could cause some of the issues? I haven't really checked for PSU, I thought it would be because of the flashing.

 

[MrGenius]

Check that tier list. Since you might have run into problems with a 600W, bump it up a notch. Like 700W. And don't cheap out on it. You get what you pay for(typically). If it doesn't have at least a 5 year warranty...forget about it.

On the BIOS flashing, it didn't make it any better. But it doesn't sound like it made it any worse either. And, aside from the performance loss in the game(which might not be because of it), every other thing you mentioned could be due to a failing PSU. And your PSU is a cheap...well...POS.

 

[DeathtoGnomes]

if you are doing any overclocking you are pushing the limits with that PSU, with cheaper PSU the guarantee its stable is reduce significantly.
@MrGenius is correct, if test show you need a new one, go with 700w.

If you still cant flash the BIOS, you can always message @eidairaman1 for further help.

 

[Baconpower]

Check that tier list. Since you might have run into problems with a 600W, bump it up a notch. Like 700W. And don't cheap out on it. You get what you pay for(typically). If it doesn't have at least a 5 year warranty...forget about it.

On the BIOS flashing, it didn't make it any better. But it doesn't sound like it made it any worse either. And, aside from the performance loss in the game(which might not be because of it), every other thing you mentioned could be due to a failing PSU. And your PSU is a cheap...well...POS.

Good to know, I honestly don't know much about PSU and thought I could cheapen out on it when I built my pc. Tomorrow I'm getting an ssd, and I'll go shop for a better PSU (and not go cheap this time lol). I'll also try reformatting my disk before installing my ssd, maybe it could help..

if you are doing any overclocking you are pushing the limits with that PSU, with cheaper PSU the guarantee its stable is reduce significantly.
@MrGenius is correct, if test show you need a new one, go with 700w.

If you still cant flash the BIOS, you can always message @eidairaman1 for further help.

Alright I'll look for that, and from what I can see it is flashed back to the original, pretty sure it worked, but then I had the black screens which I thought were caused by that. Is there anything else I should look to upgrade/change? It's obviously the perfect time with black friday and cyber monday lol

 

[DeathtoGnomes]

Good to know, I honestly don't know much about PSU and thought I could cheapen out on it when I built my pc. Tomorrow I'm getting an ssd, and I'll go shop for a better PSU (and not go cheap this time lol). I'll also try reformatting my disk before installing my ssd, maybe it could help..


Alright I'll look for that, and from what I can see it is flashed back to the original, pretty sure it worked, but then I had the black screens which I thought were caused by that. Is there anything else I should look to upgrade/change? It's obviously the perfect time with black friday and cyber monday lol

cant go wrong with a SSD if upgrading from HDD, the PSU, and if its in the budget, a 16gb kit high speed memory would be a boon.

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[eidairaman1]

Get the PSU first then come back

 

[ShieldHead]

Have you overclocked cpu or ram? Sometimes an unstable overclock may cause something similar

 

[Vya Domus]

I don't how it got from a bricked card to a recommendation to change the PSU.

OP has been pretty clear, the card stopped working correctly after a bad flash. I don't think this has anything to do with the PSU. The card is likely fine, it just doesn't have the correct BIOS it seems. The advise to change the PSU, while not bad probably wont fix his problem.

Since you might have run into problems with a 600W, bump it up a notch.

Who's to say that was the issue ?

 

[MrGenius]

I don't how it got from a bricked card to a recommendation to change the PSU.

OP has been pretty clear, the card stopped working correctly after a bad flash. I don't think this has anything to do with the PSU. The card is likely fine, it just doesn't have the correct BIOS it seems. The advise to change the PSU, while not bad probably wont fix his problem.



Who's to say that was the issue ?

A whole lot of us(well...a few anyway) disagree with you. I'm not saying you're wrong. I'm just saying...

You might also try rereading the thread. Particularly the part where he says he reflashed the original BIOS and that didn't fix it.

...from what I can see it is flashed back to the original, pretty sure it worked, but then I had the black screens which I thought were caused by that.

 

[Vya Domus]

You might also try rereading the thread. Particularly the part where he says he reflashed the original BIOS and that didn't fix it.

Very high likelihood he isn't flashing the correct BIOS, the black screens began after he messed with that.

The only issue he had originally was the poor performance, that in itself is not enough the determine it's definitely the PSU. Again, while not a bad idea, there are still problems with the card that wont be fixed by that.

Edit : By the way, I had a similar issue with seemingly random black screen that occurred no matter what, turned out to be something to do with the version of Windows and the drivers that wouldn't play along. It's just not enough to tell what's going on.

 

[Mr.Scott]

He was having hard locks and crashes before flashing the GPU.

 

[Vya Domus]

He was having hard locks and crashes before flashing the GPU.

At least according to him that stared after be began overclocking the RAM. After he started doing that and flashing the card it's everyone's guess where the fault lies now.

 

[Mr.Scott]

At least according to him that stared after be began overclocking the RAM. After he started doing that and flashing the card it's everyone's guess where the fault lies now.

I agree. More than one issue going on now.

 

[Baconpower]

Hey guys, I'll try my best to clarify the situation around the crashes. So, before all of this (even before having issues with in game performances) I would still have crashes here and there but I didn't think much of it, thought it was link to the game itself. Then I (without totaly knowing what I was doing) oc my ram at 3200 (it's a 2400). After that I wasn't able to start my pc and had to manualy restart my mobo's bios. Everything seemed fine but then a new problem showed up, which was black screen after 5-10 minutes in a game, but no crash in a stress test. I then misflashed my gpu by forgetting to change the file to a .rom and my pc crashed. Could still go on my desktop so I flashed the original bios with cmd, and tried after with ATIflash but it said it was the same version (as the one used with cmd, which is the original). Also in GPU-z it shows that the original bios is indeed flashed..

Hopefully that helps a bit, if you need any more informations or clarifications let me know. I'm also getting a SSD today and just ordered a better PSU (Corsair RM750x gold certified). With the new hard drive, I thought I would just do a clean install of windows and reformate my HDD.

Here my question on the second flashing (back to the original), would I know if it didnt get flashed properly? would it still show the bios version as the original? And could it be possible that it just didn't work?

As for my pc components I really don't mind having to upgrade the psu, if its a crappy one, might as well invest in something that is going to last. For the ssd, I was already planning to get one (so Im not getting one because of those issues if you were wondering). I also might upgrade my ram since cyber monday is coming. And as for the GPU, that is the only part that I would like to fix instead of replacing it, if the issue comes from it.

 

[ShieldHead]

Seems strange that the problems persisted even after you reset MB bios. I'd go into the bios just to make sure everything is set properly

 

[Vya Domus]

Everything seemed fine but then a new problem showed up, which was black screen after 5-10 minutes in a game, but no crash in a stress test.

That is unusual, you'd think a stress test would put more load on the PSU. Which tests did you try by the way ?

 

[Baconpower]

That is unusual, you'd think a stress test would put more load on the PSU. Which tests did you try by the way ?

I know right! I used FurMark for the stress test.

 

[Vya Domus]

I know right! I used FurMark for the stress test.

Now that you mentioned it, the card probably recognizes Furmark and automatically clocks down. No wonder it doesn't crash.

 

[Baconpower]

Seems strange that the problems persisted even after you reset MB bios. I'd go into the bios just to make sure everything is set properly

Everything is set to default, and looks fine in the bios :/

Now that you mentioned it, the card probably recognizes Furmark and automatically clocks down. No wonder it doesn't crash.

What do you mean by it doesn't crash? Like shuts down? Because now I can't get the test to work, I get a black screen as soon as I start it..

 

[eidairaman1]

Everything is set to default, and looks fine in the bios :/


What do you mean by it doesn't crash? Like shuts down? Because now I can't get the test to work, I get a black screen as soon as I start it..

Your motherboard, did you get it recently or last year?

 

[Baconpower]

Your motherboard, did you get it recently or last year?

I got it last year, my build is about 1yo, as for all the pieces in it