GTX 570 broken?

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snail112

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Hi guys

Since around Tuesday my gfx is wonky. The driver will crash screen blinking then it recovers. Rinse and repeat about three times then everything on the screen is like 16 bit gibberish, I have to reset C to get it functioning again.

It shows little lines and dots like Morse code and if you move the mouse pointer over it it disappears.

Is the card on his way out? It is about six to seven years old and never OCed.

ASUS P88P67 Pro
Core i5 2500K
8GB ram
GTX 570 evga

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I managed to get it working with the default Windows driver, so I installed an older driver and managed to play about 20 min of C&C Generals befoe it crashed again.

Any advice?
 
That's a dying card man ...... artifacts like that and it's goodnight in my experience
 
Thanks for confirming the bad news. :(

Guess it is time for that long overdue upgrade - GTX 1060 to the rescue...:D

I guess baking it would just postpone the end?
 
It lived a good life. I always thought EVGA cards never died lol :D

Your rig specs almost mirror mine:

Asus P8P67-M Pro
EVGA GTX570 HD
i5 2500k
Also 8GB RAM

The 1060 is a decent upgrade, is there no chance of pushing for a 1070 though?
 
I'll need to do some research and number crunching before the end of today. I am suffering without gaming.:cry: This is killing me...
 
ScottulusMaximus said:
She's not gonna make it I'm afraid.

Right Moving on! ;)

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Based on what exactly ???!!!!! The fact you want business.The card is far from dead. In fact I encourage it instead of giving advise hey your card is fried let me take your money by advertising to you directly.Have to draw a line here.You have your forum section, stick to it kindly.

As for the OP's card, Well personally repaired a 570GTX last year with baking the card and is still working just fine, it's simply solder joints playing havoc.While I didn't use a oven I used a heat gun, and works perfectly.What I did was to take a piece of solder, from a few centimeters directly above it and heat the solder till it melts while counting, this gave me some indication of how long I should be heating the GPU and the memory solder joints in order to reflow it.

Even then I was still conservative.Removed the heatsink, cleaned of all the dust and thermal paste, took a double layer tin foil and cut out a hole where the GPU processor is and wrapped the tin foil around the GPU so that only the chip was expose.Placed the card on a flat surface with edges weighed down with two metal pieces heavy enough to that the card doesn't move or warp, as well providing so cover for the caps and chips you don't want heat applied to.

Because I did this in winter, it was a bit more tricky and required that heat be added in 15 second bursts so that you don't burn the PCB or cause damage, after which I would allow to cool for 10- 15 second and another 15 second burst did this 3 or 4 times to make sure it properly melts the solder joints.However I didn't allow it to cool on it's own, and applied heat on a lower settings every 10 seconds for 2-3 seconds and doubling the time being bursts every time in order to stop the solder cooling down to rapidly, which could just make another crack in the solder again.Once fully cooled.

I repeated the process for the memory chips. A year later and still working like a charm.It isn't a difficult thing to do, really have to be stupid to mess things up, you can look up oven baking as well, but I am not a fan of that I prefer applying heat directly.
 
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wizardofid said:
Based on what exactly ???!!!!! The fact you want business.The card is far from dead. In fact I encourage it instead of giving advise hey your card is fried let me take your money by advertising to you directly.Have to draw a line here.You have your forum section, stick to it kindly.

As for the OP's card, Well personally repaired a 570GTX last year with baking the card and is still working just fine, it's simply solder joints playing havoc.While I didn't use a oven I used a heat gun, and works perfectly.What I did was to take a piece of solder, from a few centimeters directly above it and heat the solder till it melts while counting, this gave me some indication of how long I should be heating the GPU and the memory solder joints in order to reflow it.

Even then I was still conservative.Removed the heatsink, cleaned of all the dust and thermal paste, took a double layer tin foil and cut out a hole where the GPU processor is and wrapped the tin foil around the GPU so that only the chip was expose.Placed the card on a flat surface with edges weighed down with two metal pieces heavy enough to that the card doesn't move or warp, as well providing so cover for the caps and chips you don't want heat applied to.

Because I did this in winter, it was a bit more tricky and required that heat be added in 15 second bursts so that you don't burn the PCB or cause damage, after which I would allow to cool for 10- 15 second and another 15 second burst did this 3 or 4 times to make sure it properly melts the solder joints.However I didn't allow it to cool on it's own, and applied heat on a lower settings every 10 seconds for 2-3 seconds and doubling the time being bursts every time in order to stop the solder cooling down to rapidly, which could just make another crack in the solder again.Once fully cooled.

I repeated the process for the memory chips. A year later and still working like a charm.It isn't a difficult thing to do, really have to be stupid to mess things up, you can look up oven baking as well, but I am not a fan of that I prefer applying heat directly.
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Linus tech tips has a video on what you described. It worked like a charm.
 
wizardofid said:
Based on what exactly ???!!!!! The fact you want business.The card is far from dead. In fact I encourage it instead of giving advise hey your card is fried let me take your money by advertising to you directly.Have to draw a line here.You have your forum section, stick to it kindly.
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Oh calm yourself.

But yes, a reflow may fix it. But as indicated by 3 other posters it really is just delaying the inevitable, the card is getting old.
 
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Also, OP actually wants an upgrade but he had to justify it to the significant other, hence this post...("See honey, the tech experts over on MyBB say it's dead. I *NEED* a GTX1070." :D)
 
My better half has no say when it comes to gaming upgrades :D.

It comes down to get the best card for the best price. I have other projects that needs $$$, that is why I won't spend R12k on a gfx card, where I can spend R5k on a decent high-end mid-range card that does the same job.

I am no pro gamer that needs the best. I get what I can afford to play the new titles:D
 
I might be parting with my GTX570 soon if you really really miss it :D
 
Thanks, but there is a new card waiting for me. I was planning on getting one sometime this year, now I will move up the time table to get it sooner.
 
snail112 said:
My better half has no say when it comes to gaming upgrades :D.

It comes down to get the best card for the best price. I have other projects that needs $$$, that is why I won't spend R12k on a gfx card, where I can spend R5k on a decent high-end mid-range card that does the same job.

I am no pro gamer that needs the best. I get what I can afford to play the new titles:D
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If you game at 1080p then I suggest you consider these,
R3299 - Powercolor RX480 4GB 2yr
R4099 - HIS RX 480 8GB 2yr
R4299 - Powercolor RX 480 Red Devil 8G 2yr
R4299 - Galax GTX 1060 6GB 2yr
R4599 - Zotac GTX 1060 6GB 3yr

A 4GB card should be ok at 1080p for now but dunno about the future, I would not recommend a 3GB 1060 though.
 
snail112 said:
Thanks, but there is a new card waiting for me. I was planning on getting one sometime this year, now I will move up the time table to get it sooner.
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Haha, I tried. Congrats then, hope you can find a card that suits you. My flatmate recently bought himself a GTX1070 and I have been drooling over it for a while now :love:
 
ScottulusMaximus said:
Oh calm yourself.

But yes, a reflow may fix it. But as indicated by 3 other posters it really is just delaying the inevitable, the card is getting old.
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Considering your post was removed it was justified, thanks for your concern, this isn't the place to peddle your goods ;). Thanks good bye you are the weakest link :p

Yeah the card is pretty old, first advise will always be baking it allows for grace period and get a proper card and not just a card that fits the budget and works a pinch, and he may have to pay for it later, especially with valentines day coming up :p
 
ponder said:
If you game at 1080p then I suggest you consider these,
R3299 - Powercolor RX480 4GB 2yr
R4099 - HIS RX 480 8GB 2yr
R4299 - Powercolor RX 480 Red Devil 8G 2yr
R4299 - Galax GTX 1060 6GB 2yr
R4599 - Zotac GTX 1060 6GB 3yr

A 4GB card should be ok at 1080p for now but dunno about the future, I would not recommend a 3GB 1060 though.
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Thanks ponder, that Zotac card is the one I have my eye on for a while now.

DrJohnZoidberg said:
^ This. Trying to reflow a card at home is hit or miss, might work might not.
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I have a gas stove at home and I am not going to buy a heat gun just to try and fix the 570.
 
Which of these two cards is the better one:

Zotac GTX 1060 6GB 3yr @ R4599

or

EVGA GeForce GTX 1060 GAMING ACX 3yr @ R4550

Evga card has one fan with base and boost clocks lower for R50 cheaper, where the Zotac has two fans and higher base and boost clocks.

I am not worried about the R50 price difference. More concerned about the performance.

Any suggestions?
 
wabbit16 said:
I might be parting with my GTX570 soon if you really really miss it :D
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If my motherboard did not let the magic smoke out i could been a prospective customer . Searching for replacement am3 motherboard
 
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