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My PC has recently gotten a major fan upgrade (total of 8 motherboard controlled fans) and it runs SILENT. It is really quite quiet even while folding on full. However, one of my graphics cards has derped. It doesnt fold, wont crossfire, and stays cold. It has power, the fans on it are running, and obviously it is plugged into the motherboard. Can anyone spot anything wrong here? http://i.imgur.com/DX8tlK9.png

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your monitor is freaking huge. your gpu is at 77c idle or load?

Full load on F@H after about 10 min. But the other isnt doing anything. Also it is 3 syncmaster 204b monitors in an eyefinity setup.

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Full load on F@H after about 10 min. But the other isnt doing anything. Also it is 3 syncmaster 204b monitors in an eyefinity setup.

oh i thought it was one long moniter lol, try removing them from pci' slots or switching them around

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oh i thought it was one long moniter lol, try removing them from pci' slots or switching them around

ooh thats going to be fun. The rear exhaust fans are ziptied in place and are covering the end of the cards. Didnt think that through lol

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"Did you try turning it on and off sir?"

yes. Reboots and double checking the 12v rail on the cards and everything is still the same.

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yes. Reboots and double checking the 12v rail on the cards and everything is still the same.

lol that was a joke

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It works!! Reinstalled CCC, and it fixed it. Everything look good? http://i.imgur.com/3OmeELi.jpg

I managed to fill the entire desktop. Also, its warm in here :)

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My PC has recently gotten a major fan upgrade (total of 8 motherboard controlled fans) and it runs SILENT. It is really quite quiet even while folding on full. However, one of my graphics cards has derped. It doesnt fold, wont crossfire, and stays cold. It has power, the fans on it are running, and obviously it is plugged into the motherboard. Can anyone spot anything wrong here? http://i.imgur.com/DX8tlK9.png

probably a voltage regulator went pop on it , that's what happened to my 290x lol , been tryna fix it for the past month , or could be something else , ive been wrong before 

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the current list of dead cards is as follows 2 evga gtx 980ti acx 2.0 , 1 evga gtx 980 acx 2.0 1600mhz core 2100mhz ram golden chip card ... failed hardcore , 1 290x that caught fire , 1 hd 7950 .

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probably a voltage regulator went pop on it , that's what happened to my 290x lol , been tryna fix it for the past month , or could be something else , ive been wrong before 

I swapped the cards around and the one that was on top was now on the bottom and then it didnt work. a driver reinstall fixed it and I have been folding for an hour on both cards without issues. I can fix surface mount parts on things (as long as the solder joint isnt under anything) and if you know what went pop, I could fix it for you. I had a faulty cable blow up my motherboard and it is back in working condition.

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I swapped the cards around and the one that was on top was now on the bottom and then it didnt work. a driver reinstall fixed it and I have been folding for an hour on both cards without issues. I can fix surface mount parts on things (as long as the solder joint isnt under anything) and if you know what went pop, I could fix it for you. I had a faulty cable blow up my motherboard and it is back in working condition.

huh weird , i know what went on mine im just trying to find a replacement regulator , ive done a bit of surface-mount soldering and what not before , i just need to remember to get some non conductive goup to put over the new solder spots lol so it wont short (my soldering skills need improvement ) 

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the current list of dead cards is as follows 2 evga gtx 980ti acx 2.0 , 1 evga gtx 980 acx 2.0 1600mhz core 2100mhz ram golden chip card ... failed hardcore , 1 290x that caught fire , 1 hd 7950 .

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huh weird , i know what went on mine im just trying to find a replacement regulator , ive done a bit of surface-mount soldering and what not before , i just need to remember to get some non conductive goup to put over the new solder spots lol so it wont short (my soldering skills need improvement ) 

Buy Multicore .7mm solder and Electrolube Flux and you can solder like an expert. I replaced a SOT-23 part that exploded on mine and it looks like new.

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Buy Multicore .7mm solder and Electrolube Flux and you can solder like an expert. I replaced a SOT-23 part that exploded on mine and it looks like new.

ill look into those ! thx for the suggestion lol , i can barely read what the part # is for what went on my board , it slightly caught fire and smoked for awhile. it was rather entertaining xD 

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ill look into those ! thx for the suggestion lol , i can barely read what the part # is for what went on my board , it slightly caught fire and smoked for awhile. it was rather entertaining xD 

I wish good luck to you!

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http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/355588-my-motherboard-released-the-magic-blue-smoke-update-it-lives-again/

http://www.eevblog.com/forum/repair/my-motherboard-released-the-magic-blue-smoke!!!/

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ill look into those ! thx for the suggestion lol , i can barely read what the part # is for what went on my board , it slightly caught fire and smoked for awhile. it was rather entertaining xD 

What card was it? I have lots laying around, perhaps I might have the same one. My HD6950 Directcuii doesnt work but I cant pin down why, as the whole thing looks fine.

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What card was it? I have lots laying around, perhaps I might have the same one. My HD6950 Directcuii doesnt work but I cant pin down why, as the whole thing looks fine.

diamond mm r9 290x v2 , ill see if i can get some pics of the part 

 

heres a link to my dropbox , https://www.dropbox.com/sh/nbcjrvmafke1mp2/AAAjpeiSPw8sQJngs_HSKIRia?dl=0only have the one pic 

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diamond mm r9 290x v2 , ill see if i can get some pics of the part 

 

heres a link to my dropbox , https://www.dropbox.com/sh/nbcjrvmafke1mp2/AAAjpeiSPw8sQJngs_HSKIRia?dl=0only have the one pic 

Doesnt look too bad. If part numbers are hard to read, smudge some thermal paste on them and the number becomes easy to read.

the problem with mine is where to start... http://images.ht4u.net/reviews/2011/asus_radeon_hd_6950_directcu_2_test//board_big.jpg

under that heatsink is a row of vregs. My guess is that a mosfet popped on yours because mosfets usually release the magic blue smoke upon failure. The magic blue smoke is what electronics run on. when it is released, they dont work anymore lol

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Doesnt look too bad. If part numbers are hard to read, smudge some thermal paste on them and the number becomes easy to read.

the problem with mine is where to start... http://images.ht4u.net/reviews/2011/asus_radeon_hd_6950_directcu_2_test//board_big.jpg

under that heatsink is a row of vregs. My guess is that a mosfet popped on yours because mosfets usually release the magic blue smoke upon failure. The magic blue smoke is what electronics run on. when it is released, they dont work anymore lol

none look blown , its just the one area on the board that i have a pic of thats all gross looking rn , the thing is that it starts just fine and displays output and works fine , but then always after 5 -10 min it black screens then i have to turn of my pc and let it sit for 5 min and it usual works again , rinse and repeat 

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none look blown , its just the one area on the board that i have a pic of thats all gross looking rn , the thing is that it starts just fine and displays output and works fine , but then always after 5 -10 min it black screens then i have to turn of my pc and let it sit for 5 min and it usual works again , rinse and repeat

Check capacitors.

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Check capacitors.

there all looking 100% , none of em are bulged or popped 

i added a few more pics , i cant quite get one of the # on that one part there __ 8052 e1 is all i can get from it the first 2 are letters and burned off 

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the current list of dead cards is as follows 2 evga gtx 980ti acx 2.0 , 1 evga gtx 980 acx 2.0 1600mhz core 2100mhz ram golden chip card ... failed hardcore , 1 290x that caught fire , 1 hd 7950 .

may you all rest in peaces in the giant pc in the sky

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