GTX 970 died 2 weeks after warranty ended. Can I revive it?

[Trollelicious]

So... My 970 died about a month ago which was just 2 weeks after the warranty ended, yippie! One day the computer suddenly shut of in the middle of a game and something smelled burnt coming from my computer. I tried starting the computer again, this time with the side panel removed and looking in on the components. And first there was a few sparks on the backplate of the GPU and then a small flame for just a second. So yeah, cut the power and removed the card.

 

So my question is: Can I somehow "revive" my graphics card? I've heard of people baking their cards in the oven but I don't really know how to do that or if it will work. Thanks for any answers!

[PineyCreek]

I'd ask the manufacturer of the card nicely to see if they could help you out considering it's close to the warranty expiration.  If it's a store warranty you're probably up the creek, but some manufacturers will make exceptions, especially if you have a noteworthy failure.  They may wish to capture the card and analyze it for defects to improve their design.

[Trollelicious]

21 minutes ago, PineyCreek said:

I'd ask the manufacturer of the card nicely to see if they could help you out considering it's close to the warranty expiration.  If it's a store warranty you're probably up the creek, but some manufacturer's will make exceptions, especially if you have a noteworthy failure.  They may wish to capture the card and analyze it for defects to improve their design.

I'll give the store a call in that case. Sadly I doubt they will be of any help but there's always a chance!

[Rolling Potatoe]

If something burned I highly doubt baking if would fix it. Sometimes the GPU silicon goes bad and heating it up

fixes it temporarily, if components burned through you would have to swap them out and replace them + hope

the nothing else was damaged by the fire and sparks. A dead 970 is still worth something on ebay though,

so it would at least be some extra money for a new gpu If you cannot get warrenty.

[Jurrunio]

I'll send it back and ask politely if they can do anything. You dont have anything to lose at this point anyway

[WereCatf]

47 minutes ago, Trollelicious said:

So... My 970 died about a month ago which was just 2 weeks after the warranty ended, yippie! One day the computer suddenly shut of in the middle of a game and something smelled burnt coming from my computer. I tried starting the computer again, this time with the side panel removed and looking in on the components. And first there was a few sparks on the backplate of the GPU and then a small flame for just a second. So yeah, cut the power and removed the card.

 

So my question is: Can I somehow "revive" my graphics card? I've heard of people baking their cards in the oven but I don't really know how to do that or if it will work. Thanks for any answers!

"Baking" electronics in the oven only helps when they aren't working because a solder-connection has come loose, not when a component has burned. This is to say, no, putting it in the oven will not fix broken components, period.