Hello!
I built my first gaming rig with the 950 and it lived very happily in my system for quit some time. Then I began to experience a series of blue screens and random freezes. I ran every test I think of to find the cause, updated drivers, removed old software and so on. I started to suspect hardware issues, and considered it was time for an upgrade. I decided to at least upgrade the video card with a 1060 (and later a 1660). The problems ceased!
This didn't prove the 950 was the problem, as I could not "make" it fail under stress but this seemed very likely.
I then ran the card in 2 other systems and it seemed they both experienced problems. The 950 was even more suspect, but I could not prove it beyond a doubt!
I never saw any reported thermal issues with the card, but wondered if taking it apart and reapplying thermal paste would be worth it? I have done this on a lesser card (a GT 730) and it works fine. Or should I just consider retiring the card completely as it served its time very well until now - it's very outdated..
I built my first gaming rig with the 950 and it lived very happily in my system for quit some time. Then I began to experience a series of blue screens and random freezes. I ran every test I think of to find the cause, updated drivers, removed old software and so on. I started to suspect hardware issues, and considered it was time for an upgrade. I decided to at least upgrade the video card with a 1060 (and later a 1660). The problems ceased!
This didn't prove the 950 was the problem, as I could not "make" it fail under stress but this seemed very likely.
I then ran the card in 2 other systems and it seemed they both experienced problems. The 950 was even more suspect, but I could not prove it beyond a doubt!
I never saw any reported thermal issues with the card, but wondered if taking it apart and reapplying thermal paste would be worth it? I have done this on a lesser card (a GT 730) and it works fine. Or should I just consider retiring the card completely as it served its time very well until now - it's very outdated..