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GPU bricked?

Tt smart has been around since 2013 afaik.

Lets start by doing this, get a gpu-z screenshot and post it here
 
It's weird too, I just had a crash while looking in my components (from my pc) and when I clicked on one of them It froze, but now its a white screen (same color as the window I was in)

eidairaman1 said:
Tt smart has been around since 2013 afaik.

Lets start by doing this, get a gpu-z screenshot and post it here
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Did you happen to get a screenshot of the bsod?
 
eidairaman1 said:
Did you happen to get a screenshot of the bsod?
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No, so far I haven't got any blue screens, its just a blank color, most of the time black but it seems to change depending on what triggers it like I said earlier.. Because the last one was just white, power still on, but I have to hard reset.
 
Get a spare monitor hooked up to it.
 
I didn't have a spare monitor but I hooked it up on my tv and as soon as I started the stress test I got the same result, black screen
 
Why is your card running at PCIe x16 1.1 when it should be running at x16 3.0 ?
Do you have chipset drivers installed?
Card in the proper slot?
 
Mr.Scott said:
Why is your card running at PCIe x16 1.1 when it should be running at x16 3.0 ?
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When in idle the PCIe speed should drop. My 1060 drops to 16x 1.1 too when in idle.
 
That is also what I just read, but when I tried to do the render test through gpu-z I got another black screen
 
My bad. Never noticed.
I have a RX 580 here somewhere too.
 
Please get white sticker info off the back of the card.
 
Where the hell did the first half of my post go? Second time today I've had some shit I've typed up straight disappear on me here for no apparent reason. Hold on...I'll try it again...

What I was trying to say is...the not changing the file extension to .rom is not an issue. Doesn't matter what it is as long as ATIFlash recognizes it as a BIOS file and flashes it for you. Also...I've flashed with ATIFlash probably hundreds of times. And I've never once had it corrupt a BIOS. In fact that's unheard of...literally. So don't count on that being the case. Plus there's a pretty high likelihood the card wouldn't even boot if it did.

Just to reiterate, I wouldn't get your hopes up about fixing it with another BIOS flash. It won't hurt, if you use a compatible BIOS(or even force reflash the original). But I can almost guarantee it's not going to do you any good.

If you want some reassurance about it, use GPU-Z to make a copy of the BIOS on the card now. Then put it in a zipped folder and attach it to a post in this thread. I can take a look at it with some tools I have and see if there's anything out of the ordinary with it.
 
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If new PSU doesn't do it. Prepare to replace that card. Not a bios issue, just plain old card is shot.
 
eidairaman1 said:
Any other stickers back there, there might be one with a qcode.

When you power up or run a game etc do you notice a flashing white LED near where the 8 pin pci e power connector is on the card?

https://www.gigabyte.com/Graphics-Card/GV-RX580GAMING-8GD-rev-10-11#kf
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I'll check in a bit I don't have it with me right now, is there something I should look for? There was also another sticker but on the box of the Gpu. And no there's no light flashing.

MrGenius said:
Where the hell did the first half of my post go? Second time today I've had some shit I've typed up straight disappear on me here for no apparent reason. Hold on...I'll try it again...

What I was trying to say is...the not changing the file extension to .rom is not an issue. Doesn't matter what it is as long as ATIFlash recognizes it as a BIOS file and flashes it for you. Also...I've flashed with ATIFlash probably hundreds of times. And I've never once had it corrupt a BIOS. In fact that's unheard of...literally. So don't count on that being the case. Plus there's a pretty high likelihood the card wouldn't even boot if it did.

Just to reiterate, I wouldn't get your hopes up about fixing it with another BIOS flash. It won't hurt, if you use a compatible BIOS(or even force reflash the original). But I can almost guarantee it's not going to do you any good.

If you want some reassurance about it, use GPU-Z to make a copy of the BIOS on the card now. Then put it in a zipped folder and attach it to a post in this thread. I can take a look at it with some tools I have and see if there's anything out of the ordinary with it.
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Ohhh ok I see, I didn't know that.. Because it looked like it updated it when I flashed it first but like I said it crashed right after.. But I guess like you said, there's not much else to do with the bios

Mr.Scott said:
If new PSU doesn't do it. Prepare to replace that card. Not a bios issue, just plain old card is shot.
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I'm preparing myself for this scenario lol comes to worst I'll just try to get a good deal on monday.

Just wondering though, is there anyone that would have an idea on what could cause that kind of freeze/crash? The ones I've described like opening full screen and getting black screen or trying to see my components in my pc through windows and getting a white screen.. Obviously I don't know much about stuff like that, but I'm just wondering if it would be linked to psu or gpu.. Or both. Or something else..
 
Color is probably random. Whether it's in 2D or 3D when it crashs might be the difference also.
Could still be PSU related, but I'm betting just the card is going bad..........or I should say, IS bad.
 
Mr.Scott said:
Color is probably random. Whether it's in 2D or 3D when it crashs might be the difference also.
Could still be PSU related, but I'm betting just the card is going bad..........or I should say, IS bad.
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Possibly the memory but anything at this point is worth trying.
 
Baconpower said:
Just wondering though, is there anyone that would have an idea on what could cause that kind of freeze/crash?
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aside from motherboard drivers and windows being windows, only hardware malfunctions.
 
To me the stuff about colored screens and freezes suggest that there is something wrong with the card, perhaps even hardware wise.
 
Vya Domus said:
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.
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True ,Op doesn't mention re installation of drivers post bios flash each time! ,Might not be installed right(the card) because a bios flash requires re installation most of the time, i have had it just work but That's not always the case , plus were they original bios or mining mod, mining mod bios could present issues like this.
 
theoneandonlymrk said:
True ,Op doesn't mention re installation of drivers post bios flash each time! ,Might not be installed right(the card) because a bios flash requires re installation most of the time, i have had it just work but That's not always the case , plus were they original bios or mining mod, mining mod bios could present issues like this.
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This is True, mining bios are not good for gaming at all because they screw up ram timings for most part.
 
theoneandonlymrk said:
True ,Op doesn't mention re installation of drivers post bios flash each time! ,Might not be installed right(the card) because a bios flash requires re installation most of the time, i have had it just work but That's not always the case , plus were they original bios or mining mod, mining mod bios could present issues like this.
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The first time I flashed I didn't touch the drivers, the bios I tried to flash is the first one in the support section: https://www.gigabyte.com/Graphics-Card/GV-RX580GAMING-8GD-rev-10-11#support-dl
After reflashing back to the original, I removed all of the drivers for the gpu (with a program, can't remember the name rn) and reinstall version 18.9.3 (the recommended driver version)
I'm pretty sure that the bios on their website is not for mining but I could be wrong..

Just wondering also, could it be a physical issue with the motherboard? Or is it most likely the gpu? Is there anything I can try driver related for now, I havent got my ssd yet and as I said I'm going to reformate and do a clean install for windows when I get it.. Would that reset or clear any driver related issues?
 
Baconpower said:
The first time I flashed I didn't touch the drivers, the bios I tried to flash is the first one in the support section: https://www.gigabyte.com/Graphics-Card/GV-RX580GAMING-8GD-rev-10-11#support-dl
After reflashing back to the original, I removed all of the drivers for the gpu (with a program, can't remember the name rn) and reinstall version 18.9.3 (the recommended driver version)
I'm pretty sure that the bios on their website is not for mining but I could be wrong..

Just wondering also, could it be a physical issue with the motherboard? Or is it most likely the gpu? Is there anything I can try driver related for now, I havent got my ssd yet and as I said I'm going to reformate and do a clean install for windows when I get it.. Would that reset or clear any driver related issues?
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Certainly would, clean install rules out any software side issues with a clean driver sweep, as you say your original and the update bios should be fine but perhaps the newer one throws up a uefi compatibility error with your motherboard.

From my experience with many Polaris cards if Msi afterburner works or wattman they can easily max a GPU with an adequate fan profile that is.
The improvement to be had via bio's change is slim to none in most cases.
 
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