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| System Name | Blackbox |
|---|---|
| Processor | Core i7-2600k @ 4.8 |
| Motherboard | ASRock Fatal1ty P67 Performance |
| Cooling | Thermalright Macho Rev.A |
| Memory | 32GB Crucial Ballistix Sport VLP DDR3-1600 |
| Video Card(s) | KFA² (Galax) GTX970 EXOC Black Edition |
| Storage | Bunch of 1-2TB WD RE4 + WD Red |
| Display(s) | Samsung Syncmaster 2333T |
| Case | Fractal Design Arc Midi |
| Power Supply | Seasonic S12 II 430 |
| Mouse | Logitech MX518 Refresh |
| Keyboard | Tesoro Colada G3NL (MX Brown) |
| Software | Win7 Ultimate |
Without cleaning the soot off of the PCB with isopropyl alcohol, it's hard to tell what exactly failed or took damage.
It does look like the main suspect is the surface mount capacitor (to the left of the block with the brown in the middle, they're likely identical).
Seems to have shorted out, spilled a lot of soot out the side and covered the surrounding components. It got hot enough to melt the solder (the silver-ish bubble on top).
If the card is still in warranty, RMA it ASAP without cleaning anything up in that area.
Those parts are there for a reason. If they blow up it will have an effect somehow, which might not show right away..
edit: attached pic of what I'm talking about..
It does look like the main suspect is the surface mount capacitor (to the left of the block with the brown in the middle, they're likely identical).
Seems to have shorted out, spilled a lot of soot out the side and covered the surrounding components. It got hot enough to melt the solder (the silver-ish bubble on top).
If the card is still in warranty, RMA it ASAP without cleaning anything up in that area.
Those parts are there for a reason. If they blow up it will have an effect somehow, which might not show right away..
edit: attached pic of what I'm talking about..
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gtx460_capacitor.jpg
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. The shop handles warranty under European/Dutch law. Which means they have to repair your defective product or give you a similair new product that performs the same and since GTX 460 is EOL I hope they'll give me a GTX 560.