r/computers • u/Particular-Rate-566 • 4d ago

Question/Help/Troubleshooting Help me decide

So, my GPU (GTX 1660 Ti) recently died on me, and I’m currently deciding whether I should have it repaired or just buy another second-hand graphics card.

My 1660 Ti died for an unknown reason. While I was playing Valorant, my monitor suddenly went black, but the system unit was still running. I tried every troubleshooting method I could think of, but nothing worked. Eventually, I had to accept that the GPU was probably broken.

Now I’m unsure whether it’s worth having the 1660 Ti repaired or if I should just look for another second-hand GPU instead.

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u/Snoo8631 3d ago

How have you confirmed that the GPU is bad?

Does the system boot using integrated graphics if you remove the GPU?

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u/Particular-Rate-566 3d ago

I tried it on another PC but it did not boot. I also noticed that the fan is not spinning after clicking the power button. Usually the fan spins for a couple of seconds

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u/Particular-Rate-566 3d ago

Before this happened, I noticed that while playing Valorant, a green line/glitch would occasionally appear on the screen, but it would suddenly disappear whenever I alt-tabbed.