1660 dead gpu My GPU is dead and im going to cry

[JoshuaThompsonYEYE]

so far ive had a pretty bad week my car got totaled by a drunk driver (it was parked) and now my gpu is not working at all,every game i try and launch crashes and or just dies.User benchmark says its in the 0th percentile,why didnt this happen like 2 years ago maaaaaan

 

[connorkincaid]

Really sorry to hear than man

Best thing I've found is to check out craigslist and facebook marketplace and be as patient as you can. 

Otherwise if you have a micro center around, they seem to be holding on to AMD cards pretty well. 

 

Maybe that insurance money can help you out :/. 

[wONKEyeYEs]

Bummer man, the world is not fair.

Here's something to help you feel better...

 

[JoshuaThompsonYEYE]

3 hours ago, connorkincaid said:

Really sorry to hear than man

Best thing I've found is to check out craigslist and facebook marketplace and be as patient as you can. 

Otherwise if you have a micro center around, they seem to be holding on to AMD cards pretty well. 

 

Maybe that insurance money can help you out :/. 

yeah id definitely go to a microcenter but closest one near me is like 5 hours away  

[Pixelfie]

Have you tried DDU? Also the 1660 is only 2,5 years old, so chances are that you are still in warranty if you know it's a hardware fault.

[connorkincaid]

5 minutes ago, JoshuaThompsonYEYE said:

yeah id definitely go to a microcenter but closest one near me is like 5 hours away  

AH, sorry man. I'm waiting on really anything for an upgrade as well. Hopefully you find something new!

[JoshuaThompsonYEYE]

3 hours ago, Pixelfie said:

Have you tried DDU? Also the 1660 is only 2,5 years old, so chances are that you are still in warranty if you know it's a hardware fault.

i bought it with a pre build around 2 years ago and i built my first pc back in January and of course used the same gpu so sadly no warranty

[Pixelfie]

1 minute ago, JoshuaThompsonYEYE said:

i bought it with a pre build around 2 years ago and i built my first pc back in January and of course used the same gpu so sadly no warranty

Did you plug it into the correct PCIE slot? Usually the top one is good, others can cause it to perform awful. Also check if it's thermal throttling and look at the power usage. You can do this with MSI afterburner

[WkdPaul]

* your thread was moved to the Graphics Cards section, please, always post in the appropriate section *

[JoshuaThompsonYEYE]

3 hours ago, Pixelfie said:

Did you plug it into the correct PCIE slot? Usually the top one is good, others can cause it to perform awful. Also check if it's thermal throttling and look at the power usage. You can do this with MSI afterburner

yup i pretty much followed that video that Linus made the step by step build i spent 5 hours making sure i did every single step correctly .I've always had good cooling with my pc my 1660 stayed at a good 60 degrees Celsius under a load 

[Quackers101]

it shouldn't be dead if nothing has happened to it.

That it still runs maybe normal, just not getting the performance needed to run something, might suggest something else or certain part on the GPU?

So I don't think its dead?

[Guest]

48 minutes ago, JoshuaThompsonYEYE said:

so far ive had a pretty bad week my car got totaled by a drunk driver (it was parked) and now my gpu is not working at all,every game i try and launch crashes and or just dies.User benchmark says its in the 0th percentile,why didnt this happen like 2 years ago maaaaaan

 

Repaste it, might be overheating.

[Bombastinator]

The symptoms you describe don’t necessarily describe a dead card.  It might yet live. 

[NTDaws]

I recall this generation of cards had a lot of issues with dying. But it sounds like it's not necessarily dead. I would repaste the CPU, remove the original drivers with DDU and reinstall, if that doesn't work, you can try the oven method to try connecting any disconnected solder joints.

[JoshuaThompsonYEYE]

3 hours ago, Cool_Evlo said:

Repaste it, might be overheating.

ive watched the temps every time i play a game with gpu-z and ive never seen it get hot 

[JoshuaThompsonYEYE]

3 hours ago, President Dawson Wehage said:

I recall this generation of cards had a lot of issues with dying. But it sounds like it's not necessarily dead. I would repaste the CPU, remove the original drivers with DDU and reinstall, if that doesn't work, you can try the oven method to try connecting any disconnected solder joints.

yeah ive already removed the drivers with ddu and reinstalling them still not working,i dont have the tools or know how to do the "oven method" sounds risky lol

[NTDaws]

3 minutes ago, JoshuaThompsonYEYE said:

yeah ive already removed the drivers with ddu and reinstalling them still not working,i dont have the tools or know how to do the "oven method" sounds risky lol

 

[Smackaroy]

If your graphics card was dead your screen would be black. Try doing some trouble shooting steps like re installing drivers and checking temps and clock speeds. 

 

I hope your situation gets better