ASUS GTX 650 Ti Boost - 'Code 43' (bios needed?)

shepard960

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Hi everyone. I have an ASUS GTX650Ti Boost OC 2Gb (GTX650TIB-DC2OC-2GD5)

It has error code 43 in device manager, 3D apps crash right on start, I can't set proper resolution when I connect my monitor via DVI-VGA adapter (it suggests 4:3 resolutions and I got a Full HD 16:9 monitor) and when I connect via DVI directly, I can set proper resolutions, but the image on the screen is smaller then it should be and as an effect there are black fields around it on all sides.

I tried installing latest drivers, in fact on three PCs, all wth sufficient PSUs capable of powering a 2x more demanding GTX465, the result is the same.

I've read about people having similar code 43 problem and fixing it with baking the card, but I don't have any lines or glitches on screen which would make you think of bad connection, In fact it even plays youtube videos with no problems. And one person who occasionally fixes video cards told me that GTX6xxx aren't fixed by baking, because they are relatively new and don't have such connection problems. Is that so?

What is weird is that when I tried to update the card BIOS, I found that the BIOS that was on the card is bigger than the BIOS I downloaded from TechPowerUp's Video BIOS Collection (100 352 vs 64512 bytes), and when I flashed the card with the downloaded one, it got bricked, and I had to unbrick it with the backup. Maybe my weird BIOS is an issue? Does anybody have a clean bios for my card?

I don't have any warranty options, do you think I can fix it somehow?

Thanks ;)