Hey guys, first time poster here so I'm not really 100% on the correct way to structure this post, but here goes.
Components in question -
GPU - MSI Twin Frozr GTX 780 (19 months old)
PSU - Corsair RM850 (5-6 months old)
I was playing Battlefield 4 the other night, all of a sudden my PC shuts down, no artifacting, errors or other warning, and then I smell a very distinct burning smell from the case which fills the whole house with an unsettling aroma.
Needless to say, the PC wouldn't boot. The next day I started trouble-shooting the problem, suspecting that the PSU had gone. I removed the GPU, sound card, and one stick of RAM. To my elation the PC booted no problem, after putting in the RAM and sound card it booted fine too. This obviously led me to believe that the GPU was indeed the component that got toasted. A quick whiff through one of the fans on the heat sink and I could smell that distinct burnt out smell.
The question is, why would this happen? Don't GPU's have some built-in shut-down temperature to avoid damage if the cooling fails? I also find it weird that there was no artifacting or other tell-tale signs as the GPU getting hotter. In any case this is my second Twin Frozr card, I still have the older 580 running in a secondary machine and going strong, and have had no problems with the 780 up until now.
Temperatures on the 780 have never gone above 80C, and my 4790k sits at 60C under load, neither are over-clocked past the settings they came with.
I'm going to RMA the card tomorrow through my retailer, since it has a 2-year warranty. However, I was thinking of unplugging my PSU unit, along with the wire that connected to my GPU and letting them take a look at it, I don't have a multi-meter. I can't say I've had any problems with the PSU, and I've been loving it so far, but is it possible that this was the PSU's fault? The last thing I want is to get a replacement card and have that fried some-time during the next few weeks or months by the PSU.
Any thoughts/expert advice would be appreciated, I've been building my own PCs for yours but still consider myself an amateur. Cheers!
Components in question -
GPU - MSI Twin Frozr GTX 780 (19 months old)
PSU - Corsair RM850 (5-6 months old)
I was playing Battlefield 4 the other night, all of a sudden my PC shuts down, no artifacting, errors or other warning, and then I smell a very distinct burning smell from the case which fills the whole house with an unsettling aroma.
Needless to say, the PC wouldn't boot. The next day I started trouble-shooting the problem, suspecting that the PSU had gone. I removed the GPU, sound card, and one stick of RAM. To my elation the PC booted no problem, after putting in the RAM and sound card it booted fine too. This obviously led me to believe that the GPU was indeed the component that got toasted. A quick whiff through one of the fans on the heat sink and I could smell that distinct burnt out smell.
The question is, why would this happen? Don't GPU's have some built-in shut-down temperature to avoid damage if the cooling fails? I also find it weird that there was no artifacting or other tell-tale signs as the GPU getting hotter. In any case this is my second Twin Frozr card, I still have the older 580 running in a secondary machine and going strong, and have had no problems with the 780 up until now.
Temperatures on the 780 have never gone above 80C, and my 4790k sits at 60C under load, neither are over-clocked past the settings they came with.
I'm going to RMA the card tomorrow through my retailer, since it has a 2-year warranty. However, I was thinking of unplugging my PSU unit, along with the wire that connected to my GPU and letting them take a look at it, I don't have a multi-meter. I can't say I've had any problems with the PSU, and I've been loving it so far, but is it possible that this was the PSU's fault? The last thing I want is to get a replacement card and have that fried some-time during the next few weeks or months by the PSU.
Any thoughts/expert advice would be appreciated, I've been building my own PCs for yours but still consider myself an amateur. Cheers!
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