Today my PC refused to boot, It would turn on and then shortly power down.
I had to unplug the PSU and the motherboard and then power on the PC to get it to work. However, once I powered it on I got a "pop" and then a flame started to form on one of the card's corners.
It was getting bigger but I immediately unplugged the PSU, and the flame dissipated on its own.(Though afterwards I noticed the room was filled with a bit of smoke)
The card was a Sapphire HD7750, while the card has no visual damage, I cannot boot the pc unless it is removed.
While I don't have the means to take an image myself, sense no actual damage can be seen I just circled the affected area: http://img17.imageshack.us/img17/6388/7750u.jpg
I'm assuming that area of the card regulates the voltage in some way?
Would you say the card is dead? It was only a couple months old...If the card does work again should I be advised not to use it anyways? or should I not care?
I had to unplug the PSU and the motherboard and then power on the PC to get it to work. However, once I powered it on I got a "pop" and then a flame started to form on one of the card's corners.
It was getting bigger but I immediately unplugged the PSU, and the flame dissipated on its own.(Though afterwards I noticed the room was filled with a bit of smoke)
The card was a Sapphire HD7750, while the card has no visual damage, I cannot boot the pc unless it is removed.
While I don't have the means to take an image myself, sense no actual damage can be seen I just circled the affected area: http://img17.imageshack.us/img17/6388/7750u.jpg
I'm assuming that area of the card regulates the voltage in some way?
Would you say the card is dead? It was only a couple months old...If the card does work again should I be advised not to use it anyways? or should I not care?
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