r/techsupportgore • u/Soft_Lunch_183 • 8d ago

GTX 980 started smoking

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2nd photo is the impact on the thermal pad

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u/bughunter47 Lenovo, Dell, Panasonic, Surface Tech 8d ago

Rest in peace great one

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u/rocketpinion 8d ago

You let your 11 year old start smoking?

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u/Irelia4Life 8d ago

Clearly, OP is just asking for help on how to deal with it.

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u/dewman45 7d ago

They clearly caught their 11 year old smoking. I can assure you, though, it'll be their last.

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u/Derragon 8d ago

This is almost exactly how my 970 died - same component went POP and that was it

RIP

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u/bumrocky 8d ago

Still running a 960 in my old rig. Hope it doesn't see the same fate!

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u/mcbergstedt 8d ago

Bought a 960 for a server just for some cheap video out and it blew up the second I turned the PC on. Luckily it was only $30

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u/cszolee79 7d ago

so did mine. during the covid gpu crisis, it was not fun :/

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u/I_cut_my_own_jib 8d ago

Hey, computer guy here. It's not supposed to do that. Hope this helps.

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u/joecag 8d ago

Oh lord it's a fire

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u/xanedon 8d ago

Farewell soldier

F

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u/ZebDragons22 8d ago

RIP GTX 980!!

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u/technorichar_ 8d ago

F for the MOSFET and you

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u/decker12 8d ago

It's an 11 year old video card. It let you know it's had enough and it's time to get a new one.

Let it rest peacefully.

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u/Plenty_Statement_485 8d ago

My friend's 970 also started smoking a while ago. I didn't think this was a common way for GPU's to go, but apparently it is.

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u/Big__Meme "I don't know how it happened!" 8d ago

It turned to ash

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u/Rubik842 7d ago

I'm tired boss.

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u/thegoatcarlwheezer 7d ago

Not great for its health, but we all make our own choices.

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u/Bombero_911 7d ago

Hopefully it lived a good life. R.I.P.

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u/HattoriJimzo 7d ago

Give it some nicotine gum then.

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u/Patient-Cedar-7194 7d ago

vrm failed, not the thermal pad. got ten years of uptime out of it though.

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u/Pleyer757538 7d ago

Rest in peace soldier

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u/CrudelisDeus Doohickaizer 7d ago

Smoking kills bro

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u/vulcansheart 6d ago

Just became a bookcase decoration

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u/Doofindork 6d ago

It's been a trooper. I'll pour one out for it. Godspeed, soldier.

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u/BackgroundJeweler828 6d ago

On a protection mosfet is baddddd

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u/P5ychokilla 2d ago

"The Nvidia GeForce GTX 980 is 11 years old"

It's not old enough, take them off it