GPU issues- RTX 3050 8GB

[Dubbs83]

Good Morning.

 

My MSI RTX 3050 8GB dual fan stopped working yesterday, it would work during bootup and then cut out. There was almost no thermal paste on the die, so i applied some and now it works but has this distortion:

 

Does anyone have any ideas on a fix?

 

thanks so much.

 

 

[Hinjima]

17 minutes ago, Dubbs83 said:

Good Morning.

 

My MSI RTX 3050 8GB dual fan stopped working yesterday, it would work during bootup and then cut out. There was almost no thermal paste on the die, so i applied some and now it works but has this distortion:

 

Does anyone have any ideas on a fix?

 

thanks so much.

 

 

 

That doesn't look good at all.  This could definitely be a sign of a dying GPU but lets try some other things first.

I have seen these exact lines on GPU's that are on their way out.

Have you checked that all cables are good, or used a new HDMI cable?

[monopoly_hater]

If @Hinjima's suggestion doesn't work, you can always use the good old trick of baking the PCB (remove all plastic parts before that)! This reeks of bad solder joints.

[ki8aras]

38 minutes ago, Dubbs83 said:

Good Morning.

 

My MSI RTX 3050 8GB dual fan stopped working yesterday, it would work during bootup and then cut out. There was almost no thermal paste on the die, so i applied some and now it works but has this distortion:

 

Does anyone have any ideas on a fix?

 

thanks so much.

 

 

artifacting is usually connected to some kind of vram failure/instability, the easiest step you can try is lowering the memory frequency

[Skiiwee29]

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[OddOod]

1 hour ago, anirudthelinuxwIzard said:

If @Hinjima's suggestion doesn't work, you can always use the good old trick of baking the PCB (remove all plastic parts before that)! This reeks of bad solder joints.

Don't do this. At *best* you don't gas yourself and you get an extra couple weeks of use out of the card. Usually it does nothing