Did my Video card died?

[Powermoloch]

system spec:

http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/p...roduct=3817780
Generic 500 Watt supply
GPU: 7600 GT KO w/ zalman aftercooler.


The pc has been used primarily for my brothers/family, just recently it didn't want to boot up while it beeps continuously. I checked if the fans were clogged with dust and assessed all the components being seated properly. After a few tries (removing the HDD, CD, switching memory stick) it still wont boot. Then, the last component I removed was the GPU and it started to post again getting into the windows loading screen without a problem.

So the question is...is my Card SoL 🙁?

or

the PSU wasn't supplying enough juice ... keep in mind that both GPU and PSU are 5+ years old by this point

 

[Quiksilver]

system spec:

http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/p...roduct=3817780
Generic 500 Watt supply
GPU: 7600 GT KO w/ zalman aftercooler.


The pc has been used primarily for my brothers/family, just recently it didn't want to boot up while it beeps continuously. I checked if the fans were clogged with dust and assessed all the components being seated properly. After a few tries (removing the HDD, CD, switching memory stick) it still wont boot. Then, the last component I removed was the GPU and it started to post again getting into the windows loading screen without a problem.

So the question is...is my Card SoL 🙁?

or

the PSU wasn't supplying enough juice ... keep in mind that both GPU and PSU are 5+ years old by this point

Usually continuous beeping assuming it isn't different pitches is usually bad ram. Then again I haven't used a dell in years so I don't know who does their BIOS.

 

[thescreensavers]

I have a 7600gt in a system with a 350watt PSU, a quality PSU but alot less wattage then yours.

Continuous beeping from a quick google with HP's can mean bad ram to bad mobo

http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/d...07&dlc=en#N615

eh, its possible the card died, any other computer to test it in?

 

[Powermoloch]

The Beeps goes like this


Beeep Beeep Beeeeeeeeeep (the 3rd beep kept going). My brother is using the computer as we speak...the GPU is the culprit at the moment and so far 2 GPUs died on the same PC. (first was the HD3650 "artifacts", then the 7600GT)

 

[Quiksilver]

Derp. I typed Dell earlier without noticing...

Anyway from the link screensavers linked to earlier. Does seem to indicate it is a bad video card. Assuming that Long beep repeats 5 times. If it doesn't according to the same link it is bad ram.

If I were you I'd break out a blank CD or flash drive and run Memtest86+ on the PC and see if it passes. If it does pass then well it is is once again a bad video card.

In which case you need to figure out why all these video cards keep dying. I'd take a guess at a bad power supply (high ripple or poor voltage regulation causing the video card to crap out).

 

[Powermoloch]

Thanks for the tip quik. i'll gonna run memtest to check the ram's stability.

 

[KGB]

Look for bad caps on the MB and video card.