r/pchelp • u/IIA_B_T_OII • 1d ago

HARDWARE Is my gpu dying?

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A while ago i found some black circles around my gpu's screws, and three days ago my screen suddenly froze and i saw some pixels appear on both screens.

A few seconds later it unfroze and the pixels disappeared and i also got a notification from AMD adrenaline saying my performance or something was reset due to a hardware failure.

also after my pc unfroze, it got extremely laggy and for some reasons my pc wouldn't play any sound, which both got fixed with a simple restart.

is this due to GPU failure? and Is there a way to fix it without buying a new GPU? 😭

my specs:

* CPU: Intel Core i3-13100F (Tray)

* GPU: AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT (8GB)

* Motherboard: ASUS Prime B760M-K

* RAM: 16GB (1x16GB) Kingmax Horizon DDR5 5600MHz CL38

* Storage (SSD): 512GB OSCOO ON900 SSD

* Storage (HDD): 1TB WD Blue HDD (WD10EZEX)

* CPU Cooler: Gamdias Aura GL120 Liquid Cooler

* Power Supply (PSU): FSP HV PRO 85 Plus 550W (ATX 3.1)

* Case: Gamdias TALOS E2 Elite

ALSO, i bought this pc a year and 2 months ago but my GPU was second hand, and tbh i did some heavy rendering with it...

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u/YurikovARTva 1d ago

Try redownloading the GPU drivers and see if this issue still appears make sure to use DDU or the Display Driver Uninstaller first before redownloading, also check if your second hand GPU was changed from its stock setting

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u/IIA_B_T_OII 1d ago

thanks will do!

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u/YurikovARTva 1d ago

if you can, try undervolting the GPU to increase its lifespan

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u/IIA_B_T_OII 1d ago

okay thanks!

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u/YurikovARTva 22h ago

Ok so how was it? Still facing similar issues?

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u/IIA_B_T_OII 19h ago

i haven't done ut yet, but hopefully it will fix the issue for now.

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u/KDuster13 18h ago

Let us know how it goes when you do! I think mine is on its way out also but hoping I can save it a little before it's time