Paranoid Question....

[hennessy1]

I was cleaning out a friends computer and they have a 8800gt I disconnected the fan connector on the card while I was cleaning and put the card back and turned on the computer went to go do something for a few minutes and came back and the card smelled funny but no visible signs of damage and was extremely hot. I turned off the computer and let the card cool. Is there any way I can tell if I damaged the gpu? No visible signs of damage and since I've reconnected the fan connector?

 

[masteryoda34]

Run Furmark stress test or ATI Tool and look for artifacts. Oh and of course, make sure the fan is plugged back in first.

 

[Denithor]

You can check for stability with furmark.

You should also check temps with Rivatuner or GPU-Z.

 

[hennessy1]

If the temps stay within acceptable range and there is no visible artifacts can I assume there's no permeate damage?

 

[Quiksilver]

Pretty much.

 

[hennessy1]

Thank you for easing my worries.

 

[LOUISSSSS]

Thats why you should never help friends work on their PCs unless they pay you or you're insured against negligence

 

[MrK6]

As long as there physical heatsink was still on the GPU, there's an insignificant chance you did anything to the card. Generally if the cards get too hot, they just throttle.