PNY 4090 with a never ending memory problem fixed by WEP 993D 

"I don't trust other man's balls." Words to live by.

"I don't trust another man's balls" ------northwestrepair--2023....sage advice Sir.

Your channel is such a breath of fresh air and some of the only content that puts my OCD brain at peace. I always learn something new unlike the majority of mindless content on youtube. I know this level of content isn't the sort of thing that everyone can properly appreciate and understand, but I am so deeply grateful that you continue to make it and wanted to say my most heart felt thank you! :)

Did PNY refuse to fix this? Edit: oh yeah with three memory chip like that you can't blame the manufacturer.

Those text explanations are a nice addition for new viewers not familiar with the process. Good idea!

You make it look so damn easy.

I see your subs are now rocketing up faster than the temps on your new hot air station and deservedly so. This has now become my favourite repair channel. It's a combination of your skills, video production, clear explanations and magnetic personality. There are not many repair channels I've discovered with this particular winning combination so you'll now get your silver play button in no time now and then beyond. In fact I'd start working on a patreon channel if you don't already have one. :)

WEP sending you a free piece of equipment, no strings , shows a few very big things: 1 - they support your channel, if not directly, then by simply 'you have their approval' - that shows they have good taste. 2- they are extremely confident their product will work with your needs 3- they really want your professional feedback, as someone who uses products like theirs often. - nothing like using other products at around $200 US to fix a $1.5K+ product. (also love the random explosions, they make me chuckle) If I am ever in need of an airflow station - I will definately re watch this video and remember WEP

It was good to see your workbench setup and equipment at 10:02. Any chance you would do a short video to show it off in more detail?

As an embedded systems engineer, your skill and logic and trouble shooting astonished me bro, keep it up ❤❤

You’re the most generous technician I’ve seen in my life❤️, other people want money to share this knowledge online!

Always love these videos even when Im not a technician! I hope I can get in this line of work. Please do not stop sharing your skills!

The first explosion on the core scared me since I'm watching this video at 3 AM with headphones. lol.

Your old hot air station (with a blowing fan inside the gun) is suitable for mobile phone PCB repair and for soldering BGA balls when you reball it (because of the low air flow). It struggles to deliver the heat quickly on thick boards (leading to damages most of the times). But your new one is way better for reflowing the GPU because the air flow is stronger and it delivers the heat onto the PCB quickly.

I know just enough about reballing chips to know that it can be a complete pain in the arse, even WITH the right tooling . The precision and [enhanced] speed and zoom that we get to watch you work in is absolutely amazing. And it doesn't matter if they're you're balls or someone else's, they're all someone else's balls to us ;)

yooo I want a brand deal with WEP too 👀👀👀 XD awesome fix man, keep it up!

trust only your balls.

yet another gem of a video !

Thanks for adding the on screen comments describing what you are doing in the process of the repair. I think these are a great addition 👍👍

i don’t trust other men’s ball 😂😂😂 1:12

Impressive troubleshooting and patience my friend,well done.

2:19 LOL i just noticed i showed footage of soldering memory pads 1st time TWICE Stupid Davinci Resolve 😑

I use a WEP soldering station that I picked up on a whim on eBay because it was super cheap one day. I love it!!

Nobody should trust another man's balls. Sun Tzu AKA Tony.

I been following you for about 6 months now and every video you post up on RU-vid are great. I appreciate you for your patience and knowledge in fixing all types of Graphics cards. Just your knowledge in general blows me away. Keep making these videos because they're so awesome to watch. Thumbs up

Amazing work, but I'm still laughing... Never are enough explosions. "don't trust other men's b*lls" great advice for younger gens...

Oooh yummy amtech. You make hours of video or even days for us to watch in minutes also very entertaining, thank you i enjoy your videos a lot.

Great work, really cool to see your expertise grow in every video

I am new subscriber and appreciate your videos. Now the only question is since EVGA is gone. Which vendor generally uses the best construction. thanks.

tbh PNY has low build quality in memory. I have an issue with their RAM module DDR4. Better purchase other than PNY. For SSD to me, everything is fine since they're mature in storage. Others are not.

Yet another card saved from the landfill. Love your work. And I love your hotplate. Love from Norway. Love your work man. You are doing an awsome job.

Another excelent repair. Im wondering if i could mail myself for a memory replacement aswell. Too much weed during college... 😅

what a very nice repair. TOP NOTCH ENGINEERING

WOW, i did'nt know that you used the 862d to remove cores.. The transformer in mine died.

I learned MANY years ago that if you want to make sure something is done right you HAVE to use your own balls.

I'm surprised you got any mileage out of that crappy air wand with the built-in fan.

What you said in 14:44, I learned that the hard way. Soldering not melting to my hand getting burned, it turns out that my iron was 40W and my ceiling fan was too powerful to let it reach melting point. I had to replace it.

This is an awesome job! Where did you learn the skills you utilize doing this?

Why do you mix existing solder with leaded solder before using wick to siphon it out? /me knows nothing about soldering Also, it's really nice that you describe the steps in the video. Otherwise for uninitiated (like me) , you just do some things and I have no idea what.

I honestly have to ask myself why I like watching these GPU repair videos so much, but they are very entertaining to watch and really like the investigation part when trying to figure out the problem. Also, the music tie in is always well done.

I have a question can the core be placed in any direction or is there a correct orientation like cpus

The card is very heavy, I bet someone dropped it, and it crashed on the floor.

About as entertaining as board level GPU repairs can get .. Thanks for the Video ;)

love these repair vids

Jesus, what a nightmare of a card. This is one of those repairs that can really frustrate anybody. Superb job though!

"Never trust another mans balls" - Einstein or something

Don't trust another man's balls. Lmao

I miss working on electronics, guess its time to unretire again. 🤣

First time seeing a single fan 4090 XD. GJ btw

Have a blessed day and thanks for sharing 👍😊

well done sir :) your skill for repair is amazing

@northwestrepair whats the software that is used in 0:30

Glad to see you grow this fast tony, congrats on the sponsor.

The explosions are always worth a good laugh!

Master of GPU!

It shocks the hell out of me, with how much damage people can do to $$$ graphics cards. Goes to show you... Money can't fix stupid.🤣

Love that you describe your way of thinking through the troubleshooting process. Very interesting to see how you figure out what the problem is.

You got lots of balls to fix that chip that way.

Hi Tony, @12:45 - this WEP is almost identical to my YiHua, but I never encountered this problem, it switches off every time the nozzle is parked. So nope, their are not all like that...

Always a good idea to use your own balls😁🤣✌

Amazing repair as always. May I ask a question? Was this PNY card any worse than the rest of the 4xxx serries cards in terms of parts used in and overall build quality. This brand appears to have the cheapest prices. I was wondering if their quality match up to others. Maybe you have some impressions that you could share with us. That would be really helpful.

Sorry mate. I just love watching you bust a gut over these things. Good score on the WEP too. You deserve it!

edit kudos for the tunes and nifty inline angled captions during the montage

its like asmr but for our eyes xD

Nice content... thanks to you i fell like i could fix any card in this world. But i dont have equipments....😂😂😂😂😂😂❤❤❤❤ have a nice day...

Good job mate 👍

Great repair!!!! Good job and thanks for sharing!

Always neat

i have this same card. was wondering what this repair ran just in case i need to get similar work done in the future? great content.

the new text overlays are nice!

I love this level of production quality. Just enough information in the small text to get tons of information, good flow to the video, but not so overdone that things become cheesy

Hey, loons like an Atten 862D copy. Base is the same, handle identical. Just all in black. If it works, lovely :-) Now Atten is in the 200€ range if you know where to look for.

Hey man, I'm looking to buy a 3080 and was wondering if there are any models I should be avoiding

you got Patience to not give up on that card... .....your ..almost at 60k now,,,, growing 2k a day... told you,, going to be big RU-vid star soon.

This guys got a lot of balls

Very entertaining and so educational. I sure like your music it goes perfectly with your work.

Some could say that balls jokes are only things that keep people fixing GPUs sane...

Tony, can i use my hot air, and just buy the preheating machine under like you use? Can i lift a gpu chip with only that? I use gordak 850 hot air only

Another Great Watch!!

You’re amazingly good with balls Tony. Keep up the good work mate

Love your repair videos. Keep it up! Is there any software other than benchmarking software to check if my GPU is working at optimum levels? Something that can give me an idea about where a fault or bottleneck is. Thanks

The music may have something to do with me feeling almost guilty watching this.

Awesome repair as always. Also appreciate you going over the hot air station and giving us a view of your equipment. I have same soldering iron and do think it proper but have similar off issues as you displayed with the hot air station.

Your always very thorough on d process of d repair.. Very informative indeed..

"unfortunately nothing blew up....." Sounds as if thats a good thing >.

Man, this video shows your editing skills and effort is just getting even better. I like the text explaining what you are doing, I am sure newcomers will love it. Also very nice review, not forced, not hiding the small text, thumbs up from my part aswell.

I will never own another PNY product. Every single PNY product I have bought has failed well within warranty and catastrophically. Is PNY customer service is very lacking.

Thanks for the description of operations you made during the video

You got the air station just in time. Looking at the base at 11:48, it seems like you could have unscrewed that U-shaped metal clip near the bottom of the base. It looks like that metal clip was what caused the tip to not sit properly. You can just remove the two screws shown in 11:52 of the video.

I don't trust another man's balls either bro.

A $1700 card . . . damn. Did they drop it down a flight of concrete stairs? I don't get it. My system is _maybe_ $700 , and I'm cautious when 'handling' it.

these cola-can heatshields have seen so much

Very smart gentleman, I admire his work ethic and knowledge for real. Such great content 👍👍👍

I would watch the long format of this, since i lost one ball to cancer and the other to marriage a good reballing in real time time is needed😂. 🍺

. . . Probably pretty scary that you can not get support part for the item's fans - Where would such support be rectified? . . . 🎉

Great work as always man keep up the coolest vid card fixes . Love the work and vids you do bud keep it up !

8:08 BRUH

Man all these rtx cards failing with memory, it's been that way since rtx2000. Nv doesn't have your interest in mind, all planned obsolescence, to continue buying their ewaste.

I liked the text explanations you placed in there while doing the different steps.

Well done and thanks for the perseverance, Alex would have given up, and added the card to donor supply with an attempt fee. Also like how you test your stuff, no cutting corners.