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Wow. Either a fan was jammed and tried to draw way too much current or you had something short circuit.

Don't suppose your warranty is any good now with the Accelero being installed?

You could try reinstalling the stock cooler but I think you're into the card replacement zone now.

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Hi everyone,
I was using my computer earlier and noticed my GPU fans weren't spinning. I went into MSI afterburner and indeed the fans were all set to 0. I changed the speeds manually and it seemed to work, however whenever I put it into auto mode. they just stayed at where I last set the fan to. I then shut down the computer and checked to see if the PWM fan was connected all the way to the headers which it was. Then, upon switching the PSU back on and then pressing the power button, the GPU fans spun for half a second. With an audible pop, hiss, and then a puff of smoke from the PWN wire with the wiring looking like it spit open (which upon inspecting it did) my PC shut down. Which now leads me to believe my GPU is dead, however somewhere in my mind I doubt it. What do you guys think? I've never had this happened to me before and was wondering if I can still salvage my card. Which is by the way an MSI 290X with an Arctic Accelero III aftermarket cooler. Any input and help I can get would be greatly appreciated!
 
Attached is what the PWM wire now looks like

 

 

 

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Wow. Either a fan was jammed and tried to draw way too much current or you had something short circuit.

Don't suppose your warranty is any good now with the Accelero being installed?

You could try reinstalling the stock cooler but I think you're into the card replacement zone now.

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If you have the stock cooler, put that one back and check if it works.

It's possible the card is fine and there is no damage apart from the cable.

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Wow. Either a fan was jammed and tried to draw way too much current or you had something short circuit.

Don't suppose your warranty is any good now with the Accelero being installed?

You could try reinstalling the stock cooler but I think you're into the card replacement zone now.

No I'm way past the warranty period, I had it since it first launched ahaha.

Yeah, if all else fails I'll start looking into getting a replacement.

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If you have the stock cooler, put that one back and check if it works.

It's possible the card is fine and there is no damage apart from the cable.

Yeah I'm working on that right meow.

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Well, installing the stock cooler did not help. GPU is confirmed dead =\

Thanks for the help guys

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