psionicinversion Posted February 25, 2014 Author Share Posted February 25, 2014 It does seem unlikely. I'm guessing there is an electrical issue with the PSU and it is rippling heavily on one of the lines. There is the possibility of intermittent short in the converter though I suppose, but I'd really question how those could be screwed up. I don't follow closely and since the companies rate by whole system power it is hard to tell. I would use something like this to gauge probably: http://images10.newegg.com/BizIntell/tool/psucalc/index.html Its not the PSU theres bin lotsa 280x toxics with the same problem. It gets like QR code/checkered flag thing in the middle of the screen and while playing games it start corrupting to hell. Was speaking to the tech guy at the computer shop ive got it from and he told me thats the main problem. for me to have 3 in a row is just really unlucky so got my money back will save it for a 880 when they release later in the year. thanks for trying help though peeps Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+PeterUK MVC Posted February 25, 2014 MVC Share Posted February 25, 2014 Have you tested the ram? Any problems when in windows? Have you tried a reinstall of the OS? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T3X4S Posted February 27, 2014 Share Posted February 27, 2014 How do you KNOW its not the PSU ?Just because someone else has the same powered PSU with that card, doesnt mean they are all the same.Whats more likely ?You bought 3 bad video cards, or there is something else ? Why not go buy a GOOD, high powered PSU - and plug it in ? If you still have the problems, return it Its the only way to be sure 100% Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Praetor Posted February 27, 2014 Share Posted February 27, 2014 3 faulty GPUs? Seems highly unlikely. not at all, it happened to me: 3 Palit Geforce 550TI DOA; had to talk with the reseller that i didn't want another card but a full refund so i grabbed that money and bougt an AMD; it has been working flawlessly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T3X4S Posted February 28, 2014 Share Posted February 28, 2014 Praetor, just because it happened to you doesnt make it un-unlikelyIf it was more likely to happen (since you were saying it "isnt unlikely"), Palit would be history. Very rare Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MindTrickz Posted March 3, 2014 Share Posted March 3, 2014 Geforce GTX 780 Ti: 600 watt or greater power supply with a minimum of 42 amps on the +12 volt rail. Radeon R9 280X: 600W System Power Supply Requirement You may have already damaged your 3rd Radeon R9 280X by not giving it enough power. Yeah, that is not a thing. The card will draw the necessary power it needs and if the PSU can not provide it then the PSU will shut down. A card can not be damaged by under-powering it. Besides the card has: - OVP (Over Voltage Protection) - UVP (Under Current Protection) - SCP (Short Circuit Protection) - OPP (Over Power Protection) - OCP (Over Current Protection) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xendrome Posted March 3, 2014 Share Posted March 3, 2014 Its not the PSU theres bin lotsa 280x toxics with the same problem. Why create a topic and ask "Could it be the PSU" in the title, then when people suggest it might be, reject the claim. That seems counter productive of the whole point in asking the question, and a total waste of everyone's time on the forum. :/ snaphat (Myles Landwehr) 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T3X4S Posted March 4, 2014 Share Posted March 4, 2014 "bin lotsa" ?? are you efffing kidding me ? you saved time for 2 letter, and .....Oh nvm - you wouldnt understand - lotsa people have an IQ at or below jell-o mold status Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Draconian Guppy Posted March 4, 2014 Share Posted March 4, 2014 Yeah, that is not a thing. The card will draw the necessary power it needs and if the PSU can not provide it then the PSU will shut down. A card can not be damaged by under-powering it. Besides the card has: - OVP (Over Voltage Protection) - UVP (Under Current Protection) - SCP (Short Circuit Protection) - OPP (Over Power Protection) - OCP (Over Current Protection) Cool never knew cards had all that :wacko: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MindTrickz Posted March 4, 2014 Share Posted March 4, 2014 Cool never knew cards had all that :wacko: My bad, I meant the PSU has those features. :pinch: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Draconian Guppy Posted March 4, 2014 Share Posted March 4, 2014 My bad, I meant the PSU has those features. :pinch: In any case, did not know that either :laugh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MindTrickz Posted March 4, 2014 Share Posted March 4, 2014 In any case, did not know that either :laugh: Those are common features in most PSU's now a days. Back in the day you could risk losing your CPU, GPU, RAM and maybe even your HDD if you were unlucky, all in one fell swoop if you PSU died on you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
psionicinversion Posted March 4, 2014 Author Share Posted March 4, 2014 Why create a topic and ask "Could it be the PSU" in the title, then when people suggest it might be, reject the claim. That seems counter productive of the whole point in asking the question, and a total waste of everyone's time on the forum. :/ ok it might be the PSU but my 280x MSI gaming edition works completely fine, ive took the toxic back and got a refund so it doesnt matter anymore.... why keep bashing on a dead topic? close it. Besides when i do go and get a really high powered vid card for SC next year im going to buy a brand new 850watt continuous power supply for when i xfire/sli in the future just incase Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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