WiZiD Posted December 7, 2009 Member ID: 804 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 32 Topic Count: 446 Topics Per Day: 0.08 Content Count: 3600 Content Per Day: 0.68 Reputation: 1053 Achievement Points: 24386 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 4 Joined: 11/28/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: September 7, 2020 Birthday: 04/25/1960 Share Posted December 7, 2009 SgtHarryWeezer, Hey got the video cards in the mail today Had a friend bring his toaster oven over that has had good luck with it andwithin 10 min fix the broken card!!!! I sent you a bank check this morning for $60 ( I wanted to at least coveryour shipping cost) Here is a link where I found out about this neat trick. My friend has alsofixed an xbox and a laptop motherboard. Also about 4 other video cards doingthe same thing! Thought I would pass it on to you fellow gamers:-) Here is a pic when I bench tested it after baking it. No post what so ever before! And the web site with directions and pictures. I guess you guys missed out on a sweet deal. $15 OMG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
X-RayXI Posted December 7, 2009 Member ID: 133 Group: ++++ Senior Admin Followers: 77 Topic Count: 602 Topics Per Day: 0.11 Content Count: 6889 Content Per Day: 1.28 Reputation: 1371 Achievement Points: 44114 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 3 Joined: 09/02/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: May 16 Birthday: 12/12/1971 Device: Windows Share Posted December 7, 2009 I have one here from OeziPIG and might be a good option to try if the warrenty fails and no discount for him. Its my old NVidia XFX 8600GTX XXX Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
ROCKAPE Posted December 7, 2009 Member ID: 4 Group: ++++ Senior Admin Followers: 171 Topic Count: 1094 Topics Per Day: 0.20 Content Count: 5158 Content Per Day: 0.96 Reputation: 3042 Achievement Points: 43607 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 14 Joined: 09/01/09 Status: Online Last Seen: 7 minutes ago Birthday: 08/16/1967 Device: Windows Share Posted December 7, 2009 Wow thats amazing I dont think I could put my 8800gtx in the oven. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
WiZiD Posted December 7, 2009 Member ID: 804 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 32 Topic Count: 446 Topics Per Day: 0.08 Content Count: 3600 Content Per Day: 0.68 Reputation: 1053 Achievement Points: 24386 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 4 Joined: 11/28/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: September 7, 2020 Birthday: 04/25/1960 Author Share Posted December 7, 2009 Just please remember doing this is at your own risk. But if you follow the directions as stated it may just work. What it does is kind of melts all the solder points at once and i guess resolders them. My friend also warned me that if there are ANY capsitors with plastic tops that they really NEED to be watched while baking. They tend to melt and pop if in to long. I also read that doing this on certin boards that contain led in them can omit gasses that are not good for you. So please dont stand there with you face pressed up against the door watching it and make sure you have good ventalation when doing this.....just a note to all! But if you have one that your just going to thow in the dumpster it may be worth a try. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
X-RayXI Posted December 7, 2009 Member ID: 133 Group: ++++ Senior Admin Followers: 77 Topic Count: 602 Topics Per Day: 0.11 Content Count: 6889 Content Per Day: 1.28 Reputation: 1371 Achievement Points: 44114 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 3 Joined: 09/02/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: May 16 Birthday: 12/12/1971 Device: Windows Share Posted December 7, 2009 Yeah I know.. we call it "Tin" so verTINner I have found it on our website of the year of the dutch www.tweakers.net forums. I am just in a middle of warrentee exception, I hope for him or else nothing is lost if he is looking for a new card. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
Bloodrain Posted December 8, 2009 Member ID: 569 Group: **- Inactive Registered Users Followers: 0 Topic Count: 3 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 10 Content Per Day: 0.00 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 80 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 10/15/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: January 6, 2013 Birthday: 05/19/1963 Share Posted December 8, 2009 There are many posts to that repair but not some technical explaination. The reason the circuit boards get fractured solder points is because most in the U.S. and all in the U.K. do not use lead solder. The new solder has higher melting point and is more brittle than lead solder. The vibrations in a pc over time can cuse these fractures. This use to be a more common problems in autos a few years back. I would disassemble them and repair with lead solder for permanent repair. The retaining strength of lead free solder is less. Keep this in mind when attaching a northbridge cooler or any cooler that uses the hook anchors on motherboard. After awhile they WILL fracture and the cooler will fall off. Depending how your mobo is positioned, the cooler can fall onto other components causing damage. This happened to me. The cooler fell onto the g card and man did it go haywire. luckily it didn't do any permanent damage to g card. Here is a link on the sunject if anyone is interested on the technical aspects. http://www.hardwarsecrets.com/article/232 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HarryWeezer Posted December 8, 2009 Member ID: 20166 Group: *** Clan Members Followers: 40 Topic Count: 611 Topics Per Day: 0.16 Content Count: 7653 Content Per Day: 1.97 Reputation: 7228 Achievement Points: 53668 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 36 Joined: 10/04/13 Status: Offline Last Seen: May 13 Birthday: 10/16/1946 Device: Windows Share Posted December 8, 2009 WiZID, delighted you got the bad card to work; wish I had known about that trick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
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