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Is there any way that a bad monitor could break a GPU?

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Technically it is possible. The monitor would have to fail in such a way that too much current flows through the display cable into the GPU. This can then damage its circuits. I'd assume this is very unlikely in practice.

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Basically, if a TV monitor for ex. breaks while the computer is on, can it also break the GPU? I suppose this isnt really possible, but this question was stuck in my head for a long time now...

 

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Not unless the damage is so catastrophic that it fries a display output gpu-side. But I don't think I've ever heard of that happening. 

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Technically it is possible. The monitor would have to fail in such a way that too much current flows through the display cable into the GPU. This can then damage its circuits. I'd assume this is very unlikely in practice.

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1 minute ago, bellabichon said:

Not unless the damage is so catastrophic that it fries a display output gpu-side. But I don't think I've ever heard of that happening. 

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1 minute ago, Eigenvektor said:

Technically it is possible. The monitor would have to fail in such a way that too much current flows through the display cable into the GPU. This can then damage its circuits. I'd assume this is very unlikely in practice.

Thanks guys!

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