Maybe. I know I had some chips the "misbehaved" until I updated. Can't hurt. Check the frequency also. One of my tubes had a blade that chips would disappear on.
Had to clock that one at 260 to get all of them working. And keep it super cool (2 fans).
after updating my board cards listed as board 11 dead. what could be?
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