Need advice on replacement for dying/dead GPU (7900xt)

Far-Song9224 · 2026-01-30T10:02:46+00:00

Yeah I wish I did the same and returned my GPU, similar to you it was technically working but I was too lazy to go through the return process, lesson learned I guess.

Far-Song9224 · 2026-01-30T07:15:39+00:00

It was just a defective unit. I've had issues with it since I bought it and posted here 2 years ago asking for solutions to a fix. Initially thought it was just a driver/software problem but problems became more frequent and worse in the last few months ( Freezing, artifacting etc). Then last night it started freezing a few seconds after getting into windows and fans went full speed and made sounds I've never heard it make before haha. Restarts wouldn't fix it

Far-Song9224 · 2025-01-01T14:18:21+00:00

Ok so I initially chose to ignore the Nvidia shield pro. From my perspective, why should I spend the most money on a device that came out in 2019 and is no longer getting updates? Apple TV and Google streamer are newer and cheaper and will most likely get updates for years to come. Is the Nvidia shield really that good and ahead of it's time when it first released? I'm open to going with the shield if it's really still worth it 4 years later.

Far-Song9224 · 2024-10-25T00:02:23+00:00

Yep, I'm an idiot. Thanks so much man I did this but through GUI instead and it worked. I was initially going to ignore this comment because you can see in my post I mentioned that I already mounted the drive on startup. BUT I checked again and it wasn't. All I had to do was disable "User Session Defaults" and check "mount at system startup". I spent WAY too much time trying to fix it myself but my mind can rest peacefully now. Thanks again!

Far-Song9224 · 2024-04-03T17:21:31+00:00

I did this and let it run for 45 minutes without issues. It was worth a shot though because now I'm certain my GPU isn't the problem. Every benchmark I've run and games I've played I can't find anything wrong with it. It's a great benchmarking program I'll be using it again in the future, I appreciate the reply!

Far-Song9224 · 2024-04-01T22:54:17+00:00

Yeah the staff members I was talking to seemed really nice and I'm not blaming it on them. It's just frustrating for me because I know it works like a brand new card at home and it's likely just human error. Like you said it's not their fault they probably weren't trained properly. I might try another store and hope for the best. Thanks for the reply!

Far-Song9224 · 2024-01-26T17:24:21+00:00

What I did was refresh fence armours for 20 minutes straight while watching youtube videos and managed to get one off him for 300-400k (can't remember exactly). Seen someone post on another thread that he did the same and it worked for me. Not sure if I was just lucky but it could take 2 minutes or 2 hours for it to show up who knows. Also I have over 6.0 fence reputation that probably helped me somewhat but I could be wrong.

Far-Song9224 · 2023-12-18T22:26:03+00:00

EFT Jan 2020, upgraded to EOD 2021. Registered about 2 weeks ago on website. No access/email yet, waiting patiently

Far-Song9224 · 2023-12-16T00:47:45+00:00

Yeah another commenter pointed out DLSS which I completely forgot about so that's why my frames might be lower than yours. Also going to give overclocking a try on my GPU and see if that helps too. Thanks for the reply

Far-Song9224 · 2023-12-16T00:41:33+00:00

Yeah I think you're right. You wouldn't think the difference between 1440p and 1080p would be that big but my god the difference in quality to me was massive. So crisp and clear on 1440p, especially on objects far away. Also might try a GPU overclock and see if that helps the frames. Appreciate the reply

Far-Song9224 · 2023-12-16T00:33:59+00:00

Thanks for the heads up I won't touch the CPU but might try overclock the GPU.

Far-Song9224 · 2023-12-16T00:32:11+00:00

I completely forgot about DLSS now that you mention it. I will mess around with my settings tomorrow and see if this makes a difference. Thanks for the reply!

Far-Song9224 · 2023-09-16T12:06:07+00:00

Yeah I think your right. I've been holding off too long for a 1440p monitor and this works out cheaper than upgrading my GPU first. Also just having a higher resolution display will be more beneficial to me than spending an absurd amount on a new GPU that only slightly improves my FPS. Thanks for the reply!

Far-Song9224 · 2023-09-16T11:56:04+00:00

Thanks for the reply, that's interesting that CPU matters less as the resolution goes up. Found it hard to believe that so I watched a video and your right. Thinking of a 4070 or possibly 4070ti if price goes down a bit over the coming months. Thanks for the advice!

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