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my graphic card smoked after installing it on old motherboard

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October 6, 2013 2:05:00 PM

hey all i have gtx650 i tried to install it on old MSI motherboard after some tries my graphic card start to smoke
after than i switched back to my other motherboard it worked ok but when i go to games like BF3 it lags so much i get around 15fps i was getting before around like 40-50
does my graphic card got damaged?
my specs
core2quad q8200
4gb ram DDR2
500W supply

please help

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October 6, 2013 2:23:10 PM

magic smoke=rma the card back to the vendor for replacement.
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October 6, 2013 2:25:13 PM

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after some tries my graphic card start to smoke


It is almost certainly broken.
All electronics run on 'magic smoke'. Once you let the magic smoke out, they no longer work.
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