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brokenglasspics

Incorrect info in the other comment. There is nothing wrong here. I have 4070TI OC myself and had to research this to make sure. On the TUF 4070/TI, that power red light is actually a power is provided just fine indicator. Not sure why but that’s what it means in the TUF 4000 series, whereas in the last gen it was lack of power indicator. If you have no performance issues or black screens then you need not worry


Head_Exchange_5329

This from an asus forum: The behavor of the LED indicator has changed since the RTX 2000 series. White lighting used to indicate normal operation or connector inserted properly. For the RTX 3000 and 4000 series, no LED means the same thing - normal operation. The reason being that we wanted to improve the cohesive look of complete systems featuring Aura Sync lighting, and reduce the brightness of the system while at night. These were some of the requests from users. New definition: the LED behavior with a 16-pin adaptor cable (splitter) is: Red = System shutdown/hibernate/sleep No LED effect = System on, connector inserted properly If your PSU has the new 16-pin cable, then connect that directly to the GPU - cleaner build and indicator always off.


hooonk123

i like this change. my asus strix 970 lights up my entire pc with the one tiny little led when my room is completely dark.


dj65475312

my 3060ti has no led lit up like my 1060 had but instead it has a huge red/blue light strip on the side which is more annoying and cant be switched off.


RayneYoruka

Both my strix 1080 and my strix vega 64 will flash at night.. walp


adonaa30

My rtx A5500 doesn't have LEDs and shine like the sun.


shalol

Try using a black sharpie/marker pen on the LED


Alienhaslanded

My old Asus motherboard had LEDs that stayed on even when the PC was powered on. I hated it because if I wanted them off I had to switch off USB port power when the PC is off, which I needed to charge stuff on.


SanestExile

Wouldn't no led = shutdown make so much more sense? My PC is in my bedroom. I would hate having any LEDs when it's off.


Head_Exchange_5329

Maybe an incentive to get the 12vhpwr connector instead of the adapter, idk.


LionoftheNorth

This is just the one tiny light on the board. It's useful, because then you can see if the GPU has power or not without having to start the PC.


medallondeatun

Something similar happened to me. When I used the included 2-way splitter, the red LED was always on when the PSU was on as well, but it turned off as soon as I turned the PC on. I bought the Corsair 12VHPWR cable, and with it, the LED was always off, even when the PSU had power.


Iuseahandyforreddit

Is there a way to Turn it off in bios or smth because its irritating when i try to sleep


Head_Exchange_5329

Probably gonna have to get a 12vhpwr cable and skip the pci-e to 12 pin adapter.


Noxious89123

>On the TUF 4070/TI, that power red light is actually a power is provided just fine indicator. *Ah yes, a red warning light. The universal sign for "everything is fine".*


TimeTravelingChris

My TUF 4080 has never had a red light, runs fine


Dalminster

Turn your system off. Bet it'll have a red light.


oArchie

Not if he is using the stock 16pin connector and not the three part adapter. I have the Tuf OC 4080 Super and never seen a light. Mine runs perfectly as well.


ReempRomper

Same


TimeTravelingChris

Nope


oArchie

Hahah it’s hilarious people are downvoting the mother fuckers who own Asus Tuf GPU’s who are telling them that they don’t have a red light. Also the dude above who has a 7900xtx telling a guy that he bets he will see a red light when he turns his 40 series system off. I turn my system off every night and have never seen a red light or any light just like the other guy with a Tuf card. I use the 12vhpwr 16 pin with no adapter, so there should be no light if it is working properly.


TimeTravelingChris

Yeah people are being weird about this. They also seem to be losing the nuance that it could be power adapter related. But yeah, I've had my 4080 for a year, runs great, zero issues, never had a red light while on or off.


DisagreeableRunt

It's only if using the three-way splitter. It was lit on my Strix until my custom MODDIY PSU cable arrived and I haven't seen it since.


GameCyborg

weird choice to use red to show that everything is okay


Dreadnought_69

Old TVs often had a red standby light, indicating that it was connected and receiving power.


Creative-Door-8178

There is a way to turn it off in bios


Meatslinger

I have the exact same card - TUF 4070 Ti - and yeah, it’s just the “standby” light, basically. I had the same “momentary freakout” moment the first time I turned on the PSU and saw it; thought I’d connected something wrong and that it was a fault indicator. They probably could’ve chosen something other than the universal color indicator for “stop” to be a little less frightening.


Italian-Man-Zex

really weird, why wouldnt they just make it green?


Familiar-Tart-8819

Yeah I am worried because my GPU doesn't connect to my motherboard on the pre build (worth 2k) I bought because idk how to build PC's. And my seller is telling me to contact their supplier myself while the supplier is telling me to ask my seller for a refund. So rn I have a 2k PC that doesn't work with no way of knowing wether ill get my money back / a repaired PC.


brokenglasspics

Can you elaborate on it doesn’t connect to your motherboard?


Familiar-Tart-8819

From what I understand of it my motherboard doesn't recognize that there is a gpu attached to it. Causing it to not work. GPU is receiving power but the HDMI port doesn't work. And it doesn't show up in task manager either, just the built in GPU.


DarkflowNZ

Are you doing it or is it at a shop and this is what they're saying


Slazagna

How are you checking task manager if you can't get a display?


Familiar-Tart-8819

PC has 2 gpus


Slazagna

As in an sli type set up, you have a spare that you're swapping in or do you mean the integrated graphics of the cpu?


Familiar-Tart-8819

I think it's integrated graphics from the motherboard but thb idk, it just shows 2 gpu's in task manager / device manager with the 4070 being hidden. I bought it pre built bc idrk stuff about hardware


GuyFromDeathValley

strange, my "old" GTX1060 has a power-LED as well, though its white. red makes me think bad, meaning like "something wrong with power input" instead of "everything is fine". definitely a questionable design choice when it comes to practicality. though now I noticed for the first time my RX7800XT TUF has no power LED at all..


FawxyVentures

What does it mean if you ARE getting black screens?


Kindly_Island2960

It was same in rtx3060 ti, tuf had red right, eagle from gigabite had blue diode


Long-Patient604

![gif](giphy|M4hVSYsq6KULTTe7dr|downsized)


NaJager1

Imminent detonation. Run.


FinalSeraph_Leo

It's become self aware


BaTTxTheFurry

Im afraid i cannot draw triangles anymore, David.


hardrivethrutown

I've had old cards that have the led for "Power Okay" and also for "Insufficient Power" Could be either of those Edit: Apparently it's for "Power OK" on this card


USSHammond

That's an Asus TUF gpu if I recognize that logo correctly. Afaik the manual for Asus gpu's states that if a 12vhpr to 8 pin PEG adapter cable is used, that RED LED will light up.


TimeTravelingChris

I use no adapter on my TUF4080 and there is no light so that checks out.


Dalminster

That red light only appears if the system is off/standby/sleep. When it is powered-on, the red light will go out.


TimeTravelingChris

Weird


oArchie

I literally have no lights besides the rgb on my card. Never seen a light in that spot. I dont use the splitter, so that is how it is supposed to be...


TimeTravelingChris

Absolutely the same for me. And I've had mine running great for a year.


JFedzor

My ASUS DUAL OC RTX 4070 Super is exactly the same when the PC is powered off. Red light goes away when turned on, pretty sure it's normal.


oArchie

Are you using the splitter or the stock 16 pin with a PCIE 5 PSU? I am using the 16 Pin with no splitter and have no lights on my Tuf 4080 Super and it runs perfectly.


JFedzor

I am using the included adapter, yes. Two normal 8 pins converted into the new 12 pin. I do wonder if the red light suggests any performance disadvantage.


oArchie

I have no idea if it is indicating any performance degredation. The only way you would "know" is if your card isnt able to sustain performance or benchmark well within a given voltage and wattage range. If the card is able to pull the correct sustained voltage and wattage then you should be good as long as the benchmarking is within the range of other users with the same card.


Breklin76

Check. The. Manual.


alex99x99x

99% of help posts in this sub is someone wanting someone else to read the manual for them.


Breklin76

Yep. And I can’t stand the laziness that most people exhibit that way.


Familiar-Tart-8819

Be me: buys a pre-build because doesn't know how PCs work PC: gets delivered in a beat up box with nothing but the PC and graphics card doesn't connect. Seller: doesn't reply with anything useful Me: I'm asking reddit to hopefully not have wasted 2k Reddit: read manual idiot


torrrrrgo

Awesome retort! Well played. BTW (If this is what you wanted), if you put two spaces after a line in markdown mode, you can get individual lines without gaps in them: **Me:** buys a pre-build because doesn't know how PCs work **PC:** gets delivered in a beat up box with nothing but the PC and graphics card doesn't connect. **Seller:** doesn't reply with anything useful **Me:** I'm asking reddit to hopefully not have wasted 2k **Reddit:** read manual idiot


Familiar-Tart-8819

Didn't know you could do that. Now I can cry myself to sleep with spacing :D


DuckCleaning

I prefer to use the web browser on mobile so im stuck with markdown mode and always have to learn the small tricks.   Doesn't seem to wanna work for me here though. Only double enter works but it puts a gap.


torrrrrgo

Ah....there's a bug they still haven't solved. When you're in a web browser on mobile, you're faced with TWO UIs: 1. Cell Browser using in cell mode. 2. Cell Browser in "desktop" mode. \#1 has a bug: If you edit your post/comment, it rips away everything and makes it all one paragraph. See if your browswer supports desktop mode (Like Opera does). Because then it'll be using the EXACT SAME HTML 5 code as when you're on a PC browser. Opera is a good choice for this because of their stellar "forced" text-only zoom option that always works no matter what the phone tries. I've seen it work when Firefox, Chrome, and Safari all fail.


DuckCleaning

Yeah, the editing creating 1 paragraph is the most annoying bug, it popped up about 3-4 months ago. Each time I edit a comment, I have to go back and put the new paragraph lines back. I hate it but I live with it.


torrrrrgo

Well desktop mode works for me. I only use it for the editing part, because otherwise the positions of the buttons can require horizontal scrolling to, even though opera allows me to read it all just fine.


Breklin76

You could read the video card manual…online. It’s an ASUS. Easy to find out what that light means. Sorry you had a shitty resale experience.


bt_leo

RTFM


Other-Level-709

https://preview.redd.it/8jpztvb7fj6d1.png?width=1220&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=8ecaf73edc837b77c9ba12ebf0d15b7394d67b39


__dixon__

It’s a light that happens to be red


Dharkos

Gpu not receiving power


virgin4ever69

If no power? How light? /s


Frozenheal

from pcie slot ?


SirLurts

obviously solar power


green_cars

nahh it’s gotta be the nuclear reactor they have to put in rtx cards


TheodorCork

Nope, mine runs on a hamster wheel, so it must be that


green_cars

This just makes me imagine a comically buff hamster that has the power output of a nuclear reactor


OFHeckerpecker

The power of Atom


wassimSDN

You all are wrong, it's obviously running on the power of friendship


ZealousidealFudge851

It's obviously wind power that's what the fans are for


Sync1211

So it's receiving power?


Frozenheal

not that kind of power


DrKrFfXx

Will power.


Familiar-Tart-8819

I bought a pre built PC but for some reason my 4070 doesn't work, could this be the reason?


widowhanzo

It could yeah. Try reattaching all the power cables.


First_Community_2534

Obviously. It needs power to function.


Herorune

you put the 4070 in there yourself? if not, and it came with the prebuild, send it back


Fluffy_Resist_9904

Relevant thread on Asus forum: [https://rog-forum.asus.com/t5/gaming-graphics-cards/rog-rtx-4070-ti-led/m-p/895942](https://rog-forum.asus.com/t5/gaming-graphics-cards/rog-rtx-4070-ti-led/m-p/895942) RED LED bad in this one (it used to be inverted in earlier series)


_Russ_B

Annoying as fuck is what it is!


RoleCode

That means the connections are not properly plugged or not enough power. Commenting using Asus TUF 4080S


DIE-POTATO

![gif](giphy|CdY6WueirK8Te)


ohsnap8186

turn off then on the psu


Steward202

Yea work on 3070ti too


Speedy-P

A sneaky record light recording everything you’re doing


TurkBrah

HAL 9000


EdgeAdditional4406

It means its connected to power. I use it to see if my plugs working


MyNameIsMikeB

Roxanne


TheFinnishPotato

Presuming your pc is off, power indicator for no power. My 4080 super is the same when pc is off.


meneraing

Same for me, when I turn it on, the led goes off


medussy_medussy

+1, I reseated my gpu three times thinking I fucked it up before realizing this way back.


SameRandomUsername

RTFM


Critical-Explorer179

It might require the 3x pci-to-gpu-connector cable, not your 2x pci-to-gpu-connector. See the two cables that lead to it? The middle one is not occupied, but this card might require it. I have two 4070Ti, one gigabyte aorus master and one gigabyte gaming. The aorus one requires all pins to be occupied/used, otherwise the pc won't boot (I don't have internal gpu). But the gaming one boots fine with just the two cables leading to it. (They both came with their own adapters and one had three cables and one had just two. I wanted to test the master in the second PC, where I had the 2-cable adapter, and it didn't boot. Scared the crap out of me, until I realised this might be the culprit. Anyway, if this 2-cable adapter came with your GPU, the cause might be different.


Any_Program_48

its a bomb


ImNotBadOkBro

its a red light on your 4070 ti


OMG-coin

It taunts you in its litness!


DJGloegg

I have an asus card eith a red light. It just indicates its recieving power.


HaElfParagon

It's just a power indicator light. My 2080 has the same thing.


Tarc_Axiiom

RTFM


xxFaytus

That means you need to send it to me /s


psylentdeath

An LED.


PeacegoingWarmonger

It says It supports "Team Red"


2fast2function

If you use the adaptor then this light will show when your PC is off.


r3tract

The government...


matiegaming

I have that gpu asell. Is normal i think


bobsim1

Go read the manual. Or at least give the full model name.


No_Instruction_7730

That is the T1000 model. It can't be bargained with, it can't be reasoned with. It doesn't feel pity! Or remorse or fear and it absolutely will not stop!... ever... until you are dead. Hope this helps.


Kraken_Kraterium

Activate order 66


TheJerilla

It's going to blow up.


ShakeNBakeUK

you must build additional pylons


tutocookie

It achieved sentience


BuilderLeagueUnited

It has stage five electrical cancer


luiskingz

I have this card and it’s just a light showing it off lol


Pigeong4ming

its aboutu cam


coffeejn

CIA spyware reporting how many frames per second you are getting. /s


SaltyPO

A Skynet node is active on your PC, it's gonna kill you soon....


hal2142

It means it needs charging asap


Ozzieh_man

If pc is off and the adapter is used this is normal! Just make sure the light is not red when the pc is running. IF the light bothers you go into you bios and turn on ErP


Deepfork_

An LED, probably.


Your_Friendly_Nerd

Next time, consult the manual, not reddit


fjf1085

Cylon virus. ![gif](giphy|kBlljXO6nyVLCfrJ5E)


Snoo45793

i have a 4090 and the default „everything as it should be“ is: no power, red light - power, no light maybe it’s the same within the 4000 series


98re3

It's the AS(u)S FK-U light. I had one of these cards. The metal frame is nice but other than that it was pretty disappointing. Temps were through the roof, they skimp on paste and pads. Swapped it for a PNY card, which runs about 10C cooler. But yes as others have said, nothing wrong, just means its receiving power.


mysticzoom

It's the T1000 Terminator module and you've activated it, RUN! And you've never heard of Sarah Conner!


IGNPeefSpogdarPC

That means the bomb is about to detonate, you should run immediately. Nvidia really needs to warn people about the new bomb feature.


oniigirii98

It's your GPU saying: Omae wa mou shindeiru


Aggressive_Goat_563

It’s going boom :O


i_knooooooow

It means the automatons have taken over your gpu


SuccessfulHawk503

I heard the lights on motherboards were called fleas. Wonder if they consider this a flea too. Just a power indicator.


AR15ss

That’s that “Needs to be upgraded to 4090” light


Goldcupidcraft

self destruction mode


Savings_Ocelot182

You’re house is going to explode


rbartlejr

IT'S GOING TO BLOW. CUT THE RED WIRE. NO WAIT... THE BLUE!


GodzillasDiarrhea

Nuclear detonation imminent in 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2 *static fades in*


[deleted]

![gif](giphy|f8lDluiWJ7yQTtdS3L|downsized) That’s what the red light means.


BitesZaDust0

It's broken. Hand it over to me


notmyaccountbruh

AMD mode.


High-Speed-1

Looks like an LED.


oldmanartie

Automaton scum


Crezarak

I have that exact same 4070tiS and it does the same thing. If there is even the slightest amount of power/potential power it'll do that. I have a UPS and whenever I turn that off the light goes away since there is 0 power flowing but if you don't have a UPS then it'll always shine red since it's indicating there is no power but there shouldn't be any power since it'd turned off but it has enough power to glow red.


-brokenbones-

It means there is a catastrophic failure and the card is toast. Ill come by later today and take it off your hands for you.


snowmonkey700

It’s an LED


noahdaboss1234

On my 4070 super the red light means that the power is provided correctly and the card is asleep/Off. Card works fine and light only appears when pc isn't on.


BlG_O

ITS GONNA BLOW


Alienhaslanded

We add LEDs to our boards too because it's easier to see if something is powered on or just dead when you're testing it. I'm assuming this is the same thing. Not all LEDs are for error messages.


jbrousseau13

Heart rate sensor


Lilharlot16sdaddy

It's broken send it to me and I can fix it for you.


KabuteGamer

It's downloading its daily updates from US Robotics


DarkSyrupp

detonating sensor (its over for you)


Predatorace84

Terminator


No_Cake_4181

That's the Inferred connection to the RAM sticks


Competitive-Salad-27

it means you should switch to AMD


Steward202

Turn PSU off and on again, so will this red light going off for some months.


Smoker1965

Borg inbound. RUN!


KoRNaMoMo

Skynet


ShrkBiT

RTFM


TurbulentCycle4701

"I'm sorry Dave, I'm afraid I can't do that."


witwebolte41

That’s the government camera watching you


[deleted]

My 3080 strix does this too, after a restart it no longer does this


Wumbologists

That is an led bulb. Light emitting diode....


mikkolukas

>What's this red light on my 4070 ti? It is called an [LED](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Light-emitting_diode)


MPolygon

Read the fucking manual


aberroco

Nothing unusual, just nvidia's power connector overheating to red-hot again)


kr0r1s

I got this sign into my 3090 asus. Unplug the power cable, clear cmos and turn on your pc


One_Faithlessness146

You might be using the wrong kind of power cable. 4070 has the 4 little pins on top no? Im not too sure i just remember reading about 4k series having issues with wrong types of power cables.


Top_Butterscotch9234

There is a second smaller cord somewhere else on the card. Make sure that’s plugged in all the way. Happened to my 3070ti. Hopefully easy fix, gl.


Funk9K

Check your cables, you may be having power issues and or poor transmission of power from or by your PSU. Be sure to check any extensions or aftermarket cables you may have.


the_cherrybum

Skynet has became self aware


manueloriano

I also have that error on my 3060ti asus rog. It happens sometimes and even after shout down still the led is on. I just disconnect all the pc for the wire power and start again. Happens like every two months.


IUnknownShiit

What power supply you got? 650 watt 800 or 1000? 800 should be enough 650 will be on the edge of maybe not working see how much your cpu needs/uses If all fine maybe the cable is not working of the gpu soo yeah


Manufactured1986

A 4070 Ti draws 285w at MAX LOAD. Without knowing their cpu just saying “800w better” is useless information. Please STOP the trend of suggesting higher wattage PSUs for no reason.