Replace graphics card

Bosh

Morning all,

Current card appears to have given up the ghost (Ati Radeon HD 5850 1gb. PC boots but after a minute or two card fan goes into overdrive & black screen)

System:

Asus P7P550-ELX
Intel i7
12gb RAM
700w PSU
Win 10 Pro 64bit

No gaming but use a 3 monitor setup.

Advice on a suitable replacement that doesn't cost half the national debt would be greatly appreciated!

Venom

Whats your budget for a new GPU?

Can you borrow a GPU off anyone to test the issue is in fact GPU related?

TerrorFirmer

If you're not actually using any GPU accelerated programs a basic €30-40 new card like the R5 230 or GT720 will be fine and drive 3 monitors.

Would also be totally silent, a quarter of the size and consume a fraction of the power the HD5850 uses.

Bosh

Venom wrote: »

Whats your budget for a new GPU?

Can you borrow a GPU off anyone to test the issue is in fact GPU related?

Yeah, it boots with a different card installed.

TerrorFirmer wrote: »

If you're not actually using any GPU accelerated programs a basic €30-40 new card like the R5 230 or GT720 will be fine and drive 3 monitors.

Would also be totally silent, a quarter of the size and consume a fraction of the power the HD5850 uses.

Had budgeted around €150 - €200, I suppose a degree of future proofing would be no harm?

Thanks

TerrorFirmer

Future-proofing doesn't really apply to non-gaming or GPU accelerated uses - it would just be a waste of money to be honest. That HD5850 would have been expensive back in the day and if it was only ever used to drive multi-displays then it offered zero benefits over it's €30 variant at the time (HD5450), back then or now.

Bosh

Hmmm,

On impulse I put the 5850 back in with just one monitor connected on DVI. No problems.

Connecting all three - crash, either of the others separately with the DVI (playport & HDMI) crashes.

Overheating?

Bosh

All becomes clear after much fiddling & swapping..

It was the PSU.

Replacement PSU in and all is well in the land of Bosh!

Thanks all