Happened just now. I was installing it on a rig of mine and during the boot up, I heard a popping sound. Then wispy smoke from the GPU. I was quick to turn off the PSU switch.
I had recently repasted it and got it to work for a while, so I’m unsure whether it’s a user error on my part (since it was my virgin repaste) or it has just reached EoL. A fairly frightening, and maybe expensive, experience.
Phayzon
> 1080ti (Gigabyte’s) just blew up
Quite possibly a record in the post Socket 370 era. Something Gigabyte *actually worked as intended* for more than 3 minutes? Frame it up and hang it on the wall to celebrate its achievements for all time.
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Happened just now. I was installing it on a rig of mine and during the boot up, I heard a popping sound. Then wispy smoke from the GPU. I was quick to turn off the PSU switch.
I had recently repasted it and got it to work for a while, so I’m unsure whether it’s a user error on my part (since it was my virgin repaste) or it has just reached EoL. A fairly frightening, and maybe expensive, experience.
> 1080ti (Gigabyte’s) just blew up
Quite possibly a record in the post Socket 370 era. Something Gigabyte *actually worked as intended* for more than 3 minutes? Frame it up and hang it on the wall to celebrate its achievements for all time.