Hi all ,

I'm currently looking for an AMD HD 5970 and bought one that was supposed to be in working condition.

It arrived with a broken fan and doesn't post or display anything. The fan is willing to spin despite being broken so I take it as a good sign. Depending on the motherboard it will beep or not and indicate there is an issue with the GPU.

I took it apart and the only thing I can see after a visual inspection is a discoloration below one of the ram module. I guess it overheated ?

I'm wondering if it is worth checking resistance/voltages...

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Hi all, new noob here.
I'm playing with some old hardware, socket 939, 8800 GTX that kind of stuff and thought it would be a great place to learn more about electronics. I also came upon a dead HD 5970 that I would like to look into even thought it's probable way over my skill level.
I'm from France.