Dead graphics card

[andym]

Without boring people with all the details, I sold my GTX 1060 on gumtree and was paid through PayPal, 26 days later the buyer claimed the card never worked, (even though I stripped, cleaned, applied new thermal paste and tested it), and has just got his money back because he "returned the card".

OK, so he did return a Zotac GTX 1060, just not the one I sent him.

I've never bothered much with fault finding on circuit boards, but I want to try repairing this one, (so I'm not £120 AND a graphics card down), so can anyone shed some light on where to start, or recommend someone/somewhere that can have a look at it fairly cheap?

[King29]

If you have the guys name and address, send him a letter saying you'll put him in the county court to regain your losses. If you want to have a stab at repairing it, try this.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hP2_w5Mebe8

Alternatively you could check the serial number on Zotac card to see if there is any warranty left on it on Zotac's website.

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[blurredman]

Freaking Paypal.
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[Easy-X]

Ouch! How low a blow

Now if it was me I'd have taken some photos to put on the listing, especially for something second hand. Would not the serial number be visible on one of these photos (that I hope) you have taken?

If so then first contact PayPal to explain the situation. The automated refund systems are doing the job that fits 99.9% of the time so no point getting angry at that. Go down the CC route if PayPal can't wrap their head around the concept of fraud.

If you don't have any photos...

Does it have multiple outputs? Maybe it's only one of the HDMIs and not the DisplayPort (or whatever selection of sockets there are present.)
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[andym]

@King29 - I tried baking it, that made no difference.
Also definitely no warranty left, that's why I put the effort in to cleaning it and applying new thermal paste etc.

@Easy-X - I took photos, unfortunately the one that would have contained the serial number wasn't clear or close enough and I don't sell many things online, so I didn't even think of making sure the serial numbers were clear.
Unfortunately I think the court would come to the same conclusion as PayPal.
It's DEFINITELY NOT just an output thing, the card is dead.

@xX-Alex-Xx - As Easy-X has said, the automated refund systems are doing the job 99.9% of the time, because this is a less waffly version of what I sent to paypal when I first read the dispute (the buyer didn't even contact me to say the card was faulty, just went straight to paypal for a refund):

[King29]

Order pizza to his address and taxi's and anything else. Post anonymous letters to his neighbours and local shop (if he has one) saying he is a predatory paedophile and if you have kids keep them well away. Find him on Facebook and if he has a workplace listed; have fun with that as well.

[Easy-X]

Anything of the serial number at all? Even if it's blurry, if it's enough to show it's a different number to what you have now that'd be enough. Like if you couldn't tell a "K" from an "X" on a distant numberplate you could still say it wasn't "O"

<addendum> also, dead as in not detected (no drivers load) or dead as in no output? Does the fan even go round?
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[RhynoCZ]

Just call his mum, gain her trust, feck her doggy style, make pictures, send them to the scamer with a letter saying ''I'm your new daddy, now. Give me my money, you little cxnt''.
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[Hetzer]

I would travel the length of the country to deal with sub-human filth like that.
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