I think I killed my GPU :\

[AxDragos]

Unfortunately when I was doing the regular pc cleaning, I accidentally touched the back of the GPU (GTX1060) with a screwdriver while the pc was running. A spark came on and now the graphics card seems to be dead, I get 'no signal' message on the display, I switched to onboard gpu to turn on the pc and after I opened open hardware monitor i saw that the pc don't detect the graphics card(even the Nvidia control panel disappeared). The fans are still spinning on the card but it doesn't work. I think I made a short circuit by making contact between a couple of threads, idk what they actually are. Is it completly dead? Can it be fixed somehow? (I know, I'm dumb af :\)

[jj9987]

It's dead. Whether it can be fixed depends on what connectors were touched, where the current moved, what got damaged in the process. Best case, a resistor or a capacitor blew, which can be replaced. Worst case (some part of) the GPU die and/or any of the surrounding memory modules is dead. In this case, the repair will cost (a lot) more than a new GPU. You might be able to see the damage, but might not.

 

Most likely the easier way is to just consider it dead and get yourself a new one.

 

Protip - never EVER touch components in your PC when it is running.

[rapidkillerx]

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[Applefreak]

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[rapidkillerx]

5 minutes ago, AxDragos said:

Unfortunately when I was doing the regular pc cleaning, I accidentally touched the back of the GPU (GTX1060) with a screwdriver while the pc was running. A spark came on and now the graphics card seems to be dead, I get 'no signal' message on the display, I switched to onboard gpu to turn on the pc and after I opened open hardware monitor i saw that the pc don't detect the graphics card(even the Nvidia control panel disappeared). The fans are still spinning on the card but it doesn't work. I think I made a short circuit by making contact between a couple of threads, idk what they actually are. Is it completly dead? Can it be fixed somehow? (I know, I'm dumb af :\)

spark is never a good sign. don't even clean your machine while its running (though i suspect you may have learned your lesson now)

[xhackforeverxdx]

Sry for your loss but for real now who cleans his pc while its running with a screwdriver ???????????????????????

[AxDragos]

8 minutes ago, rapidkillerx said:

spark is never a good sign. don't even clean your machine while its running (though i suspect you may have learned your lesson now)

I cleaned it turned off I turned it on after I finished the cleaning and I leave the case open to see if everything is fine and when i was putting back the side case i accidentally touched the gpu with the screwdriver

[AxDragos]

2 minutes ago, xhackforeverxdx said:

Sry for your loss but for real now who cleans his pc while its running with a screwdriver ???????????????????????

It wasn't running i touched the gpu whit the screwdriver when I was putting back the side panel and then the pc was running

[xhackforeverxdx]

Just now, AxDragos said:

It wasn't running i touched the gpu whit the crewdriver when I was putting back the side panel

Okay that makes more sense