What MINING does to Graphics Cards 

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Northwestrepair, I really respect your opinions, now that EVGA isn't making GPUs, what Manufacturer is doing the best job now with GPUs?

im amazed about what is possible. how much do u ask for a repair like this?

Bravo! Fun watching you repair these cards. I come across a few bad cards. I toss them but I'll keep you in mind when I do.

The profile pic is just perfect for your comment.

black magic, i'm in awe

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

@@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

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

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

@@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!

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

@@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.

@@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

Thank you sir

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! 😄

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.

​@@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.

@@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.

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

fact just in general for that matter

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.

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.

You got that right! Schools use to teach electronics. Usually taught by grumpy introverted grampas who show jealous animostiy at kids who show acute learning ability. Why school don't teach kids to be interested in electronics completely behoves me.🤨

These people work at Nvidia and AMD.

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

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

They wont be

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

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?

@@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.

@@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.

@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.

Does he have any other option?

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

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.

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

totally. Mind blown away.

cool pfp

@@xXGeorgLPXx you too m8 haha

I think most of those are ground planes since it's in the power supply area

As someone who works in RMA we are capaple of repairing tose Errors. The Problem is you have to guarantee that the Card is in working Order for a year (Germany) seeing this issue it is likely that other components might be affected. Also this is a 1070 the time to fix this GPU is Not in Relation to the worth of the Card for the company. I hope this helps.

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.

@@northwestrepair 👍👍

@@northwestrepair A humble Sensei. 🙏

@@northwestrepair Kudos .. This is the way!

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

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

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.

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

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

@@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.

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

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

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

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

@@northwestrepair what gpu is that in this video?

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

@@jponz85 A GTX 1070.

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

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.

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

Thanks 👍

@@ithecastic Show me better :)

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

Well that'll boost the hell out of AMD.

@@jari2018 no one workin with you bro xD

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

@@jari2018 uhh, what?

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

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

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.

@@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.

@@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.

Still rocking an Evga FTW 1080 Hybrid.

its the same for everything

Thats true

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

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

@@primus711 what what what? 🤣

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..

Thanks.

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

Thank you!

I hope to drill some more holes too.

Yes i do lol

Electrical dentistry 😄

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

RIP EVGA

@@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.

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

@@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

Awesome, thank you!

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

@@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.

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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.

thanks !

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

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.

Overclocking sells more GPUs. They've been mining the same old mine for years

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

Exactly right

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)

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.

I don't post enough.

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

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

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.

Thanks !

what

This one, about 3 hours. And then testing for few more to make sure it performs and does not crash when its fully warned up.

@@northwestrepair You have a talent for fixing those cards. I'll have to remember you if I ever need my card(s) fixed🤙

where is your shop located?

I try

Such a shame Nvidia abused a good relationship.

@@Matt-mh5ud ikr They care about money too much