we will invoice the customer and deem it no fix. it's just not practical. Check our shop, glare light, low melt solder. thank you for watching, and big boss got new car
It looks like someone had previously removed the core as there was all that scratching on the board under the core. I assume that someone went and used wick without using leaded solder and scratched off the mask. And then sent it to you, the Wizard of GPUZ. Not your fault whatsoever. Good work my friend! Cheers!
There comes a time when rapairing graphics cards you've had enough with a specific one, One you already spent hours and hours on and it still would not come to life. A time you don't even want to lay your hand on it any more and waste another minute of your precious life time. Let it find its peace in your scrapyard of dead doner cards! Keep it up, Tony! You're awsome!
I've had the same issue in the past with mask with 10 series cards.. Only way I could keep it from bridging was to grind away all the solder down to the copper before applying the mask if not the solder would just flow under the mask causing problems.. Nightmarish jobs.. Anyways keep up the good work and God bless
I admire your persistence, and quality of your work, it seems it was a no fix early in this video, but you did everything you could.... bravo..... thanks for the content..
I feel your pain. Yet once more you went above and beyond the call of duty Mr. Wizard. But there are just some things that are dead and do not want to live again, this is one of those things. Who knows what it's master did to it, poor thing......
You are right: the world is ugly and hostile, and our presence on earth makes absolutely no sense. However seeing your videos gives me the hope that this place can be made better, thanks to people like you.
Great skills and great video. I cant get over the fact that they use such a low quality solder mask, most probably on purpose to make the repair even more difficult than already is.
NOBODY can ever say you don't go the extra mile. Your "stick-to-it-eve-ness" is remarkable. Regardless of this particular outcome, all respect to you. HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!
these two vids are so interesting. the fault finding and the amount of work done to find it. i admire the tenacity and focus needed with this card. you dont give up until its a lost cause and not soon as it just looks like it might be uneconomical but arent sure.
I wonder if that kind of delamination is not caused by the owner trying to reheat/reflow the solder under the chip as a last ditch effort to solve the problem on their own? Maybe these types of cards were mined in a toasty humid warehouse before the current owner? I have personally seen this delamination in tropical climates, even new cards stored improperly. As a side note, quality control went out the window during the beer bug and I would not want anything built or sourced during that time period! Looking at you Hynix!!!!
@@ttpechon2535 RUclips blocked or banned creators from using the term c19 or its long form variant, so the creators began referring to covid as something else to get around the algorithm, ergo, the BeerBug was born.
Man i have to give it to you for your persistence it usually pays off but sometimes the damage outweighs the reward with everything you have already done this cat owes you atleast a 100$ or more... im still working with that mobo i was going to send you, thanks for the education sir! Hope you had a great Christmas!
Was a great effort bud wasn't nothing you didn't try and that's why you're the best at what you do. Maybe one day they will make a better mask for pcbs
If you say it is not appropriate, then no one else will make an attempt to repair. You gave the best, more than another ever tried. Stop the waste of time!
Move the good parts onto another 3080 card. For all we know, someting may have been spilt on the card, or sprayed to clean it. Lots of home and automotive cleaning products can blister solder mask. It's just paint.
This board repair world needs some sort of BGA repair pad. You custom laser it, install it on, and it creates a new nice surface for the BGA to solder on... Transparent so you can see it soldered-down--..... But then it'd just desolder when you solder on top, I dunno.
I was wondering how the replacement pads under the core stuck down. Isn't that pretty much the same problem as gluing pcie edge traces traces on? But ideally any card would have a single fail that was not too hard to the other side of totally corroded everywhere with crack on the insert. Also never a good thing to see a scratch on the underside of the core. It even looked like a bridge.
Man, I know it sucks. I've been disenchanted with EVGA for years, a lot of silly things break on those cards, sad to see the 3000 series are that way. Good attempt regardless.
I guess I'm going to have to rethink buying any EVGA cards. As usual..You are Amazing in your work. I'll let you know before I send you that 8800 GTX. I did buy a 3060 12gb card that has given me no issues yet because everybody thinks the 3080's and 3090's are worth a lot. After getting a Hypwr 12 volt cable for the 40 series cards I will say NO!
I dunno the name for the thing you place on top of the core, (the thing that arranges the balls in the right place) well how about a layer mask overlay, a thing that covers the pads so you can put masking on exactly where it needs to go - probably have to make that one 😂
I must say well done with all the work and attempts so far. Many would have looked at this GPU and 2 seconds later call it a "no fix". You did show a crack at the hook but I don't recall that being fixed in the first video? Also It does question "What the heck happened to this GPU"... I mean what did the owner do to it... Was it a miner card and hence the constant stress to the GPU really messed it up... but it doesn't explain the strange scratches on the underside of the core ... there must be more to this story than the owner stated.
Use the closest comparison with schematic then validate connect comparison to insure solder swap compatibility, most of the time it’s just amp ranges and sensativity
Your awesome in your on way dude. Keep making it. You inspire me with your work and your descent honest job. Not to mention how masterful you are in the field of gpu fixing. I my self is in to fixing stuff and very much enthusiastic on this kind of things. And i like your videos, so keep making it and let it be an inspiration to you that what your doing is make someone happy and enjoy the job that you do. Have a blessed day to you my friend.
I remember someone made some attempts to apply solder mask to huge BGA footprints using a printed film and UV light. Just like with PCB's It needs more investigation.
Sometimes life gives you lemons, but you should not be devastated by it! Very interesting that EVGA has such problems, they are supposed to be extremely reliable cards. It could also be that since EVGA was a popular brand, they come from all sorts of environments, such as high humidity. Maybe buying a small CNC laser to etch away solder mask would be a good investment if more such cards appear. Then you could just apply soldermask all over GPU area :D
respect to the people that have unholy patience to deal with this nonsense. 5000+ traces, 100+ undocumented parts, and nothing short of gambling due to lack of diagnostics facilities on-board..
So just trying to think of theoretical ways to fix a bad masking issue. Seems like you'd first want to remove any loose masking. Then you'd want to flood fill the entire area with liquid mask and harden the mask only where needed. Best way to do that might be with a CNC UV laser engraver (at low power). You'd need to line up the board very precisely, but it should be possible. Then clear away the unneeded, unhardened mask.
Would like to see a Sapphire 4850 repair (the red pcb single slot ones), but im in the EU, so it is very unpractical to send from here to there plus repair cost ect. Just curious if they repairable.
Maybe another layer of UV mask on top of the one which has already cured. That's what I always do, considering this type of UV mask that we buy in tubes are somewhat low quality.
I like how you sound a bit like Northridge fix, but you're just like the grand master. Please put more short sequences into you're videos from him😂 that shit is always to funny
Oh wow, at 15:01 when you said "I don't wanna just give up on this thing so quick" I was crying with laughter 😆 (And if you ask me, Alex sent this card in to waste your time! 😛)
You're one of the best channels I've ever subscribed to in my entire youtube usage life. You just do things that most would never do.
we will invoice the customer and deem it no fix. it's just not practical. Check our shop, glare light, low melt solder. thank you for watching, and big boss got new car
🤣
Yeah, but already after he saw the first broken trace. We will charge a bench fee for pointing our eyes on the card.
Lmao
"Better than factory"
@@RealNovgorod brutal LOL
It looks like someone had previously removed the core as there was all that scratching on the board under the core. I assume that someone went and used wick without using leaded solder and scratched off the mask. And then sent it to you, the Wizard of GPUZ. Not your fault whatsoever. Good work my friend! Cheers!
Tony, your tenacity can only go so far. You know when to stop. Good videos! Russ
There comes a time when rapairing graphics cards you've had enough with a specific one, One you already spent hours and hours on and it still would not come to life. A time you don't even want to lay your hand on it any more and waste another minute of your precious life time.
Let it find its peace in your scrapyard of dead doner cards!
Keep it up, Tony! You're awsome!
I've had the same issue in the past with mask with 10 series cards.. Only way I could keep it from bridging was to grind away all the solder down to the copper before applying the mask if not the solder would just flow under the mask causing problems.. Nightmarish jobs.. Anyways keep up the good work and God bless
I admire your persistence, and quality of your work, it seems it was a no fix early in this video, but you did everything you could.... bravo..... thanks for the content..
Damn you're a soldier, huge kudos for the persistence.
I enjoyed this way to much. 100% feel ya man. Somes cars don't want to be fixed as well. Sometimes you win, sometimes you loose a lot.
OF COURSE WE WANNA SEE IT! How's that even a question?
the amount of work, precision and patience, man you should be a brain surgeon.
I feel your pain. Yet once more you went above and beyond the call of duty Mr. Wizard. But there are just some things that are dead and do not want to live again, this is one of those things. Who knows what it's master did to it, poor thing......
The time to quit was yesterday - I love the quote - Been there done that so many times.
You are right: the world is ugly and hostile, and our presence on earth makes absolutely no sense. However seeing your videos gives me the hope that this place can be made better, thanks to people like you.
Great skills and great video. I cant get over the fact that they use such a low quality solder mask, most probably on purpose to make the repair even more difficult than already is.
you can't fix all of them, good show
NOBODY can ever say you don't go the extra mile. Your "stick-to-it-eve-ness" is remarkable.
Regardless of this particular outcome, all respect to you.
HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!
3 hours later, man I gotta try one more time. Just can't let it goooooooooo. You the man Tony : )
Awesome video. I loved that you wouldn't quit until you were sure it was beyond repair.
im not skiping all the ads for you man keep the good work merry christmas
I appreciate that
cant wait for part 3 of this one
It wont be.
Customer already taking it back.
More like part 7
these two vids are so interesting. the fault finding and the amount of work done to find it. i admire the tenacity and focus needed with this card. you dont give up until its a lost cause and not soon as it just looks like it might be uneconomical but arent sure.
I wonder if that kind of delamination is not caused by the owner trying to reheat/reflow the solder under the chip as a last ditch effort to solve the problem on their own? Maybe these types of cards were mined in a toasty humid warehouse before the current owner? I have personally seen this delamination in tropical climates, even new cards stored improperly. As a side note, quality control went out the window during the beer bug and I would not want anything built or sourced during that time period! Looking at you Hynix!!!!
Beer Bug?
@@ttpechon2535 RUclips blocked or banned creators from using the term c19 or its long form variant, so the creators began referring to covid as something else to get around the algorithm, ergo, the BeerBug was born.
@@mypeeps1965 oohhhhh, ok lol
I learn that sometimes the card wins !!!!!. You cant save every of them. Stunning job as usual. BEYOND any other channel.
GPU GURU, Dont give up, i have faith in you
greetings from Portugal 🇵🇹
you are only who try to fix Fukushima damaged card and cause of that you are best :)
I had some much hope for after a lot of work finally it will pay of and it will work ...unfortunately not this time.. Amazing skills m8 , keep it up.
Appreciate you sharing this rollercoaster journey with us
Never give up, Never surrender.
most would deem this irrepairable .. You done your best ..Put it to rest ...
Man i have to give it to you for your persistence it usually pays off but sometimes the damage outweighs the reward with everything you have already done this cat owes you atleast a 100$ or more... im still working with that mobo i was going to send you, thanks for the education sir! Hope you had a great Christmas!
So much patient you have amazing 👏
Was a great effort bud wasn't nothing you didn't try and that's why you're the best at what you do. Maybe one day they will make a better mask for pcbs
If you say it is not appropriate, then no one else will make an attempt to repair.
You gave the best, more than another ever tried. Stop the waste of time!
Thanks for all your hard work. I enjoy watching and learning.
i love watching your work man
Move the good parts onto another 3080 card. For all we know, someting may have been spilt on the card, or sprayed to clean it. Lots of home and automotive cleaning products can blister solder mask. It's just paint.
Watching this gives me anxiety for some reason. But its fun to watch. 😂
RIP 3080!
This board repair world needs some sort of BGA repair pad. You custom laser it, install it on, and it creates a new nice surface for the BGA to solder on... Transparent so you can see it soldered-down--..... But then it'd just desolder when you solder on top, I dunno.
What soldering tip did you use? t115 t210 t245?
all 3
The videos are coming along great, but please get a 861DW hot air station, you won't regret it, I promise!
No give up, part 3 please
I was wondering how the replacement pads under the core stuck down. Isn't that pretty much the same problem as gluing pcie edge traces traces on? But ideally any card would have a single fail that was not too hard to the other side of totally corroded everywhere with crack on the insert. Also never a good thing to see a scratch on the underside of the core. It even looked like a bridge.
You sir, are awesome! Love you vídeos!
Man, I know it sucks. I've been disenchanted with EVGA for years, a lot of silly things break on those cards, sad to see the 3000 series are that way. Good attempt regardless.
I guess I'm going to have to rethink buying any EVGA cards. As usual..You are Amazing in your work. I'll let you know before I send you that 8800 GTX. I did buy a 3060 12gb card that has given me no issues yet because everybody thinks the 3080's and 3090's are worth a lot. After getting a Hypwr 12 volt cable for the 40 series cards I will say NO!
most are good. this one is odd
Evga stopped manufacturing GPUs
@@TheAntsh YES..I know.
@@northwestrepair That is comforting to know.
I dunno the name for the thing you place on top of the core, (the thing that arranges the balls in the right place) well how about a layer mask overlay, a thing that covers the pads so you can put masking on exactly where it needs to go - probably have to make that one 😂
I'm pretty sure that's called a Stencil, and you're asking for an inverted stencil. I don't know if that's even a thing that exists.
I must say well done with all the work and attempts so far. Many would have looked at this GPU and 2 seconds later call it a "no fix". You did show a crack at the hook but I don't recall that being fixed in the first video?
Also It does question "What the heck happened to this GPU"... I mean what did the owner do to it... Was it a miner card and hence the constant stress to the GPU really messed it up... but it doesn't explain the strange scratches on the underside of the core ... there must be more to this story than the owner stated.
Use the closest comparison with schematic then validate connect comparison to insure solder swap compatibility, most of the time it’s just amp ranges and sensativity
What causes massive ripped pads anyway? An extended period of bad thermal on mining rig?
impact
Amazing work Brother. Thanks for the video.
Your awesome in your on way dude. Keep making it. You inspire me with your work and your descent honest job. Not to mention how masterful you are in the field of gpu fixing. I my self is in to fixing stuff and very much enthusiastic on this kind of things. And i like your videos, so keep making it and let it be an inspiration to you that what your doing is make someone happy and enjoy the job that you do. Have a blessed day to you my friend.
Holy the time spent on this card is insane, sad to see it didnt workout this time.
Yes keep going you can do it
I remember someone made some attempts to apply solder mask to huge BGA footprints using a printed film and UV light. Just like with PCB's
It needs more investigation.
perfect timing, just finished the 1st part
EVGA pulled out with nvidia when the 4 series came out. Looks like they did when the 3 series was out as aswell.
Please do a video of the 7900xt coil whine it happened under and not under load. There is a lot of rdn3 cards that are suffering for this
Making the popcorn! Can't wait to see what happens this episode. :D
Sometimes life gives you lemons, but you should not be devastated by it!
Very interesting that EVGA has such problems, they are supposed to be extremely reliable cards. It could also be that since EVGA was a popular brand, they come from all sorts of environments, such as high humidity.
Maybe buying a small CNC laser to etch away solder mask would be a good investment if more such cards appear. Then you could just apply soldermask all over GPU area :D
respect to the people that have unholy patience to deal with this nonsense. 5000+ traces, 100+ undocumented parts, and nothing short of gambling due to lack of diagnostics facilities on-board..
How do you clean the pcb after you soldered up the new pads, but before you apply uv glue? Im always moving them around, tearing them down..
Lots of isopropanol and gently roll (not wipe) a qtip cotton swab
@@Antoni9400 thanks.
The Lotto is the lotto cant win them all but glad you tried yeah you could fix it but just so much time that could be used for other cards.
So just trying to think of theoretical ways to fix a bad masking issue. Seems like you'd first want to remove any loose masking. Then you'd want to flood fill the entire area with liquid mask and harden the mask only where needed. Best way to do that might be with a CNC UV laser engraver (at low power). You'd need to line up the board very precisely, but it should be possible. Then clear away the unneeded, unhardened mask.
what if the bond of the masking/copper layer beneath is also damaged? how far do you wanna go ;p
Would like to see a Sapphire 4850 repair (the red pcb single slot ones), but im in the EU, so it is very unpractical to send from here to there plus repair cost ect. Just curious if they repairable.
A rabbit hole for sure.
You can't win them all, you've got to know when to quit.
what do you use to avoid problems with static elettricity? i see u dont use any bracelet
You're learning, we're learning - I say go for it! :)
Unless this is your only income. In that case, I'd say fuck that card.
Maybe another layer of UV mask on top of the one which has already cured. That's what I always do, considering this type of UV mask that we buy in tubes are somewhat low quality.
I like how you sound a bit like Northridge fix, but you're just like the grand master. Please put more short sequences into you're videos from him😂 that shit is always to funny
just wondering: that part you sped up fixing the pads and reballing... how long did it actually take?
few hrs
I admire the patience m8 ^^ @@northwestrepair
@@CatastrophicJett I'd get up and take breaks so it's not too bad.
Do you think this was a poorly manufactured card or, do you think it has been heated, re-heated, and repaired so many times that it's just worn out?
You can do it! Cmon! Try again part 3
sometimes bad is bad...........
What bga rework station do you use Tony?
What will the client do with the card? Sell it for parts?
U Are a hard worker ❤
Nah we're done - we dont want you to fry your brain any more over it
Awesome ✌🏻✌🏻✌🏻
You have done nice try👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
videocard from hell
Oh wow, at 15:01 when you said "I don't wanna just give up on this thing so quick" I was crying with laughter 😆
(And if you ask me, Alex sent this card in to waste your time! 😛)
Bummer. You fave it more then most would. Wierd how crappy the protection layer is
'True RMS my ass' 😂
Duplicated pads could be grounds
"they're just there to exist" story of my life 😅
4:33 that was a lot of work 😉
"i Will Give You All The Answers in the World Just Show me Whats HOT "
is that gpu branded Land Rover somehow?.. 🤔maybe it has Lucas parts?...
they make mask repair stencils for iphones need one for gpus
You've gone deep enough, you can't save them all ;-)
The problem was the lack of music during the timelapse.
Card for parts and future fixes.
Great 👍
And we're done!
Northwest Repair, with all of those ripped pads, are you a masochist?
Best thing to do maybe just find a donor board and replace the core 😕
yeah but i dont have any 3080's laying around.
@@northwestrepair With your repair success rate yeah 😅😂
Can't save them all.
They are not manufactured to last.
No fix for sure
I worry about you sometimes when your voice get's hopeless im not used to it