ASUS GTX 580 DirectCu II Dead? No POST, Signal keeps cutiing off etc

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I have a ASUS gtx 580 DirectCU II which I purchased in march 2011 along with my new system.

Config:

Asus Maximus IV Extreme, 2600k, 8GB Corsair vengeance, Corsair HX 850, Samsung 840 pro 256 GB...

Problem is sometimes the display keeps cutting off after boot in windows, and sometimes after a force restart or cold boot The MOBO doesn't POST completely and the VGA led on mobo turns to red. This doesn't happen always but keeps happening 80% of the time.. Also sometimes during POST or shortly after successful boot the display cuts off and fans run at full speed but no display.. Since yesterday the card doesn't boot at all..

Tried everything including cleaning of PCI e slots, gfx card, changing slots etc.. Also changed the PCI E power cables to modular ones other than using the standard hard wired ones that come with HX 850.. still same issue..

Final try I got my old 9800 GTX+ from my old system and placed it on my M-IV-E and boom the problem is gone.. The system is stable and none of those issues.. So can I conclude my card can be sent for RMA?

Also I had good experience with Rashi peripherals(XFX) previously when they replaced my dead artifacted 8800 GTS 320 MB (purchased 2007) with a 9800 gtx+ in 2010.. So if I give it to Rashi for RMA which card can I expect now?
A GTX 680 or 780 or 770 (all DCII versions)..etc.

According to ur experience does ASUS offer anything like marginal price for a upgrade in RMA?

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Submit your card for RMA.According to me you won't get anything above a gtx 760/670 as a replacement for your gpu if it cannot be repaired.

K

Worth a shot! Good luck!!

M

Can I try for marginal price for upgrade to something like 770/780?

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msaiashwin said:
Can I try for marginal price for upgrade to something like 770/780?

Try for both, get their quote, though I believe the price upgrade to a 780 won't be marginal if at all possible.

M

770 is essentially a 680 right? The gap in performance between 770 and 780 is almost 20 percent right?

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msaiashwin said:
770 is essentially a 680 right? The gap in performance between 770 and 780 is almost 20 percent right?

In theory yes but only someone who has owned both can say for sure

M

Is the asus gtx 780 directcu ii available in India? At what price?

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msaiashwin said:
Is the asus gtx 780 directcu ii available in India? At what price?

Around 52k on mdcomputers.in

msaiashwin said:
770 is essentially a 680 right? The gap in performance between 770 and 780 is almost 20 percent right?

and the pcb of titan and 780 is the same(just a stripped down card) and the quality of that pcb is much superior than 770.

M

Digicomp has confirmed that my card is not repairable and hence woupd be replaced...I guess since 580 was obselete long time back they would issue me a credit note from rashi..

Is that a good option? And what would be the price of gtx 780 after the massive price cut? ($499)?

M

Guys I am going to get a credit note from asus/rashi..donno the value yet..purchased my 580 for 29.5k..

Now thinking of buying a asus gtx 780 directcu ii..should I go for stock or directcu ii?

first tell us what the credit note says? how much it is worth?

M

Will let u know....by today mostly..

msaiashwin said:
Guys I am going to get a credit note from asus/rashi..donno the value yet..purchased my 580 for 29.5k..

Now thinking of buying a asus gtx 780 directcu ii..should I go for stock or directcu ii?

DC2 all the way but wait ! do consider R9 290x as well

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topgear said:
DC2 all the way but wait ! do consider R9 290x as well

what are the temps at which the stock 780 will run under Indian conditions? I am from Visakhapatnam and the climate here is very similar to Mumbai/Chennai. Abt the R9 290X I am a bit worried abt the temps.. will have to wait for the custom coolers to come..

u dont have to worry about temps unless u overclock the 290X under air, it will stay there or throttle down. if you have water-blocks ready, go for the 290X, otherwise GTX780 has way better stock cooling, but the curious part is can you make sure that the price cut for 780 has reached india or not, said that well you can go for 290 as well.

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Guys got a Credit note of 24k for my asus gtx 580 DirectCU II. Wanna buy a new GPU:

1. ASUS GTX 770 DirectCu II OC- 35k
2. ASUS GTX 780 - 49k

I want to go ahead with the 770 DCII OC. Is it a good choice compared to the 780? I don't wanna go for the AMD cards because the custom coolers are not out and the temps seem scary.

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msaiashwin said:
Guys got a Credit note of 24k for my asus gtx 580 DirectCU II. Wanna buy a new GPU:

1. ASUS GTX 770 DirectCu II OC- 35k
2. ASUS GTX 780 - 49k

I want to go ahead with the 770 DCII OC. Is it a good choice compared to the 780? I don't wanna go for the AMD cards because the custom coolers are not out and the temps seem scary.

Wait for the price drop and go for the 780/ 780 oc. Dont hurry as the price drop for 780 in US was around Rs 9.5k. So here it should be around 8k drop in price

M

by when do u think the price cuts be reflected in India? And what can be the final price of a 780?

msaiashwin said:
Guys got a Credit note of 24k for my asus gtx 580 DirectCU II. Wanna buy a new GPU:

1. ASUS GTX 770 DirectCu II OC- 35k
2. ASUS GTX 780 - 49k

I want to go ahead with the 770 DCII OC. Is it a good choice compared to the 780? I don't wanna go for the AMD cards because the custom coolers are not out and the temps seem scary.

even though the custom coolers are not out, you have to wait more for possible price reduction of nvidia line-up india. otherwise you will regret for buying it now.

msaiashwin said:
by when do u think the price cuts be reflected in India? And what can be the final price of a 780?

should be 40k or so.

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780 was previously selling for around 54k.. now it sells for around 48k.. I that a price cut? The problem is I have to replace my 580 with a new card with the credit note of 24k.. That's the whole issue.. now will the 770 dc2 oc suffice for 1080p and 1600p for maxing out all games?

msaiashwin said:
780 was previously selling for around 54k.. now it sells for around 48k.. I that a price cut? The problem is I have to replace my 580 with a new card with the credit note of 24k.. That's the whole issue.. now will the 770 dc2 oc suffice for 1080p and 1600p for maxing out all games?

770 is performing slightly better than amd r9 280x. 770 is 34k and 280x at 24k.
i should wait for price cut for 780/770 further. you can also look at custom cooled r9 290 /290x(wait for a little while.)

You bought the GPU for 29k and got a credit note worth 24k.. can RMA companies do that ? that sounds kinda crappy..

I understand 580 @ 29k can be easily matched by today's 24k GPU but still :/

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I can wait that's not an issue. But any idea as to when the price cuts will be reflected? Its already been like 20 days and no news of price drop here. 780 is like 10-20%faster than a overclocked 770 right?

a fairly over clocked GTX 770 can outperform a GTX 780 but most of the stock GTX 780 is ~10-15% faster than factory OCed GTX 770 gpus.

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Guys, Thanks for all your help and support in helping me take a decision on the GPU.

I got a credit note of 24k from ASUS/ Rashi Peripherals for my asus gtx 580 DirectCu II. I had to use it fast and hence exchanged it and purchased a ASUS GTX 770 DirectCu II OC for 35k. I was on a tight budget and couldn't spend much and had to use the credit note fast. I couldn't spend the extra amount for the 780 which was almost costing 55k from ASUS with the DirectCU II cooler. Did not want to risk on the overheating AMD cards now. And being a fan of arkham origins I needed PhysX.

I am anyway satisfied with my card as the performance boost is huge compared to my older 580.. Will ADD another 770 for SLi in future.. 770 is approx. how much faster than 580?

for the price cuts I almost waited for 3 weeks and had to decide fast.. 770 might reduce by max 3k I guess..
will post the pics soon. Thank You

you made the right decision and GTX 770 is roughly ~25% faster than GTX 580.