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Ok so i had this issue for a bit but didn't care much since i wanted to run the card as a secondary in SLI, but the board didn't support SLI so i gave up on that. So it's been sitting there and gathering dust and i wanted to see if the issue can be fixed.

Basically, the card is a GTX 260, reference cooler, it gives me a black screen. It starts up nicely, goes into windows and all, but sometimes, when i start up an application, the screen goes black and stays black until i restart. The card has taken some damage, basically, when it was being shipped, the seller didn't put filler in the box, so the card's I/O took all the beating of transport. When i got it the I/O was bent like hell and the most bottom screw got broken off. So from what i've gathered, the issue was that when it was transported, both DVI connectors gor broken off the PCB a bit, yet still have contact, even if it's not solid.

The lowest one just gives a black screen when i start up, sometimes it actually shows picture but then back to black screen. The second DVI works up until i start up an application, it has a chance to just die to a black screen. the last port is an HDTV port which i have no means of testing so not sure if it's ok or not.

Anyway, those are the symptoms, anyone have a clue if they can be fixed? Thanks in advance :)

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