Recent content by james0

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    GPU Zotac GTX 1080 Mini

    Sadly, RMA will be too complicated in my case because I bought GPU in one country and shipped it to another. There's no official presence of Zotac in my region and transportation costs can (probably) be compared to cost of card itself. This whole situation looks bad and I already accepted it.
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    GPU Zotac GTX 1080 Mini

    Well, that's my 1st serious hardware failure and I hope it will be the last. Of course I knew risks and I blame no one for that. I only want anyone to know about risks: even when someone succeeded it doesn't mean that you will. At some point I should had learned this the hard way. Luckily, I...
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    GPU Zotac GTX 1080 Mini

    So, I rechecked all PC components with my old GPU and everything working as intended. 1080 was brand new, but tested before flashing using the same method: Overwatch with ultra preset (yep, not so serious). After reflash and before the test I rebooted twice: first time Windows broke resolution...
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    GPU Zotac GTX 1080 Mini

    Hey, used your this guide step by step: flashed, set up power limit, fan curve and stuff, applied that. It was quiet for a moment, but in the process of stress testing my PC shut down and never booted again. No POST, no CPU fan activity -- just instant shutdown. I put back my old GPU and booted...