4090 Graphics card PCIE Connector Pin damage Repair

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[@smarthome2660]

I have great difficulty understanding when people talk fast, but I understand you very well. You talk very fast through PCB WAY, but I understand every word.

[@orce]

Probably its best for this card to be mounted vertically with PCIe 4.0 riser cable, so if there is ever a need for the card to be taken out of the case (for cleaning purposes or w/e) its taken out together with the cable plugged in.

[@gamerelated3887]

That is a very good idea!!

[@nickolaswilliams935]

For the delam, you can drip super glue into the separated layers then clamp them together till it cures. Be sure to use Teflon between the board and clamp jaws, or you’ll have one solid piece lol.

[@ACOnetwork]

That is what I would do also logically :)

[@bblod4896]

Agreed 👍

[@NorthridgeFix]

I go by the rule "if it's not broken don't fix it. There are microscopic lines running thru every layer of the board. Layers are separating. This is not a kitchen countertop that you can just add glue to and press. I know we have a lot of handymen in the comments, but it's better left off as is.

[@Desaved]

I was literally about to suggest the same thing.

[@bblod4896]

@@NorthridgeFix That is a good rule to follow.

[@melstead7937]

Congratulations on meeting 400k subscribers. Personally with your teaching and content, it should be double that. I have been watching for several years and look forward to each and every video. I watch until I hear your little girl say "better than factory". Mel Ontario Canada

[@arnoldbailey7550]

Dust lightly under the pad with baking soda. Then press the pad down while adding a drop of supper glue. The bond is instant and rather strong. Hope it helps. Just be certain to hold the pad down before you use the glue. Capillary effect will pull it under

[@lookitskazzy]

Wouldn't this also leave glue on top of the pad, serving as a anti-conductive layer? 🤔

[@pel666]

All I can say is that your fixes have been great, and I love watching you grow grey over the time I have been enjoying your videos. The grey is better than factory :)

[@AshtonCoolman]

How the hell can a user mangle the PCIe fingers that bad?! I've never seen damage like that in my 35 years of working with PCs. Did a gorilla try to install the GPU?!

[@AndrewFremantle]

It seems to me that damage would be directly related to the delamination - With the board delaminated like that, it's going to be much more difficult to install into the socket, especially if the installer isn't aware of that particular problem - hence more force being applied, at weirder angles, hence ripping and folding the fingers.

[@jaggsta]

looks like came loose during shipping.

[@imqqmi]

Using unreasonable force to get a card in that's maybe caught on the front or back edge of the slot, then jam in into the slot until it bottoms out? Or the pc case took a hard impact? Or maybe the card was plugged in and on 1000x? I'd recommend the owner to plug it in and never touch it again.

[@piscikeeper]

Between the fingers and pcb separation, I would guess it was dropped on edge and the pcb mushroomed.

[@davehenderson6896]

Who's the dope that made that kind of damage?

[@4of20]

really nice, not better than factory on this one but i would have written that off as busted and tossed it, amazing you made it work

[@samaha6]

Use epoxy, saturate the layers, then compress the layers until they dry, then gently sand them

[@Majid_Gadget]

Clean and detailed as always. But in my opinion, if you added some glue there, the possibility of the next failure would be less

[@OmoiSenpai]

What it feels like, is that somehow, the customer got the board bloated, and he tried to shove it in the PCB, which then bent those pins.

[@mustangthearpy]

I wonder if the pcb board got exposed to water/moisture. Because the separation looks just like how a water damaged OSB plywood.

[@Dracula.25]

Yes i think it's water or moisture

[@KyleSand]

It is fibreglass, definitely moisture resistant. Probably dropped

[@ronlevin2339]

what people do with this 2000$ card ? eat it for breakfast? It is just having to be inserted ones into a slot , how you can damage so layers will be separated ?

[@JatXoc]

Actually ridiculous how bad that damage is.

[@staples4335]

Looks like it was transported installed in a PC and not supported properly. Hence the separation in the layers. Best to always remove GPU for transport.

[@lucasrem]

Ilegal, why not RMA it ?

[@andrewreid6729]

Thin CA would probably wick in and do a great job on those separated layers. Just compress together tightly before applying.

[@ohmbug10]

Was thinking the same and use a spring clamp for pressure to compress the layers.

[@staples4335]

Exactly the fix I was thinking. Could maybe use some small bits of wood down either side and a bunch of clamps to hold the layers tight together. Then drip some CA glue along the edge.

[@stevejones4618]

Yup - clamp and wick in thin CA.

[@robertoney5665]

With the layers separated on a PCB board the only way you can fix it is to apply glue and then use a clamp small enough to compress the layers so it can be thin again but over time the layers May separate again

[@MaffAndxu3jj]

That's a no fix all day - I take it back Nice one Alex.

[@johannesdesloper8434]

waterthin superglue (CA) can do a lot. It pulls in pores and hardens rapidly and is strong.

[@brijeshjaiswalgoa]

Most of the issues are straight forward, I wish we could also get issues like you, but it is not so.

[@NorthridgeFix]

If you've been following this channel, you should know that It's all about how you build your business model. Avoid time wasting repairs. Time is more expensive than money. Work smart not hard.

[@costinpopina]

For the layering i think epoxy might help.

[@cardboard_boi]

what if you have a similar issue, but the pad is too short to properly mate in the slot? would it be better to try to replace the pad? or would soldering an extension to the pad suffice? the worry is that it may be too thick or make poor contact if you just put a new pad against the end and solder.

[@husainhabib4789]

Soldering like concave mirrors. You can stick to your side mirrors to provide better view to incoming traffic.

[@BlueDevilsBari]

It looks to me like this SHOULD be covered by warranty, but alas, it won't be. This poor user, who had their 4090 12VHP connector melt, probably was removing it from the motherboard, to have it fixed, and then dropped it directly onto the floor impacting the PCIE connector. Very unfortunate. But, had the 12VHP connector not failed, it would have not been necessary to remove it from the motherboard and the PCIE connector would have not have been damaged during the removal process. Nvidia caused the whole chain of events here with their faulty designed 12VHP connector that led to 4090 being removed after installed. If a melted power connector was present at all, Nvidia should replace the card, even if something else got broken during removal. Had the 4090 never failed, it would have remained installed and not had the need to be extracted from the PCIE slot. Fault is Nvidia.

[@AnonymousUser-ww6ns]

I saw another video about this. Nivdia needs to do a recall of the RTx 4090.

[@bbz149]

I would have put tape over the connectors, used Epoxy resin brushing it over the edge to try and get some between the layers, then clamped the edge connector in a mini Vice 🙂 Opsss just read comment below lol

[@kevdog20]

Yes it works but with the layers open like that could it not cause a greater risk if fire or something?

[@RealNovgorod]

Soak it with epoxy from the side (covering all the layers) and clamp it in a vise for 24h, then scrape away any spillover. Easiest fix ever.

[@soviut303]

I wonder if soldering a PCIe extension cable would be a good solution to overcome all the issues with the delaminated part of the board.

[@LookkAttMee]

I bought a graphics card that has a few scratches and a gray color in those yellow pads the card work fine but I'm a bit worried should i ignore it or should i sell it?

[@ralphj4012]

Fortunately, it doesn't look like any of the vias were damaged by that amount of delamination. Each layer looks uneven, perhaps the card was dropped or forced into a damaged socket.

[@arttheseven5526]

9:10 I think you can do that on a mobo that is inside the case. If the mobo is outside the probably will work.

[@TheRepeatloader]

i had that one one card.. i used a hypodermic and injected glue between the layers then put the end in a vice grip over night .. it worked for a while anyway.. (enough to insert card and leave it in the slot)

[@archerbob6847]

What brand is the card with the layers separating?

[@mb14u2c2]

Hmmm maybe glue might work if the card dies later… I’d put tape on the pins so no glue would get on them, soak the edge with thin superglue then clamp it really tight till it dries… you’d need tape on your clamps too so you don’t glue the card to your clamps… idk just a suggestion, might work

[@JohnnyStashh]

i would recommend that they use a riser cable, incase of any shorts in the future. it would damage the riser cable and not the motherboard's PCIe slot directly. Though, i would replace the card at this point anyways. 😆

[@SovereignKnight74]

Great job! What brand of 4090 was that? Sounds like it's a manufacturer that should be avoided. PCB board quality is horrible. 'm guessing it is a PNY.

[@jestan01]

Looked like a Nvidia card to me, the shape of the pcb is a give away.

[@SovereignKnight74]

@@jestan01 Damn, if that's the case, what happened to Nvidia's QC? Yikes!

[@StevenMayer6]

I had the opposite happen to me on a Alienware trackpad ribbon cable. The fingers pulled out. Yes the connector clamp open.

[@MrMojolinux]

Simply.....Amazing Save!!

[@TreyJays]

If these connectors keep melting why are people having them repaired? Are the new connectors melt proof? Honestly just curious.

[@jerrykrovichdrvlof1362]

For the delamination issue I would Mix a small batch of epoxy resin used for casting (runny resin that needs 24/48 hours to cure), soak all the layers with it and then secure the PCI slot using a bench press and sandwiching the slot between two flat small pieces of wood and then wait the resin to cure. It is very risky but that's the way I would proceed because that card has one foot in the grave with that delamination and it will most likely have the other foot in once the customer plugs it in

[@BlueDevilsBari]

...and then you would most likely end up with two pieces of wood attached permanently to the card. Congratulations on the marriage.

[@darkkingastos4369]

Using wood glue and placing it in a vice to compress it while it cures for a couple days might work.

[@aaronwlkr]

Probably need to drip for superglue on that pcie then put it in a vice, to squeeze it and hold it while it dries.

[@DavidUrulski-wq9de]

Do you know if a Google pixel 1 would turn on without its middle plate? It has a connection.. just trying to fix an old phone. Don't want to waste money just to retrieve the data and not currently turning on after replacing battery and screen

[@BenchAndGames]

What just happaned with this card in order to get all the layers separated like this ? Is has been dropped I guess ?

[@PeteJonesViciousKid]

What would of made the PCB do that? Dropping it?

[@Ebolachicken]

He can solder a pcie extender to it i guess

[@winlose3073]

pretty weird damage! but a great fix as well!

[@fredrikbergquist5734]

I recently bought a 3080 and the pcie connector was damaged on delivery. Suspect that they are churning out cards so fast now so that the quality is going bad.

[@miketeeveedub5779]

For the money we paying for a 4090 you'd think we're getting quality. Well, we're absolutely wrong. What absolutely CRAP!!! Shame on whatever brand of board manufacturer for the PCB and shame on NVIDIA for the 12VHPWR socket design!

[@RosannaDramatic]

The separation caused the pads to peel off.

[@maelradec6766]

Being an opal miner i can say that no the uv light is not the best on the market, but what would i know ay

[@RRan-dk7ct]

How in the world or better yet , what does a person do to get a board in that condition ???

[@user-ot7wb8sy1v]

dude. did the card heated so much to the point it delaminate?

[@ifell3]

Could you use wood glue, allow it to soak into the end of the card then clamp it until it sets?

[@teej_youtube]

It amazes me how some people absolutely butcher their electronics somehow

[@Bl4ckSuns3t]

A new way to make a delicious Wafer Pci-Express LOL.. it's insane , the customers spent so many bucks to get this products and at the end, this is the result ? A brand new multi layer Wafer.... In conclusion.....A power plug that melted with a sight , a cool wafer multi layer and to conclude a nice coffè.. What a waste of money... I can't blame northridge fix , when he said some videos ago , that it's not a completely fault of the customer...The major part of Industry should revisit the entire design of boards and refund at full 100% of money.

[@MrGeneralScar]

All I can say is at least nvidia is helping NorthridgeFix and others in the same industry to grow thier business and propser. Seems to me like the RTX4090 is just a card that should never have existed. From it's pricetag, to crumby power connector design, now the PCB falling apart at the slot. Sure maybe some of the PCB falling apart could be user being too rough with it, but I fail to see how the PCB could split layers like that in that way, normally if it was rough treatment after slotted in the socket you would get cracks on the PCB near the hook that we see all too often. For my amature brain, splitting of the PCB layers like that is just dodgey manufacturing. And I bet the manufacturer of the card refused warranty and called it physical damage too.

[@i3dny]

الله ينور ❤

[@dinxsy8069]

If i was the customer, i'd personally use a PCIE riser cable on the GPU, Then the GPU could be left in that to never be removed then enabling the cable to be removed from the motherboard thus not progressively damaging the GPU any more

[@saraelmasry-w7j]

alalex hi....u can use B7000 glue with small brush to glue it from the top with some press on it form both sides for 10 min.....will work nicely

[@thedanfernando]

B7000 gives the rubbery feel. This could create tiny gaps

[@Antagon666]

GPUs nowadays have price of used cars. But used cars are at least more reliable.

[@notme4526]

In all the years, nvidia has been making GPU's. I've never seen the board layers come apart! Either it's from the high current these cards draw or nvidia is making cards cheaper than they used too. If it is from the currect, maybe we need a beefer PCB's and stronger PCIe sockets. I'm guessing nvidia is probably just cheaping out on their newer cards that cost more than they ever have before.

[@jorgepedrorui2605]

There is a sticker on the outside of the gpu, if it comes off and disappears how will you know what the gpu's serial number is?

[@markae0]

0:58 the pins. How does that happen?

[@shadowarez1337]

Trying to mash the card into the PCIe slot at a Angle or mining rig trying to clear the cooler in a rack that's the only way I could see it happening.

[@jorgepedrorui2605]

If the GPU is faulty and the serial number is not visible, how can I check it?!

[@zlibz4582]

can damaged pcie pin cause the graphics card to run at x4 speed even tho its plugged in the x16 slot ? i tried the gpuz software and it shows x4 speed even while running benchmarks so its not power saving and even in games my gc wont perform the way it was before ...............

[@Dutchey66]

That card should never leave the next pcie slot it goes into and vertical mount!

[@malik_chaabane]

He may cast the damaged part on resin while holding it together.

[@pizzalord3n]

Any slow curing glue, clamp it down in vice clamps, set it and forget it.

[@kentscoffey]

I'm wondering what causes such damage to the fingers of a board? My experience has been you plug, play and forget. Because it didn't fit, this guy must have used a hammer to bang it in.

[@leorickpccenter]

How on Earth can anybody damage the connectors like that? Could you ask what happened to it? I'm really curious

[@robp4616]

Another concern I'd have with adhesive is the likelihood of it heating and melting while the card is in-use in the system. Could make a sticky mess in the card slot on the system board.

[@SwingArmCity]

Is that a founders edition card? I wonder what % of cards you fix, are 4090's?

[@lucasrem]

What is it, and why not RMA it illegal ?

[@jaggsta]

@@lucasrem physical damaged isn't warrantied if it has even a scratch on it they will deny warranty.

[@SwingArmCity]

@@lucasrem rma? They'll find a way to deny it.

[@ksenchy]

What do people do with their GPUs for them to end up like this

[@OneMHz]

What is melting so many power connectors??

[@lucasrem]

what is it, why not RMA it, illegal ?

[@ksenofobov]

You need a lubricant. Vaseline or any other that is suitable for elevtric components.

[@kumsaldeniz-g4p]

It is very sad that there is no Turkish subtitle language support.

[@CedricGirouard]

I'd put some epoxy and stick it in a vise gently for however long.

[@amorgan5844]

Tell that customer to bring in his entire pc and pay you to mount it😂 i have no confidence in their ability but i would bet my bottom dollar on you to get it right!

[@bornagain2641]

Please ask the customerhow that happened to the card

[@ali25k]

Why we can't solder 16 to 20 Guage copper wires direct to rtx 4090

[@saffanalvy]

Awesome. awesome.

[@muttBunch]

Lucky that it still works. But if I were the customer, my butt would be using a riser cable so it doesn’t do any damage to the motherboard.

[@dontrotter1099]

sure would seem that the pcie slot would have been burnt when the connector fried itself. or this was an ebay card that had gotten wet on the messed up pin side. either way great job

[@FSHerrante]

How is it possible that with the quality standards that these graphics cards must have, the PCB itself is separated in that way?

[@lucasrem]

What is it, and why not RMA it ? illegal ?

[@anro_gaming]

what did the owner do to cause such damages 😮

[@club4ghz]

Leaked AIO maybe ? Water can split the pcb like that.

[@ctecrwp]

I'm quite sure that the user's PCI slot is also damaged....

[@BeefySweats]

That is one messed up board man I don’t understand how these things get so messed up, if it was me, and I put a 4090 (1500+$) in my pc, and I saw it sagging or felt like there was just too much weight on the card, I would get a gpu support mount or something because I mean that’s common sense for me 🤷‍♂️

[@davepost7675]

While I agree with others that CA glue might fix it, I would only try that if it were MY OWN BOARD, but I would not try it on a customer board. If something went wrong, the customer would 100% for sure blame NRF and demand a replacement board.

[@ThePred2009]

Cannot believe nvidia are getting away with this major manufacturing flaw.

[@francksylene1560]

idea? press the PCB and fix with glue... It will e more safe for customer....

[@Guitargreat]

Man they had to jam that card in there

[@kevinm3751]

For as much as these cards cost the fact the layers are separating is unacceptable! If this was my card I would mix up some carbon fiber resin, apply it to the affected area, bag the card and put it under high vacuum until it cured. Just like you do when you are making a carbon fiber part. That should bring the layers together tight enough until the resin cured.

[@ilanbinkovitch6054]

I would have used Superglue, let is soak in and Clamps

[@jestan01]

I just got a Asus Strix RTX 4090 OC LC a few months back, I hope it’s PCB hold together better then this, now I just worry about the power plug doin a wicked witch of the west impersonation….. 😂

[@davidsmith4186]

One of the best fixers in the game! Have yet to see anything he couldn't fix if the product is fixable!

[@martinmalone6324]

would like to see the the owner plug that into his board and not a riser, sure?????

[@techprotips5865]

@@ElysionArg The other guy always flexes about his ability to fix those kinds of faults, but we must agree that it is not viable nor worth fixing when this kind of damage is occuring to the card, you might be able to record a video to showcase your skills, but no matter you are skilled you will not waste time on such repairs when you can get money while fixing easier jobs. Another guy abandoned a repair in a video the day before for the same reason. especially when people send junk purchased from ebay hoping that you will fix them for 40 bucks.

[@jamesg7456]

How the heck does that happen.

[@suryavanshib]

Awesome ✌🏻✌🏻✌🏻

[@bes12000]

If the GPU is that mangled ..I don't want to see the motherboard PCIe slot..

[@MrDjXray3]

I mean what the hell people doing with 4090 xD ??? ps are doing great job of saving 4090 :P

[@robinsattahip2376]

That looks like something that was tinkered to death. It's supposed to be gently plugged in and then left in place. I can think of some experiments to fix that board, but not anything I would do to a customer's property or be able to guarantee.