Posted January 23, 2017 Hi guys, Sadly I have a dead GTX970 that I can't RMA, it's an MSI and is cosmetically perfect. Any cool ideas on what to do with it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted January 23, 2017 microwave what did you do to kill it? Ryzen 5 3600 stock | 2x16GB C13 3200MHz (AFR) | GTX 760 (Sold the VII)| ASUS Prime X570-P | 6TB WD Gold (128MB Cache, 2017) Samsung 850 EVO 240 GB 138 is a good number. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted January 23, 2017 Sell it as "not working". You can get some money out of it. Or even try to bake it if you are interested Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted January 23, 2017 Author I got the card from a family member but I'm not exactly sure on what's wrong with it. It displays an image but it gets like 4 fps on Valley and fails during driver installation. I've tried removing the cooler and re-applying thermal paste to make sure it wasn't a heat issue and i've also updated the FW on the card. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted January 23, 2017 Do you at all know what's wrong with it? You can always fix it, I hate seeing hardware going to waste Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted January 23, 2017 You should be able to sell the cooler. Or maybe mod the cooler into your case somehow, use the fans as case fans and the shroud to make them look pretty -----> Official Unofficial Favorite Keyswitch Type Survey <----- OWNER OF THE FASTEST INTEL iGPU ON LTT UNIGINE SUPERPOSITION [lol] GAMING RIG "SNOWBLIND" CPU i5-13600k | COOLING Corsair H150i Elite Capellix 360mm (White) | MOTHERBOARD Gigabyte Z690 Aero G DDR4 | GPU Gigabyte RTX 3070 Vision OC (White) | RAM 16GB Corsair Vengeance Pro RGB (White) | SSD Samsung 980 Pro 1TB | PSU ASUS STRIX 850W (White) | CASE Phanteks G360a (White) | HEADPHONES Beyerdynamic DT990 Pro | KEYBOARD Zoom75 (KTT Strawberry w/ GMK British Racing Green keycaps) | MOUSE Cooler Master MM711 (White) | MONITOR HP X32 1440p 165hz IPS WORK RIG "OVERPRICED BRICK" Mac Studio (M2 Ultra / 128GB / 1TB) | HEADPHONES AirPods Pro 2 | KEYBOARD Logitech MX Mechanical Mini | MOUSE Logitech MX Master 3S | MONITOR 2x Dell 4K 32" SECONDARY RIG "ALCATRAZ" CPU i7-4770K OC @ 4.3GHz | COOLING Cryorig M9i (review) | MOTHERBOARD ASUS Z87-PRO | GPU Gigabyte 1650 Super Windforce OC | RAM 16GB Crucial Ballistix Sport DDR3 1600 MHz | SSD Samsung 860 Evo 512GB | HDD Toshiba 3TB 7200RPM | PSU EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 750W | CASE NZXT H230 | HEADPHONES Sony WH-1000XM3 | KEYBOARD Corsair STRAFE - Cherry MX Brown | MOUSE Logitech G602 | MONITOR LG 34UM58-P 34" Ultrawide HOLA NIGHT THEMERS GET YOUR ASS ON NIGHT THEME OTHER TECH I OWN: MacBook Pro 16" [M1 Pro/32GB/1TB] | 2022 Volkswagen GTI | iPhone 14 Pro | Sony a6000 | Apple Watch Series 8 45mm | 2018 MBP 15" | Lenovo Flex 3 [i7-5500U, HD5500 (fastest on the forum), 8GB RAM, 256GB Samsung 840 Evo] | PS5, Xbox One & Nintendo Switch [Home Theater setup] | DJI Phantom 3 Standard | AirPods 2 | Jaybird Freedom (two pairs) & X2 [long story, PM if you want to know why I have 3 pairs of Jaybirds] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted January 23, 2017 (edited) I know you said other than a coaster but a GTX 970 would make a damn cool toaster coaster. Edited January 23, 2017 by ShadowTechXTS PC Specs AMD Ryzen 7 3800X | MSI MPG B550 Gaming Plus | 16GB Team T-Force 3400MHz | Zotac GTX 1080 AMP EXTREME BeQuiet Dark Rock Pro 4 | Samsung 850 EVO 250GB | NZXT 750W | Phanteks Eclipse P400A Extras: ASUS Zephyrus G14 (2021) | OnePlus 7 Pro | Fully restored Robosapien V2, Omnibot 2000, Omnibot 5402 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted January 23, 2017 Author 1 minute ago, Wolther said: Do you at all know what's wrong with it? You can always fix it, I hate seeing hardware going to waste Yep like I mentioned above i've tried swapping the thermalpaste and FW update. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted January 23, 2017 Author I'm on my Teamspeak server (ip is: olafurhrafn.is) if anyone wants to hop on in with some ideas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted January 23, 2017 take it apart and frame it My life Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted January 23, 2017 Give it a trip through the oven. Have revived plenty of "dead" cards like that. It's worth a shot. My (incomplete) memory overclocking guide: Does memory speed impact gaming performance? Click here to find out! On 1/2/2017 at 9:32 PM, MageTank said: Sometimes, we all need a little inspiration. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted January 23, 2017 2 minutes ago, Testcatt said: Yep like I mentioned above i've tried swapping the thermalpaste and FW update. Change the BIOS to add more voltage per power state. I had this issue with my 290 which was fixed when I did that 5 minutes ago, Lacrimas said: Fix it. Reveal hidden contents Just saying, baking it will pretty much ruin the oven forever. USEFUL LINKS: PSU Tier List | F@H stats Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted January 23, 2017 Author 1 minute ago, Himommies said: take it apart and frame it Huh, that actually sounds like a good idea, remove the IO as well? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted January 23, 2017 Author 1 minute ago, MageTank said: Give it a trip through the oven. Have revived plenty of "dead" cards like that. It's worth a shot. That's the thing, the card isn't necessarily "dead" it displays an image but it won't run shit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted January 23, 2017 1 minute ago, Testcatt said: Huh, that actually sounds like a good idea, remove the IO as well? Take the gpu out of the pcb.and take the fans sepreatley try to make it as seperate as possible My life Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted January 23, 2017 Change the BIOS to add more voltage per power state. I had this issue with my 290 which was fixed when I did that Just saying, baking it will pretty much ruin the oven forever. My oven still works fine. Yeah, the smell sucks for about a day, but if you have an overhead vent, it goes away quickly. As far as it being unsafe to eat food from, have been doing so for over a decade now with no negative side effects thus far. 1 minute ago, Testcatt said: That's the thing, the card isn't necessarily "dead" it displays an image but it won't run shit. Second verse, same as the first. I bake things for the fun of it, lol. My (incomplete) memory overclocking guide: Does memory speed impact gaming performance? Click here to find out! On 1/2/2017 at 9:32 PM, MageTank said: Sometimes, we all need a little inspiration. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted January 23, 2017 Author 2 minutes ago, TheRandomness said: Change the BIOS to add more voltage per power state. I had this issue with my 290 which was fixed when I did that Just saying, baking it will pretty much ruin the oven forever. I've not thought of trying this, how do I customize the BIOS of a GPU? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted January 23, 2017 Put it in your PC and pretend you are running SLI to impress everyone "We're all in this together, might as well be friends" Tom, Toonami. mini eLiXiVy: my open source 65% mechanical PCB, a build log, PCB anatomy and discussing open source licenses: https://linustechtips.com/topic/1366493-elixivy-a-65-mechanical-keyboard-build-log-pcb-anatomy-and-how-i-open-sourced-this-project/ mini_cardboard: a 4% keyboard build log and how keyboards work: https://linustechtips.com/topic/1328547-mini_cardboard-a-4-keyboard-build-log-and-how-keyboards-work/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted January 23, 2017 Author Just now, Lacrimas said: Use someone else's oven. Problem solved. "Hey there neighboroo, do you mind if I use your oven?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted January 23, 2017 Disassemble it bit by bit and then put into a picture frame and frame it to your wall. Intel Xeon E5 1650 v3 @ 3.5GHz 6C:12T / CM212 Evo / Asus X99 Deluxe / 16GB (4x4GB) DDR4 3000 Trident-Z / Samsung 850 Pro 256GB / Intel 335 240GB / WD Red 2 & 3TB / Antec 850w / RTX 2070 / Win10 Pro x64 HP Envy X360 15: Intel Core i5 8250U @ 1.6GHz 4C:8T / 8GB DDR4 / Intel UHD620 + Nvidia GeForce MX150 4GB / Intel 120GB SSD / Win10 Pro x64 HP Envy x360 BP series Intel 8th gen AMD ThreadRipper 2! 5820K & 6800K 3-way SLI mobo support list Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted January 23, 2017 1 minute ago, Lacrimas said: Use someone else's oven. Problem solved. Then again... 1 minute ago, Testcatt said: I've not thought of trying this, how do I customize the BIOS of a GPU? I'm fairly certain there's a program called Nvidia BIOS tweaker that you can find on overclock.net, but read through all the guides first. USEFUL LINKS: PSU Tier List | F@H stats Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted January 23, 2017 Use it as a bookend My life Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted January 23, 2017 take it apart and film the process next thing you know youve got Gold Play button from Youtube Photography / Finance / Gaming Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted January 26, 2017 it could look cool on a shelf next to ur setup Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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