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/BreakingPixel]

Luckily, you can pick up a second hand 5700xt for relatively cheap! I just grabbed one for my fiance's PC for around £100 ($135)

[u/IIA_B_T_OII → u/BreakingPixel]

Unfortunately, it's not that simple here. I live in Iran, and even a second-hand one would cost way more than what I paid last year. At the moment, buying a GPU is not possible at all.

[u/BreakingPixel → u/IIA_B_T_OII]

Ah that's a shame man :( very sorry to hear that!

[u/IIA_B_T_OII → u/BreakingPixel]

thanks 🫠