Weird Galaxy GTX 680 "problem"

[Arinoth]

Well since I've moved I've noticed when I turn my system off all of the "case" fans, either plugged into the mobo or the psu still run at a very low speed/brightness.

This occurs even if the PSU is unplugged from the wall. I tried to see if it was getting power over ethernet for some odd reason, nope. Turns out if my monitor is plugged into the primary DVI slot in the GTX 680, it powers these fans, unplug it and they completely lose power. I'm not sure if this is a driver issue or what the hell it is, as I've NEVER seen a monitor cable power anything on my computer before.

[CMetaphor]

Thats just about the strangest thing ive ever heard of.

Try a different PSU, check for grounding problems then try pulling the whole thing from the case and seeing if it still does it. Can't think of anything else right now - too strange.

[Arinoth]

I don't know how it would be the PSU if it's completely unplugged from the wall, it's supplying no power. Hell I even unplugged the mobo power connector too and it was still going.

It's not even in a case, it's in a tech bench so there's no metal whatosever to contact it.

[Dzzope]

Try a different monitor. :P


Seems very strange.. Did you mean you moved your PC or since you moved to a 680?

[Arinoth]

Moved the PC

[Dzzope]

Wasn't doing it before for definite(with the same hardware)?

If it wasn't I'd say it something wrong.. Something came loose or is shorting somewhere

Might actually be worth trying a different monitor or use a different DVI slot.

[Arinoth]

I have both DVI slots populated, it's not the 2nd slot as I left that plugged into my 2nd monitor and it wasn't doing that. Just the primary one.

[ilya]

Does it happen if you unplug the PCI-E connectors and only plug fans into your PSU?

[Arinoth]

I haven't tried that but remember the fans are running when the psu is unplugged from the wall.

[Dzzope]

A psu can hold quite a large charge for quite a time after it's been un-plugged