Graphics card for a 10yr old System

[Mcnumpty2323]

Cards are backwards compatible
As already mentioned
Though with older motherboards the bios
Can actually be an issue
If you try to use too new a gpu

Had it years ago when I tried to go from
A 970 to a 1070 the bios couldn't support the 1070
Forgot which motherboard

A burning smells obviously not good news though
Something like a capacitor you could
Probably replace yourself
But anything else is probably beyond the average person
Though theres people in here who can
Do pcb level repairs though probably not financially viable
On a 980

You already mentioned your best option though
Get MM access

 

[Noakesy85]

You already mentioned your best option though
Get MM access

I'm not even sure what the current pre-requisites are anymore... something like 1k posts and X amount of years on the forums?

 

[Mcnumpty2323]

I'm not even sure what the current pre-requisites are anymore... something like 1k posts and X amount of years on the forums?

1,000 posts
And think its still 6 months on the forums
Your member length is since 2014
Definitely long enough

 

[Quartz]

There was a distinct smell of burning coming from the card so my best guess is that its fubard but it wouldn't hurt to take a look

If it's an obvious capacitor or similar then a place like Adamant IT could fix it if you're not handy with a soldering iron.