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Is my GPU fried?

Osirica

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Hi there,

So I ran into a problem today that has got me completely stumped.

I was trying to update my Windows 10 Pro from 1909 to the latest October 2020 update. Everything was going fine until I had to restart, I restarted my pc and I just received no input to my monitor whatsoever. I tried multiple monitors, as well as both hdmi and dvi connections and none would work when trying to connect via the GPU. I would try the mobo however my CPU does not support integrated graphics sadly and therefore I cannot try. I opened up my case to find a white solid LED shining on my mobo, upon further inspection in the manual this meant something was apparently wrong with the VGA.

So my question is, has my GPU finally bricked it? It seems like a weird situation that it bricked straight after a Windows update so I’m not sure and that’s why I wanted some advice, however the fact there’s no input whatsoever to multiple monitors plus the motherboard is telling me there’s a problem with it seems to point to it finally dying out on me.

Any advice would be much appreciated, thank you.

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I'm not aware of there being such thing as Windows Update flashing a VBIOS.

OTOH, Windows Update can flash an updated motherboard BIOS, at least on some motherboards, especially laptops.
 

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Could it be a motherboard issue then do you think? I just don’t know why my motherboard would display that there’s an issue with the VGA if there wasn’t.
 
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1: Check the PSU caps, you may have bad caps. ->https://badcaps.net

2: Reseat the video card in the PCI-E slot.
 

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I can't see your graphics card dying from a Windows update.

Do you see the BIOS screen at power up? Does holding the appropriate key at startup lead you to the BIOS setup screen?

If you don't, then try unplugging/replugging the card and other hardware and see if things work.

If still nothing, then buy/beg/borrow/steal* a spare low end graphics card for testing purposes, see if that gives you a picture and take it from there.

*Don't steal it lol.
 

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Unfortunately I’m getting literally no display whatsoever, not even a BIOS screen. The most input I get is when I press Celt+Alt+Del which turns my keyboard and mouse LED’s off like the computer is restarting, they then promptly come back on. I’m really stumped as to what’s causing the issue, whether it’s CPU, MOBO or my GPU.

A new issue has arisen... I boot the pc (still with no display) and after about 2 minutes it’ll shut down by itself. Is this a CPU or PSU issue?
 

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It does sound like a hardware problem, possibly PSU. While waiting to steal borrow a test graphics card, I suggest removing the card and turning it on without it. Does it still shut down like that? Then, try plugging it back in and see what happens.
 

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I’ve just managed to create an extremely barebones pc out of old parts featuring my GPU. Plugged it in and it still doesn’t work with the display so I’m guessing it is most likely a GPU issue.
 

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Oh shame, looks like you just got really unlucky with that one. :ohwell: What card do you think you'd want to replace it with?

Normally, I'd recommend one of NVIDIA's 30 series cards, but they're impossible to get hold of, so I'm not sure what to recommend at the moment.
 

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Yeah in a bit of a sticky situation what with all stock being virtually nonexistent right now. I’ll have a look around and see what I can find, thank you for all the help!
 

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No problem, anytime. :)
 
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I'm not aware of there being such thing as Windows Update flashing a VBIOS.

OTOH, Windows Update can flash an updated motherboard BIOS, at least on some motherboards, especially laptops.
Ummm, I agree with you about WU not flashing VBIOS, but not about updating motherboard BIOSes. I don't see how that would even be possible.

Don't forget, Microsoft does not develop BIOS firmware or even drivers, except for Microsoft's own branded hardware, or for Windows integrated "native" "generic" drivers. Drivers that get updated through WU are there because the hardware makers submitted them to MS to be included in WU. Microsoft tests them, but considering each of the 1+ billion Windows 10 machines out there are unique, MS cannot test for all scenarios.

Unfortunately I’m getting literally no display whatsoever, not even a BIOS screen.
I agree to try a different PSU. If you still get nothing, then it looks like the card. Since the RX480 is an AMD, I would try a NVIDIA - at least temporarily. Moving to a totally different maker forces Windows to totally overwrite/reset settings. If that card doesn't work, then sadly, it suggests the motherboard.
 
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