Pc crashes under minimal load black screen burnt smell visual damage to card?

[bobbarker1099]

Hi so I bought a used gaming PC that started up but after playing games on it for about 20 minutes the whole system shut down and when I turned it back on I heard a pop and could smell something burnt but wasn't able to figure out where it came from the computer would start up fine.

But I realised under stress the screen would go black then say nothing was connected to the monitor the all the fans would be spinning except the gpu so I took it out to examine it and the graphics card had some sticky residue on the back like something had spilt on it.

So I took the heat sink off and examining the chips one of the chips has a small hole burnt into what I believe is a mosfet chip I'll try to include a picture but could the sticky stuff have caused a short and if so would it still turn on like it has been?

It's a xfx rx 560 I just want to make sure before I buy another card to only end up with the same problem? https://imgur.com/ZVDwhVu

 

[USAFRet]

Yes, you need a new GPU.
Sticky stuff? Unknown, because we can't see it.

And for any used PC, you really need to do a full wipe and reinstall of everything as your very first step.

 

[The Paladin]

well looking at the pea size hole in your controller chip.. I would say... you need another video card.

 

[bobbarker1099]

Is that what it is a controller chip? Is it normal it still starts up with it like that? And I know I whipped most of the sticky stuff off it was wet it's like it dried up IDK what he spilt on it.

 

[bobbarker1099]

And I did a full while I installed my own ssd I just wanted to make sure the power supply or something didn't cause this before I go out and buy a new card that I won't be able to return

 

[USAFRet]

Is that what it is a controller chip? Is it normal it still starts up with it like that? And I know I whipped most of the sticky stuff off it was wet it's like it dried up IDK what he spilt on it.

Yes, it might start up.
And then when you actually use it....poof

You need a new GPU.