[SOLVED] Gtx 960 2gb OC is showing 0 MB VRAM ? can any hardware expert repair it ?

[kuldeep.jadeja.09]

Greetings Experts , i have a Graphic card which shows flickered display as per shown in the attached JPEGs,.

https://flic.kr/s/aHsmM9KbxY

Also i check with the GPU-z and it showed every details of this card except Bus Width and Bus handle (something , sorry , i don't know much about this stuff ).

in the dxdiag it shows 0 MB VRAM

i tried HDMI output as well but the same result.

What actually can be wrong with my card?
Please guide whether it's repairable or not
and if yes how much would it cost ?

Thank you so much

 

[rgd1101]

replace the card?
full system spec? include make and model of the psu

 

[kuldeep.jadeja.09]

replace the card?
full system spec? include make and model of the psu

I don't know what you mean by replace , you saying if i can replace or not ,
then No. i bought it used from OLX.

My system Spec:

GTX 960 OC 2GB
Intel Pentium 4th Gen dual core g3220 3.00 GHz
Gigabyte H81M-S rev 1.0 motherboard
Transcend 4GB * 2 ddr3 RAM
VIP-600w (artis) PSU Model no: VIP-600W

 

[Impala640]

I don't know what you mean by replace , you saying if i can replace or not ,
then No. i bought it used from OLX.

My system Spec:

GTX 960 OC 2GB
Intel Pentium 4th Gen dual core g3220 3.00 GHz
Gigabyte H81M-S rev 1.0 motherboard
Transcend 4GB * 2 ddr3 RAM
VIP-600w (artis) PSU Model no: VIP-600W

That looks like a bad GPU you should try re installing the drivers if you can

 

[kuldeep.jadeja.09]

That looks like a bad GPU you should try re installing the drivers if you can

i did tried re installing drivers but no luck its still the same...
One of my friend who repairs laptops and pc said that it's VRAM chip is damaged or something like that ,like it is faulty .

 

[Phillip Corcoran]

Faulty graphics cards (hardware fault) can't be repaired, you'll have to replace it with a new one at your own expense if the manufacturer's warranty has expired.

 

[kuldeep.jadeja.09]

Faulty graphics cards (hardware fault) can't be repaired, you'll have to replace it with a new one at your own expense if the manufacturer's warranty has expired.

what would cost to replace it with the new one ?
the same as buying a new one ?

 

[Phillip Corcoran]

what would cost to replace it with the new one ?
the same as buying a new one ?

If warranty has expired, new one will cost full retail price, naturally.

But if warranty hasn't expired and it's a faulty card, contact manufacturer for authorisation to return it for a free replacement.

 

[JarredWaltonGPU]

Yeah, looks like a dead GPU to me. Might be bad VRMs, which could theoretically be repaired, but I'm not sure it would be worth trying. A GTX 960 2GB card costs about $80 used on eBay, and it would be about as fast as a GTX 1050 -- which start at around $60 on eBay.

That sort of display corruption usually means the memory chips are damaged, or perhaps the GPU itself -- not damaged so badly as to completely fail, but if you can't get drivers to install and detect the card, that's a bad sign.

You mention buying the card used. If that was recently, try to return for a refund. Otherwise, you'll likely save money and end up with a better GPU by just purchasing a new graphics card. Sorry.

 

[kuldeep.jadeja.09]

Yeah, looks like a dead GPU to me. Might be bad VRMs, which could theoretically be repaired, but I'm not sure it would be worth trying. A GTX 960 2GB card costs about $80 used on eBay, and it would be about as fast as a GTX 1050 -- which start at around $60 on eBay.

That sort of display corruption usually means the memory chips are damaged, or perhaps the GPU itself -- not damaged so badly as to completely fail, but if you can't get drivers to install and detect the card, that's a bad sign.

You mention buying the card used. If that was recently, try to return for a refund. Otherwise, you'll likely save money and end up with a better GPU by just purchasing a new graphics card. Sorry.

Many Thanks for the reply , PC detects the card as well as install the drivers for it but the display looks this crooked as in the link on the original post above.

anyways the price you said on eBay , internationally right. though i will check them out.

Thank you once again.

 

[kuldeep.jadeja.09]

If warranty has expired, new one will cost full retail price, naturally.

But if warranty hasn't expired and it's a faulty card, contact manufacturer for authorisation to return it for a free replacement.

Many Thanks