I bought an evga gtx260 around January 2011 to replace my 8800gt. It was a great card. VERY quiet, much more so than my 8800gt, and a solid performer.
 
I dont overclock or anything, but a few days ago I bought Portal 2 on steam during a sale. Set up config options, like turning effects from medium to high. Then on the 1st loading screen it locks up. Had to hard reset. Anyway I deleted and redownloaded Portal 2 thinking maybe the game didnt download correctly the 1st time. After the 2nd time, it ran great and was able to play. Then an hour later while reading a website, the computer locked up and the display went black. When I rebooted to my horror I saw artifacts and strange colors. Getting to the Windows 7 desktop it would lockup.
 
So for whatever reason the card died on me. I dont overclock and I didnt change or move a thing. It just stopped working.
 
So now I put back my old 8800gt until I find a replacement. I am looking to buy a new card, but Im wondering if I can RMA the gtx260 that I bought used. I DONT HAVE A RECEIPT, other than the receipt from ebay when I bought it. So is it possible that I can RMA the card and hopefully have it repaired?

Have you tried blowing out the dust build up from the fan/heatsink housing? What % fan speed is it running? Do you have evga precision to monitor fan speed and temps?
 
Warranty: http://www.evga.com/forumsarchive/tm.asp?m=100537789
Precision: http://www.evga.com/precision/

Yeah, blew off any dust near the fan, but there was that much to begin with. Nothing wrong with the cables or anything as I havent moved or open the case in a long time. After a look over I popped it back in and no change.
 
Dont know what the fan speed was. It was running obviously, and I ran it for a year and half with no problems using stock settings.
 
Reading that warranty link you posted it seems I probly cant send it for RMA, so Im looking at a new card. Cant afford the latest and greatest, thinking of either a gtx260 or radeon 6850.

I loved my ssc 260, however, as yours is now died, i would suggest the 6850 if funds are tight. 

 You can always bake to to try and make it last a bit longer.

ki11joy92


 You can always bake to to try and make it last a bit longer.

 
True, I saved a 8800 Ultra baking it.

If you want to buy another card to replace the GTX 260 then what is your budget?

If you're on a budget of no more than a $150 I would go for something like this http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130625 
Jim

rjohnson11


If you want to buy another card to replace the GTX 260 then what is your budget?

+1

Tight budget:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130649
 
Otherwise, this is the fastest card you can get for $150 brand new at the moment:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102908

rjohnson11


If you want to buy another card to replace the GTX 260 then what is your budget?

1+

rscott521@earthlink.net

ki11joy92


You can always bake to to try and make it last a bit longer.

True, I saved a 8800 Ultra baking it.

this
baked a voodoo5500 and it fixed it

For 150 bucks you can purchase a 6850, maybe you like Nvidia, and the GTX 470 are very cheap. Take a look on Ebay or the EVGA marketplace.
 

you know I've got a 100% working HD4870 in my glove box I'm giving away right? lol

rscott521

ki11joy92


You can always bake to to try and make it last a bit longer.

True, I saved a 8800 Ultra baking it.

It sounds ridiculous to phrase it that way.  More accurately describing what is happening would be to "re-flow the soldering".
 
But, yeah, it's saved a crazy amount of video cards. Not permanently, for course.  But if it's dead...what is the harm in trying?
 
Do read through that thread to get a sense for the tips and tricks to it.  But, overall, it's pretty easy to do...and it USUALLY does, indeed, fix the card.  At least for 6 months or so, sometimes a few years.