Used Sapphire 9070 XT Suddenly Stopped Posting—Is There Any Way to Repair It?
I bought a used Sapphire Pulse 9070 XT and briefly tested it in a friend's PC before accepting the delivery. It displayed an image and reached the desktop,…
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Used Sapphire 9070 XT Sometimes Posts but Crashes During Driver Installation
I bought a used Sapphire Pulse 9070 XT from a seller in Italy. I briefly tested it in a friend's PC before accepting the delivery, and it displayed…
RTX 3060 loses display and shuts down under heavy load
My Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Ventus 3X 12GB OC worked normally for nearly two years, but it recently started losing video output during demanding games. In Counter-Strike 2…
RTX 5080 instantly shuts down the PC and triggers PSU protection
My brand-new RTX 5080 suddenly caused the computer to shut off during a gaming session. Now, whenever the card is installed, the system loses power almost immediately after…
Two graphics cards failed after upgrading—could my PSU or power be the problem?
My GTX 1660 suddenly died a few weeks ago, so I temporarily used an older GT 720. I recently installed a used RTX 3070, which initially worked perfectly.…
Two Graphics Cards Lost Signal After Installing a New RTX 3070—Could the PSU Be the Problem?
A GTX 1660 failed a few weeks ago, so I temporarily used an older GT 720 while deciding on a replacement. I recently installed a used RTX 3070,…
Green-screen crashes followed by no display output on an RX 7900 XT
My PC had been crashing during games with a completely green screen and no error message. Eventually, the same thing happened while I was only using the desktop,…
Can overheating cause an RX 580 to fail, and should I upgrade my cooling?
My RX 580 suddenly stopped working. I had it checked by a technician, but they couldn't determine what went wrong. A few days earlier, I noticed my PC…
Could overheating have killed my RX 580, and should I upgrade the cooling?
My RX 580 suddenly stopped working, and a technician wasn't able to determine what failed. I'm wondering whether unusually high CPU or case temperatures could have damaged it.…
Could my aging RTX 3080 Ti be causing DPC_WATCHDOG_VIOLATION BSODs?
My ASUS TUF RTX 3080 Ti Gaming OC has started causing DPC_WATCHDOG_VIOLATION blue screens and complete freezes, mostly when launching games. LatencyMon reports nvlddmkm.sys latency around 1298 microseconds.…
RTX 2070 Super Causes Artifacts and Reboots When Its Driver Loads
My PC began crashing during light web browsing, possibly with brief space-invader-like artifacts, followed by a blue screen. After wiping the system drive and reinstalling Windows 10, the…
Is Asus Blaming My GPU Failure on Power Issues? Should I Get a New Power Supply?
A few years back, I owned an Asus 2080 Super graphics card that unfortunately died. When I sent it in for warranty repair, Asus refused to honor the…