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amphoterik

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Howdy everyone, I am currently troubleshooting a Dell XPS 1710. I believe it may have a damaged video card. Without the drivers, I see screen artifacts and when I load the driver I get no video, at which point I load into safe mode and remove the driver. The laptop was run for some time with no fans working and I think the graphics card is burnt up. I have 2 questions:

1) Is there a way I can prove/disprove the GPU is burnt out?
2) I am not sure about laptop GPU slots, what is a good replacement card I can get? I could get another 7900, but if I can upgrade, that would be good too.

Thanks in advance
 
If you're seeing artifacts before any drivers are loaded, the GPU is definitely damaged.

As far as upgrading, you're probably stuck with what you have. laptop GPUs, even if they're removeable, are designed for the specific laptop they're in. There is no standard for laptop expansion like their is for desktops.
 
This is a very common issue with dell xps laptops that have nvidia 7000, 8000 or 9000 series graphics cards.

Yes, the card is dying and the only thing you can do is replace it with the same part number. Usually they run in the hundreds of dollars on ebay. You may be able to bake the card to get it back temporarily.
 
Yes, common issue, I've seen this. Try and replace the card. Not likely to be easy though unless you have an enormous warranty on it.
 
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