[SOLVED] So my 1080 died, but why?

[edgars.roga]

I was playing COD:WZ, with fps and temp monitoring on, saw nothing out of order, and boom screen goes black, smoke comes out of pc. I instantlly knew something died there... It was the GPU only i guess, cuz without the gpu the pc turns on, all fans spinning. But i wonder what exactlly did i burn on the chip, and should i be worried to put in another expensive card... ? It was a bit dusty, but could that be it?
Its the GeForce® GTX 1080 Mini ITX 8G btw
see pics

 

[edgars.roga]

corsair rm850x is the PSU powering my unit, did not overclock the gpu voltage if wondering.

 

[SaintLazarus]

you should list the full pc specs, might give more insight to the problem.

 

[Phaaze88]

Dust CAN kill gpus electronics. It acts as an insulator, making components run warmer.

 

[ohio_buckeye]

Dust and heat are enemies of your pc. So it’s important to use some compressed air to clean it out every few months or so. A gpu dying these days isn’t cool. But the 1080 is probably 5 years old now, so hopefully it gave you some good years of service.

 

[edgars.roga]

the system it was in
psu :corsair rm850x 850w
cpu: ryzen 5 3600
mobo: gigabyte b450m ds3h
ram: 16gb (2x8) vengance
gpu: GeForce® GTX 1080 Mini ITX 8G no OC

 

[edgars.roga]

Dust and heat are enemies of your pc. So it’s important to use some compressed air to clean it out every few months or so. A gpu dying these days isn’t cool. But the 1080 is probably 5 years old now, so hopefully it gave you some good years of service.

, i did love the 1080, but my main consern is will it not happen again when i pop in a 2060?
i know right, Europe, Latvia - market is overpriced af

 

[edgars.roga]

So does anyone know what did i burn in the first pic? I just hope its not the psu fault