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Some imagery I put together: 500px.com/gregmyers/galleries/epic-chip-failure-on-an-evga-geforce-gtx-970-video-card The card blew out, with an audible pop, while running a large and sophisticated custom Far Cry 4 map. I am still trying to get the motherboard to post with the old video card. I only seemed to have problems with the Far Cry 4 custom map editor. While I am disappointed that the card blew like this, I did get many, many hours of great use from it. And, I also got many hours of imaging enjoyment from the frozen state of its violent demise. attached image Chip is approx 5x7mm in size and after ash has been removed. Imagery at link gets down to ~2x3mm. Enjoy!
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Re: Epic chip failure in GEForce GTX 970
2017/10/14 14:46:09
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 Is your card out of warranty?
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g_myers
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Re: Epic chip failure in GEForce GTX 970
2017/10/14 16:46:33
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Oh yea. I think it was a bit over two years old. Follow the link ( 500px.com/gregmyers/galleries/epic-chip-failure-on-an-evga-geforce-gtx-970-video-card It's some awesome real world video card carnage :-)) and you can see some interesting features to what I think is a memory chip (haven't bothered to verify). The really vivid colors are static and I think from exotic materials, some gold and the like. You can see where hot molten metal melted and pushed away at the silicone... When I get my next card I will have no problems picking up another EVGA card....even the same one if I get the old rig up and running.
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g_myers
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Re: Epic chip failure in GEForce GTX 970
2017/10/14 16:49:05
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the website with more pics 500px.com/gregmyers/galleries/epic-chip-failure-on-an-evga-geforce-gtx-970-video-card
see if i get it in there this time
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Re: Epic chip failure in GEForce GTX 970
2017/10/14 16:51:41
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Hello, we are sorry to hear about your (strangely beautiful) card failure. So long as that card is under warranty we would be happy to replace that for you. Please register that at EVGA.com > Service > Product Registration.
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g_myers
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Re: Epic chip failure in GEForce GTX 970
2017/10/14 17:03:56
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Thanks. But the card is way out of warranty.
This is more about sharing what I hope are unique images for the card with the EVGA community.
Visually, hardware is frequently boring until you get down to 5mm and below.
'strangely beautiful'. Indeed. The images at the link are all compositions of multiple images (5-70 images combined into one), high dynamic resolution (HDR) and image stacking.
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Re: Epic chip failure in GEForce GTX 970
2017/10/14 19:28:19
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I thought it was a 3 year warranty?
Looks like a mini hydrogen bomb went off.
My guess is a voltage regulator.
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Re: Epic chip failure in GEForce GTX 970
2017/10/15 07:52:14
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Yeah, EVGA cards come with a 3 year warranty from the date of purchase by default (depending on region): https://www.evga.com/support/warranty/ If you bought it from another user or an unauthorized retailer, the warranty date begins from the date of manufacture.
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Re: Epic chip failure in GEForce GTX 970
2017/10/15 08:29:35
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Hello, we are sorry to hear about your (strangely beautiful) card failure. So long as that card is under warranty we would be happy to replace that for you. Please register that at EVGA.com > Service > Product Registration.
I agree, there is something quite beautiful about that image.
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Re: Epic chip failure in GEForce GTX 970
2017/10/15 17:24:09
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Seriously....if you like the attached image...cut and paste the link
500px.com/gregmyers/galleries/epic-chip-failure-on-an-evga-geforce-gtx-970-video-card
It is a legitimate website and there are about a dozen or so images, better resolution and some more interesting
Also, I went and registered and everything.
Turns out the card is under warranty...maybe. I've poked a quite a bit on the chip for the various imagery.
Kinda of need to decide if getting more imagery by lifting the chip is worth more than a replacement card, tho.
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