Video Card Is Causing Short Circuit

[coolitic]

After some testing (removing all components, then adding them one by one) I have figured out that my video card seems to be causing a short on my laptop. I have a GTX 560m 1.5 GB and I have kept it overclocked at 850 mhz (core) for quite some time and have thoroughly stress tested it multiple times, However, it shorted my laptop while I was in the middle of playing Planetside 2. Can someone help me identify the problem and provide a fix?

 

[coolitic]

Also as a side question, what exactly is that small smell that happens during a short?

 

[mironso]

After some testing (removing all components, then adding them one by one) I have figured out that my video card seems to be causing a short on my laptop. I have a GTX 560m 1.5 GB and I have kept it overclocked at 850 mhz (core) for quite some time and have thoroughly stress tested it multiple times, However, it shorted my laptop while I was in the middle of playing Planetside 2. Can someone help me identify the problem and provide a fix?

That small smell during a short is smell from some component burning up. If that smell comes from gpu that mean it's dead. And from what I can read from your post, when you unplug gpu from lap it's working and when you plug it back it's not, it's tellin' gpu is dead. Sorry.

 

[coolitic]

Well the smell comes from the charger but it still works fine.

 

[ReconHavoc]

Did you ever find a solution? I have the same gpu that also died on me while playing a game. Thinking about replacing the gpu with a new gtx560m but I don't know if the short circuiting will return or not.