GPU upgrade ?
GPU upgrade ?
No, the issue persists beyond 2023. Victim cards tend to fail after a week of inactivity, followed by GPU failure. A new company named Zephyr provides a 2-year warranty for the “核心鼓包,” offering replacement services. Zephyr claims their 6800/6900 GPUs come from a bankrupted AIB Soolfoals, not second-hand. It seems they discovered this problem during their testing.
Yes, I noticed a completely exploded 6800xt this week after reviewing Chiphell. This is the post: https://www.chiphell.com/thread-2674364-1-1.html. I haven't tried to collect the posts, but I've seen a lot over the past year. Searching the Chinese keywords I mentioned earlier shows a lot of results.
Another source of information comes from the well-known repair engineers on Bilibili. They all believe it's straightforward to resolve the issues with 68/6900xt because: they discovered that broken units frequently involve a faulty GPU, whose shape often bends—like the center extending outward as if from a large stomach. If the GPU is non-functional, it can't be fixed; but for errors unrelated to the GPU, they can address them easily without needing to reinstall it. This approach is commonly used when repairing a NVIFIA card.
If it is ebay then you should have some protection in case of problems. Still, the typical dangers of buying used and the trustworthiness of past owners remain, but I have consistently had positive experiences with proper checks.