Can only use "Microsoft Basic Display Adapter" as my graphics driver

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  1. Posts : 70
    Windows 10 Home 64 Bit
    Thread Starter
       #51

    However I tried putting my card in my dad's PC and for some reason it works in his PC. I really want to just order a new card but my dad is determined that it has to be some other issue which is infuriating
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  2. TV2
    Posts : 2,221
    W10 Pro 22H2
       #52

    Your card is under Sapphire 2-year warranty.
    You could send it back by RMA and they will send you a new one, usually with no questions asked.
    SAPPHIRE Technology

    You do not need to 'break' electronic components, sometimes they are just defective. And defects do not need to be glaring or obvious. A defective graphics card can exhibit many different symptoms in different systems.

    An explanation as to why your Dad's PC does not show any of your symptoms is that his PC is a different environment - not running the same software, different OS settings, different hardware, many things could be different.
    The only fact that matters is that his graphics card in your system works without problems.
    As long as you have thoroughly tested it under all conditions that made yours crash then you can be confident you have found the problem.
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  3. Posts : 113
    Win 10 Home
       #53

    TV2 said:
    Your card is under Sapphire 2-year warranty.
    You could send it back by RMA and they will send you a new one, usually with no questions asked.
    SAPPHIRE Technology

    You do not need to 'break' electronic components, sometimes they are just defective. And defects do not need to be glaring or obvious. A defective graphics card can exhibit many different symptoms in different systems.

    An explanation as to why your Dad's PC does not show any of your symptoms is that his PC is a different environment - not running the same software, different OS settings, different hardware, many things could be different.
    The only fact that matters is that his graphics card in your system works without problems.
    As long as you have thoroughly tested it under all conditions that made yours crash then you can be confident you have found the problem.

    +1

    Send it back. Unless you regularly do AnandTech level teardowns and reviews there's no point in stressing out over this. You isolated the problem to the Sapphire Card.

    If you can't fix it, and it's under warranty send it back. If it turns out to not be the card when you get the new one back you'll have the same issues, and plenty of opportunity to stress out about it then. Why do the stressing unnecessarily now?
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  4. Posts : 609
    W10
       #54

    It is amazing how much work you spent trying to solve the issue. What a shame, that there obviously is no better solution!
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  5. Posts : 4,453
    Win 11 Pro 22000.708
       #55

    UnknownAK said:
    Okay I tried out my Dad's card and it works fine and doesn't cause any of the issues even using the same 15.7.1 driver version. I am unsure as to how the graphics card has been damaged considering I was able to play borderlands on it with no issue but Terraria would make it crash. I will just have to look for a new card to buy as a replacement. It is a shame that I will have to buy another but at least I know the cause so I can right it.
    What is your father's card? Same sort or another?

    I hope that your Sapphire card is in fact defective, and that a replacement will not behave exactly the same.
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  6. Posts : 70
    Windows 10 Home 64 Bit
    Thread Starter
       #56

    I don't know the exact make of my Dad's card but I know its an AMD 7800 series card.

    I am currently looking at the return policy for the site I bought my card from so hopefully i should be able to send it back and get a replacement
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  7. Posts : 3,264
    Windows 11 Pro 64 bit Version 21H2
       #57

    bobkn said:
    What is your father's card? Same sort or another?

    I hope that your Sapphire card is in fact defective, and that a replacement will not behave exactly the same.
    Sounds right, as said in parts by TV2. Could be some other conflict in your system with that specific card, software ,drivers, OS, could be many other reasons and sending it back they most likely will not find an issue with it. Put back same card checked out or a replacement and your at square one. Hope this is the correct solution as we do not know all about Dad's PC. Not going against what others know here and suggested so far, just say good luck whatever the outcome is and you decide.
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  8. TV2
    Posts : 2,221
    W10 Pro 22H2
       #58

    While the store you actually bought your card from may have a return policy, it is most likely 30 days or so. You are warrantied through Sapphire for 2 years. That is where you should be sending the RMA request.

    Be sure to follow all of the instructions they give you for a Return Merchandise Authorization (RMA) exactly.
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  9. TV2
    Posts : 2,221
    W10 Pro 22H2
       #59

    This just occurred to me: you could ask your dad if he wants to switch cards.
    Especially if he insists there is nothing wrong with yours!
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  10. Posts : 70
    Windows 10 Home 64 Bit
    Thread Starter
       #60

    For the past couple of days I have been using my Dad's graphics card and it has not caused the issue once. I've decided to try a few other tests just to make sure that it isn't some other component.

    Today I plugged both my Dad's PC and my own in and then used the PSU cables from my dad's power supply to plug into my graphics card whilst it was in my PC. This was just to make sure that it wasn't the PSU failing but the error still persisted even with my Dad's PC which is an 850w rather than my own 750w.

    My Dad has a spare hard drive so he is going to wipe that and install Windows 10 on it at some point, so I can test using that to see if the error still happens. If it does then I will most likely just buy a new card, I may send mine back for a replacement but I am unsure.
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