GPU test bench

Spare PC with a strong power supply

Needs prerequisites

Never test a suspect card in your main PC. A spare one you don't mind risking does the job.

Cost

A$3000/2 GPU

approx. A$200–400 for a used one

Unlocks recipes

Test cards safely before and after a repairStress test for artifacts and crashesRead clocks, temperatures and errors

Required technologies

Leads to

To research: research the prerequisites, earn A$300 more gold, log 2 more GPU repairs. In a post: - { date: YYYY-MM-DD, type: acquire, tech: gpu-test-bench, cost: … }