So recently my Pc just died while using it. Died as in power gone, does not respond to the power button. I didn't even smell something burning. Some trail and error I found the 8 pin PCI power cable into my GTX 980 ti to be the culprit. Powers on fine without it connected, does nothing with it.

Testing between top row and bottom row of the 8pin connecter with a multimeter shows a short circuit (except the sense pins).
I've been compulsively inspecting card and I can't see anything obviously broken, then again I'm not sure what to look for.

Is this card, along with my will to live, done for?

I was thinking maybe I can hook it up to a power supply for a while and check if anything gets hot. Or maybe I should remove the main chip, that way it will be broken for sure and I can stop obsessing.

Some pics for the eagle eyed:

Is there anything known to cause a short on the card I can check, or any idea please. I would love to be able to disassociate into video games again ☹️

Just use another 8-pin cable if there is a problem with your current one.

Just to be clear the short circuit is on the 8pin connector on the card, not the cable coming from the PSU.
 
PSU seems fine, 12.2 V on both vga power cables
 

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Hi Everyone,
 
I just signed up for this forum after reading this thread and my recent problems this week.
The same problems occurred with my GPU. (EVGA 980ti sc+ ACX 2.0+). First I bought a new USP, then I thought it was the motherbord... So now those two new I found out it was the GPU.
When not connecting the GPU everything works fine. Same problem in another system after swapping the GPU.
 
Anyone know how to proceed?   

thanks that sounds like a chanllenge.

Cool GTX
If your card is under warranty ---> do not touch it with a soldering gun or make any physical changes other than things like TIM or the cooler
 

 
+1 on this. If your product is under warranty it is always better to contact our support team first as we can help with making sure you get a working product in the end. If you try to solder it or bake it or anything like that it could void your warranty. If you do not know if a product is in warranty, we can always let you know if you provide us with the serial number.