Need URGENT help with Graphics Card

[iRyzza]

Hello all,

So I was playing a game, about an hour ago, I was running it at about 60fps with vertical sync on. The temperature didn't exceed 77 degrees.

Suddenly the screen goes blank, as it would if a game crashed. Then the screen turns off, and my graphics card fans revvs up fully. I then turn the computer off by the button, as the screen was completely off on standby like there was no input detected. And with the fan running as fast as it can on the graphics card, I needed to act fast as I knew for a fact something wasn't right.

About 10 minutes later I turn on my computer as normal and there are green horizontal lines all over the screen, soon as the windows 8 loading wheel disappears, the screen stays black with the green line staying present.

I've since taken out the graphics card and tried the on board diplay output and it boots up perfectly, like nothing happened. I've put the grpahics card back in and it's not booting up with the green lines still there. Is my graphics card completely fried? I have only had it about 2-3 months.

Graphics card: Nvidia GTX 660
CPU: i3 550
Ram: 4gb

I have been playing games like Battlefield 3 for hours and this suddenly happens with a newly installed game. Batman: Arkham City.

I'm at a complete loss and banging my head against the wall.

Thanks in advance,

Ryan.

 

[Shaun o]

Seen it many times before.
What has happened is the Gpu got so hot the solder on the underside of the chip contacts to the board melted.

causing a break between the gpu chip and the board.

It can be re flowed.

It`s a bad solder joint on the card.

Since it is a few months old.
Simply return the card under RMA.

 

[iRyzza]

Seen it many times before.
What has happened is the Gpu got so hot the solder on the underside of the chip contacts to the board melted.

causing a break between the gpu chip and the board.

It can be re flowed.

It`s a bad solder joint on the card.

Since it is a few months old.
Simply return the card under RMA.

Are you completely sure? It says on Nvidia's website that the card can get up to 97 degrees, without a problem, unless it's a manufacturing problem with the card I think you said?

 

[dextermat]

Hi,
Monitor your cpu temps and what is your powersupply.

Might have a dying PSU or a defective GPU (RMA if still under warranty)

 

[iRyzza]

Hi,
Monitor your cpu temps and what is your powersupply.

Might have a dying PSU or a defective GPU (RMA if still under warranty)

The PSU is a Corsair CX600 600w Bronze award, I highly doubt my psu being the problem but I will check and get back to you. (the psu being about 2 months old). I have also contacted EVGA hoping for a repair or a replacement of my GPU as I'm fairly confident that it is my GPU.

 

[Shaun o]

Well i have seen it happen on a few cards where it can do that due to bad solder joints between the Gpu chip and the board.

Seen a few exhibit this screen behavior, Sometimes they simply just stop working with no display output.

Nvidia 8600 GT cards were rife with the problem years back.

Do check your power supply is ok though.
I suspect the cause may be what I have told you.

Just RMA the card easy option.