AMD RX 6800 XT & 6900 XT failures solved
Discussion
Recent failures are not due to driver updates and since they were only recorded by one repair shop in Germany seem to have all been purchased from one source and likely poorly stored outside recommended temps.
https://www.overclock3d.net/news/gpu_displays/gpu_...
"It is believed that the failure of these GPUs is due to incorrect storage in an area of high humidity. This can cause damage to chips and PCB and cause them to pop when they are heated during use, resulting in damaged chips and/or cracked GPUs. Since this flood of GPUs damaged came at the same time from buyers who purchased their GPUs online, it is likely that these graphics cards come from a now-closed cryptocurrency mining operation, and that these graphics cards were not stored correctly before they were sold."
So if you have heard about this you probably have nothing to worry about if you update drivers.
https://www.overclock3d.net/news/gpu_displays/gpu_...
"It is believed that the failure of these GPUs is due to incorrect storage in an area of high humidity. This can cause damage to chips and PCB and cause them to pop when they are heated during use, resulting in damaged chips and/or cracked GPUs. Since this flood of GPUs damaged came at the same time from buyers who purchased their GPUs online, it is likely that these graphics cards come from a now-closed cryptocurrency mining operation, and that these graphics cards were not stored correctly before they were sold."
So if you have heard about this you probably have nothing to worry about if you update drivers.
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