GPU capacitors caught on fire

[potatonut]

full history of my pc:

-originally had a gt 1030, got replaced with a low profile gtx 1050 ti

-1050 ti started messing up after 1 and a half years (screen turning off and on, freezing that has to be restarted to fix) so i replaced it with my old gt 1030 which worked fine

-after 6 months decided to give the 1050 ti another chance, worked fine for 6 months until yesterday started doing the weird things it did before

-decided to pop out the 1050 ti for the 1030 again

-1030 got to the bios loading screen then shut off, i turned it on again and saw an orange light (fire) near the gpu so i shut off the psu

-cooked some capacitors but didnt char anything else (i think)

-turned on the pc without the gpu and it booted fine except getting stuck on vga since i dont have integrated graphics

 

steps im thinking of doing:

-replacing psu and gpu

-buying a ups with avr capabilities (apc brand)

-using the 1050ti as a sacrificial card before inserting the new gpu in to see if the mobo is broken

 

questions:

-do you guys think i should replace the motherboard too? (since the power came from the board since the 1030 uses pcie power)

-is there a world where only the gpu got destroyed and not the motherboard too

-how likely is it that the pcie is cooked which goes hand in hand with question 2

 

recent changes leading up to the fire:
-i daisy chained a power strip to my original power strip so i can cable manage better
-thats when the 1050ti completely started freaking out
-freezing and hanging audio that needed a restart to fix, which would happen even when not under load
-showing error 41 in event viewer
-this was fixed by reinstalling drivers and going back to the original power strip instead of daisy chaining but the previous behaviours like screen turning off and on remained

 

quick notes:

-yes i did uninstall drivers and install new ones every time i replaced the gpu, except the time my gpu burnt

-im on a very tight budget because i dont want to ask my mom to spend more than she has to to get my pc fixed

 

specs:

intel i3 9100f

msi h310m pro vh plus

8gb x 2 2666mhz ram

msi gt 1030 and gigabyte gtx 1050 ti low profile

evga 450w 80plus bronze rated

any input would be much appreciated

[ItTakes2ToMango]

20 minutes ago, potatonut said:

steps im thinking of doing:

-replacing psu and gpu

-buying a ups with avr capabilities (apc brand)

-using the 1050ti as a sacrificial card before inserting the new gpu in to see if the mobo is broken

I think you're good brother. That's a solid enough game plan. Problem is most likely the PSU. 

 

20 minutes ago, potatonut said:

do you guys think i should replace the motherboard too?

Not until you test it. Might be fine!

 

 

20 minutes ago, potatonut said:

is there a world where only the gpu got destroyed and not the motherboard too

basically the same question. There's a world for everything

 

20 minutes ago, potatonut said:

-how likely is it that the pcie is cooked which goes hand in hand with question 2

 

No discernable likelihood. Anyone who tells you the chances doesn't know what they are talking about. Does it look like it got damaged? No? Meh, probably fine. Yes? Probably not fine... All there is to it really besides testing it. 

[PDifolco]

Your GPU is failing and you're planning to change anything but it ?? Why ??

And it's really an old weak card, replacing it with any $150 used GPU (5600XT for example) will give you twice the performance 

[asdasdasdasdasdasd]

4 hours ago, potatonut said:

evga 450w 80plus bronze rated

 

Which exact model? A poor power supply might be why the gpu failed

 

EVGA apparently had one really bad m,odel (450W bronze)