Good day I got a zotac gtx 1660 that the person said was working fine and then his pc crashed and the card started artifacting and the driver won't install. I took the card from him and put it in my system and the same issue persist. I took the heat sink out and the thermal pads were leaking which I believe would not be that serious I just cleaned it out. I takes baking the card following a guide on ifixit page, but it still has artifacting and no driver install. If I put the heat gun to the card would it fix the card temporarily? I would have to buy a heat gun but would it be possible fix, I saw a lot of people having success doing it with the heat gun. I can't RMA the card because the people I brought it from lost the invoice.
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Gtx 1660 artifacting drivers won't install would heat gun fix it
- Thread starter CyrexZ3
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| System Name | PowerSpec 1720 (Clevo PB70EF-G) |
|---|---|
| Processor | i7-8750H (UV) |
| Motherboard | PB70EF-G |
| Cooling | SYY 157 |
| Memory | 32GB 3000MHz 15-18-18-36 1T (OC) |
| Video Card(s) | 115W RTX 2070 8GB GDDR6 (OC/UV) |
| Storage | 500GB WD Black SN700 NVME, 1TB Samsung 980 |
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When reflowing a card, I honestly think half of it is luck! I couldn't say exactly what is causing the artifacting or driver failure on your card, but there's some chance it's a solder/PCB issue that may be fixed with a reflow. Typically, the oven method (with bare card) will get it hotter than just a heat gun and ambient temps.
Given the card is non-functional and you have no warranty the worst thing you can do is melt it, right?
Given the card is non-functional and you have no warranty the worst thing you can do is melt it, right?
True but I tried it twice with doing the baking method but the problem still persist. I saw a lot of YouTube videos with persons doing it with a heat gun which has a higher success rate that the oven method. I think I will bump the temperature a bit more and try again. I did it at 210 degree celsius. My oven max at 250 I'll try that the card is already broken.
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| System Name | PowerSpec 1720 (Clevo PB70EF-G) |
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| Motherboard | PB70EF-G |
| Cooling | SYY 157 |
| Memory | 32GB 3000MHz 15-18-18-36 1T (OC) |
| Video Card(s) | 115W RTX 2070 8GB GDDR6 (OC/UV) |
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| Display(s) | 144Hz G-Sync 17.3" IPS |
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| Audio Device(s) | Sound Blaster Pro-Gaming X |
| Power Supply | 230W |
| Mouse | Logitech G502 Hero |
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| Software | M$ Windows 10 Pro, Throttle Stop 9.5, MSi Afterburner, ParkControl |
Good luck!!! May the silicon Gods bless your card...
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They may have used Flux when using a heat gun, but you can do that when baking too.
I think the card is unfixable. I try baking it again at 250, card still boots not driver install and artifacting. I opened gpuz and it shows 0 gb on vram. Could all the vram chips be dead? How am I able to get a display. I should I try a heatgun to the vram ?
