The little switch at 11:22 is a BIOS select switch - this GPU has dual BIOS The strange sound at 25:10 and 26:00 is not audibly coming from the GPU - it seems to be sort of interference my microphone is picking up. I've run this card again today, it powered up OK first thing in the morning and I ran a free graphics demo I found called 'Heaven Unigene' for 4 hours and it was perfectly stable. I don't know how much this is pushing the graphics card (1080p ultra setting) but after a few hours the graphics card was running quite hot so it must have been doing some work. From what I can see, this card works just fine.
Unigene superposition is good, there's lots of settings which will have various stress levels. Works great for newer Nvidia cards as well because they often identify furmark as a power virus and throttle themselves to reduce the power usage thus making it less stressful to run.
@@LearnElectronicsRepair furmark isn't really that good for stability testing. I've seen people recommend 3dmark firestrike because it has multiple gpu stress test scenarios. If a gpu wouldn't crash in furmark it could crash in firestrike
OK I got some info from the owner - I've also asked what connection he was using (HDMI, DVI, DP) This is the info Gerard gave me ---------------- Amazing.......I tried that card in 2 different systems and it wouldn't boot or be detected I honestly don't understand why it did this to me..... it wouldn't boot up or be detected or give me a pic or anything I used that card to mine Ethereum with and it wouldn't mine or anything and now it works suddenly OMG when it gave me the problem the system frozen and crashed 3 times and on the 4th time booting it failed and stopped working for me. Wow I guess I have to now try the wires on the psu or pci extender that I was using with this. I guess let me know how much shipping is back to Michigan is and if you want a fee for your time checking this card out you did spend time and your time is money so I am fine paying whatever fee you want. Again i saw the screen freeze and the card stop working, I was thinking of doing a heat treatment to the card but never did it and instead found you to check it out I am glad I didn't do one and sent it to you because I might of killed the card for sure doing one. ---------------- I stated in the video what I was happy to take in lieu of payment as that was the last of my MX4. Anything other than that would be a voluntary donation to the channel (always welcome) So if anyone can work out any other reason it worked for me but not the owner then here is the place and time to suggest, otherwise it gets soak tested over the weekend and will be on it's way home next week. I will try it tomorrow on DVI. I already know it worked on my mining adapter in single lane mode
@@NewbFixer I have another email form Gerard -------------- So, the PCIe 4-Pin MOLEX PCI-E 16x to 1x Powered Riser Adapter that I was using with the GPU is shorting out when I tested it so I found the reason why it was unstable and wouldn't work right........ I honestly never thought this could have been the problem but at least I can correct things and I didn't have to pay an arm and a leg to do so. ------------ So we got to the bottom of the problem - looks like this is on it's way back to him next week, one happy subscriber and I get a new tube of MX4 to keep me going 😀
Really nice and informative repair video! I cannot understand how all of those gpus that fail are new high end gpus. I have a asus r9 270x and still runs like a clock with normal temperatures! Anyway great video!
Often times the newer stuff is run closer to their limits from the manufacturers and especially stuff being used by miners. Specifically these rx5700XT cards are insanely good mining cards getting abused.
I have AMD HD 7990 of 6GB Graphics card. While connecting it either on HIVEOS or windows, it shows two HD7970/R9 280 GPU. Out of which 1 with 3GB but 2nd one didn't detect its size or driver. So, kindly help me why this happening?
Unigine Superposition is good for very new cards but it's only a benchmark so once it finishes you have run it again. Unigine Valley is a bit older but also good for testing and can run indefinitely. Both of them are free.
I'm assuming that at some point in this cards life it went through an oven/heat gun treatment. At 6:45 specifically you can see a pad where an IC would go. Now they normally come from the manufacturer without a IC on the pad and the solder will be the standard factory application dots, this has obviously gotten hot enough to puddle together indicating some sort of heat treatment was used.
I love your videos I have learned a lot, I went through my old video cards and was able to fix 1, and was wondering if you had a heatsink for a Sapphire R9 290, bought the card new and after around 200 hours I replaced the thermal paste (Thermal Grizzly Kryonaut) put it back in my PC and it would come on then shut down after 2 seconds, I check my work and found I striped one of the screws around the GPU and I couldn't fix it.
im going back a few years here but In the past ive noticed that if your psu isnt powerful enough, you will get graphic artifacting (square pattern) and or black screen when the card is under full power. Mostly at windows start up, driver installation or playing a game. I dont know if that was the issue, but it looks like the card is fine. Nice video as always mate. top class.
I have three PSU that I use for testing - this was running on a 750W ATX, model GreenMe750. I have to say it's a bit of a mystery - this was sent all the way from Michigan USA to Gran Canaria, so there must have been some good reason for that. Hopefully Gerard (the owner) will post here with some more info
@@LearnElectronicsRepair Its really interesting for sure. It seems apparent that the system the card came out of maybe have some issues that was causing the videocard to fail. Or you are a magician and you have the magic touch 😂
@@NewbFixer Yeah I'm getting in touch with the owner regards what connections he was using with it. It would not be sent half way round the world for nothing, I am sure.
Did you try slightly flexing the board or tapping it gently. It might be a cold solder joint that's not showing up lying flat on the desk. Although, that original heat sink paste didn't look to be nearly enough!
No I didn't try flexing it. I have run it again for about 4 hours today and it was flawless. Yeah I thought it was a bit shy of some thermal paste so I put new MX4 thermal paste on as I mentioned, and the temperatures in Furmark look good to me so I guess it is working well.
Good suggestion! I only tried it on HDMI but I will try it on DVI tomorrow. I don't have a monitor with Display Port so Ican't test that. Let's hope the owner posts her eand advises what connection he was using.
Hi could you do a beginners video on what a short circuit is (For dummies) Also do you do phone repairs maybe doing some videos on iphone chips capacitors/resistors might be beneficial as well
@mane A I've done several videos on short circuit tracing techniques, or videos that contain tutorials on short circuit tracing Here are some of them th-cam.com/video/R3F5rF7tgp/w-d-xo.html th-cam.com/video/kGM-Zmrr6tc/w-d-xo.html th-cam.com/video/NUgO7v4cbKs/w-d-xo.html th-cam.com/video/i8TudEfD2Ao/w-d-xo.html th-cam.com/video/5cG2aJwNoAw/w-d-xo.html th-cam.com/video/a9RjvfIzcP4/w-d-xo.html th-cam.com/video/01kiy3qtBc0/w-d-xo.html I do intend to make an 'All you need to know about short circuit tracing' video in the future
there is maybe problem with this and can help the guy or anyone else just to spread some information " I fixed my RX 5700 XT with a single BIOS option. PCI_E1 Gen Switch - put it on Gen3 instead of auto " auto use gen 4 on gen 4 motherboards or something like that so that is the problem for many people ...
Hi Richard, A few possible situations for the GPU. 1. Because this was a mining card I can tell you from experience the the cooling must be 100%. If the GPU core was not cooled properly, once the mining software starts to run the GPU will immediately go hot and turn off. Once hot the card will not reboot until the card has completely cooled. The type and application of the thermal paste is critical. Some brands of thermal paste dries at different rates, so replace with cheap paste may get the card going for a while but eventuallycrash again. Mining cards operate at 95% of their rated heat tolerance with overclocks, 24hrs a day. 2. If running HIVEOS, any updates to the OS can affect a perfectly running GPU. Roll back the OS to the previous version. The same overclocks may not work with the new hiveso updated especially with the more modern GPUs. 3. If using risers with 2nd hand cards, the contacts must be cleaned prior to use. Do not use 2nd risers as they will cause all sorts of problems. Power connections to the risers should be the 6 pin connection and not molex or sata to power the riser. I likely think the situation 1 is the most likely. I bought a R9390 Sapphire from ebay with crashing issues. Changed the thermal paste on the GPU core have had it mining perfect at 29MH 65° no issues. I believe you fixed the GPU by changing the thermal paste. Thanks, MacGaverick 😀
if it coming from a fresh build and the cpu doesn't have iGPU/APU, probably they're using the wrong port (mobo port not from the GPU), or some kind of port issue when you install some GPU it has used HDMI as its main output for installing the card the first time while others use DP, this happens to other youtubers while setting up an AMD system ( JayzTwoCents, BitWit, etc )
@KingOFStrike Good suggestion. I'll try DVI tomorrow. I don't have a monitor with Display Port so can't test that. I'll ask the owner what type of cable he was using,
I am trying to learn how to repair cards. For that reason I wish you would not shut off the video and go about searching for things on line or on the board with out letting us see the process. It is a learning experience for all of us. Thanks for the video.
I am starting to learn about graphics and electronics repair based on your vids mate , you are awesome . I am currently having a headache with an RX 580 XFX . It has enable and 3,24v but it doesn`t reach the buck regulator and I don`t know what is wrong because all the parts near the regulator has voltage in it . Maybe you can help me out somehow . cheers
I have AMD HD 7990 of 6GB Graphics card. While connecting it either on HIVEOS or windows, it shows two HD7970/R9 280 GPU. Out of which 1 with 3GB but 2nd one didn't detect its size or driver. So, kindly help me why this happening?
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The little switch at 11:22 is a BIOS select switch - this GPU has dual BIOS
The strange sound at 25:10 and 26:00 is not audibly coming from the GPU - it seems to be sort of interference my microphone is picking up.
I've run this card again today, it powered up OK first thing in the morning and I ran a free graphics demo I found called 'Heaven Unigene' for 4 hours and it was perfectly stable. I don't know how much this is pushing the graphics card (1080p ultra setting) but after a few hours the graphics card was running quite hot so it must have been doing some work. From what I can see, this card works just fine.
Unigene superposition is good, there's lots of settings which will have various stress levels. Works great for newer Nvidia cards as well because they often identify furmark as a power virus and throttle themselves to reduce the power usage thus making it less stressful to run.
Heaven is fine for stress testing for longer. That Card was designed to run 1440p max but 1080 max settings are good for testing.
@@NotThatGuyJD Thanks, I'll give that a try
@@LearnElectronicsRepair furmark isn't really that good for stability testing. I've seen people recommend 3dmark firestrike because it has multiple gpu stress test scenarios. If a gpu wouldn't crash in furmark it could crash in firestrike
OK I got some info from the owner - I've also asked what connection he was using (HDMI, DVI, DP)
This is the info Gerard gave me
----------------
Amazing.......I tried that card in 2 different systems and it wouldn't boot or be detected I honestly don't understand why it did this to me..... it wouldn't boot up or be detected or give me a pic or anything I used that card to mine Ethereum with and it wouldn't mine or anything and now it works suddenly OMG when it gave me the problem the system frozen and crashed 3 times and on the 4th time booting it failed and stopped working for me.
Wow I guess I have to now try the wires on the psu or pci extender that I was using with this. I guess let me know how much shipping is back to Michigan is and if you want a fee for your time checking this card out you did spend time and your time is money so I am fine paying whatever fee you want. Again i saw the screen freeze and the card stop working, I was thinking of doing a heat treatment to the card but never did it and instead found you to check it out I am glad I didn't do one and sent it to you because I might of killed the card for sure doing one.
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I stated in the video what I was happy to take in lieu of payment as that was the last of my MX4. Anything other than that would be a voluntary donation to the channel (always welcome)
So if anyone can work out any other reason it worked for me but not the owner then here is the place and time to suggest, otherwise it gets soak tested over the weekend and will be on it's way home next week. I will try it tomorrow on DVI. I already know it worked on my mining adapter in single lane mode
Great to get an update. Thanks.
@@NewbFixer I have another email form Gerard
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So, the PCIe 4-Pin MOLEX PCI-E 16x to 1x Powered Riser Adapter that I was using with the GPU is shorting out when I tested it so I found the reason why it was unstable and wouldn't work right........ I honestly never thought this could have been the problem but at least I can correct things and I didn't have to pay an arm and a leg to do so.
------------
So we got to the bottom of the problem - looks like this is on it's way back to him next week, one happy subscriber and I get a new tube of MX4 to keep me going 😀
@@LearnElectronicsRepair Another problem solved & A valuable lesson about checking the basics ie adapters, cables, plugs, fuses etc...
oh hes a miner dont give that card back to him lol shame on you greedy crypto miners.
Really nice and informative repair video! I cannot understand how all of those gpus that fail are new high end gpus. I have a asus r9 270x and still runs like a clock with normal temperatures! Anyway great video!
Often times the newer stuff is run closer to their limits from the manufacturers and especially stuff being used by miners. Specifically these rx5700XT cards are insanely good mining cards getting abused.
I have AMD HD 7990 of 6GB Graphics card.
While connecting it either on HIVEOS or windows, it shows two HD7970/R9 280 GPU. Out of which 1 with 3GB but 2nd one didn't detect its size or driver.
So, kindly help me why this happening?
Unigine Superposition is good for very new cards but it's only a benchmark so once it finishes you have run it again.
Unigine Valley is a bit older but also good for testing and can run indefinitely.
Both of them are free.
@bslay4r I now have two recommendations for Superposition so I'll definitely give that a try. Thanks.
Nice to see things being repaired and the E-Waste kept down to a minimum keep up the great video content... Cheers everyone.
I'm assuming that at some point in this cards life it went through an oven/heat gun treatment.
At 6:45 specifically you can see a pad where an IC would go. Now they normally come from the manufacturer without a IC on the pad and the solder will be the standard factory application dots, this has obviously gotten hot enough to puddle together indicating some sort of heat treatment was used.
We would have to wait for the owner to post in the comments here - I have given him the link to this video so he will know the card is working.
I love your videos I have learned a lot, I went through my old video cards and was able to fix 1, and was wondering if you had a heatsink for a Sapphire R9 290, bought the card new and after around 200 hours I replaced the thermal paste (Thermal Grizzly Kryonaut) put it back in my PC and it would come on then shut down after 2 seconds, I check my work and found I striped one of the screws around the GPU and I couldn't fix it.
im going back a few years here but In the past ive noticed that if your psu isnt powerful enough, you will get graphic artifacting (square pattern) and or black screen when the card is under full power. Mostly at windows start up, driver installation or playing a game. I dont know if that was the issue, but it looks like the card is fine. Nice video as always mate. top class.
I have three PSU that I use for testing - this was running on a 750W ATX, model GreenMe750. I have to say it's a bit of a mystery - this was sent all the way from Michigan USA to Gran Canaria, so there must have been some good reason for that.
Hopefully Gerard (the owner) will post here with some more info
@@LearnElectronicsRepair Its really interesting for sure. It seems apparent that the system the card came out of maybe have some issues that was causing the videocard to fail. Or you are a magician and you have the magic touch 😂
@@NewbFixer Yeah I'm getting in touch with the owner regards what connections he was using with it. It would not be sent half way round the world for nothing, I am sure.
@@LearnElectronicsRepair Stranger things have happened.
That oily stuff from thermalpads on pcb looks like mining with that card.
burnt oil,the card has been at high temps for a long session
@@robb5828 Yeah, we have a little miner there :)))
Richards magic hands at it again haha Good work i guess ?
very nice video,.,.thx from spain
Did you try slightly flexing the board or tapping it gently. It might be a cold solder joint that's not showing up lying flat on the desk. Although, that original heat sink paste didn't look to be nearly enough!
No I didn't try flexing it. I have run it again for about 4 hours today and it was flawless. Yeah I thought it was a bit shy of some thermal paste so I put new MX4 thermal paste on as I mentioned, and the temperatures in Furmark look good to me so I guess it is working well.
Hi,
the description says rx 6700 instead of 5700.
Best wishes and thanks for the videos
Well spotted - I fixed it. Thanks 🙂
Bro y cuando con respecto a tierra las bobinas me dan continuidad que procede? Es una w5700
Heya there are the magic fingers again lol
sus videos son geniales, muchas gracias
It's a PCIe 4 card. He needs to enable it on bios to at least gen3
Those are some furry fingers you got there mate! Lol! maybe a waxing would be an idea? Just kidding! Love your repair videos. Cheers!
Do all the outputs work? I've had a card that works on DVI and Display Port, but not on HDMI port before.
Good suggestion! I only tried it on HDMI but I will try it on DVI tomorrow. I don't have a monitor with Display Port so Ican't test that. Let's hope the owner posts her eand advises what connection he was using.
Hi could you do a beginners video on what a short circuit is (For dummies) Also do you do phone repairs maybe doing some videos on iphone chips capacitors/resistors might be beneficial as well
@mane A
I've done several videos on short circuit tracing techniques, or videos that contain tutorials on short circuit tracing
Here are some of them
th-cam.com/video/R3F5rF7tgp/w-d-xo.html
th-cam.com/video/kGM-Zmrr6tc/w-d-xo.html
th-cam.com/video/NUgO7v4cbKs/w-d-xo.html
th-cam.com/video/i8TudEfD2Ao/w-d-xo.html
th-cam.com/video/5cG2aJwNoAw/w-d-xo.html
th-cam.com/video/a9RjvfIzcP4/w-d-xo.html
th-cam.com/video/01kiy3qtBc0/w-d-xo.html
I do intend to make an 'All you need to know about short circuit tracing' video in the future
there is maybe problem with this and can help the guy or anyone else just to spread some information " I fixed my RX 5700 XT with a single BIOS option. PCI_E1 Gen Switch - put it on Gen3 instead of auto " auto use gen 4 on gen 4 motherboards or something like that so that is the problem for many people ...
Hi Richard,
A few possible situations for the GPU.
1. Because this was a mining card I can tell you from experience the the cooling must be 100%. If the GPU core was not cooled properly, once the mining software starts to run the GPU will immediately go hot and turn off. Once hot the card will not reboot until the card has completely cooled. The type and application of the thermal paste is critical. Some brands of thermal paste dries at different rates, so replace with cheap paste may get the card going for a while but eventuallycrash again. Mining cards operate at 95% of their rated heat tolerance with overclocks, 24hrs a day.
2. If running HIVEOS, any updates to the OS can affect a perfectly running GPU. Roll back the OS to the previous version. The same overclocks may not work with the new hiveso updated especially with the more modern GPUs.
3. If using risers with 2nd hand cards, the contacts must be cleaned prior to use. Do not use 2nd risers as they will cause all sorts of problems. Power connections to the risers should be the 6 pin connection and not molex or sata to power the riser.
I likely think the situation 1 is the most likely. I bought a R9390 Sapphire from ebay with crashing issues. Changed the thermal paste on the GPU core have had it mining perfect at 29MH 65° no issues.
I believe you fixed the GPU by changing the thermal paste.
Thanks,
MacGaverick 😀
if it coming from a fresh build and the cpu doesn't have iGPU/APU, probably they're using the wrong port (mobo port not from the GPU), or some kind of port issue when you install some GPU it has used HDMI as its main output for installing the card the first time while others use DP, this happens to other youtubers while setting up an AMD system ( JayzTwoCents, BitWit, etc )
@KingOFStrike
Good suggestion. I'll try DVI tomorrow. I don't have a monitor with Display Port so can't test that. I'll ask the owner what type of cable he was using,
wait what did you just say? My friggin head hurts now thanks
What happens if one of the stuff with R15 on top has a short? Can it still be repaired? Gigabyte rx 5700xt gaming oc
I am trying to learn how to repair cards. For that reason I wish you would not shut off the video and go about searching for things on line or on the board with out letting us see the process. It is a learning experience for all of us. Thanks for the video.
I am starting to learn about graphics and electronics repair based on your vids mate , you are awesome . I am currently having a headache with an RX 580 XFX . It has enable and 3,24v but it doesn`t reach the buck regulator and I don`t know what is wrong because all the parts near the regulator has voltage in it . Maybe you can help me out somehow . cheers
I have AMD HD 7990 of 6GB Graphics card.
While connecting it either on HIVEOS or windows, it shows two HD7970/R9 280 GPU. Out of which 1 with 3GB but 2nd one didn't detect its size or driver.
So, kindly help me why this happening?
I've not seen that problem before. Have you tried reflashing the GPU BIOS?
Put It on hive os overclock it you'll find settings in hive mine with it for a day may fail
Very strange coil whine you got there, it shouldn't whine like that.
nice
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