Can this guy be saved? HD 6990 Glitch

[Edgar R. Zakarian]

Hi guys,

I was looking at a 6990 Club3D edition which i might buy. The guy is selling it for 43$ USD only.

However, there is a problem with it, as you can see below.

 

So my question is, can this be fixed? Is there anything I can do here? Or is it just a waste of money? (I really like HD 6990 :-D)

[MLG Doge]

Look at HD 7950's i got one used and they give R9 280 like performance for R7 240 prices

[Edgar R. Zakarian]

Look at HD 7950's i got one used and they give R9 280 like performance for R7 240 prices

Good for you lol, but 43$ is REALLY freaking cheap :-D IHD 6990 performs like 770 GTX I think. It's pretty awesome, and I just want this one

Just really wondering what is causing this glitch and some artifacts. I heard I could bake it in the oven (which I've tried, and it works) but what is the main reason for this? 

Is there just some part that can be replaced?

[NeatSquidYT]

Artifacts can be caused by a bad OC, or simply the GPU is dying.

[Tim Drake]

I doubt you could get much longer out of a card like that but I guess it's something you could invest in.

 

Don't ask me how to fix it though, I have no clue.

[Edgar R. Zakarian]

Artifacts can be caused by a bad OC, or simply the GPU is dying.

It's probably the latter. But can it be fixed?

[VincentiusIV]

Starting to see why he sold this for 43 bucks...

[NeatSquidYT]

It's probably the latter. But can it be fixed?

If it's dying, then I don't think so, no.

[insayan]

You could try the oven trick to reflow the solder but this is not guaranteed to work. 

[Levent]

for 43$ I would buy that either way it because even a dead dual gpu card looks awesome.

[Edgar R. Zakarian]

You could try the oven trick to reflow the solder but this is not guaranteed to work. 

I tried this with my old 8800GTX, which is still working, I have it in a multimedia setup in the living room

All below at stock settings

CPU: Intel Core2Quad Q9450

GPU: XFX 8800 GTX 768MB

Mobo: Some XFX Mobo (high tier at the time)

HDD: 2x 300GB Hitachi 5.25" drives

PSU: 500W Xilience power supply. (added a 2x molex -> 6pin PCI-E adapter to gpu :-P)

the PC is connected to a Phillips 42" Screen, which luckily has a VGA socket.

So I could do a DVI->VGA Conversion and connect the video that way, and connect the audio through a doublesided jackstick :-D

The image looks a bit blurry, but does run 1080p @60Hz :-D

So I hooked up a Logitech Rumblepad 2 to via USB cable, and can play Dragon Age Origins, using Xpadder, while laying on the couch, at a save distance :-D haha.

So back to topic, the card has been "baked" twice, and still works. the period between the baking was about 6 months. Still seems to work now, at GPU temps up to 90'C in there.

[Aphala]

GPU is kill. My mate had a similar issue with his 6950 seems to be a common theme on LTT that the 6XXX series seems to be wonky.

[Paulisnowon]

I'd say it's not worth it, I could only assume that the seller has probably tried to fix it without success.

But if you fancy a challenge... Do it!