Dying Graphics Card

[iamdarkyoshi]

Will do.. I think it is dying though, tried running a low graphic demanding game in 800x600 on lowest settings and my PC crashed, i think its time for an upgrade..

it probably is. I am pretty sure I could fix it though.

[Sylar1155]

it probably is. I am pretty sure I could fix it though.

how would you go about doing that?

[iamdarkyoshi]

how would you go about doing that?

I would probably check the voltage rails first. I would check that they are within spec and do not have much ripple. It might be the capacitors in the VRM phases drying out and increasing in ESR. They are responsible for over 100 amps of power delivery in come cards.

[Sylar1155]

I would probably check the voltage rails first. I would check that they are within spec and do not have much ripple. It might be the capacitors in the VRM phases drying out and increasing in ESR. They are responsible for over 100 amps of power delivery in come cards.

Well, ill look into some of that and see if i can do anything about it..

[iamdarkyoshi]

Well, ill look into some of that and see if i can do anything about it..

electrical repairs like this would be awesome on the EEVBlog Forums. Lemme know if you decide to post anything there, I wil, follor the topic there.

[CaptainPebbleDash]

Make sure that you have the option to allow BSOD's instead of the computer just shutting down/restarting in the case of a failure. This actually allows you to figure out what the issue with the GPU/computer is.

 

Could be anything from the VRM, Memory, Chip etc.

 

Best thing to do at the minute is try get some BSOD errors, run benchmarks, stress test's. See if you can try a spare GPU in your build, try the GPU in another build, check different cable's etc.

 

It really depends how desperate you are for this GPU to keep working

[Sylar1155]

electrical repairs like this would be awesome on the EEVBlog Forums. Lemme know if you decide to post anything there, I wil, follor the topic there.

do you have skype or something like that if i have any questions on this?

[Sylar1155]

Make sure that you have the option to allow BSOD's instead of the computer just shutting down/restarting in the case of a failure. This actually allows you to figure out what the issue with the GPU/computer is.

 

Could be anything from the VRM, Memory, Chip etc.

 

Best thing to do at the minute is try get some BSOD errors, run benchmarks, stress test's. See if you can try a spare GPU in your build, try the GPU in another build, check different cable's etc.

 

It really depends how desperate you are for this GPU to keep working

Sorry to sound like a noob.. but could you explain what BSOD's are? I havent heard of that before..

[iamdarkyoshi]

do you have skype or something like that if i have any questions on this?

I do have skype, google chat, ect but windows 10 broke my audio inputs and chrome doesnt last more than 5 minutes soon my PC will be rebuilt though. Also if you do end up soldering on these things, they have a MASSIVE thermal mass so you will need a soldering iron with a high thermal capacity and you will need to preheat it first. I have repaired a 300$ gpu (albiet after it lost 75% of its value) that had water drip on it while running.

[CaptainPebbleDash]

Of course I can mate, everyone start's some where

 

http://pcsupport.about.com/od/windows7/ht/automatic-restart-windows-7.htm

 

First of all follow that guide above to ensure you get BSOD's (Blue Screen of Death)

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_Screen_of_Death

 

It's basically a crash screen which come's up entirely blue and will display text with a main error code which allows you to then google the code and also view the dump which is created to figure out what the exact problem is. 

 

It may lead to the driver it's self, could be software related from pirated things etc

[Sylar1155]

Of course I can mate, everyone start's some where

 

http://pcsupport.about.com/od/windows7/ht/automatic-restart-windows-7.htm

 

First of all follow that guide above to ensure you get BSOD's (Blue Screen of Death)

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_Screen_of_Death

 

It's basically a crash screen which come's up entirely blue and will display text with a main error code which allows you to then google the code and also view the dump which is created to figure out what the exact problem is. 

 

It may lead to the driver it's self, could be software related from pirated things etc

Ah i never knew you meant blue screen.. I know what that is lol, ill read up about it anyway and see what can be done

[Gofspar]

I see.. is there any good programs that can give me back the condition of my GPU? Like health wise? I cant seem to find anything like it!

Just use Unigine Valley for a few hours.