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Graphics card set on fire, what to do next?

Benjamham said:
Well I hope so, are you saying till at least till November due to that being the release date?
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Yup November 5th 2013 was the release date of the 290 non X, so even if it was purchased on launch day it should still be in warranty. Of course I'm not sure about the whole removing the stock cooler thing but at least it is one less thing for you to worry about.

This is of course assuming that the MSi 290's did come with 3 year warranties like most of their other cards do.
 
That seriously looks like it shorted when some fluid dropped on it probably from the IO shield/ heatsink above it...


Just by the 12V and 3.3V connectors on the PCI-E slot with up to 75 watts of power being supplied from the motherboard (or given its AMD possibly more!!)
 
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Caracus2k said:
That seriously looks like it shorted when some fluid dropped on it probably from the IO shield/ heatsink above it...


Just by the 12V and 3.3V connectors on the PCI-E slot with up to 75 watts of power being supplied from the motherboard (or given its AMD possibly more!!)
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The only possibility of this happening would be if there was somehow a pool of liquid stuck underneath the screw, even then the pump was left running overnight and the pc running all day without any leaks. so surely any residual fluid would have dried up? or is the mayhems pastel fluid less volatile?
 
Benjamham said:
The only possibility of this happening would be if there was somehow a pool of liquid stuck underneath the screw, even then the pump was left running overnight and the pc running all day without any leaks. so surely any residual fluid would have dried up? or is the mayhems pastel fluid less volatile?
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Looks like you have a hard line pipe running near to the IO shield/ heatsink in the first photo? Could only take a very small leak to short the card?
 
Scary all these GPU on OCUK forums just bursting into flames. I have read about 3 threads in the last week with GPU burning.
 
Caracus2k said:
Looks like you have a hard line pipe running near to the IO shield/ heatsink in the first photo? Could only take a very small leak to short the card?
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There is, but it would drip elsewhere if it dripped at all. Such a shame, was just about to post the last pictures of this build to my build log
 
The component directly underneath the pcb in that location is a 3 pole voltage regulator, thats whats caught fire, remove the gpu's water block and you'll see it.
 
Hate to say it, but I can understand how these Hawaii/Grenada cards can burst into flames. My MSI 390X was the hottest running card I've ever used. Some reviews recorded it consuming over 500W (OC3D for example).

Very glad I sold it on after reading things like this.
 
darket said:
The component directly underneath the pcb in that location is a 3 pole voltage regulator, thats whats caught fire, remove the gpu's water block and you'll see it.
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The other side seems to be completely fine. I see the regulator but I was expecting more charring/damage to it or its surrounding traces
 
Dave2150 said:
Hate to say it, but I can understand how these Hawaii/Grenada cards can burst into flames. My MSI 390X was the hottest running card I've ever used. Some reviews recorded it consuming over 500W (OC3D for example).

Very glad I sold it on after reading things like this.
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OC3D's 500W figure for the MSI 390X is for the entire system and measured at the wall (so not accounting for PSU inefficiency), in a machine using some other very power hungry components like an overclocked 4960X. The card itself consumes just over half that based on card-only measurements elsewhere. Additionally, the OP said he was just browsing the internet when it happened and not stressing the card at all, so I fail to see the relevance of its maximum power draw anyway. It would have been using hardly any power at the time.
 
darket said:
The component directly underneath the pcb in that location is a 3 pole voltage regulator, thats whats caught fire, remove the gpu's water block and you'll see it.
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When i had a water cooler i was always worried about a leak, not to mention the extra noise.. NHD15 = nice and quiet for the most part and does the job, with no worry of leaks either :p

Bet this has put some people off doing watercooling now.
 
Perfect_Chaos said:
When i had a water cooler i was always worried about a leak, not to mention the extra noise.. NHD15 = nice and quiet for the most part and does the job, with no worry of leaks either :p

Bet this has put some people off doing watercooling now.
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Or into to the EK Predator hands as some of us have done :)

The proper full watercooling solution, while everything is so well built (post rev 1.1) that you ain't going to worry for leaks.


@OP it doesn't have to be a leak. If the difference of the coolant liquid temp is far greater than the environmental temp, it will make condensation on the outside and drip to the card.

Personally I do not believe is issue with the card, but just water from your water cooling above.
 
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