What MINING does to Graphics Cards

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  • @northwestrepair
    @northwestrepair  ปีที่แล้ว +22

    If you need a repair, please contact me using a link in the channel main page.

  • @DJdoppIer
    @DJdoppIer ปีที่แล้ว +4117

    I'm amazed you can just drill away into a graphics card like that and it'll still run fine after a few re-soldering tweaks.

    • @rumplstiltztinkerstein
      @rumplstiltztinkerstein ปีที่แล้ว +444

      The profile pic is just perfect for your comment.

    • @HDMIOT
      @HDMIOT ปีที่แล้ว +153

      black magic, i'm in awe

    • @BeHappyTo
      @BeHappyTo ปีที่แล้ว +142

      obviously it depends on what fault it is. Sometimes you can do this, sometimes you can't

    • @kasuraga
      @kasuraga ปีที่แล้ว +73

      @@BeHappyTo right? in this case, it didn't eat through any essential traces it looks like, so it was possible to drill out the burned area and repair it the way he did

    • @TheFlyingZulu
      @TheFlyingZulu ปีที่แล้ว +236

      He knew how and where to drill out the bad part and keep the good... Like a dentist. Lol

  • @Eremon1
    @Eremon1 ปีที่แล้ว +3010

    These kinds of repair skills are dwindling away into history. Great to see somebody still practicing repairing broken things instead of just tossing them away.

    • @severdnerv
      @severdnerv ปีที่แล้ว +177

      i would go as far as to say the tech repair scene has never been better. id say its growing not dwindling at all.

    • @eyemastervideo
      @eyemastervideo ปีที่แล้ว +155

      @@severdnerv Exactly. This type of skill has never been seen in the history of man. Technology is now so complex and small, it's amazing we have people like this even able to fix such technology without just swapping out the part. This is truly amazing!

    • @nosuchthing4789
      @nosuchthing4789 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Device must be really expensive or you need a getaway... Or both...

    • @aeo1976
      @aeo1976 ปีที่แล้ว +37

      @@namelessdata4608 Teaching about sexuality produces less consumers, as a result less electronics that needs to get fixed so i would argue that would help more globally if you really had to pick and choose. Teaching about debt and economy is not profitable for the banks or corporations so that is probably why it is not a subject in school in most capitalist countries. When i was in school atleast we had carpenting and cooking classes where hygene was included so we could learn to fix woodwork, and cook our own healthy food without getting sick from contamination. Now children in my country do not learn much about that either and some kids dont even know how to cook potatoes. Good thing they have youtube to learn from if they really WANT to learn about any of these subjects.The problem is the crafts that needs special tools and having basic training in schools also teaches you that you can do it and gives you confidence to learn more.

    • @namangoy
      @namangoy ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@namelessdata4608 you know we could have all of the above right? Lets talk about the actually useless things taught to kids, like how mitochondria are the powerhouse of the cell

  • @max1point8t
    @max1point8t 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +213

    That is some serious skill my dude. Most people view modern electronics as non-repairable under the assumption that it is either cheaper to replace, or impossible to fix. It's nice to see someone keeping this stuff out of the landfill and in use! Kudos!

    • @FTreba
      @FTreba 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +24

      It is definitely cheaper to buy a 1070 than to waste the time of someone capable of this kind of repairs.

    • @rrcoster
      @rrcoster 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      fact just in general for that matter

    • @jimbob3030
      @jimbob3030 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +14

      I would guess someone with this level of skill is more expensive than just buying a new one of these cards, I really wish he would tell us in each video what the repair cost was. This man could be servicing much more expensive equipment and making a lot more money.

    • @nugget6635
      @nugget6635 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      It is very common nowadays to replace the whole PCB. And this is where some refurbished graphics cards from Aliexpress come from. They have used GPUs but everything else is new. Yes the memory chips and PCBs do degrade way faster than the GPU itself and the GPU is by far the most expensive component so it makes a lot of sense to reuse them.

  • @Tomcatntbird
    @Tomcatntbird ปีที่แล้ว +1054

    Seeing as though I've been electrician for 21 years, mainly on ships, but I do build my own desktops. Seeing a depot level of troubleshooting and replacing very small components is very fascinating to me due to the fact that not everybody can do it or even has the patience to do so. I love this video and extremely well done.

    • @northwestrepair
      @northwestrepair  ปีที่แล้ว +89

      Thank you sir

    • @jessebob325
      @jessebob325 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +27

      I agree. I fix aircraft electronics, and to watch component level maintenance is fascinating now. It’s been all box/card level maintenance for decades now. ☕️😊🖖🏻
      Desoldering braid is still the best at 40+ years!? Sweet! 😄

    • @unseenentity326
      @unseenentity326 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +19

      I was an electronics technician in the Navy back in the 80s. I don't recall surface mount components existing at the time but I could be wrong. Everything I repaired had legs and stood above the circuit board (except some capacitors). I no longer have the eyesight or dexterity to do what you do.

    • @beshoynagib4812
      @beshoynagib4812 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +12

      ​@@unseenentity326god bless you for what you've done. I wish you all the best to restore your eyesight with some kind of surgery or something. Nobody deserves to lose their favorite habit due to age sh*t.

    • @gummansgubbe6225
      @gummansgubbe6225 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      @@beshoynagib4812 Since you are bringing this political crap up. All he did was to help destroying the greatest country on this planet for the benefit of some 5 -10 000 extremely rich people.

  • @MutazGazzaztazeps
    @MutazGazzaztazeps ปีที่แล้ว +518

    dude! I had no idea these kind of repairs were possible!! these skills should be passed on and preserved!

    • @thefozzybear
      @thefozzybear ปีที่แล้ว +22

      These people work at Nvidia and AMD.

    • @JJanovsky-yu3tr
      @JJanovsky-yu3tr 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      ​@@thefozzybear And these people will not passed it to anyone and it will be lost over time...

    • @Swattii
      @Swattii 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +16

      I took electronics class back in high school and we had to do stuff like this all the time. It's been almost 10 years and now I forgot everything lmao

    • @KainsAddiction
      @KainsAddiction หลายเดือนก่อน

      They wont be

  • @no1baggiefan
    @no1baggiefan ปีที่แล้ว +142

    A miners card got "mined" with a dremmel.
    Dude that repair was amazing.

    • @northwestrepair
      @northwestrepair  ปีที่แล้ว +70

      Ill try to use a pick axe next time to redefine the meaning of mining card.

    • @nightmarerex2035
      @nightmarerex2035 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      like there MUST be a reason peaople get paid "bitcoin" to mine MUST be some secret program looking for prime numbers or somethin! how why else would it be worth money to mine coins that only are minable first time then unmineable and need harder and harder to find numbers?

    • @RicardoSantos-oz3uj
      @RicardoSantos-oz3uj 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      @@nightmarerex2035 Because the bitcoin protocol is the most inefficient protocol of all time. It consumes more electricity than a small country. And the more popular it becomes the more electricity it consumes and the longer each transaction takes.

    • @falcon-ng6sd
      @falcon-ng6sd 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@RicardoSantos-oz3uj The Proof-of-Work part of the blockchain is deliberately designed to take time to compute. Bitcoin, in particular, has a target of 10 minutes per block and adjusts the difficulty to try to keep it close to that time as the network hashrate changes.
      Similarly, password hashing algorithms use multiple iterations to slow down cracking attempts.
      @nightmarerex2035 I wonder how many cryptocurrency traders understand or even care to understand what they're actually buying and selling, but then again, that might apply to a lot of stock and options traders. I'm not really sure how and why the market value of Bitcoin and other cryptos got pushed up - it would be an interesting topic to research and I might just do that at some point.

    • @johnbeaudette583
      @johnbeaudette583 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @RicardoSantos-oz3uj my 2060ko mines when not gaming. It only draws around 68 watt's more mining than when at idle. And runs between 68-75degrees C. Mining doesn't damage cards or use excessive electricity. Silly people do.

  • @nikkolaus
    @nikkolaus ปีที่แล้ว +708

    As someone who has worked within the semi-conductor manufacturing industry, and knowing just how many copper traces are layered into PCBs, watching you take a ball rotary tool bit to that board was heart-dropping.

    • @user-rn1br5tq5j
      @user-rn1br5tq5j ปีที่แล้ว +33

      Does he have any other option?

    • @ipanesm
      @ipanesm 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +25

      yeah thats why im asking too, did that drilling had no effect at all?

    • @AbdulBido
      @AbdulBido 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +105

      He probably consulted with a boardview to plan this maneuver.. Or maybe just experience with that particular model..
      There's no way he'd use the same approach to deal with something like that close to data lines and theirs vias.

    • @stianmj
      @stianmj 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +25

      I was thinking the exact same thing, or more like "WHAT THE HECK!? SERIOUSLY?!"

    • @OmarJivraj
      @OmarJivraj 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

      totally. Mind blown away.

  • @Microwilli0
    @Microwilli0 ปีที่แล้ว +120

    Love it seeing repairs like these done. Been relatively deep in the industry for about 6 years now. Everytime when asking manufacturers for RMAs or repair inquiries, always been told, that the Problem cant be repaired and the card had to be trashed/Exchanged. Ive seen a view repairs with shorted components, but drilling a hole right in the multi layer PCB and having the card working flawlessly just like that also is a first for me.

    • @xXGeorgLPXx
      @xXGeorgLPXx 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      cool pfp

    • @Microwilli0
      @Microwilli0 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@xXGeorgLPXx you too m8 haha

  • @arthurmann578
    @arthurmann578 ปีที่แล้ว +363

    I have seen several guys on TH-cam repair GPUs' that I considered to be experts, but after witnessing your video here, I KNOW that you are a true MASTER of it! SUBSCRIBED! 👍👍

    • @northwestrepair
      @northwestrepair  ปีที่แล้ว +109

      Thanks !
      It cost me allot of sleepless nights and money burned into these cards learning the trade to get to where am at right now, but to be honest, i am far from being a MASTER.

    • @arthurmann578
      @arthurmann578 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      @@northwestrepair 👍👍

    • @Dreadknight_Gaming
      @Dreadknight_Gaming ปีที่แล้ว +23

      @@northwestrepair A humble Sensei. 🙏

    • @nr3059
      @nr3059 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@northwestrepair Kudos .. This is the way!

    • @LuzuVlogsGamer
      @LuzuVlogsGamer ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@northwestrepair yay i just cant imagine how much passion you had for this :O

  • @nameinvalid69
    @nameinvalid69 ปีที่แล้ว +720

    really nice work, not something we see everyday.
    If only computer stores actually have people with this kind of high level repair skill set, rather than just sending things back to manufacturer wasting months in the process only ended up just throwing the item into landfill.

    • @primus711
      @primus711 ปีที่แล้ว

      Ffs you were fooled or just a m0r0n who has 0 clue he didnt fix anything
      There is a reason you dont see this because there is no schematic he is fooling you
      Even more hilarious how he cut through multiple layers of the board
      Why u think he cuts to screen shots of it working

    •  ปีที่แล้ว +59

      Computer stores make money by selling new stuff.
      The costs of repairing a card like this is maybe a tenth of a brand new generation card. So, no, it will never happen.
      But there are plenty service shops with the needed men and skill that deserve their pay.

    • @hherpdderp
      @hherpdderp ปีที่แล้ว +67

      Computer stores couldn't afford to pay the people with the skills to do these kinds of repairs.

    • @CahyoPrabowo
      @CahyoPrabowo ปีที่แล้ว +21

      don't be confused between 'computer store' and 'service center' !

    • @x8jason8x
      @x8jason8x ปีที่แล้ว

      @@primus711 The repair is a workaround, not a solution. That card is still going to die sooner than later, and will not function at peak. Technically you are correct that it isn't fixed, but you're wrong that it wouldn't work, and you're being a dick about it.
      It's worth the effort if you happen to have a grinding pen, a soldering station, and extra capacitors around, if not, just buy a new GPU. Most people will be better off just buying a new one in this instance, clearly.

  • @Huxleyrulz
    @Huxleyrulz 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +42

    You got all the tools needed, your space is clean, your methodology is pragmatic, you got my full attention

  • @horaceinfiji1217
    @horaceinfiji1217 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    beyond the fact that this is one of the gutsiest repair's I've seen in years.........the fact that you generously shared your file's with us........just makes this upload "all that and a bag of chips"!!!! Thanks for making my day man! truly!

  • @mikepeter1323
    @mikepeter1323 ปีที่แล้ว +172

    amazing skills.
    Most of those who have a card in this state are thinking it's impossible to fix.
    You made it look like a walk in the park.
    That's awesome.
    👍

    • @northwestrepair
      @northwestrepair  ปีที่แล้ว +68

      like anything else in life, if you do it enough, its a walk in the park.

    • @jponz85
      @jponz85 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@northwestrepair what gpu is that in this video?

    • @abangsenang8705
      @abangsenang8705 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      @@jponz85 brah did u even watch the video?...

    • @Vitaliuz
      @Vitaliuz ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@jponz85 A GTX 1070.

    • @mistrphixit7484
      @mistrphixit7484 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I tossed out a gtx780 recently. I could have had it fixed and used in another machine.

  • @billdberger7407
    @billdberger7407 ปีที่แล้ว +177

    Board repair is a lot of fun and it's rare to find someone that can do it properly as most consumer electronics needing board repair would be considered beyond economic repair. I took PACE's 40 hour course on board repair and micromin soldering and thoroughly enjoyed it though I never really got to use it on the job.

    • @Ferrari255GTO
      @Ferrari255GTO ปีที่แล้ว +9

      I personally have gotten the chance to try surface soldering and it's tedious but simple enough, with the right tools it's not something to worry about as long as you pay attention to the direction stuff goes on.

    • @atta30
      @atta30 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      You can find broken electronics or buy broken electronics and fix them you’d be surprised how often you can make some money off of it even if it’s a side thing

  • @Iason4sNikolaou
    @Iason4sNikolaou ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Have not seen any such repair again in the past. I admire your patience and level of detail, the knowledge and its application on the different issues! +1

  • @horusfalcon
    @horusfalcon 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +31

    Your primary skill sets can be broken down into:
    1.) Systematic Input/Conversion/Output Troubleshooting
    2.) Strong Surface Mount Device Soldering Techniques
    3.) The benefit of EXPERIENCE!
    Add to this you are really good at narrating and communicating what you do and why. My compliments! (I've just subscribed.)
    It's a real shame EVGA has stopped making video cards with Nvidia GPUs...

    • @SaraMorgan-ym6ue
      @SaraMorgan-ym6ue 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      somebody needs to tell him EVGA no longer makes video cards anymore.🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

    • @derek75116
      @derek75116 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@SaraMorgan-ym6ue A shame if that's true. Watching vids like this is the truth on what cards are best..

    • @SaraMorgan-ym6ue
      @SaraMorgan-ym6ue หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@derek75116 it is I hope EVGA goes back to making video cards again but until then😨

  • @ernestuz
    @ernestuz ปีที่แล้ว +74

    It's a pity EVGA has announced they are stopping manufacturing graphic cards.

    • @jari2018
      @jari2018 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      when the guy you are working for acts in a bad maner and then reject suggestion denies the previous mention coperations and pays very litteland are an ass with returns and takes the brunt of the money because "he can" - that psyco could work with someone else than me

    • @sandspar
      @sandspar ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Well that'll boost the hell out of AMD.

    • @michaelblue4619
      @michaelblue4619 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@jari2018 no one workin with you bro xD

    • @jari2018
      @jari2018 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@michaelblue4619 true - I just a spite , jdged by phycopaths

    • @danmystro
      @danmystro ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@jari2018 uhh, what?

  • @mofatjippyfransisco713
    @mofatjippyfransisco713 ปีที่แล้ว +83

    Done lots of board level repair, but you digging into the board layers to find/fix a short was beyond that...very nice work !

  • @gixer2000
    @gixer2000 ปีที่แล้ว

    This is the first video of yours I've found and I'm super impressed! Thank you for filming your work and uploading for us to enjoy

  • @oldsk00l
    @oldsk00l ปีที่แล้ว +4

    This is one of the best videos I've seen on YT in a long time. This is an outstanding level of technical skill.

  • @Juke_The_Fluff
    @Juke_The_Fluff ปีที่แล้ว +42

    The number of times I said "there's no way he's fixing that.."
    I mean, how?! I didn't know it was even possible!
    You are incredible. Amazing job, man.

    • @derek75116
      @derek75116 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Experience hey ! with out stuffing up previous attempted card repairs you could easily dig out critical via's and paths.. Its not his first rodeo..

  • @alonsogabriel9336
    @alonsogabriel9336 ปีที่แล้ว +383

    Among all the 10 series cards, evga's was one of the best looking and built.
    Really a shame to see they'll stop making gpus.
    Hope they give amd a shot.

    • @redosoland9063
      @redosoland9063 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      ive never had an evga gpu so i recently snagged evga's rtx 2060 for shits and giggles and i will say its probably my favorite rtx 2060 ive seen

    • @krozareq
      @krozareq ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Grabbed an EVGA 3070 for my uncle's rig, a week later GN posted the video of Andrew's announcement. Glad to have gotten an EVGA card again before they left the GPU game. Would like to see more EVGA graphics cards but I also hope they do well producing stuff where they have full discretion. They already excel at heatsinks, fans, water blocks, power delivery and boards. There's a lot of areas they can get into and sell directly to buyers. I doubt AMD is going to be significantly better than Nvidia as a partner. If they were, all of Nvidia's partner board makers would've gone to AMD.

    • @alonsogabriel9336
      @alonsogabriel9336 ปีที่แล้ว +31

      @@krozareq at the very least, amd doesnt seem to have implemented any scam like, price manipulation, stock controlling scheme which makes them look good in my eyes.
      Personally dont have or ever owned an amd gpu or processor but now they seem to be the "good" company.

    • @krozareq
      @krozareq ปีที่แล้ว +15

      @@alonsogabriel9336 They are definitely better and they maintain a fantastic graphic driver module in the Linux source tree. AMD has done a lot for open source. I know that's mostly skewed toward the Linux side of things, but I respect them a lot more as a company.
      My main point was being a board partner means getting scraps, being under someone else's deadlines, and having everything prescribed to them.

    • @TheAdatto
      @TheAdatto ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Still rocking an Evga FTW 1080 Hybrid.

  • @striveanime5113
    @striveanime5113 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Hats off! one of the best repairs I've ever see, a simple as that just check the voltage no other gimmicks

  • @runfrankfurt
    @runfrankfurt 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +11

    Great work man! Good to see that there are still skilled experts out there who embrace a challenge.

  • @Bodo69Boss
    @Bodo69Boss ปีที่แล้ว +54

    A friend of mine sent this video to me and to be honest I’m really shocked you completely revived this gpu. Well Done man !

  • @Calango741
    @Calango741 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    What I really appreciate about this is that is was informative, yet kept brief so that we didn't have to sit through endless minutes watching all of the soldering, etc. Thank you.

  • @fimbles1015
    @fimbles1015 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    By far the best example of electronics repair on you tube. Your skill level is amazing, Great job, Great video :)

    • @northwestrepair
      @northwestrepair  ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Thanks 👍

    • @fimbles1015
      @fimbles1015 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@ithecastic Show me better :)

  • @sokre988
    @sokre988 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    You are a master of your job, from diagnosing the problem to solving it and repairing.
    Nice video! Thumbs up!😃👌

  • @langley88
    @langley88 ปีที่แล้ว +26

    This was a eye opener for me. and the level of detail you put in cleaning and fixing is amazing!! well done

  • @Lurker-dk8jk
    @Lurker-dk8jk ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Very nice work. I'm particularly impressed by how you found the short. Great use of a thermal camera!

  • @zenpowersgaming5511
    @zenpowersgaming5511 ปีที่แล้ว

    Your skills are second to none. Awesome video. Very informative and entertaining. Thank you for taking the time to make it.

  • @21palica
    @21palica ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Wow! Who would have thought that a damaged card would be fixed by basically making a borehole on it (and the replacement of faulty components of course )?! As the material was being stripped off, it provided an interesting view of all the different layers that are in this sandwich PCB. Great video!

  • @xammaugiaxanh
    @xammaugiaxanh ปีที่แล้ว +18

    Wow that Dremel took me to a whole new lvl of soldering I've never seen before, very excited to see more from you 8)

    • @northwestrepair
      @northwestrepair  ปีที่แล้ว +9

      I hope to drill some more holes too.

  • @yannicg
    @yannicg ปีที่แล้ว +328

    This happens when you don’t maintain your card properly. I’m pretty shure it’s the same for gaming cards aswell

    • @OctoomyYTOfficial
      @OctoomyYTOfficial ปีที่แล้ว +68

      its the same for everything

    • @northwestrepair
      @northwestrepair  ปีที่แล้ว +58

      Thats true

    • @primus711
      @primus711 ปีที่แล้ว +41

      This happens with a scammer
      This guy is full of bs and this wasnt from mining

    • @OctoomyYTOfficial
      @OctoomyYTOfficial ปีที่แล้ว +30

      @@primus711 dust buildup could be from anything. It’s all down to maintenance

    • @deathbydeviceable
      @deathbydeviceable ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@primus711 what what what? 🤣

  • @andrearust5824
    @andrearust5824 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Just getting into working surface mount, and this has to be one of the best places to be inspired. Thank you!

  • @MuckyxD
    @MuckyxD ปีที่แล้ว

    awesome work and video, congratulations and thank you for showing it to us

  • @journeyon1983
    @journeyon1983 ปีที่แล้ว +66

    Props to you on working with graphics card circuit boards. That looks like very hard intricate work you did. Your soldering skills are dead on perfect. I've never seen anyone grind away a part of the circuit board to expose a problem underneath but you did it with ease and then filled it in. Just masterful work. Thanks for sharing this video.

  • @venomiel
    @venomiel ปีที่แล้ว +31

    wow !!! someone who actually repaired a broken card !! this guy needs more subscribers !!

  • @jojoagogo
    @jojoagogo ปีที่แล้ว

    great video, I am a tinkerer and soldering on a micro level is something I am starting to get into more and your video is extremally helpful. Thank you and you got a new sub!

  • @granfabrica
    @granfabrica ปีที่แล้ว +2

    OMG this is the coolest thing I've seen in a long time. Just some random video, awesome, thanks for making this

  • @nexz9106
    @nexz9106 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Really nice work i've never seen someone make a hole in a PCB and then fill it and make it work like factory new. Also its pretty relaxing watching your videos. Continue in the same pace.

  • @stevenmay4563
    @stevenmay4563 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Insane level of skill here. Well done, keep them coming! 👏🏻👏🏻

  • @9toro428
    @9toro428 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Looks like a lot of specialty tools and materials. Lots of continuity and voltage checks. Very cool to see, true craftsman.

    • @northwestrepair
      @northwestrepair  ปีที่แล้ว

      Yes. a lot of tools and materials. Expensive too.

  • @fluppi123
    @fluppi123 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Big respect to you that you learned this stuff. It's really fantastic to see you doing it.

  • @avp5964
    @avp5964 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Instant subscribe really appreciate your photography and explaining your process. Impressive craftsmanship I've done some minor board work enough to know how skilled you are.

  • @ivanangelov8825
    @ivanangelov8825 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I would never expect such digging in the video card to end with working video card. Amazing work!

  • @ScimitarGaming
    @ScimitarGaming ปีที่แล้ว +2

    You are amazing,I never knew Graphics cards could be repaired. You do your work with utmost professionalism. Salute to you man. Keep it up.

  • @fernandomendes9914
    @fernandomendes9914 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    You are amazing, thanks for producing the video! I keep following you :)

  • @dexio85
    @dexio85 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Amazing job, when you started to drill that hole I though "that man is crazy" but it seems you knew what you were doing! Kudos!

  • @Kyle-pj2vc
    @Kyle-pj2vc ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I need to learn how to do this, but it's been awhile since I worked with multimeters and electronics in highschool. Probably will watch a ton of your videos to DIY and train myself, thanks.

  • @MrBilld75
    @MrBilld75 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I'm just sitting here in awe, at your soldering skills. I'm such an amateur by comparison. Subbed, this is awesome, you should have more subs, you're criminally underrated, man. Electronic/computer knowledge and great soldering, what a winning combo. I hope you do well.

  • @synexx2767
    @synexx2767 ปีที่แล้ว +35

    This was incredible. Haven't seen such deep repairs on a graphicscard like that.
    Wish we had anyone like you where I live. Got a GTX 1080 Ti which died on my during gaming. Blackscreen and dosen't even get recognized by Windows anymore.
    Would love to have someone take a look at it if it's saveable :D
    Keep up the great work!

    • @CollynPlayz
      @CollynPlayz 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I know it’s been a year but if you still have it search up heat gun gpu fix and try that

  • @bouabdellahghanem4380
    @bouabdellahghanem4380 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    i love someone who knows how to detect problems and how to fix them

  • @PiMi91
    @PiMi91 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    amazing job, i dont envy anything or anyone but the only thing i really envy are these kind of skills on repair, microsoldering etc. subscribed 😁

  • @ericeel1995
    @ericeel1995 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Amazing repair. I'm just a pc gamer and a long time ago I started to filter all air that enters my computer case. Taped off any and all places un filtered air could come into my computer case. Just recently replaced my GTX 970 SC and that thing looked as clean as the day I put it in there 6 years ago. It's just 1/4" filter material you can cut with scissors, blow it out when it gets dirty. Its amazing how something so cheap can keep everything dust free and clean.

  • @botychajeq
    @botychajeq 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    gotta bump this video up for this pretty good editing and the repair skills

  • @kolbyking2315
    @kolbyking2315 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    "EVGA makes some of the best cards on the market" that didn't age well...

    • @bluerendar2194
      @bluerendar2194 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Too bad Nvidia doesn't appreciate that at all...

    • @jarsky
      @jarsky ปีที่แล้ว

      RIP EVGA

    • @bluerendar2194
      @bluerendar2194 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@jarsky based on the comments given, the margins are so tight on cards that although it was 80% revenue, their numbers suggest that it accounted for about half of their profit (and decreasing with Nvidia squeezing them harder)
      In detail, they (unofficially) said that on average over the past few years, the other 20% of their revenue had over 3x the profit margin!
      Running some numbers, for example, if they made 10% profit on cards for 8% of revenue as profit, they made over 30% on the others for over 6% of revenue as profit.

    • @matthew4107
      @matthew4107 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@bluerendar2194 Profit had almost nothing to do with why EVGA left Nvidia

    • @bluerendar2194
      @bluerendar2194 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@matthew4107 I agree!
      The point was in response to
      "RIP EVGA, I cant imagine its good for business cutting 80% of your revenue"
      As if quitting the Nvidia partnership would 100% ruin them
      It certainly hurts a *lot* so yeah, it's not because of profits, but it doesn't necessarily mean the company is doomed as long as they are able to effectively restructure it

  • @FlockofAngels
    @FlockofAngels ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Excellent skill and cautionary advice when buying used mining cards...

    • @williamdafoe3567
      @williamdafoe3567 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      MIners usually take better care of their cards than your average gamer.

    • @fastbutsafe5461
      @fastbutsafe5461 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@williamdafoe3567 I saw a lot of beginner miners overclock their gpu to reach high hashrate. So, you can ask them for their mining rigs pictures. If you see the rigs well arranged with proper cooling. Then, you can buy it.

  • @thiwankadhilshan4472
    @thiwankadhilshan4472 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    IT'S ALWAYS THE UNDERRATED VID THAT'S LEGIT! THANK YOU!

  • @warfare3gin
    @warfare3gin ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Impressive work man. Subbed!

  • @drewber2006
    @drewber2006 ปีที่แล้ว +34

    I have a 2080 that I would love to get repaired, however it seems almost impossible to find someone willing to do the job.
    Great work and documentation on this video. Subbed for more!

  • @Sidecar_associates
    @Sidecar_associates ปีที่แล้ว +3

    That was terrifying at first. Like down right scary, then pure elation. A full range of emotions in one short video!

  • @OnggiYeo
    @OnggiYeo ปีที่แล้ว

    Just never seen repair like this. Amazed me..

  • @aaronmurgatroyd5810
    @aaronmurgatroyd5810 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Friggen amazing mate, you know so much about all the subsystems, just amazing!

  • @yamyam60
    @yamyam60 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    Incredible, I have watched a few of your videos since I discovered you on TH-cam and I never knew that persons performing this level of repair even exist. Respect to you sir. If I ever need to repair a PCB or a brain surgeon, I may call you, I trust you can do both jobs equally well🙂

  • @darrens3494
    @darrens3494 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    This was very interesting to watch and I was truly wowed by this video. Great work

  • @vladislavkaras491
    @vladislavkaras491 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Never I have thought that I would watch someone repair cards with great interest! :D
    Really great video, thanks!

  • @bnmjhify
    @bnmjhify 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Amazing repair!!! when you started the drilling i thought at the end you'll say dont do mining with a dead card!! Amazed how carefully you did the awesome job :)

  • @Duke49th
    @Duke49th ปีที่แล้ว +17

    I still think that was sorcery. Let alone that you could place such tiny things in place is something entirely impossible for me. It took me several attempts to solder cables on an Adruino board - with a third hand and magnifier glass!!! (including destroying the first one lol). Hats off.

    • @arstulex
      @arstulex 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Flux is the answer there my friend.
      I would wager that 90% of the problems people have when soldering is due to not using (or not using enough) flux.
      SMD parts especially. Once there's plenty of flux on those pads the solder and components just move into place by themselves as if my magic.

  • @fletcherluders415
    @fletcherluders415 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Wow... that was incredible seeing all that you needed to do to get this card back up an running! My hat goes off to you sir for your knowledge and skill required to pull that off, and good presentation too :)

  • @grahamhall2662
    @grahamhall2662 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Wow, excellent. Having dabbled in electronics for a long time I have an appreciation of the skill involved. Enjoyed that.

  • @S3Bayaya
    @S3Bayaya 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    this has been very educational. thank you very much.

  • @StefanConstantinDumitrache
    @StefanConstantinDumitrache ปีที่แล้ว +12

    Seeing this video now that I've learned of EVGA renouncing videocards kinda makes it more bitter. Looks like they really tried to put quality in there, but Nvidia did not allow them to ask the right price for all the effort.

  • @ForTheOmnissiah
    @ForTheOmnissiah 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

    I had this exact card (still have it actually) and a resistor on it blew out after 5 years of significant gaming use. Great card, and I unfortunately got unlucky. It's very much repairable, but I went ahead and got a 40 series so I could actually try newer features like raytracing etc. Sucks that EVGA doesn't make cards anymore.

  • @tonicwyd
    @tonicwyd 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Honestly super interesting to watch, great vid!!

  • @danielwshingtondasil
    @danielwshingtondasil 26 วันที่ผ่านมา

    loving your videos more and more thanks for sharing your work with us.

  • @spitfireinvasion
    @spitfireinvasion ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Incredible work and skill. I hope repair shops will become more prevalent in the future as society becomes more interested in environmental protection and sustainability.

    • @dragons_red
      @dragons_red 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I doubt it, the reason this isn't done is cost of replacement is so low, repair cost makes repair prohibative financially

  • @keltkenterbery
    @keltkenterbery ปีที่แล้ว +14

    RIP EVGA Nvidia cards. They stopped partnership with Nvidia today... Sad day

  • @WaRn00b85
    @WaRn00b85 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Amazing repair man! Well done!

  • @CoolArrow78233
    @CoolArrow78233 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    This was such a pleasure to watch. Great content.

  • @VottotoIono
    @VottotoIono ปีที่แล้ว +7

    It's more like "what greed and incompetent overclocking does", not "what mining does"...🤔
    But still: great video and awesome repair! 👍

    • @frankheidemanns5250
      @frankheidemanns5250 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      I'm a miner. OC is wrong. It is a heat problem. Heat needs airflow. Airflow causes sucking dust. More dust causes less airflow causes more heat. It could happen also to gamers, but gamers do not need so much electricity, which causes the heat. Miners should use cases with regularly changed filters.
      So it is not oc, but just incompetence and a bit of greed. But yes, it is not just a mining problem. It could happen anywhere where heat and dust is.

  • @maissix242
    @maissix242 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Hello I firstly want to say that i'm amazed to see how much u can drill trough the layers and then having the gpu fixed. I just want to know how its possible to remove the burnt part with the capacitors and still running the card without them.

  • @halflife82
    @halflife82 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Amazing skill and precision. I feel like such a noob in my smc troubleshooting after seeing you work. Please don’t stop making these videos! 💪

  • @Kato22PR
    @Kato22PR ปีที่แล้ว

    there should be videos like this on every profesion, great job

  • @Keaton.
    @Keaton. ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Wait, this is a new channel.
    I'm glad I'm watching great content made by new face(les)s (people). :D
    I wonder how you learned all this... this is an amazing skill very few people know and are able to learn. Thanks for sharing some footage. :D

    • @northwestrepair
      @northwestrepair  ปีที่แล้ว +3

      LOL you made me laugh "faceless"
      I dont really like to show my face to the public. I let you build an image of me in your head and love it because its your own creation.
      Kinda like when you imagine a pretty girl with a pretty voice on the phone, but when you see her, OMG !
      Ya know how it is.

  • @vinyredx9220
    @vinyredx9220 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +11

    I'm really impressed by your skill and dedication to saving these electronics, so many people mistreat their gpus and it's amazing to see someone putting the time and effort to save them
    Great job and keep going, you're doing something truly beautiful!

  • @NooBDad84
    @NooBDad84 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I spent most of the video with my jaw on the ground punctuated with "hes not gonna fix that?", "holy shit hes gonna fix that". Dude! epic skills and knowledge is an understatement.

  • @chincemagnet
    @chincemagnet 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I love watching you repair stuff, you explain things very well compared to some other repair channels

  • @TheSpidersoftheworld
    @TheSpidersoftheworld ปีที่แล้ว +32

    What type of mining are you refering to ?
    I have had more cards go bad and burn up due to overclocking when i was gaming.
    blown mosfets
    Popped caps etc.
    My neighbor has 20 1080 ti's that have been mining nonstop he bought them when they first launched the cards are still running no issues
    You need to maintain them because they are working 24/7 for you . New thermal pads thermal putty and paste every couple years .
    With a good cleaning every 4 months .

    • @OctoomyYTOfficial
      @OctoomyYTOfficial ปีที่แล้ว +8

      this, maintaining is always something you should be doing with computers

    • @northwestrepair
      @northwestrepair  ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Exactly right

    • @midnighteclipsed2738
      @midnighteclipsed2738 ปีที่แล้ว

      yeah, most of mining GPU is actually fined and sometimes even comes with custom/better thermal solution since its used all the time, my friend rtx 3080 has a very good custom cooling system when he bought it from a miner, same with others people i know that have buy a mining used GPU, the only problem stuff that they have is driver side (side miner usually use custom driver)

    • @tronalddump8776
      @tronalddump8776 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yup and when I'm looking for used cards id mostly prefer ones that came from miners because gamers and a few of those who mine trash the cards with high overclocks and poor cooling. Gamers look for speed and quietness miners look for reliability cool temps and less power consumption.

  • @SirRhys13
    @SirRhys13 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Holy crap! I'm blown away by the skill and knowledge that people like you possess when it comes to not only understanding the item you are looking at, but in how to determine the issue and then to fix it. Kudos to you and keep up the great work!

  • @gr3yf0x36
    @gr3yf0x36 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    of all the repair channels i've ever watched you are the greatest, amazing job on everysingle repair, you make it seem too easy

  • @robertlavington2332
    @robertlavington2332 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    You have a real amazing set of skills and knowledge. This is some hard core repair job, you have to know everything about pcb construction, components, testing, the whole computer scene in general and everything else. Much respect to you sir.

  • @konchy
    @konchy ปีที่แล้ว +30

    I liked the info you gave about how EVGA designs the cards better than MSI or Gigabyte. Can you give a rundown or make a video on the various graphic car brands out there? And there are a lot! Asus, Zotac, Palit, etc. Also, it's a shame EVGA is quitting the graphics card business

    • @9TDF
      @9TDF ปีที่แล้ว

      Well it's designed now.
      EVGA broke up with NV

    • @aviator8583
      @aviator8583 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Search for RTX 4090 buying guide or 7900xtx buying guide, there's a channel that compares all the different cards from different board partners.

  • @AC3handle
    @AC3handle 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    The EVGA design of cards is almost as iconic as the founders editions of those cards.
    It's so good that you're able to repair and refurbish these cards to allow them continued life.

  • @martinmtonga5698
    @martinmtonga5698 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Man watching your videos is like tech repair therapy. You great

  • @elliotmapp-best9990
    @elliotmapp-best9990 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Watching you work is inspirational... most definitely a Boss...!!!

  • @rohanverma1988
    @rohanverma1988 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    genius man, never seen anyone that can repair gpu

  • @00Tenrai00
    @00Tenrai00 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    How much does a repair like this cost?

  • @kharisma.p
    @kharisma.p ปีที่แล้ว

    great knowledge and awesome repair, LOVE IT!