The original post: /r/buildapc by /u/Informal_Locksmith72 on 2025-06-02 07:26:33.

So I had a Nvidia MSI Ventus RTX 3080 for a little more than 3 years now. Unfortunately the warranty only lasted 3 years. So I have about 100$ to spend on a gpu. Any suggestions?

UPDATE

I’m gonna try to change my thermal paste and pads and see if that works. I’m hoping it isn’t bricked but it’s gonna cost me 20$ to try. I’ll stick with my CPU’s internal graphics and save up for a better card in the future.

2nd Update

** A CMOS reset got my pc booting again. Still without the GPU. I have some thermal pads coming in tomorrow so I’ll change them out and add new thermal paste. I’ll update and see if it works after this reset. Long story short, the BIOs update borked my setup.