My NVidia graphics card died.

[akiwiguy]

I was running the SETI@Home GPU client on it for a couple of days (4-5 at the most) and suddenly Windows BSOD's on me. Computer reboots, with a resolution of 800x600 (ugh!) and BSOD's again, saying something about not being able to restore a graphics driver.
It keeps doing this for a couple of days. At times it can be usable (at 800x600) for an hour or two, then it BSOD's again.

I install Linux, get Xorg set up, install the NVidia drivers, and type startx.
All I get is this weird screen with some flashing squares on it.
After 30 seconds or so, it returns me to the console saying that something timed out.
I try again, and wait for it to return me to the console. I look in /var/log/Xorg.0.log, and find that it is complaining about something completely random.
I remove the binary NVidia drivers, and try Nouveau.
Same thing.

Remove NVidia card, enable on-board graphics, remove Nouveau, install Intel drivers, and I have graphics again.
Although now I can't play Minecraft on it

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[Carborundum]

1. Remove the heatsink
2. Put it in the oven (200-ish degrees Celsius)
3. Wait 10 min
4. ? ? ?
5. Profit! (maybe)

[Sіr. Ηaxalot]

Whar card is it? (8800GTS)?

[akiwiguy]

1. Remove the heatsink
2. Put it in the oven (200-ish degrees Celsius)
3. Wait 10 min
4. ? ? ?
5. Profit! (maybe)

You're kidding, right?

Whar card is it? (8800GTS)?

8500GT.

[Sіr. Ηaxalot]

1. Remove the heatsink
2. Put it in the oven (200-ish degrees Celsius)
3. Wait 10 min
4. ? ? ?
5. Profit! (maybe)

You're kidding, right?

No, that is a real method and it works sometimes. The basic principle is that the solderings will start to melt and hopefully fill again when it cools again.

[akiwiguy]

1. Remove the heatsink
2. Put it in the oven (200-ish degrees Celsius)
3. Wait 10 min
4. ? ? ?
5. Profit! (maybe)

You're kidding, right?

No, that is a real method and it works sometimes. The basic principle is that the solderings will start to melt and hopefully fill again when it cools again.

Even if I tried that to wouldn't work.
My oven is broken and only ever heats up to ~150 degrees Celcius.

[Sіr. Ηaxalot]

Here some more information about it if you want to read more: http://hardforum.com/showthread.php?t=1421792