friends 1060 is scuffed

[Adast321]

So... my friend has a gtx 1060 3gb. The problem is the fan on his gpu is halfway torn off. The fan header is even unplugged from the pcb (pretty sure there is no contact with the chip once so ever, not that in this case it matters). He is very clueless about PCs and building them and has no idea how to fix the problem (not that im judging). I have offered to fix it but he is procrastinating a ton right now. I'm just curious how long his gpu will last without any sort of cooling preventing high temps. Also we don't know how long his 1060 has been like that, cus he hides his pc like a weirdo LOL (kidding doesn't matter to me personally). I think nvidia set it to where the gpu immediately shuts down if reaches very high and damaging temps. But weirdly enough, he has not experienced that! He also has had the pc for a solid year. My best bet, he gets no more than 6-10 months left with it. i would show a irl image, but he has failed to deliver a better insight on what his gpu looks like currently. Really all im looking for is a somewhat accurate answer about his gpu's life span based on the current state his 1060 is in. (Also it is a prebuilt, so that's more than likely why his gpu is the way it is, but fail to understand how he didnt notice it). Here is a scuffed representation of his gpu, from what i remember! (yes, its ms paint)

[Somerandomtechyboi]

4 minutes ago, Adast321 said:

 Here is a scuffed representation of his gpu, from what i remember! (yes, its ms paint)

[Deuxez]

12 minutes ago, Adast321 said:

So... my friend has a gtx 1060 3gb. The problem is the fan on his gpu is halfway torn off. The fan header is even unplugged from the pcb (pretty sure there is no contact with the chip once so ever, not that in this case it matters). He is very clueless about PCs and building them and has no idea how to fix the problem (not that im judging). I have offered to fix it but he is procrastinating a ton right now. I'm just curious how long his gpu will last without any sort of cooling preventing high temps. Also we don't know how long his 1060 has been like that, cus he hides his pc like a weirdo LOL (kidding doesn't matter to me personally). I think nvidia set it to where the gpu immediately shuts down if reaches very high and damaging temps. But weirdly enough, he has not experienced that! He also has had the pc for a solid year. My best bet, he gets no more than 6-10 months left with it. i would show a irl image, but he has failed to deliver a better insight on what his gpu looks like currently. Really all im looking for is a somewhat accurate answer about his gpu's life span based on the current state his 1060 is in. (Also it is a prebuilt, so that's more than likely why his gpu is the way it is, but fail to understand how he didnt notice it). Here is a scuffed representation of his gpu, from what i remember! (yes, its ms paint)

If it still got its heatsink on it, and its just the fans that are loose, it could still cool properly with the help of the PCs airflow. 

While it could still work, id try and fix the fan shroud as it could possibly help it cool a BIT better which would also let it boost a bit more (basically just more FPS). Keeping it cool will also help increase its life-span a bit more, tho i doubt it will die within a year with the current state that its in now.

[cacoe]

I think an honest evaluation is, not long.

 

Surely stability is a problem now? If not, performance due to clocking down. Get him to check the temps, show him current GPU pricing and that might stop him procrastinating 

[Freakwise]

52 minutes ago, Adast321 said:

I'm just curious how long his gpu will last without any sort of cooling preventing high temps

Probably couple's minutes,

 

From what i see the cooler is literally disconnected from the main pcb, is that right? How is it possible in the first place...

[Adast321]

4 hours ago, Freakwise said:

Probably couple's minutes,

 

From what i see the cooler is literally disconnected from the main pcb, is that right? How is it possible in the first place...

ive been asking the same question LOL. It boggles my mind that it still manages to work. Also yes, the fan is completely disconnected.  

[Mark Kaine]

well this is all just wild speculations without a proper picture… either your friend (…?) wants help or they dont.

 

i currently also have issues imagining how the card even works with cooler off and fan disconnected… i suppose theres a second fan…?