1080 SC popped on startup and smells like death

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nekro666
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2016/11/07 00:23:58 (permalink)
Turned my pc on after work today and heard a click and now my PC won't boot when my 1080 has power in it. Tried a different PSU, still no boot with the 1080 plugged in with power. Running my old 780 currently on the original PSU no problems.
 
Would this be covered under warranty? Does anyone think its an issue that the card was bought in the USA and I'm actually in New Zealand? I have proof of purchase as it was bought from a physical store that appears on the product registration list.
 
Thanks for any help
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    Iceman2733
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    Re: 1080 SC popped on startup and smells like death 2016/11/07 05:20:30 (permalink)
    If you think the card has been damaged/shorted I would not continue to try to boot with it, you could cause damage to other components in the system.  If the system will boot with another card and run with no issues than something has happened to the 1080, from what I have read about EVGA they stand behind there products so I wouldn't worry about that and just open an RMA with them.  

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    Re: 1080 SC popped on startup and smells like death 2016/11/07 05:48:44 (permalink)
    Another victim of VRMs popping....the video on youtube describes exactly this.
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    Re: 1080 SC popped on startup and smells like death 2016/11/07 05:55:00 (permalink)
    You say that so easily and we dont have a lot information...

    I dont say you re right or wrong but we need to stop making those conclusion without real informations...

    It becomes a mess because of that... :/
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    Re: 1080 SC popped on startup and smells like death 2016/11/07 06:17:45 (permalink)
    First, could you take pictures of the card please.

    Also, EVGA warranty is good for 3 years, so you will be covered as long as there wasnt physical damage from dropping the card or anything.

    As far as VRM popping, if you havent seen a picture, please stop posting speculations as you are not sure of the problem. Since it is typically resistors or capacitors that fail, and it happens across every manufacturer and every generation, posting speculation doesn't help. Googling "GPU caught fire" will provide better insight into this.

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