Just when i thought to have major break.

[Guest Donkey]

My gaming rig, video-card gets overheated and killed in the process.

Don't want to do any more modding right now, yet unable to play either.. Darn..

[Ofinfin]

Wow, too bad

Are you sure the card is dead?

[Guest Donkey]

yes it's dead, first got strange anomalies. then boom black screen. now it refuses to start. 

[Ofinfin]

yes it's dead' date=' first got strange anomalies. then boom black screen. now it refuses to start.

[/quote']

Well Rest in peace, then... maybe it's a good time to change card then

[sora3]

Ouch. This is probably why I have a backup graphics card or integrated graphics should something like this happen...

[chris482]

I suggest removing the card (if you can) to make sure your computer is not further damaged. It would be bad to have graphics melt on to your cpu lol

[radech]

http://hardforum.com/showthread.php?t=1421792 - bake it the hail mary of pc repair

[HanPL]

Blah I know how you feel my old graphic card (GF8800GT) graphic accelerator when down right before Christmas...

Cooking/Baking/Heating Graphic card is not good idea It can bring it back to life but it can work month, week or few days. and there is risk of damaging motherboard

[blueflame451]

My gaming rig' date=' video-card gets overheated and killed in the process.

Don't want to do any more modding right now, yet unable to play either.. Darn..

[/quote']

That sucks for sure... but just for comparison the compressor on my house's AC died last Wednesday. So it was customize a cheap compressor or get a new unit. Went with then new unit but then had to suffer through a rather hot weekend (I live in Arizona and the temp was reaching 100 degrees on the hot days) and only just got it replaced yesterday. It cost a lot more then a video card.

So it could be worse (it always can)

[radech]

Cooking/Baking/Heating Graphic card is not good idea It can bring it back to life but it can work month' date=' week or few days. and there is risk of damaging motherboard

[/quote']

that why i called it a hail mary - should only be done if whatever you're left with is basically junk without it, so if the motherboard gets fried in process you're no worse off.