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To preface: this card is second-hand and it was free. I'm unsure of its history; maybe it was used for mining at some point and something got (maybe) irreversibly fucked up, but I'm still try to find out if it's salvageable.
GPU issues:
Tested it before and after cleaning it and reapplying thermal paste and nothing changed whatsoever. I also tried flashing the BIOS and did so successfully but the same problems persist.
Test system specs (PSU is an EVGA Supernova NEX650G) and the GPU in question:
GPU details:
Hawaii Bios Reader details before BIOS flash (original ROM):
Details after BIOS flash (TPU latest ROM):
PCB and close-up of the scratched die:
GPU issues:
- Red horizontal lines across the screen during boot and Windows logon and a single red horizontal line on the left side while using the OS and the BIOS
- Installing any of its drivers black-screen crashes at the halfway point and you're forced to boot into safe mode and uninstall the drivers to use Windows normally again
- Some scratches on the die itself, pictured below (no, I didn't cause them, they were already there)
- Erratic fans, had to remove them and use case fans instead
Tested it before and after cleaning it and reapplying thermal paste and nothing changed whatsoever. I also tried flashing the BIOS and did so successfully but the same problems persist.
Test system specs (PSU is an EVGA Supernova NEX650G) and the GPU in question:
GPU details:
Hawaii Bios Reader details before BIOS flash (original ROM):
Details after BIOS flash (TPU latest ROM):
PCB and close-up of the scratched die: