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    Reballed 7970m dead again?

    Discussion in 'Sager and Clevo' started by o0phantom0o, Sep 9, 2015.

  1. o0phantom0o

    o0phantom0o Notebook Consultant

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    Hey guys
    My 7970m died a couple months back. On July 10 I got it reballed. It worked fine for a while. Last week though, while playing CSGO (the initial death was triggered while playing CSGO as well =/ ), my game froze. Now every time I start my system, the GPU fan seems to be always on, and games crash within one second of loading.
    I think the card is dead again.

    Oddly, though, according to the device manager, the device seems to be working fine.

    Last time I got it reballed, Meaker pointed out that I only reballed one layer, while baking another. I guess I could see if I can get that other layer reballed this time. Other than that, I'm fairly hopeful I can get another couple of months out of it with a simple heat up procedure. Which I guess I could live with.

    Any feedback from anyone with any experience in the matter is most welcome!
     
    o0phantom0o, Sep 9, 2015
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  2. i_pk_pjers_i

    i_pk_pjers_i Even the ppl who never frown eventually break down

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    Did you check your temps + clock speeds using GPU-Z before/during/after running CSGO?
     
    i_pk_pjers_i, Sep 9, 2015
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    o0phantom0o Notebook Consultant

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    I have afterburner installed. Temps at the time of the freeze were 78
     
    o0phantom0o, Sep 10, 2015
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    Well, this time I only got it heated up. Working again. Very awkward problem =/
     
    o0phantom0o, Sep 11, 2015
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