Installed a new video card, after 2 weeks, computer powers up but now screens remain blank?

[RenaissanceBrah]

Hello World.

 

I come here because my computer I built in 2011 decided it doesn't want to show anything on the screen anymore :(

[Jim K Global Moderator]

Welcome ... post moved to Hardware Hangout.

 

Your description of the issue is very vague.  Does the computer power on at all?  If it does ... do you get a POST screen?  If it powers on but nothing on the display (including POST) ... tried a different cable or a different display (for example a TV).

 

In your follow-up post ... please provide more information (system specs...issue clarity) and any troubleshooting already done.

[RenaissanceBrah]

My parts list:

 

Gigabyte GA-X58A-UD3R

 

i7-950

 

Gigabyte HD 6870 (old video card)

 

AMD Windforce GV-R939 G1 8GD (new video card)

 

Power Supply: Corsair TX 850 (850 Watts)

 

 

 

My Problem:

 

(Noob question / semi-tech illiterate): I recently installed a AMD 8GB graphics card my friend gave me, it worked like a champ for 2 weeks (until I installed DCS World and started messing with the display settings).

 

Computer started acting wonky and now it refuses to turn on... (Note: before it died, a fan (or fans?) at startup would spool up and make a ton of noise, sounding like they're going on overdrive... not sure if it was the CPU or the new video card... but happened for like a week or two before it died sometimes)

 

Any idea what it can be?

 

I think it's related to the graphics card... but when I turn on the computer, nothing happens... it powers on and hums and all that, but the computer screens just stay blank.

 

My computer:

 

(was built in 2011, top of the line parts at the time, but really it still ran like a champ, would be a shame to have to drop $1k+ on a new top-of-the-line setup)

 

List anything you've done in attempt to diagnose or fix the problem.

 

So far I've:

 

Tried my other monitor, also tried using the HDMI cable instead of the other port

 

Swapping cable monitors to make sure cables weren't shot

 

Turning computer on and off multiple times

 

No onboard graphics card slots (so I can't try the onboard CPU graphics card)... and I can't find my old Gigabyte video card (fail)... so I can't plug in the old one to see if it works.

 

 

 

Pics of computer innards and components:

 

https://imgur.com/hK1gf54 

https://imgur.com/5lf6om1 

https://imgur.com/Fgynk2D

 

 

 

Additional Details:

 

All the lights inside the computer turn on, and the fans spin... maybe it's the power supply? The AMD graphics card requires 600W, and the TX850 is 850W... not sure if that would be the issue. It did run fine for a while before the computer died.

[helpifIcan]

If you still have the old GPU have you tried that yet?

[Jim K Global Moderator]

So, the computer turns on but absolutely no display.  It stays on ... but no display.  

 

Do you have a case speaker hooked up (does it beep)?  Can you hook one up?  

 

From what you're describing ... it is probably the GPU (since it happened shortly after installing it).  Shame that you discarded the older GPU though.  You could try and reseat the current GPU ... but having some beep codes (case speaker) would be nice.