1070 Caught Fire

[Godrick]

Hi guys,

 

Sadly my EVGA GTX 1070 caught fire, now my PC powers on but will not boot (when I use on board HDMI)

 

This has really bummed me out and I don't know what to do this has never happened before

[DoctorNick]

9 minutes ago, Godrick said:

Hi guys,

 

Sadly my EVGA GTX 1070 caught fire, now my PC powers on but will not boot (when I use on board HDMI)

 

This has really bummed me out and I don't know what to do this has never happened before

 

 

 

Could you see the fire? Cant really tell from the photos. PSU is prob dead, så maybe thats why. You could try turning off PSU. And clear CMOS. (take out CMOS battery for 10 min), then try to boot from igpu (board HDMI) again.

[Kilrah]

17 minutes ago, Godrick said:

PC powers on but will not boot (when I use on board HDMI)

What system is it? If it's the Ryzen one in your profile your CPU doesn't have integrated graphics so no you're not going to have an output from the mobo HDMI, but it might still be operational... you "just" need another GPU to get an output again

[Godrick]

12 minutes ago, DoctorNick said:

Could you see the fire? Cant really tell from the photos. PSU is prob dead, så maybe thats why. You could try turning off PSU. And clear CMOS. (take out CMOS battery for 10 min), then try to boot from igpu (board HDMI) again.

Hey thanks for reply,

I saw it spark and smoke and then a little flame, it's the charred looking part on the board, thanks for tip tho

[Godrick]

6 minutes ago, Kilrah said:

What system is it? If it's the Ryzen one in your profile your CPU doesn't have integrated graphics so no you're not going to have an output from the mobo HDMI, but it might still be operational... you "just" need another GPU to get an output again

Ahh, yes it is the one in my profile, I thought it did thanks for telling me,

 

Do you know if this is covered by evga warranty?

[Kilrah]

Yes if it just blew up out of the blue without any modifications having been done to it it would be covered by warranty. 

[DoctorNick]

Just now, Godrick said:

Ahh, yes it is the one in my profile, I thought it did thanks for telling me,

 

Do you know if this is covered by evga warranty?

If its whitin warranty yes. Check here: https://www.evga.com/warranty/graphics-cards/

[Godrick]

12 minutes ago, Kilrah said:

Yes if it just blew up out of the blue without any modifications having been done to it it would be covered by warranty. 

Okay thanks for your response  Kilrah

[Godrick]

13 minutes ago, DoctorNick said:

If its whitin warranty yes. Check here: https://www.evga.com/warranty/graphics-cards/

Damm been longer than 3 years, I'll see what they say, thanks for your response DrNick

[DoctorNick]

3 minutes ago, Godrick said:

Damm been longer than 3 years, I'll see what they say, thanks for your response DrNick

If they dosen't cover it.. They might not. They've really great service and might be able to repair the GPU. Worth a try at least. 

[Godrick]

35 minutes ago, DoctorNick said:

If they dosen't cover it.. They might not. They've really great service and might be able to repair the GPU. Worth a try at least. 

Absolutely, been wanting a new gpu since I made this build in 2020 but damn too much $$, going to have to try for warranty, thank you

[Garak]

Definitely contact them. It's worth a try, and I've had some luck with some companies out of warranty. Namely Viewsonic.

[Beerzerker]

EVGA has excellent support for such issues, however depending on exactly how old the card is will partially determine if it's covered or not.
Can't hurt to ask because you'll be no worse off than you are now.

As for repair, it's possible to fix it if you know how to solder, have the equipment and can figure out how to do the fix. I've fixed a couple in my time but I'm no tech genius myself - If it's just a surface mounted component that fried and the PCB damage is minimal it could be fixed easily, if not that's when it gets fun.
With the apparent crispyness of the PCB I'd count on some damage to the card's board. 

I'd first check and see if EVGA can do anything and if not, maybe someone with soldering/electrical skills can get it done for you if it can be saved at all. 
With the expense of cards nowadays you don't have alot to lose by trying.