- Feb 16, 2021
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Hello,
I think my card has finally keeled over.
I was playing with some friends, and the screen went single color (brown) then black, sound got distorted, then cut. Since then I've tried different ram sticks, reapplying thermal paste to both cpu and gpu ( gpu doesn't go over 40 now, but still craps out after a few moments or so), different hard drives, ssd drives, different cables.
The issue usually presents with a small graphical glitch (a warning, I suppose), and then another, more severe graphical glitch, after which the computer hangs, and audio is either cut or distorted/glitching. If I let it sit for a while, I can boot up again, and after a few minutes, the same happens. If I try to boot up again immediately after the crash, I either see green lines, or a single color screen (I've had brown, green, light blue).
I've had an issue with this card before, where it went black during gaming, but I got lucky guessing that it was the PCI-E cables, because after trying different ones, all went back to normal.
I feel like I've exhausted my knowledge-base, but since I'm on a tight budget, I'd like to try whatever might work before I have to commit to a new purchase. I'm currently considering getting a heat gun(not for this single purpose, I know for a fact I will need it soon anyway), and trying to reflow the card.
The model is gtx 780 gigabyte windforce OC 3gb, I've bought it second-hand, and used it for about two years myself.
I'm open to all and any suggestions, thank you for your time.
I think my card has finally keeled over.
I was playing with some friends, and the screen went single color (brown) then black, sound got distorted, then cut. Since then I've tried different ram sticks, reapplying thermal paste to both cpu and gpu ( gpu doesn't go over 40 now, but still craps out after a few moments or so), different hard drives, ssd drives, different cables.
The issue usually presents with a small graphical glitch (a warning, I suppose), and then another, more severe graphical glitch, after which the computer hangs, and audio is either cut or distorted/glitching. If I let it sit for a while, I can boot up again, and after a few minutes, the same happens. If I try to boot up again immediately after the crash, I either see green lines, or a single color screen (I've had brown, green, light blue).
I've had an issue with this card before, where it went black during gaming, but I got lucky guessing that it was the PCI-E cables, because after trying different ones, all went back to normal.
I feel like I've exhausted my knowledge-base, but since I'm on a tight budget, I'd like to try whatever might work before I have to commit to a new purchase. I'm currently considering getting a heat gun(not for this single purpose, I know for a fact I will need it soon anyway), and trying to reflow the card.
The model is gtx 780 gigabyte windforce OC 3gb, I've bought it second-hand, and used it for about two years myself.
I'm open to all and any suggestions, thank you for your time.
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