Top PCI-E Slot Causing Artifacts and Crashing

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I had been using my R9 270X in the top slot of my motherboard (Fatal1ty Z97 Professional) for as long as i'd had the two, and I didn't have any issues until about two months ago. My gpu then started artifacting, covering the whole screen whenever I attempted to watch a video on YouTube, and causing blue screens or hard restarts when I attempted to play games. Reseating the GPU and reinstalling the drivers fixed the issue for a short time, but the same problems came up fairly soon after. This time however, reseating did not help, neither did a driver reinstall.

I decided to move the GPU down one slot, which worked, however I wish it could be in top slot again, since 1.) the GPU is now sitting very close to my power supply, which makes it heat up a lot more and 2.) makes my system look kinda bad (I know it's shallow, but everyone likes to have a pretty system. :p)

If someone knows of a way to restore the PCI slot to working condition, I would much appreciate the help. Thanks!
 
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It can't hurt to try, unplug the power supply from the board, ground yourself, and then get yourself a static free rag with a little rubbing alcohol and try and clean all the contacts in the slot, and on the card. That said the chances of...
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Unfortunately self servicing a motherboard isn't possible without extremely extensive electronics knowledge and some very precise soldering tools. If someone even did it it would likely cost you half of what you paid for it or more, at that point you may as well buy a new one.
 
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I'm aware that replacing the slot outright or trying to repair it directly would be far out of my comfort zone, however do you reckon there would be a way to clean it in order to restore it to working condition?

 
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It can't hurt to try, unplug the power supply from the board, ground yourself, and then get yourself a static free rag with a little rubbing alcohol and try and clean all the contacts in the slot, and on the card. That said the chances of this happening are miniscule, mainly because the slot is inside a PC and not being continually connected and disconnected.

Its worth a try but I am 99.9% sure it won't help.
 
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