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    Question What could be wrong with my graphics card? (possible firmware error)

    I think it would be the best course of action to reinstall my GPU VBIOS. I cannot roll back as I do not have a copy of the original VBIOS as the update was not planned. I have found what seems to be the VBIOS on TechPowerUp, and it is a .rom file, which I am unfamiliar with. How would I go about...
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    Question What could be wrong with my graphics card? (possible firmware error)

    I will also note that when I ran Dell SupportAssist diagnostics it said something along the lines of a degraded PCIe link, which I could tell meant I needed to reseat the GPU, however this did not change anything. I wiped the pins down with some rubbing alchohol and a q-tip, and blew out the...
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    Question What could be wrong with my graphics card? (possible firmware error)

    Here's the card in question. https://rog.asus.com/graphics-cards/graphics-cards/rog-strix/rog-strix-rx6600xt-o8g-gaming-model/ I believe I've found the VBIOS on techpowerup., however I'm not very educated on this area so I may be wrong...
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    Question What could be wrong with my graphics card? (possible firmware error)

    I got a notification from the firmware and driver update service that was bundled with my computer, Dell Update. I did not check to see what updates it specified, but once it restarted my computer appeared to be updating a BIOS of some sort. I have no copy that I know of, and all systems except...
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    Question What could be wrong with my graphics card? (possible firmware error)

    So a while ago I installed a firmware update, possibly involving the BIOS on my AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT, and once it was complete I encountered extreme graphical bugs. Talked to a close IT professional and he said it was definitely the GPU, but could not tell if it was something wrong with the...