Last week my old GTX 970 started artifact-ing during a game. Looked up a forum post about reflowing the solder with heat. Grabbed my girlfriend's hair dryer and went at it for 5 minutes. Chip got way too hot and now the card won't post at all. Anyone else kill a part trying some DIY repair?
Driving all the way to Lynnwood for a "working" GTX 1070. Dude swore it ran fine. Got home, plugged it in, black screen and fan spin for 2 seconds then nothing. Tried reseating it, different power cables, still dead. How do you guys handle flaky sellers like that without losing your mind?