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    Beside heat, what else can cause video card failure?

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by kns, Aug 22, 2011.

  1. kns

    kns Notebook Evangelist

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    Perhaps heat is the main cause for video card failures? Are there other causes in normal use?
     
    kns, Aug 22, 2011
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    Pitabred Linux geek con rat flail!

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    Over and undervolting can both damage the hardware as well.
     
    Pitabred, Aug 22, 2011
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  3. Tsunade_Hime

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    Are we not counting Nvidia's infamous defective substrate material as well?

    Poorly applied TIM and poorly designed cooling system will contribute. Also if the package material in the die isn't design properly, you get Nvidia chip round 2.
     
    Tsunade_Hime, Aug 22, 2011
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    I understand how overvolting can damage hardware since it forces more electrons to pass through the gates, and thus generates more frictions and more heat.

    But I don't see how hardware can be damaged when undervolted. Undervolting and underclocking if anything helps to increase the lifespan of computer components :) since both techniques lead to cooler operating components :).
     
    naton, Aug 23, 2011
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  5. Gracy123

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    If undervolted to a level which no longer ensures proper functioning of all components, it might lead to a defect!

    But another thing that can cause video card failure is obviously a mechanical damage. My ATI on my previous laptop died because of the cheap Fujitsu-Siemens construction that allowed the whole MB and all components to bend ...
     
    Gracy123, Aug 23, 2011
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