Yw-slayer
December 18th, 2014, 06:51 PM
One of the fans just doesn't spin up at any time. It's an MSI R9 290 (I think not a 290X) that I bought, secondhand, after my XFX 7970 was murdered by the jungle level in COD Ghosts (and probably several months of Einstein project folding). I wouldn't be surprised if it's just dead, given that the guy selling it was using it as part of a mad Bitcoin folding rig and had about 5-10 of them.
I have pulled out and re-inserted the power plugs into the card, no joy.
I have on my list the following things to do, any suggestions etc. (particularly as to order in which I should do things) are welcome:
1. Unplug it and see if the fan on my old 7970 (which I still have) spins up. This is probably the quickest way of solving the problem, for one would assume that if the 7970 boots up and all fans spin on that, I can presumably eliminate the PSU and software as a problem, and quickly conclude that the 290's fan/card is dead. However, it is the most bothersome as I've never been comfortable pulling out and reseating PCI-E cards for some reason.
2. Uninstall Afterburner? Twiddling with the settings doesn't help increase the fan speed at all.
3. Full uninstall and reinstall of Catalyst drivers? Note that just reinstalling the latest version freezes Windows with the only way out being hard rest.
If card/cooler is fuxx0r3d, I could install a new cooler on it OR buy a new card. Since I won't know how much of the card is fuxx0r3d, I'm inclined to just get another card. Any suggestions? Thinking maybe a GTX 970 which I can use for at least 2 more years, and possibly move over to a Core i7-5xxx rig if I build one next year, which will depend on how good/bad that generation is. I can also probably get another secondhand R9 290 from the same dude for a lower price, as he's a friend of a friend.
I have pulled out and re-inserted the power plugs into the card, no joy.
I have on my list the following things to do, any suggestions etc. (particularly as to order in which I should do things) are welcome:
1. Unplug it and see if the fan on my old 7970 (which I still have) spins up. This is probably the quickest way of solving the problem, for one would assume that if the 7970 boots up and all fans spin on that, I can presumably eliminate the PSU and software as a problem, and quickly conclude that the 290's fan/card is dead. However, it is the most bothersome as I've never been comfortable pulling out and reseating PCI-E cards for some reason.
2. Uninstall Afterburner? Twiddling with the settings doesn't help increase the fan speed at all.
3. Full uninstall and reinstall of Catalyst drivers? Note that just reinstalling the latest version freezes Windows with the only way out being hard rest.
If card/cooler is fuxx0r3d, I could install a new cooler on it OR buy a new card. Since I won't know how much of the card is fuxx0r3d, I'm inclined to just get another card. Any suggestions? Thinking maybe a GTX 970 which I can use for at least 2 more years, and possibly move over to a Core i7-5xxx rig if I build one next year, which will depend on how good/bad that generation is. I can also probably get another secondhand R9 290 from the same dude for a lower price, as he's a friend of a friend.