Ack!! Did my video card explode?

Raptor13x · 09-01-2009, 02:31 AM

I was playing Eve Online a few minutes ago, when all of a sudden, the computer showed the screen "scrambled", and locked up. I restarted, and the computer will get back to the login screen, but if I log on, the monitor slowly flashes on and off, and the computer shows some of the scrambled images, and essentially freezes. It runs in safe mode, but the screen has lines going up and down all over the screen.

What do you think? Destroyed video card? Corrupted file? What can I check?

328FTW · 09-01-2009, 02:46 AM

Try new card drivers first and see if that helps it may be a bad driver file. The gpu may have fried, I had it happen to an old Geforce 2 once.

Also check it hasn't been magically overclocked somehow just use gpu-z or something to check the clocks against stock idk if you have overclocking software or not. Also helps if you have another computer you can try the card in as well sometimes.

Raptor13x · 09-01-2009, 03:08 AM

Video card drivers have been reinstalled, and have resulted in the blue screen of death followed by an auto-restart.

I don't touch the clock speed, so I doubt that's related.

traintech86 · 09-01-2009, 04:54 AM

it could have just over heated, what kinda card is it? with cards priced as they are it wouldn't be expensive to replace!

mr2magic · 09-01-2009, 06:50 AM

Your card is prolly

328FTW · 09-01-2009, 06:58 AM

Some cards are more prone to others for dying so yeah what model card is it? I know some of the older x19xx cards got friggin hot and if the fans were not cleaned out sometimes they would get hot enough to do damage and start artifacting.

Got another system to try it in or alternatively a card you can borrow for your system? It could still be software related Cards are cheap as well

Raptor13x · 09-01-2009, 12:05 PM

Nvidia Geforce 7600 GS

Raptor13x · 09-01-2009, 01:37 PM

Do you have any video card recommendations?

I was looking at the Nvidia Geforce 260 GTX, but I was wondering if there's a point to getting a high end card that uses PCI Express 2.0 when I believe my computer only has PCI Express 1.0.

Thoughts?

como · 09-01-2009, 02:12 PM

She's toast, the scrambled video is caused by either fried ram (causes artifacts) or a toasted RAMDAC controller, which causes all sorts of fun.

I got nothing for recommendations, though.

traintech86 · 09-01-2009, 02:44 PM

i am an ati guy so i dun know to much about nvidia or how hard core of a gamer you are. a good nvidia card for the money seems to be this:

Newegg.com - EVGA 512-P3-N871-AR GeForce 9800 GTX+ 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card - Desktop Graphics / Video Cards

that card should be able to handle quite a bit and really it isn't that expensive. maybe you should find one that is designed to be cooled with a passive cooler haha gl man

Raptor13x · 09-01-2009, 02:51 PM

I fixed it!

THE- OVEN TRICK - WORKED - Overclockers Forums

The oven trick- I put the video card in the oven at 385 degrees for 10 minutes, took it out, let it cool, reinstalled it, and everything works great. I can't believe that actually worked.

fvillota · 09-01-2009, 03:02 PM

haha nice

traintech86 · 09-01-2009, 06:57 PM

thats kinda weird, you fixed an overheating problem with more heat! outstanding sir!

328FTW · 09-01-2009, 08:11 PM

The Oven Trick is win

como · 09-01-2009, 09:39 PM

385? what did it do, resolder the connections or something?

I've never heard of the oven trick. Havn't frequented the OCforums since highschool

spiffy, though. I'll have to try it someday... Somewhere I've got an overheated 6800 that I had taken the fan off of and forgot about it, threw it in a pc for a post-test and then let it idle for an hour or so.

Raptor13x · 09-01-2009, 10:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by como

385? what did it do, resolder the connections or something?

The theory I read is the solder develops microfractures over time, because it expands and contracts at a different rate from the rest of the board, and that causes the electrical flow to be interrupted or restricted, leading to failure. Heating it up to 385-400 melts the solder, allowing it to harden like new.

como · 09-02-2009, 07:41 AM

Just like re-seating the memory when it gets errors, only for solder joints.

That's nifty. You're on borrowed time with that card, start saving

Patron022 · 09-18-2009, 12:31 AM

I've never seen that oven trick before but apparently it worked.

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traintech86 · 09-18-2009, 06:47 AM

i have heard of it but never knew of anyone who tried it. ill keep it in the book of tricks >>

Recklesss · 09-18-2009, 01:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Raptor13x

I fixed it!

THE- OVEN TRICK - WORKED - Overclockers Forums

The oven trick- I put the video card in the oven at 385 degrees for 10 minutes, took it out, let it cool, reinstalled it, and everything works great. I can't believe that actually worked.

you have got to be ****ing ****ting me.......

you put your goddamn COMPUTER VIDEO CARD IN THE ****ING OVEN AND ****ING COOKED THE MOTHER ****ER?!?!?!??!?!?!?!

AND THE MOTHER ****ING **** WORKS?!?!?!??!?!?

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Raptor13x Legendary Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Farmington Hills, MI Posts: 3,989 Thanks: 7 Thanked 40 Times in 34 Posts My Google Map iTrader Rating: (5/100% )	Ack!! Did my video card explode? I was playing Eve Online a few minutes ago, when all of a sudden, the computer showed the screen "scrambled", and locked up. I restarted, and the computer will get back to the login screen, but if I log on, the monitor slowly flashes on and off, and the computer shows some of the scrambled images, and essentially freezes. It runs in safe mode, but the screen has lines going up and down all over the screen. What do you think? Destroyed video card? Corrupted file? What can I check?

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09-01-2009, 02:46 AM	#2 (permalink)
328FTW 3vzfe tinkering Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: New Zealand Posts: 1,531 Thanks: 12 Thanked 99 Times in 83 Posts My Google Map iTrader Rating: (0/0% )	Try new card drivers first and see if that helps it may be a bad driver file. The gpu may have fried, I had it happen to an old Geforce 2 once. Also check it hasn't been magically overclocked somehow just use gpu-z or something to check the clocks against stock idk if you have overclocking software or not. Also helps if you have another computer you can try the card in as well sometimes.

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Raptor13x Legendary Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Farmington Hills, MI Posts: 3,989 Thanks: 7 Thanked 40 Times in 34 Posts My Google Map iTrader Rating: (5/100% )	Video card drivers have been reinstalled, and have resulted in the blue screen of death followed by an auto-restart. I don't touch the clock speed, so I doubt that's related.

09-01-2009, 04:54 AM	#4 (permalink)
traintech86 Traintech86 on all im's Join Date: May 2009 Location: Norfolk VA Posts: 920 Thanks: 14 Thanked 25 Times in 24 Posts My Google Map iTrader Rating: (2/100% )	it could have just over heated, what kinda card is it? with cards priced as they are it wouldn't be expensive to replace!

09-01-2009, 06:50 AM	#5 (permalink)
mr2magic deutsch type skillz Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Hannover, Germany Posts: 927 Thanks: 77 Thanked 36 Times in 33 Posts My Google Map iTrader Rating: (3/100% )	Your card is prolly

09-01-2009, 06:58 AM	#6 (permalink)
328FTW 3vzfe tinkering Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: New Zealand Posts: 1,531 Thanks: 12 Thanked 99 Times in 83 Posts My Google Map iTrader Rating: (0/0% )	Some cards are more prone to others for dying so yeah what model card is it? I know some of the older x19xx cards got friggin hot and if the fans were not cleaned out sometimes they would get hot enough to do damage and start artifacting. Got another system to try it in or alternatively a card you can borrow for your system? It could still be software related Cards are cheap as well

09-01-2009, 12:05 PM	#7 (permalink)
Raptor13x Legendary Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Farmington Hills, MI Posts: 3,989 Thanks: 7 Thanked 40 Times in 34 Posts My Google Map iTrader Rating: (5/100% )	Nvidia Geforce 7600 GS

09-01-2009, 01:37 PM	#8 (permalink)
Raptor13x Legendary Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Farmington Hills, MI Posts: 3,989 Thanks: 7 Thanked 40 Times in 34 Posts My Google Map iTrader Rating: (5/100% )	Do you have any video card recommendations? I was looking at the Nvidia Geforce 260 GTX, but I was wondering if there's a point to getting a high end card that uses PCI Express 2.0 when I believe my computer only has PCI Express 1.0. Thoughts?

09-01-2009, 02:12 PM	#9 (permalink)
como Road Warrior Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Southern Maine Posts: 519 Thanks: 13 Thanked 8 Times in 7 Posts iTrader Rating: (2/100% )	She's toast, the scrambled video is caused by either fried ram (causes artifacts) or a toasted RAMDAC controller, which causes all sorts of fun. I got nothing for recommendations, though.

09-01-2009, 02:44 PM	#10 (permalink)
traintech86 Traintech86 on all im's Join Date: May 2009 Location: Norfolk VA Posts: 920 Thanks: 14 Thanked 25 Times in 24 Posts My Google Map iTrader Rating: (2/100% )	i am an ati guy so i dun know to much about nvidia or how hard core of a gamer you are. a good nvidia card for the money seems to be this: Newegg.com - EVGA 512-P3-N871-AR GeForce 9800 GTX+ 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card - Desktop Graphics / Video Cards that card should be able to handle quite a bit and really it isn't that expensive. maybe you should find one that is designed to be cooled with a passive cooler haha gl man

09-01-2009, 02:51 PM	#11 (permalink)
Raptor13x Legendary Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Farmington Hills, MI Posts: 3,989 Thanks: 7 Thanked 40 Times in 34 Posts My Google Map iTrader Rating: (5/100% )	I fixed it! THE- OVEN TRICK - WORKED - Overclockers Forums The oven trick- I put the video card in the oven at 385 degrees for 10 minutes, took it out, let it cool, reinstalled it, and everything works great. I can't believe that actually worked.

09-01-2009, 03:02 PM	#12 (permalink)
fvillota Cage Fighter Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: MIami Posts: 1,832 Thanks: 65 Thanked 28 Times in 28 Posts iTrader Rating: (6/100% )	haha nice

09-01-2009, 06:57 PM	#13 (permalink)
traintech86 Traintech86 on all im's Join Date: May 2009 Location: Norfolk VA Posts: 920 Thanks: 14 Thanked 25 Times in 24 Posts My Google Map iTrader Rating: (2/100% )	thats kinda weird, you fixed an overheating problem with more heat! outstanding sir!

09-01-2009, 08:11 PM	#14 (permalink)
328FTW 3vzfe tinkering Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: New Zealand Posts: 1,531 Thanks: 12 Thanked 99 Times in 83 Posts My Google Map iTrader Rating: (0/0% )	The Oven Trick is win

09-01-2009, 09:39 PM	#15 (permalink)
como Road Warrior Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Southern Maine Posts: 519 Thanks: 13 Thanked 8 Times in 7 Posts iTrader Rating: (2/100% )	385? what did it do, resolder the connections or something? I've never heard of the oven trick. Havn't frequented the OCforums since highschool spiffy, though. I'll have to try it someday... Somewhere I've got an overheated 6800 that I had taken the fan off of and forgot about it, threw it in a pc for a post-test and then let it idle for an hour or so.

09-02-2009, 07:41 AM	#17 (permalink)
como Road Warrior Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Southern Maine Posts: 519 Thanks: 13 Thanked 8 Times in 7 Posts iTrader Rating: (2/100% )	Just like re-seating the memory when it gets errors, only for solder joints. That's nifty. You're on borrowed time with that card, start saving

09-18-2009, 12:31 AM	#18 (permalink)
Patron022 MR2 Fan Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 19 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post iTrader Rating: (0/0% )	I've never seen that oven trick before but apparently it worked. -Current Rig- Windows 7 Cooler Master Cosmos S Case Intel Core 2 QUAD Q9550 OC'd at ~3.2Ghz XFX 790i 3-Way SLI Motherboard ZALMAN CNPS 9700 on Arctic Silver 5 HT \| OMEGA STRIKER 7.1 Dolby Digial GSkill 4gb DDR3 Dual Channel ~1600 Corsair 850W Power Supply 2x 500gb WD Black Hard Drives Sony Optiarc DVD/CD RW Burner LG DVD Burner Black DVD/CD RWBurner SLI XFX 260 BLACK EDITION Video Cards

09-18-2009, 06:47 AM	#19 (permalink)
traintech86 Traintech86 on all im's Join Date: May 2009 Location: Norfolk VA Posts: 920 Thanks: 14 Thanked 25 Times in 24 Posts My Google Map iTrader Rating: (2/100% )	i have heard of it but never knew of anyone who tried it. ill keep it in the book of tricks >>