Gleaming within the game following the case exchange
Gleaming within the game following the case exchange
I recently switched from a local branded setup to Corsair Carbide 275R. At first, I noticed occasional stuttering in GPU-heavy games like TLOU2. I thought it was due to background file transfers, but it happens even without them. I haven’t tested many games yet, though a few that were fine before started stuttering (Cricket 24 and GTA V). When my brother assembled the PC, he left out the 8pin EPS cable during installation, forcing the GPU into the graphics card slot and producing a loud snap. I’m wondering if this might have affected my motherboard or GPU. My system runs 1050 Ti and Cyberpunk works well in that regard. I should probably check more games and try updating the drivers again.
Did you connect the cable properly? Could you check the slot and the card visually afterward to confirm there’s no damage? The loud snap sound suggests something might have been broken during reassembly. This is confusing, but looking up benchmarks for TLOU2 and a 1050ti shows that even at the lowest settings, performance stays around 29 fps. It seems everything should be okay—you might just be hitting your card’s limits.
Yes, otherwise how would your PC power up? I’m not sure, so I’ll need to verify this first. If I see 50 FPS and not 30 FPS average, the FSR quality should be solid.
Computers may start without being plugged in, and sometimes leaving one of the four pins unconnected can limit performance. I checked to make sure you had reconnected it properly, as your notes mentioned it was left unplugged during setup. Inspect the card physically—look at where it connects to the motherboard—to see if any traces are damaged. Traces are tiny copper lines that carry data between the card and the board. They should run straight from the card’s top to the connector end. If these traces are broken, especially after installation, your card may not communicate correctly. 30fps AVG on TLOU2 is typical for a 1050TI. Framegen can slow down graphics processing, even if you see higher FPS numbers; latency spikes often appear on lower-end cards with framegen. The issue isn’t necessarily a problem, but it does affect performance. I’m not making any negative comments, just pointing out possible causes based on the details.
I also tested furmark for 20-25 minutes and it performed well even without the AC on during summers. It only hit around 75°C, which seems normal. I don’t see any jaggies or texture issues—possibly shimmering isn’t the right term here; it’s more about texture flickering when objects are far away.
If you were able to run furmark for 20-25 minutes and it didn't crash, you didn't see artifacts etc etc etc then I would absolutely say you are actually okay on the card. BUT you could still inspect the traces if you wanted to. Are you confident enough to take it out successfully? It isn't hard, there will be a couple (1-3) screws likely one for your card, to hold it in the case, then you will want to depress the lock on the end of the PCI slot to unlock the card, then pull STRAIGHT out of the slot. Don't pull down or up, just straight out. Turn on a flashlight if your room isn't well lit and just take a look at the traces, they should all be very straight from the top of the portion that goes into the motherboard to the bottom of it. If you find one looks like it was "scraped" or cut in the middle, something was damaged sadly. Now there is also a possibility that your brother damaged the card itself such as a micro fracture in the board. However, that seems pretty unlikely since it tends to be operating pretty well.