EVGA 3090 XC3 Beast Gone Bad - Is it Fixable?

[@TLM-Nathan]

The part where you're a little confused by the hdmi cable not going in made me laugh a little. That was literally the reason they sent in the card.

[@cheabrasseur1337]

me too me too XD

[@valkasolidor6727]

I think it's just that he anticipated the possibility that bending the connector had broken circuits, which isn't unreasonable since that applies to so many of his repairs. All the same he worked through it.

[@CharithaCn]

arrogance make you dumb sometimes, thats what happened.

[@lukapretegiani3348]

@@CharithaCn but it also helps, arrogance is a virtue of intelligent

[@CATech1138]

the hdmi connector damage didn't look like a big deal....until it was...i hate it when i underestimate the power of a tenth of a millimeter....

[@joek81981]

I can't believe it works that way, re the holding hands part. Neat.

[@admk2500]

this guy is good at what he does. he sells you the products he uses... so when you can't fix it.. you send it in to him and he shows you how it's done.

[@bblod4896]

A smart engineer designed a universal HDMI board layout. Huzzah to him. Thanks for the video Alex.

[@SAZodia]

That's EVGA for ya, they were always a step ahead of the competition when it came to GPUs.

[@jpdscnet]

@@SAZodia They were yes 😞unfortunately they left the GPU market. Still hope one day they will work together with either AMD or Intel to make top tier GPU's again.

[@maklogetrich2378]

@@SAZodia that's why EVGA is the best

[@SAZodia]

@joaoofficial that would be nice, but I think their main focus now is motherboards and they have released some seriously good ones recently too.

[@SAZodia]

@@maklogetrich2378 indeed they are

[@rokenom]

really nice. I thought this would turn out to be a no-fix, but i'm glad it's working.

[@donaldhenke2750]

thank you for the flux tip. really great. thank you

[@outfield1988]

I need to get hot air tweezers,anti glare light and will have everything from Alex.Great job on the repair Alex.

[@peterdixon4291]

Hey Alex. Put out more videos and don't worry about the editing so much. What you do for a living is driving for perfection married by what you do by way of KZbin. I am a new viewer and have subscribed and absolutely love the technical stuff but equally your dry sense of humor analogies sub Psychology by way of customers, you are a true Entertainer by weigh of what you do and who you are.

[@itbeforme]

I love the way you solder the leg of connector. ❤️

[@mikeh6876]

Love your patience and sense of humor...........

[@ProfectionGames]

I always love watching a successful repair! Great job as always, sir. Well done.

[@elitecol69]

How do you know what amperage rating the replacement fuse is?

[@karelappel594]

I love how you show that experience beats best practice!

[@helinghaus]

this is a brilliant example how NOT listening to the customer is sometimes a good thing. If you went by there word you would of replaced the connector and it still wouldnt have worked. They would never of guessed about the blown fuses. Also he could of took this to other places who possibly woudl just change it charged him and said well i did what you asked even though it didnt work when returned. well done sir

[@robertbartram5632]

another great vid,,,, mid morning here in the uk and excuse to watch and have a cuppa tea,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, thanks for taking the time to post

[@Coolman6564]

I want Alex saying "solid" to be my text message alert. 🤣 Nice work as usual.

[@freakyfred543]

Thanks for these videos. I love troubleshooting and fixing things myself.

[@fasihzafar7423]

Please bring back the end music..... It's so satisfying to listen.

[@frankcross2297]

Way to go above and beyond!

[@robbied8618]

Anti-glare light ON , does that mean i can switch my RTX OFF ? 😎 You're saving tonnes of tech which otherwise would have landed on the e-waste pile! Green kudos for you! 😃

[@michaelgleason4791]

I hope you changed the other ports as well. That's why he sent it in!

[@colinreece3452]

Amazing Alex, you put us in the picture mate.

[@Tundreq]

Is it only me or were the DisplayPorts also bend and needed to be replaced? And you don't have to test them just put a cable in it to check if it fits.

[@karm0ffel]

exactly my thoughts as well.

[@igrewold]

this fix involved major issue , minor issue major issue the gpu is working minor issue the display ports I never dealt with displayports so I don't know, there seem to be great uses for them, I heard they have a hub & you can display 3 monitors on a single line/port

[@GregM]

Also the customer could be using multiple displays with the card. As it stands only one HDMIU port appears to be functional.

[@Fattony6666]

it's only you

[@Znuzmuz]

Yes I would be pissed if i sendt it in then got it back without the ports beeing changed

[@sgtellioman]

What I like most about this is learning what brands NOT to buy.

[@garyr7027]

That was my personal card, I would have straightened out that port with a pair of strong tweezers, or small needle nose pliers. Didn't really look to awfully out of wack. I've straighten worse things out with success.

[@playmangostingiu2217]

You are a pro and sometimes even an artist....

[@cubinn149]

Spread the love hold hands

[@gregfisher216]

Nice work Alex , you amaze me with your patience ,working on these sometimes aggravating video cards ! one of the reasons I enjoy your channel!

[@jordibargallo7518]

Alex amazing diagnose in a few minutes and solved fast and clean !! my respect !!

[@messageobliquespe100]

We can replace the fuse! Bravo! I learnt lesson early not to have electrical equipment switched on whilst plugging HDMI cables in & out. ALWAYS turn equipment off - don’t be lazy arses else you’ll pay! But you can now replace the fuse!

[@pajon82]

Sometimes I think you are a disguised wizard - because all your work is magic! 🧙‍♂👍

[@richspillman4191]

A cheap shop would have bent that connector back in shape and forced the cable in it. You did a better than factory job, very impressive.

[@panchalhansaj9575]

Awesome... At end of video successful job I feel happy for you... Its nice to see happiness on your face... Yes yes we done it.... Mostly on video card jobs... Love from India... Keep it up..

[@ctecrwp]

Alex!!!!any thoughts about replacement fuse ratings...the markings were different....

[@adrianal3913]

21:50 jajaj , relax , tranquilo. greetings from Argentina

[@jescobar1977]

Ofcourse TRANQUILO todo es posible 😎

[@fpk1954]

Und schon wieder einen tollen Job gemacht !

[@Dheazzo]

The shiniest thing I have ever seen after gold n silver is my daughter this time I have not agreed with you Alex. I learnt a laughter after a successful repair now I’m going to rehearse the yessssss when the job is done. Great job though

[@igrewold]

Good work Alex

[@supersilverhazeroker]

don't you need to check if you can fit a displaycable into those displayports? since the bend ports were the reason it was sent in?

[@FriedChairs]

I bet big boss tested that when reassembling.

[@Skiller7777]

You are a Master 👌🏼

[@Nes61424]

Awesome, love watching your work, 👍

[@zodiacfml]

still amazing after all gpu card repair videos ive seen. i hope my cards only has fuse problem.

[@HamzaSaai]

Thanks for sharing your knowledge Alex! Could you please make more video's on the business side of things? I also have a computer repair business in the Netherlands, and I learn alot from your videos!

[@killaclutch4208]

Thank for the content man ur videos have sparked an interest i didn't know I had will be ordering all I need to learn how to do the work you do

[@gamblerfls]

Why the music and business address was removed from the end of the video? That was kind of a signature of the channel

[@brunorodrigues2060]

Nice job 👍

[@abdulhadikanaan2323]

Thank you please more vga repair. What about cod 38 no boot and 3 beeps

[@balabala6610]

Bala Frome india...your videos and your works all good.. thank you sir

[@Dheazzo]

When fuses are at work they are always in emergency mode and always very delicate and simple vibration breaks the thin wire inside them that’s probably why they failed when there was nothing shorting it makes sense to me they failed when current is going through them and the bang on the ground broke the connection in them.

[@misterbonzoid5623]

Do those fuses have 'thin wire' inside them?

[@Mo7-7]

Legend.

[@TradieTrev]

Cool technique replacing the fuse, I'm damn sure the same would work doing the same on LED lighting boards.

[@aliyuabba4575]

I love the long videos 💪

[@عبدالرحمنايمن-ذ2ي]

Art 👌💛

[@ilanbinkovitch6054]

happy ! thx ya zalami

[@FlyingMetty]

Hello good Job! Regards from Germany 🇩🇪

[@saydmarschany8321]

Do fuses have a reference number showing, or do you have to measure to confirm the amps?

[@inc2000glw]

I think so. Theres a book with those tiny things . I wonder if there's a grab bag with bunch of them.

[@shamsalfaisal]

Came in for repair.

[@Adam-lt4fx]

I wonder how much time you would save by having a simple app where you scan a QR code stuck to the donor board and it tells you how many of each component you have on that board, if you use something you just click to minus 1. But I guess it would either take time to count at the start or require the schematics for the donor boards to know what is on it.

[@zachariepayant3864]

Awesome

[@fishingwitrogii007pr4]

If i lived in LA i would love to work in your shop i can learn a lot more than i already know

[@costaa3012]

would you recomend to buy that video card in these days?? i have a great offer to buy one just like it

[@kendoty2463]

. . . There is usually an issue prompting client to yutz around with set . . .

[@maklogetrich2378]

is the customer using HDMI port or DisplayPort?

[@polonavarro6177]

Hi Alex do You know where can i get the boardview or squematics for grafic cards?

[@PC_Gaming_Tech]

Does the HDMI connector determine or play a role in the HDMI version?

[@Modest_Player]

Correct me if I am wrong. 3090 was launched on September 2020. EVGA offers 3 years of warranty. Therefore, why not sending this with RMA to EVGA? 99% of the times, it would have been repaired for free. Unless there is water damage or evidence of burning, they always replace or repair for free. Don't you know your rights as a customer?

[@bblod4896]

What happened to your outro music at the end of the video?

[@MarkHogan-r9r]

Awesome repair

[@justinspiredfallout]

I still don't get why the fuses blew. It was not plugged in when it got dropped or was it?

[@meysammo252]

Nice video

[@suryavanshib]

Awesome ✌🏻✌🏻✌🏻

[@leewalton7403]

Advise against using shitty gigabyte doner cards for an EVGA ^_^ Gigabyte are well known for using cheap components. Love the vids BTW, excellent work.

[@mr.lamberghini]

did linus send it to you?

[@idelintodorov3022]

Just a tiny bit of hot air goes a long way :D

[@DrumWizzard]

How are you sure that it was a 10 amp fuse ? Thanks !

[@fixedbench]

You are my inspiration 🥰🥰🥰

[@bhoot1702]

🥰🥰🥰 Dear

[@cubinn149]

U spread the flux then the love

[@kaydog2008]

Bet ya the customer complained about the extra charge cause Alex went beyound to make it work replacing the fuses too not having too. Saving the the customer to pay to ship it back to get the whole job done.

[@MageLeaderInc]

He was paid to fix the card. He has said many times he gets paid the same no matter how long it takes.

[@cutcorners6005]

this surely got shocked or something. the owner might not be telling the whole truth...

[@TheAnunnaki-NYC]

Better than factory. wow.

[@mohamedhussein120]

Nice

[@milkshake1993]

Good thing about Cali is your containership gets there first 😂😂

[@ottospoelstra2481]

A fuse is a fuse but are the values the same ?

[@dontrotter1099]

do you sell the soldering tweezers? i couldnt find them on the site??

[@Pwnclips]

My 3080ti fans went super sonic then shutoff the whole pc an refuses to boot. Need to send it I'm since still under warranty. I hope it gets covered. I cannot afford a new card an its stressing me out. My luck.

[@DJJumpdancer]

how can a fuse blow when the card isn't in the pc and has no power ? I mean it wasn't physically damaged itself

[@stevesgaming7475]

Shock? ..I don't know, just guessing

[@BigRalphSmith]

Also, cap power. Capacitors can store a difference in potential and, because they are designed to release that charge all at once, caps can easily blow fuses if there's a temporary short.

[@chilly1661]

Static electricity

[@bornagain2641]

any doubt the ports when plugged in causes a short ?

[@glendekoker3682]

Should be 3 power plugs I see only 2?

[@re-fix9678]

👍👍😘😘

[@mudanyajoshua18]

I have a nvme ssd. Can I upgrade hp probook 6470b with it? Are there enclosure adapters that can do this job?

[@BigPaPaRu]

No you can not. You may be able to get a case and make it an external hard drive but you will not be able to get the speeds that it is capable of. The connections are far too old.

[@launch121]

You could have used a DP to HDMI convertor instead of replacing the HDMI connector

[@forceerdem6600]

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[@arsenalruleta978]

Dude where do we get schematics for video cards?

[@agsechogd6406]

Hey, man, I'm pretty new to this and I have a question. I have this ASUS Strix 1070ti that I bought for £81 not knowing it's faulty, and it isn't detected at all and has a black screen. My question is, what is most likely the issue and is it possible to send it to you all the way from Luton (UK)? Thanks :)

[@NonLegitNation2]

did you get it fixed? I would try finding a local repair shop first. The repair would 100% be more then what you paid for the card if you sent it to this guy.

[@agsechogd6406]

@@NonLegitNation2 no i didnt :( the pcb is laying on a drawer with no hope of fixing, and I'm just using an RX 570 8gb. I have no clue what to do. I live in the UK so it's even more difficult.

[@NonLegitNation2]

@@agsechogd6406 I would definitely look for a local shop. I only say that because last weekend I ended up breaking my RTX 3080, I took it to a local repair shop and he fixed it for $60USD, but then I also contacted Northridge Fix and he quoted me $300 and then an additional $98 if I wanted it worked on in 1-9 days.

[@sunwalker4017]

great

[@Johnathan_Waters]

Sorry, but what do you mean by "the power cable got snatched"? Do you mean "snagged"? Thanks

[@NorthridgeFix]

No I mean snatched and not snagged. dictionary.cambridge.org/us/dictionary/english/snatched

[@Johnathan_Waters]

@@NorthridgeFix So you meant it was pulled out or pushed in very roughly or with little care. Thank you for clarifying.

[@arkhairi]

Seems like now we have fuse blown season on 🤫

[@TECH.MACHINE.COMPUTER.WORKSHOP]

miau excalente trabajo

[@sbrewski27]

Will you consider PayPal as a payment option on you site?

[@josephshin9297]

Alex explained in a previous video that he stopped using Paypal due to scams. One example he gave was a customer reporting him for combining two orders into one shipment. Customer reported only receiving one package. In the end, Paypal sided with customer and Alex had to eat the cost the cost of the larger order.