Datenshi

Strangest thing when i boot it back up today it's as if nothing happened... RMA is still possible indeed, but now it works again as it should... Let's hope it never comes back. Still would be nice to know what it coulda been if someone has experience with this.

Sounds like a pump running dry. That should definitely be replaced.

Haha  We all make mistakes  

Okay I feel sort of silly, i forgot to plug in the Pump indeed. My silly mistake. Though the old pump from amazon really must have been defective cuz i'm sure that pump was plugged in. Been building pc’s for years. What a rookie mistake haha. Now it’s sitting comfy at 25c idle. Thank you guys, topic closed.

Could you be a little more specific? Where did you find it on yours? It's probably in a similar place.
EDIT: oh wait a minute, i think i know where that little bugger is! Thanks! I'll check it once i get home.

Thanks,
 
seems i'll be scrapping my moms pc for parts & start testing what works & what not.. sigh.

I knew this questions was gonna come up. I bought the 980ti when the new generation wasn't available yet. And yes i didn't check for an upcoming generation, my own stupid fault not to wait it out. But it's too late now, it's still a superb card i'd rather keep on using.

Thank you, that's actually very interesting indeed!