Is my GTX 780 Faulty?

[n3x]

Just got a brand new Gigabyte GTX 780 and its doing this...


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Is it safe to assume that it is faulty?

 

[ancientmariner]

Reseated the card? Changed the slot? Correct power cables etc?

 

[n3x]

Reseated the card? Changed the slot? Correct power cables etc?

Yup done all those things. Only got 1 slot, using the 6/8pin power cables from my TX650 PSU. Works fine with the 670 it was supposed to replace

 

[Nano2k]

Dunno what Gigabyte is up to, but I read of many people with issues lately. I had to return a Windforce 780Ti for not being stable at stock clocks.

 

[Ian Evey]

Uninstall drivers and try older drivers ?

 

[itchy]

That looks like a card memory fault or a faulty PSU.

Check your power supply?

If not its broke return it.

 

[The Running Man]

The desktop wallpaper couldn't be more fitting in an ironic sense.

I bet it's a borked card memorystyle.

 

[n3x]

That looks like a card memory fault or a faulty PSU.

Check your power supply?

If not its broke return it.

PSU works fine with my 670... and its happening in the BIOS so can't be a driver issue. I've put an RMA in... funny thing is when I took it out of the packaging one of the screws that holds the back plate to the card fell off! Tried to screw it back in but it doesn't hold so thought it was safer to leave it off rather than it fall off in the PC.

 

[Bart_Hunt]

At that point I would have RMAd the card right away.

 

[8 Pack]

Memory need reflow. Yes its faulty RMA.

 

[Gripen90]

Actually some times it can be the BIOS acting up at post ! I've seen it with a GTX 660 before. No artifacts in windows or when gaming nor within the BIOS itself but just during POST.
Some times a BIOS update fixes it.

Does the anomally also occur in windows and when in the BIOS itself ? If so then yes it's defective vram.

 

[n3x]

Actually some times it can be the BIOS acting up at post ! I've seen it with a GTX 660 before. No artifacts in windows or when gaming nor within the BIOS itself but just during POST.
Some times a BIOS update fixes it.

Does the anomally also occur in windows and when in the BIOS itself ? If so then yes it's defective vram.

Yep, happens in Windows as well. Doesn't even make it into Windows most of the time, it just hangs at the loading screen.

 

[eyetrip]

Are you connecting via displayport?

Just that I have had issues which look like this with certain monitors/gpus and using displayport.

Even though it likely faulty

 

[Boomstick777]

Def looks faulty.. It has done this since you first installed it?

 

[Rroff]

Possible motherboard needs a BIOS update to properly support the card but more likely faulty VRAM, given the screw thing I'd rma it anyhow.

 

[n3x]

Def looks faulty.. It has done this since you first installed it?

Yup, installed it yesterday and both HDMI and DVI display the same problem. Pretty sure its faulty so I have put an RMA in.

Cheers all, hopefully the replacement is ok

 

[dtoo]

faulty