Gigabyte Aorus 1060 breaks because of Software Malfunction

[Insider_1]

Hello Guys
so , i bought a GTX 1060 few weeks ago , it was manufactured by Gigabyte Aorus
it was running smooth and fine , pretty happy about it
from the installation disc, it comes with an application called Aorus Graphics Engine
which is a software for GPU settings , so today i just discovered the profiles , which are
Overclocked mode , Gaming mode , Silent mode and User mode , so i tried to find out what the user mode is , it brings me a menu where i can set Motherboard and GPU settings
Overclocked mode goes for 1808 GPU power and 8008 Memory power
so i tried to use the User mode and push GPU power to 2707 and 10008 Memory power
well after i clicked apply , it goes to a black screen
so i had to restart my computer , and after i restart my computer , my GPU is just... dead
software stopped working , even Nvidia control panel is Stopped Working
and GPU is on 0% usage means i only get like 10fps on max setting game that i used to get more than 60fps

Help , what do i do , reinstalling the driver doesn't work

 

[Insider_1]

Store says it's totally fried , and gonna get a replacement in couple of days
i'm . never . going . to . touch Aorus Graphics Engine ever'
ever
ever again

 

[manddy123]

Kinda hard to believe, but since you made a manual and perhaps uneducated overclock you may have indeed pushed it too hard... It happens.

There's more to OCing than just high numbers, take care next time. It could have happened with whatever software you used, not necessarily Aorus GE fault...

But since you're getting a replacement, no worries there.

 

[RobCrezz]

WTF why would you go for that kind of overclock from the start?

I havent seen any 1060 go that high!

You have to be careful when overclocking, small incremental increases. Dont just max the settings out on the first attempt...

 

[hellraiser06]

The title should be "Gigabyte Aorus 1060 breaks because of this side of the keyboard". J/K.

Glad that you are getting a new card as replacement and that you have learned a very valuable lesson.

 

[Insider_1]

I didn't check this Thread for a while , thanks for the kind answer , i thought overclocking way to the top from the Software is safe because it's provided
I'm a Tech Illiterate

 

[RobCrezz]

I didn't check this Thread for a while , thanks for the kind answer , i thought overclocking way to the top from the Software is safe because it's provided
I'm a Tech Illiterate

A tough lesson to learn, but now you know!