gpu died, tried gpu from other comp now it's dead

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graedus

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i booted up, checked internet....all fine. started WOW, froze at login screen, weird pixelation all over moniter. tried updating drivers, no good. updated direct x9, then to dx10. still no good. took gpu from gf's comp, worked for about 5 mins, then died. put gpu back in gf's comp, now it won't work there. device manager doesn't even see that the gpu is there. it's seated properly, should work, but doesn't. any ideas?

running an Nvidia 6600, on my comp.....and a 7600GS on the gf's rig.

thanx.
 
Try replacing the board since that's where the problem seems to be. Apparently you saw two cards in a row go doa from a problem with the board like having the voltage set too high in the bios? Or a fault is now being realized seeing voltage spikes.

Either way two cards are toast! Something isn't right. One card could have simply went on it's own while two in a row would be a little odd for sure.
 
your graphic card is getting overheated obviously.it's mostly the reason for this kind of sudden fuzzy screen.
your gal's card cant work either after 5minutes worked in you computer??that doesnt make any sense...it's something just like "your computer killed her card"...
 
If you keep seeing card go toast in a heart beat that will be answered fast! First take a good look at the voltages seen in the bios if you decide to put any other card on it which at this point sounds like bad idea.

The first step of popping the battery out to see the cmos cleared and factory defaults restored along with a fresh battery would be one way to find if a 3rd card goes bad just as well or now works if the voltages were raised some how like trying to oc a card?
 
How much do you want to bet your mobo is overvolting the slot... and/or your VGA has a power connector and the PSU is overvolting it.
 
Then the voltage regulation on the board has been effected somehow like a corrupted bios or a weak battery. When two cards get cooked on the spot on an older system something has gone bad on you.

A short or overpowered slot would seem to be the problem while the 6600 being an older model could have simply quit on it's own. The 7600GS model is quite a bit newer however and seems to be been damaged too quickly.
 
the 6600 had 3 bulging capacitors, and the 7600GS seemed to have none. and the mobo didn't seem to have any shorts or bulging capacitors either.

so getting a new battery might fix the overvolting? if it's overvolting.
 
The 6600 is toast! without question. You can always use a spare battery onhand while I suspect the next card tried would be at risk as well if the board has an unseen fault.
The bulged caps on the 6600 was due more to being an older card with more wear where they couldn't hold out while the 7600GS was in better shape but none the less still failied without the visible signs of damage.

The thing I would first consider replacing would be the board itself. With hearing about bulged caps on the first card that points far more at a board fault allowing surges to hit any card you install. Generally when a battery goes it doesn't take hardwares along with it but simply see some odd problems like sudden restarts, failure to find boot device errors, loss of date and time information but not blown caps on a card.
 
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