cant play...f.......

[Mekketom]

well.. i am not in game these days.. my f...n videocard died on me.. and my computer are now only usable for paying the f...n bills. old p.o.s.  and i cant afford a new one for a while. so.. no killing and fun for me for a while. 

[Sharpe]

7 hours ago, Mekketom said:

well.. i am not in game these days.. my f...n videocard died on me.. and my computer are now only usable for paying the f...n bills. old p.o.s.  and i cant afford a new one for a while. so.. no killing and fun for me for a while. 

Do you still have the card? You could try the trusty old oven method to resurrect it.

https://lifehacker.com/save-a-dying-video-card-with-a-quick-bake-in-the-oven-5823227

It does sometimes work! Resets the solder. I kept an old card going years ago for 6-9 months doing this. Baked it 3 or 4 times lol.

Edited November 12, 2021 by Sharpe

[rexbowan]

We will be waiting to shoot you! Good luck.

[Mekketom]

No I have not tried that. When I put the card back in.. It won't start up or freeze in middle of the start up. Done a full re install and everything. Tried it in my son's pc too.. Same thing..   It is getting old so.. It is a msi gtx780..   Saving to by me a new one to build.  Hoping to get the rtx series

[KaptCrunch]

Mekketom   

Sharpe is correct  just remove plastic

set-up tray as link suggests

and pre-heat oven 

bake  (depends on oven)  x  mins

turn off oven  and let cool on own before remove from oven

 

 

Edited November 12, 2021 by KaptCrunch

[KaptCrunch]

@Sourtap

sorry i used your gift

to hold up the GPU

the cone shape works great 

can send 3 more tin foil hats to balance out card

thanks anal Lover

Edited November 12, 2021 by KaptCrunch

[lTplkey336]

And dont forget to baste it!

[Snap]

This trick I never heard of. Baking a video card. Well ok do they teach that in Culinary school.?

[Sharpe]

23 hours ago, Mekketom said:

No I have not tried that. When I put the card back in.. It won't start up or freeze in middle of the start up. Done a full re install and everything. Tried it in my son's pc too.. Same thing..   It is getting old so.. It is a msi gtx780..   Saving to by me a new one to build.  Hoping to get the rtx series

Worth a shot if the card isn't working. I think I got @iboomboom to try it a few years ago and it worked for him too if I remember correctly.

[TheHammer]

I DID THAT TO WITH MY 2X BFG 8800GTX I BAKED THEM AND THEN THEY WORKED PERFECT

 

[Mekketom]

i tried baking it.. put it back in.. and you know what.. the fucker started  ... seems to be ok.... but now my win7 is messed up. no updates or anything... so trying to upgrade to 10 and se if i can get the old bastard running again..  hope to be in game soon.....

[iboomboom]

On 11/13/2021 at 12:54 AM, Sharpe said:

Worth a shot if the card isn't working. I think I got @iboomboom to try it a few years ago and it worked for him too if I remember correctly.

You got good memory @Sharpe. It certainly rings a bell. I don't remember what I did specifically. I believe it was with a RD 7870 Or maybe the RD 4870. My PC wasn't booting due to a GFX error and then it worked after I did this and the solder resettled. You just have to be careful with the temperature setting on the oven. 

[Sharpe]

18 hours ago, Mekketom said:

i tried baking it.. put it back in.. and you know what.. the fucker started  ... seems to be ok.... but now my win7 is messed up. no updates or anything... so trying to upgrade to 10 and se if i can get the old bastard running again..  hope to be in game soon.....

Nice! 

[Labob]

Really wow never give up hope I guess.