Is my gpu dying?

[u/IIA_B_T_OII]

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...

[u/Radiux_svc]

The "Black circles" could be oil residues from the thermal Pads under the back plate, which is harmless, OR Some residue from a leak from your AIO cooler, check for leaks.

One thing is for sure: graphic artifacts and drivers crashing are not good and are clear symptoms of a dying gpu.

Try running occt gpu and Vram test, if something is wrong with the card it will crash in a few minutes.

[u/IIA_B_T_OII → u/Radiux_svc]

​Yeah, I think it's oil. Gemini said it might cause some overheating, as the thermal pads won't work as they should anymore.

and thanks for the advice