F5F Stay Refreshed Hardware Desktop It seems your GTX 1080 might be struggling, but I’d like to hear more before you invest heavily in another GPU.

It seems your GTX 1080 might be struggling, but I’d like to hear more before you invest heavily in another GPU.

It seems your GTX 1080 might be struggling, but I’d like to hear more before you invest heavily in another GPU.

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07-24-2025, 01:29 PM
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Mobo: MSI MAG B550 Tomahawk Gaming Motherboard, GPU MSI GTX 1080 gaming X8, CPU 5700x RAM CORSAIR Vengeance RGB PRO 32GB (2x16GB), DDR4 3600 PC4-28800, PSU AX760 Corsair SSD, Samsung 990 1TB SSD, and a 500GB SATA HDD. The 2TB HDD is from Seagate – probably not relevant to my problems. I recently had a Discord chat with my friend, then suddenly the PC shut down. My Corsair RAM sticks were still lit when I pressed and held power off. When I restarted, nothing happened and there were no diagnostic lights. Only the case fans flickered briefly. I started troubleshooting: 1) Unplugged all peripherals, removed one RAM stick, took out the GPU and tried booting again. Posted at least. (Can't confirm – no GPU and no integrated GPU in the 5700x). 2) Swapped the second RAM stick and posted. RAM seems fine. 3) Re-seated the GPU, but nothing changed. 4) Placed GPU in a different PCIe slot and tried again. 5) Removed 8 and 6-pin pins from the GPU – it worked. 6) Connected only the 8-pin cable. Posted. 7) Connected only the 6-pin, didn't post. 8) Thought something was wrong with the PSU because it's modular; I moved the cable to another slot and went through steps 3-7, still no luck. Now I'm worried before spending money on a new GPU, I need to verify this one is faulty. Should I look for another power cable? Any idea what might be causing this? The GPU lights up even when the 8 or 6-pin cables aren't connected. Is it dead? 9) Any other tips would be appreciated. I don’t have a spare PSU to test. Help would be greatly appreciated. I’m not in a position to buy a GPU right now. Please let me know if there’s any hope, lmao.
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07-24-2025, 01:29 PM #1

Mobo: MSI MAG B550 Tomahawk Gaming Motherboard, GPU MSI GTX 1080 gaming X8, CPU 5700x RAM CORSAIR Vengeance RGB PRO 32GB (2x16GB), DDR4 3600 PC4-28800, PSU AX760 Corsair SSD, Samsung 990 1TB SSD, and a 500GB SATA HDD. The 2TB HDD is from Seagate – probably not relevant to my problems. I recently had a Discord chat with my friend, then suddenly the PC shut down. My Corsair RAM sticks were still lit when I pressed and held power off. When I restarted, nothing happened and there were no diagnostic lights. Only the case fans flickered briefly. I started troubleshooting: 1) Unplugged all peripherals, removed one RAM stick, took out the GPU and tried booting again. Posted at least. (Can't confirm – no GPU and no integrated GPU in the 5700x). 2) Swapped the second RAM stick and posted. RAM seems fine. 3) Re-seated the GPU, but nothing changed. 4) Placed GPU in a different PCIe slot and tried again. 5) Removed 8 and 6-pin pins from the GPU – it worked. 6) Connected only the 8-pin cable. Posted. 7) Connected only the 6-pin, didn't post. 8) Thought something was wrong with the PSU because it's modular; I moved the cable to another slot and went through steps 3-7, still no luck. Now I'm worried before spending money on a new GPU, I need to verify this one is faulty. Should I look for another power cable? Any idea what might be causing this? The GPU lights up even when the 8 or 6-pin cables aren't connected. Is it dead? 9) Any other tips would be appreciated. I don’t have a spare PSU to test. Help would be greatly appreciated. I’m not in a position to buy a GPU right now. Please let me know if there’s any hope, lmao.

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07-24-2025, 01:29 PM
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It looks like you're using the 6-pin cable. If you need a different one, ensure it matches the same power supply. You might also consider swapping the GPU with a friend to test compatibility across systems. Would you like to try that?
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07-24-2025, 01:29 PM #2

It looks like you're using the 6-pin cable. If you need a different one, ensure it matches the same power supply. You might also consider swapping the GPU with a friend to test compatibility across systems. Would you like to try that?

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07-24-2025, 01:29 PM
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Hey, I hope so. Everyone around me uses iPads. I’m planning to hit Facebook for a shot and check if anyone’s online.
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07-24-2025, 01:29 PM #3

Hey, I hope so. Everyone around me uses iPads. I’m planning to hit Facebook for a shot and check if anyone’s online.

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07-24-2025, 01:30 PM
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I also used my old motherboard with CPU and RAM and faced the same problem Big Grin. The old board could display codes – it showed 62, VGA solid white LED. Maximus viii hero board + 6700k. I think the graphics card might have a power delivery issue.
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07-24-2025, 01:30 PM #4

I also used my old motherboard with CPU and RAM and faced the same problem Big Grin. The old board could display codes – it showed 62, VGA solid white LED. Maximus viii hero board + 6700k. I think the graphics card might have a power delivery issue.

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