How can i fry my video card? Part2

Koba · Feb 25, 2013, 09:42 PM

I would like to start saying this: Could people please keep their PERSONAL opinion to themselves and only comment if you actually wanna contribute? Thanks!

I read, laszlo thread (http://www.techpowerup.com/forums/sh...ad.php?t=52167) where he is seeking help to fry his card.

I, like laszlo, wanna be honest about my purpose:

I wanna RMA the card. The card is a GTX 590 and I have about a year of warranty left. The card is from Zotac and is NOT being manufactured anymore nor sold by the retailer where I got it from.

The card is extremely loud and consumes a lot of power. By RMA it I will probably get a 680 or perhaps can make a deal with the retailer giving a few extra $$$ to get a better card. Who knows?

Wether or not I will get a new card or money back is my own problem and I'm willing to take the chance.

So how can I "destroy" my gfx card? I have really tried a lot of things by now.
I tried flashing the bios, no luck. I have tried to OC the card, no luck.
I read about some bad drivers that would 100% kill the GFX card but they seem impossible to find.

Anyone got a good idea how to kill it so i can RMA it?

natr0n · Feb 25, 2013, 09:51 PM

microwave it for 5 seconds

Black Panther · Feb 25, 2013, 09:54 PM

The link you posted should have given you plenty of answers. And a hint - that thread is locked and it's in the General Nonsense part of the forum, as this one will be in a couple of minutes..

We don't condone purposely ruining hardware to RMA on these forums.
No.

Feb 25, 2013, 09:42 PM	#1
Koba Join Date: Feb 2013 Posts: 7 (0.06/day) Thanks: 1 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	How can i fry my video card? Part2 I would like to start saying this: Could people please keep their PERSONAL opinion to themselves and only comment if you actually wanna contribute? Thanks! I read, laszlo thread (http://www.techpowerup.com/forums/sh...ad.php?t=52167) where he is seeking help to fry his card. I, like laszlo, wanna be honest about my purpose: I wanna RMA the card. The card is a GTX 590 and I have about a year of warranty left. The card is from Zotac and is NOT being manufactured anymore nor sold by the retailer where I got it from. The card is extremely loud and consumes a lot of power. By RMA it I will probably get a 680 or perhaps can make a deal with the retailer giving a few extra $$$ to get a better card. Who knows? Wether or not I will get a new card or money back is my own problem and I'm willing to take the chance. So how can I "destroy" my gfx card? I have really tried a lot of things by now. I tried flashing the bios, no luck. I have tried to OC the card, no luck. I read about some bad drivers that would 100% kill the GFX card but they seem impossible to find. Anyone got a good idea how to kill it so i can RMA it?

Feb 25, 2013, 09:51 PM	#2
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