wanderingbison9 said:I suppose I misspoke; what I meant was that their build quality might not be the absolute best, so those "Twitter critics" might start chirping a bit earlier than usual.
this one is https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/geforce/graphics-cards/series/gtx-10-series/geforce-gtx-1060/
wanderingbison9 said:Right. Based on most reviews, that card probably has some of the worst thermal management out there, and I think they're still being sold here in the States... I'm not sure if that's directly linked to what you're dealing with, but it’s possible the fans just aren't great and are starting to fail. That might be why they released the iPhone 15 version, though I suppose I don't know which one you actually have...
Look, I'm at work right now so I'm not entirely sure which exact model I have, but I'll check when I get home. Regarding what you said about the fans failing—the card has been running for over six months, so surely the fans wouldn't be giving out already?? 😳 ok, let's assume you're right and the fans are the issue—so what then? Is there a fix? I saw some people on YouTube swapping out fans themselves. 🤷
wanderingbison9 said:It would probably be helpful to know exactly which EVGA GeForce GTX 1060 we're dealing with... though maybe it just needs a quick blast of compressed air on the fans and heatsink?
wiredotter14 said:Does this happen while idling, or does it happen during games too?
In theory, if you have 0 RPM enabled—meaning the fans shut off entirely—the card should be able to keep them off most of the time. However, if your room is warm or your case lacks decent airflow, you might just be hovering right on the edge of that trigger point.
The fact that they make a bit of noise when they kick on or off isn't ideal, but honestly, if they perform fine while spinning, I wouldn't mess with them. Maybe they're just slightly loose and scraping against something.
Moses:
- Disable the 0 RPM mode - Undervolt the card so it runs cooler - Switch to Silent BIOS if your card has a dual BIOS option - Set a custom fan curve; unfortunately, this will automatically disable the 0 RPM mode - Crack a window in your room - Open up the case to see if things improve - Update your drivers
My card doesn't actually get hot since I don't play anything too demanding, so I guess it keeps cycling the fans because it's constantly hitting that temperature threshold. So, if I turn off the 0 RPM mode, will they just spin constantly?
One more thing—I tested it with that Heaven benchmark, both right when I bought it and again just now, and using GPU-Z, it always shows that the fans aren't spinning😲 even though they clearly are, so I'm a bit confused.
I have an EVGA GeForce GTX 1060, and honestly, the fans themselves are silent—you can't hear them at all while they're spinning. However, I have my settings configured to maintain a specific temperature, which causes the fans to constantly cycle on and off. It’s during that exact moment when they start up or stop that you hear this clicking sound—like *tk tk tk tk tk tk*—and then once they pick up speed after a few seconds, the noise disappears. This started happening about a month ago. I guess I'm wondering if this is something worth worrying about, and if there's any way to fix it so I don't have to deal with that constant, irritating noise.
So, this happened to me today while I was browsing https://gradnjakuce.com/mravi-u-kuci-evo-rjesenja/ — my monitor just went black, almost like the computer had shut down entirely. I’m sitting there thinking, *what now?* I tried Alt+Tab, nothing. I hit Ctrl+Esc, and the macOS start menu pops up, but as soon as I click anything other than closing the specific tab where that page was open, the screen goes dark again. I repeat the process, close the tab, and suddenly the image comes back. I mean, what the hell is that even supposed to be!!??
I haven't posted anything yet because I hadn't actually verified if this HDMI-VGA adapter was functional. I just stopped by my buddy's place and it worked there, then I get home—and it works here too. 😕 Honestly, I'm completely baffled. Let me try to recap what happened. I tried booting up my PC, but nothing happened because a thunderstorm had tripped all my breakers. Once I flipped the power back on and hit the front power button—I rarely touch the one on the back—the PC seemed to turn on, but there was no signal. The monitor just kept blinking like the computer was off. I tried restarting via the case button a few times, but nothing changed. I tried shutting it down with the front button, and I think it happened twice where it would immediately turn itself back on right after I shut it down. Then I tried the back switch; whenever I toggled it from 0 to I, it would trigger a boot, even though it’s supposed to wait for the front button press. Eventually, I hooked the graphics card up to my TV using an HDMI-HDMI cable and everything appeared—though I got that "your PC did not start correctly" error, likely from the hard shutdown. That ruled out the graphics card for me. I even fired up Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Remastered, and it ran fine. I figured maybe the issue was the monitor, so I took it over to my friend's house. We tried connecting it via VGA to his motherboard, but no luck. He grabbed another cable and that worked, but when we used mine, it failed again. We quickly concluded it was probably the VGA cable rather than the monitor or the HDMI-VGA adapter. When I got home, I reassembled everything—HDMI side of the adapter into the GPU, VGA side into the cable, and the other end into the monitor—and ended up right back where I started: the monitor just blinks like the PC is off. At that point, I assumed the adapter must have died since we hadn't tested it independently. In the meantime, I picked up a different monitor with a DVI port, plugged it directly into the GPU, and everything worked perfectly. Since then, I haven't been able to get back to my friend's to test the old monitor with the adapter again. Today, I went back over, hooked it up to a laptop, and it worked! We were both pretty stunned; we couldn't figure out why the exact same setup wouldn't work on my PC. Now I'm back home, I have the DVI monitor plugged in, and I've connected the adapter setup too—and they both work. I'm just sitting here totally bewildered. 😳 I'll stick with the DVI one for now, but the adapter setup is still going strong. I shut the PC down, turn it back on, and it just works... I really don't know... it's pure madness.
Timothy Kim60 said:It shouldn't have fried anything. I mean, was the monitor working fine before you started messing around with that junk?
Either the monitor just gave up on life, or it’s that converter.
Well, the monitor worked both with and without it. It even worked a little while ago over at my buddy's place, but we hooked it up directly via VGA. No other cable would work, but his setup fixed it instantly. We haven't tried an HDMI connection yet, so I guess it's possible the adapter just died.
wanderingbison9 said:Are you getting any BIOS screen during bootup?
Timothy Kim60 said:Look, there’s a thick connector on one end, so it might just be a converter—just pray to God it actually works. Maybe try testing it on another PC first.
I'll be back later and let you know how it goes. Honestly, I'm a little nervous that if this thing is just some cheap junk, it might fry my GPU. It’s barely been a month since I bought it. 😱
Timothy Kim60 said:Maybe grab a photo of that HDMI to VGA setup... I suspect it might be a dud. I have one from an overseas site, but honestly, those cables won't work unless they actually have a converter chip tucked inside them somewhere. 😁
The thing is, modern graphics cards only put out digital signals (HDMI, DP, or DVI). It might just be more practical to sell off those old monitors at this point.
New je 🙂 So, look, my monitor only has a VGA port, but my graphics card has DVI-D, HDMI, and DisplayPort. I picked up one of those HDMI-to-VGA adapters so I could finally hook everything up. I went over to my buddy's place to test it out, but we ended up making a bit of a mess. We tried connecting via VGA, but then we messed with the HDMI too; my cable wouldn't work, but his did, so we figured we were golden. We didn't even bother testing the HDMI through the adapter itself. He just handed me his VGA cable that he knows works, and we thought we were set. I get home, plug it all in, and... yeah, it’s the exact same issue. 🙂
New je 🙂 So, look, my monitor only has a VGA port, while my graphics card has DVI-D, HDMI, and DP. I picked up one of those HDMI-to-VGA adapters so I could finally hook it up. I went over to my buddy's place to test it out, but we ended up making a bit of a mess of things. We tried connecting via VGA, then tested the HDMI, and my cable wouldn't work—but his worked perfectly, so we figured we were golden. We didn't even bother testing the HDMI through the adapter right then. He let me borrow his VGA cable that he knows works, but when I got home and tried it, 🙂
I swapped the battery back in, but still nothing. Regarding that beep sound 🤦 well, the guys at Dell used a single connector on the board, but the one I'm supposed to plug in... it isn't different. It’s basically the same thing you'd put on the JP2 header on a motherboard—you have four pins on the board, just positive and negative with two blanks, arranged so there's no clear polarity, but the part I actually need to plug in has a completely different layout. There is no way for me to connect this, so even if the case were shaking itself apart from all the beeping, I wouldn't hear a thing. All temperatures look fine in the BIOS-s.
Kenneth Cruz67 said:Well, you can't be sure. It could just as easily be a dead motherboard or a failing GPU. I had something similar happen once when a PCIe slot started acting up—I kept losing the signal constantly.
I don't know, honestly. I hooked it up to my TV, ran Speccy, and it picked up everything (including a motherboard temp of 127 🤷). Then I fired up Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Remastered, and the game actually runs fine. Does anyone else use HWMonitor, or is there something else out there? I guess I'll be able to check the temps in the BIOS-s once I reset the battery.
Kenneth Cruz67 said:What kind of cables are you using to hook up to the TV? Are you using the same port on the GPU?
Is the PC getting stuck on that 0/1 toggle again?
Try connecting it to the TV and checking the BIOS settings for video; you might need to reset everything if it looks off. Also, check if the system audio is actually working when those boot errors pop up.
I'm using a VGA cable with an HDMI adapter for the monitor, and then just a standard HDMI cable for the TV.
It hasn't been getting stuck on the 1/0 loop anymore.
Should I try resetting the BIOS? Okay, I'll look into the sound issue. I read on a forum that this kind of thing happens when a GPU dies, so I tried launching a game—it runs fine, actually. Then I installed Speccy to see what was going on, and while everything else looks okay, it’s claiming my motherboard temperature is 127°C!?!?
So, I got home, powered everything up, and the PC seems to be running fine—but there's absolutely no image. My monitor just keeps blinking like it’s not even connected to anything. I also noticed something weird with that power toggle on the back of the tower; if I flip it to 0, the whole thing shuts down immediately, even without touching the front power button. I guess something might be malfunctioning there. What could be going wrong? 😢
Timothy Kim60 said:Almost any GPU will fit into any motherboard these days... You have to order and pay for the bracket separately, but looking at the Corsair site, it seems they aren't carrying it anymore. Your best bet is probably eBay, AliExpress, or Amazon... honestly, it might actually be cheaper just to swap out the whole cooler.
What kind of case are you running? It's pretty hard to guess what will fit without knowing that...
Well, I just barely managed to cram my ASUS ROG Strix x RX580 into my motherboard two days ago. 🙄The manufacturers installed the power connector right on the side—not on top—and it's ridiculously tall. They put it perfectly level with the PCIe slot, so the card was sitting right against it. I was genuinely worried I was going to rip the whole thing off the board.🙂