My CS1 Elite died, the video card and/or GPU is almost certainly the culprit (GSX 1080 Ti)
The machine is 11 months outside of the warranty period, and Corsair does not repair their PC’s (even at the customer’s expense). I’ve had conversations with customer support to confirm all this. Replacing the video card is theoretically an option, but finding the exact card would be difficult and looks expensive.
So - my plan is to salvage the parts and build a machine with them. I’ve taken the whole CS1 Elite apart, just today.
I’ll get a big case.
The CPU, RAM, SSD should be usable, seems to me.
The mobo, PSU, and radiators / cooling blocks might be. There look to be issues with how to connect this stuff up. The video card radiator and pump originally connected directly to the case-top system fan, so if I’ll have to decide how to use liquid cooling for the CPU. The cooling units for the CPU and GPU connected differently to the system (GPU cooler connnected 3 ways: power, 4-pin connector, and USB to the mobo. The CPU cooler connected with only 2 cables: power and 3-pin connector). Or I’ll hopefully fit an air-cooler directly to the CPU, if this custom MSI mobo will accommodate it.
The PSU looks a little dinky at 500w, but presumably is big enough, depending on the video card I purchase.
If I have to replace the mobo, Microsoft is probably going to get lippy with me about it being “a new PC” re: the Windows license.
I’d love to hear anyone’s thoughts on the project.