As said above, lightning fried my graphics card.
This is actually the second time this has happened which makes me feel extra stupid.
I bought a GTX 1060 on Jet when I built my computer and a month into me having it (I still stupidly hadn't put any surge suppression in place yet) a lightning strike took out my gpu. I was pissed but it was soon enough after buying it that I was able to just send it back to Jet.
I then found a good deal on a 1070 and since I had money in hand again, I went for it. 250hrs of modded Witcher and 150 hours of both RL and PUBG later, everything was still going smooth. I had bought this (https://goo.gl/zD4Ypy) surge suppressor immediately after the first incident and thought life was peachy.
Nope
Another lightning strike knocked out my 1070 two days ago. My surge suppressor seems to think everything is fine with its green "good to go" light on still, my computer has been working completely fine for two days now with onboard graphics, but my 1070 is KO'd. I saved hard for that thing and can't come close to replacing it on my own.
SO, couple questions
1: Who should I try and get money from and in what order? (NVidias probably the last step as Id basically be gambling on them realizing its from a surge which seems likely (although I don't see any obvious damage on the bottom of the card), the surge protector had insurance but I read the fine print and I'm pretty sure there is line in there saying they'll only give me back how much I paid for the protector, not "up to 25000" like the ad suggests (shoulda read that before), someone I know suggested trying my renters insurance policy, and the only other one I can think of is my landlord for a poorly wired house)
2: How do I make sure this doesn't happen again. Is a UPS really the way I have to go? Am I screwed anyway if my house has poor wiring? Obviously I need to dish out more money on surge protection but what is a good buy and what is just upcharging from manufacturers?
3: If I can't get reimbursed by anyone, and maybe even if I can but the process will take months, Im looking to get a cheap card that can run pubg on 1080 at manageable settings. Where might I find a good price on a card like an rx 550/460/560 or a gtx 750ti/480/660 (also there any other cards I should be looking at?). Are there any trustworthy places to pick up used cards? Ebay? Craigslist?
Thanks for your time!
This is actually the second time this has happened which makes me feel extra stupid.
I bought a GTX 1060 on Jet when I built my computer and a month into me having it (I still stupidly hadn't put any surge suppression in place yet) a lightning strike took out my gpu. I was pissed but it was soon enough after buying it that I was able to just send it back to Jet.
I then found a good deal on a 1070 and since I had money in hand again, I went for it. 250hrs of modded Witcher and 150 hours of both RL and PUBG later, everything was still going smooth. I had bought this (https://goo.gl/zD4Ypy) surge suppressor immediately after the first incident and thought life was peachy.
Nope
Another lightning strike knocked out my 1070 two days ago. My surge suppressor seems to think everything is fine with its green "good to go" light on still, my computer has been working completely fine for two days now with onboard graphics, but my 1070 is KO'd. I saved hard for that thing and can't come close to replacing it on my own.
SO, couple questions
1: Who should I try and get money from and in what order? (NVidias probably the last step as Id basically be gambling on them realizing its from a surge which seems likely (although I don't see any obvious damage on the bottom of the card), the surge protector had insurance but I read the fine print and I'm pretty sure there is line in there saying they'll only give me back how much I paid for the protector, not "up to 25000" like the ad suggests (shoulda read that before), someone I know suggested trying my renters insurance policy, and the only other one I can think of is my landlord for a poorly wired house)
2: How do I make sure this doesn't happen again. Is a UPS really the way I have to go? Am I screwed anyway if my house has poor wiring? Obviously I need to dish out more money on surge protection but what is a good buy and what is just upcharging from manufacturers?
3: If I can't get reimbursed by anyone, and maybe even if I can but the process will take months, Im looking to get a cheap card that can run pubg on 1080 at manageable settings. Where might I find a good price on a card like an rx 550/460/560 or a gtx 750ti/480/660 (also there any other cards I should be looking at?). Are there any trustworthy places to pick up used cards? Ebay? Craigslist?
Thanks for your time!