Aargh! You're having some seriously bad luck there buddy
Different cases can't guarantee accidents like this one above won't happen.
The actual reason something can easily go south is the PC architecture. While everything is slowly turning into USB pluggers (even external GPUs now exist) we're still using ancient IBM PC architecture with crapload of different ports, different protocols and, of course, screws as if we're using mechanics and not electronics.
I'm not saying USB should become standard for everything, but we need to abandon the system of building a skeleton with bones already.
Use it as an opportunity to test your card. All this playing around with drivers, Ubuntu USB sticks and reinstalling OS counts for nothing if your GPU croaked. It really should have been the very first thing you did.
I believe we're not discussing phones and consoles here. SoC and APU have no place in gaming PC - even with fully supported dx12/vulkan product it's more efficent to combine two proper GPUs.Well the new intel puts the gpu with the cpu
I believe we're not discussing phones and consoles here. SoC and APU have no place in gaming PC - even with fully supported dx12/vulkan product it's more efficent to combine two proper GPUs.
Well, I'm pretty sure my video card is borked. The 9600 GT I borrowed works fine in my system, but reinstalling my card brings back the same issue again. Looks like I'll be starting an RMA tomorrow.
In almost 20 years of building my own systems, this is the first time I've had a graphics card go bad.
In almost 20 years of building my own systems, this is the first time I've had a graphics card go bad.