Hi all,

This morning I woke up to find my computer with a black screen. I booted my computer up, and my screen has lines going through it. I bought the card last august and overclocked it a bit, but it has been stable with great temps for over a month.

I want to ask if anyone knows a fix I can do, or is the card done for?

Thanks and hopefully I can find a solution to this, and if I can't, I appreciate your help.
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The card has no burnt marks and does not smell like it was burnt
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..screen has lines going through it

..screen has lines going through it

I am sorry to say that, but this is typical for a bad (or badly connected) chip. Sometimes it can be fixed by BGA reballing (heating the chip, desoldering and soldering again) but the worktime and equipment needed does not pay for a relatively low priced card like this one. And there is no guarantee that it will work thereafter.

What you can try at home without any special equipment is the "baking oven" method where the entire board (without the cooler) is heated to 200°C, trying to fix the dry soldered joint (if any). There are many Youtube videos available which you can refer to ... but don't expect too much from this procedure. Well, the card cannot be more than dead anyway.

Edit: new RoHS compliant solder have a reduced share of lead, increasing the melting temperature. Therfore it may be even neccessary to use 215°C for some boards. Needless to say that the capacitors on the PCB don't like to be heated in this way for a long time.

If you purchased the 960 second hand, you never know how the first owner treated it. But anyway those cards can fail, after one year or ten years, that is hard to predict.

May I ask how much you are going to spend for a new one? And how much did you pay for the 960 last year?
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If you purchased the 960 second hand, you never know how the first owner treated it. But anyway those cards can fail, after one year or ten years, that is hard to predict.

May I ask how much you are going to spend for a new one? And how much did you pay for the 960 last year?

I'm still skeptic though on getting a new one

I just don't want to have this happen to me again so soon
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Don't buy that old card, buy something 16 or 14nm. 1060 or 1050ti

Don't buy that old card, buy something 16 or 14nm. 1060 or 1050ti

Just be aware the 1060 3GB isn't just less memory compared to the 6GB version. It runs a bit slower and also has fewer CUDA cores.
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Just be aware the 1060 3GB isn't just less memory compared to the 6GB version. It runs a bit slower and also has fewer CUDA cores.

Just be aware the 1060 3GB isn't just less memory compared to the 6GB version. It runs a bit slower and also has fewer CUDA cores.

i thought it runs faster on gpugrid though compared to the 6gb

Just be aware the 1060 3GB isn't just less memory compared to the 6GB version. It runs a bit slower and also has fewer CUDA cores.

i thought it runs faster on gpugrid though compared to the 6gb

Correction: Unfortunately Nvidia charges hefty 60$ SURCHARGE for the 6G memory size. In comparison with the 3G variant.
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I would love to see HCF1 protein folding and interaction simulations to help my little boy... someday.

I paid about 200 US dollars for it at Best Buy last August. I tried contacting the maker of the card, PNY, but they need the receipt which I don't have anymore.

I even tried going through the credit card history and couldn't find best buy.

This morning I woke up to find my computer with a black screen.
I booted my computer up, and my screen has lines going through it.

When this kind of card is installed in a horizontal position, it should have some support on its "loose" end (a stick of proper length).

No such luck, but it doesn't matter anymore. I came to a conclusion and I'm giving it one last try.

I bought a gtx 750ti on eBay mainly for use of gaming lightly and personal uses. I'm going to install a copy of windows XP too so I can do occasional crunching. It should be here next week.

I will make sure to not take off the backplate and keep it on for good grip of the card.

Are there any other recommendations for me to prevent the same issue? I do not know how else to keep the card so it doesn't hang too loose.




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Are there any other recommendations for me to prevent the same issue?

Are there any other recommendations for me to prevent the same issue?

yes, buy a NEW Zotac GPU (maybe a favorable 1050ti), register and get 5 years warranty for free --> no more trouble...

the 1050ti is about as strong as your previous 960...
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I would love to see HCF1 protein folding and interaction simulations to help my little boy... someday.

the 1050ti is about as strong as your previous 960...

the 1050ti is about as strong as your previous 960...

Hmm.. And what about selling the core2 PC and the gtx750 for 100$... ?
You can already buy a Zotac mini gtx1060 3G for ~190$. Will be a good match with the i5-2400.

the core2 is an old fashioned power eater anyway... If I may say so.
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I would love to see HCF1 protein folding and interaction simulations to help my little boy... someday.