Fixing a Viewer's BROKEN Gaming PC? - Fix or Flop S5:E2

[@betaunknown]

GPU sag kills cards. When the ATX standard was developed in 1995, they didn't envision dual / triple / quad slot 3kg bricks.

[@CajunReaper95]

Which is why when I went to a 4070Ti I bought a gpu bracket well for that and I manage to lose my locking tab as it popped out with the factory oem gpu.

[@BelowAmbient]

ive had and seen much much worse.. sag doesnt kill cards, physical abuse does

[@Thatonefuckinguy]

Bro that card is only a few years old. And furthermore that PC was spotless with zero dust. Even if they were abusing the PC, it would take a few more years before a card dies. In fact cyrpto mining cards are usually fine years later. @@BelowAmbient

[@skimmingdeath]

​@@BelowAmbient No? Tell that to solder microcracks due to bent PCBs.

[@culturedivined]

most decent motherboards nowadays have reenforced pcie slots for heavy gpus

[@guiorgy]

Even if there's no visible cracks, with so much weight pulling it, the card most likely flexed and some solder joints cracked, or, even worse, some solder pads got ripped out underneath the GPU and/or memory dies. Yet another example to remind anyone watching this, do NOT ship/transport your PC with the GPU installed, always remove it first!

[@TheBlueBunnyKen]

100% this

[@trevorreese2002]

can confirm, when i didn't know much about pcs, i took mine fully installed on a transatlantic flight and it arrived broken

[@dwarfymcgee]

Had a buddy move to Colorado from Oklahoma and had his 2080 ti still inside his rig. He found out the hard way that you don't do that, lol. Card was bricked upon him setting up his PC. Was gonna post the same thing about not having your GPU installed during transport!

[@shaneeslick]

Yeah, while Expanda-Pack can be used safely for ITX & smaller 2 fan models for these new 3 fan HUGE COOLER cards packing seperate is the way to go

[@paulmeyer1001]

@@shaneeslick Was gonna say, used to remove the gpu + ship separately; now I just use insta-paks. Haven't had any issues.

[@KimBoKastekniv47]

So wild fix or flop went from "We can't replace an RX 580" during the shortage to "Here's a top tier card".

[@jovpal5685]

Greg is wild bruh like a random card puller from time to time

[@Carnage_Lot]

The KZbinrs are giving away expensive cards again. Nature is healing. lol

[@jayb2705]

These newer gen cards are not selling like hot cakes, so there is a lot of spare inventory for the AiB's to give cards to people like Greg for marketing purposes

[@jerrodkoland491]

Hey Greg - the jumping in front of the camera bit and saying "hey" at the beginning was pretty freaking funny! Thank you for that!

[@randysalsman6992]

Easily amused I see.

[@BREEZYM6015]

​​​@@randysalsman6992Me too. I can play with a plastic bag for hours. You can admit that you laughed at it too. It's okay. 😂

[@caboosette1869]

I agree. Nobody is perfect and I enjoy when a creator keeps a bad take in the video. Jays 2 Cents is famous for it.

[@jonathanscherer8567]

That 4070 Ti Super is worth more than my whole PC. That's one lucky soul getting that rig back. I really need to upgrade. At least she still runs! I can't believe how solid these old systems were. Build something in 2009, upgrade through the years, and it still runs in 2024! I really like the way that TUF Gaming card looks. I don't know why. Maybe the glowy RGB helps? That little thing to prop up the card is a nice touch. I'm glad it was such a simple solution, if expensive. I had to replace my RX560 some years back. It was when even that was going for $200 used due to the crypto mess. So it can really be rough. Glad you were able to get it working again! Greg, you rock.

[@teradaddy7938]

As a guy who has watched every episode of fix or flop religiously I love how you always show the basic clear cemos function like if any day in the future if I have a problem I can just click on any fix or flop video and it will help mad respect to you

[@ForzaE2]

I wasn't ready for that intro. 🤣

[@NYCamper62]

I'll drink to that.

[@DinoAlibasic]

I was thinking about something... Just for sanity check, if you want and can do, try flashing a fresh bios onto the videocard, the 3070ti (for people not knowing, you can do it even if the card in question is not the primary card of the system)

[@bojkovszkyzsolt2280]

+1

[@joshuafurr9439]

Thanks for these videos, Greg! I built my first custom PC in 2012 and i was a nervous wreck. My cable management was bad, I made some mistakes in the build initially that was a miracle it didnt cost me to replace the parts. I have since replaced parts over the years to stay fairly modern, so I have gotten some practice, but I have also seen a lot of your videos and they have really given me the confidence to do PC building. Just two weekends ago Inactually built my wife a new PC from the ground up. No stress, no anxiety, no mistakes this time. These videos of yours were a big part of that.

[@spacecy]

One more thing i would have done is to turn the top fans as exhaust. there is a lot of air coming in but the hot air wont escape the case because it is being pushed downwards from the top fans. the 1 exhaust fan on the back is not enough. Tried this exact configuration on my rig and it raised the overall temperatures of the system under load.

[@soccerguy2433]

Loved your videos & i enjoy seeing you helping out PC owners. Hopefully can try and get that gpu repaired

[@Teksers]

PC DC is on hold? Those series really relaxed me. Watching a dirty PC transform.

[@brando3342]

That is a BEAST of an upgrade! Lucky guy! 👌

[@Raid_Zero1]

10:23 it looked like up at the top of the board middle left hand side the traces going up to the pci slot look to have a slight line across them maybe indicating a subsurface crack in the inner layers of the PCB. more accurately above the top left mounting hole for the gpu cooler. with the size and weight of gpus today if possible always ship outside the system to avoids this also large tower coolers too

[@twezell5820]

I enjoy seeing you work on PCs. I have been working with various forms of computers since the early 80s. I have built many and programmed many more.

[@zellar1]

Another great video Greg! You are very generous and I can't believe people give you a hard time about anything you fix or don't fix on a system. Keep doing what you do and I will keep watching and giving you the THUMBS UP! Nice

[@randysalsman6992]

I don't know how many people in the comments said about the same thing but not realize why he does it. He doesn't do it out of the kindness of his heart, he does it because it's a tax write off, plain and simple.

[@kingcrackedhen3572]

Every time you re explain things ever video it helps new people still engage without feeling lost outright

[@tomfordbeauty8350]

Huge upgrade. People in the comment section only think Greg does upgrades, but I've seen plenty of videos where he downgrades the GPU/CPU because he doesnt have a upgrade or he doesnt want to upgrade.

[@jallen418]

Greg, i am very surprised that trying a new port like DP was not the first thing you did. It is about as basic as clearing CMOS. I don't use integrated graphics, but i always get a CPU that includes IG. If the card takes a dive, I can still use the PC and it is very helpful in troubleshooting.

[@GregSalazar]

We don't show everything on camera - or in order, for that matter.

[@thebossroleplay4105]

wow that guy got a slick upgrade happy for him.

[@williammathies2998]

Thanks!

[@tourmaline07]

8:53 - just had a 2080ti killed over time through a lack of thermal paste coverage to one part of the core - leading to the memory controller frying itself , and artifacts/bsod under load. The thermal paste coverage here looks even worse than my example tbh so this might be what's killed the card.

[@randysalsman6992]

Nope.

[@tourmaline07]

@@randysalsman6992 How do you know? Seem very sure about that...

[@johnt.848]

I was wondering what PSU was in that case as the 24 pin main connector looks cheap. Was it up to the task of powering those graphics cards?

[@Lucaat]

send the card to northwestrepair

[@benjaminwirth5192]

Even wanted to write the same 😅

[@thercworkshop86]

Great idea he repair all of my broken gpus

[@tacibana88]

Why not Nrf?

[@nakedmolerat69]

Or THE GREATEST TECHNICIAN THATS EVER LIVED

[@Andrew-ky8oc8cq4n]

@@tacibana88 nrf seems to have more customer complaints. nwr seems to be more customer friendly. no clue about repair quality comparison.

[@boisq97]

10:29 only thing i can see is that the last few pins on the right are a bit scratched up, and it kinda looks like a bit of the second to last pin is missing, but i cant really tell wo taking a closer look

[@crabbypigman]

Repairing it for free is more than enough and upgrading him to a 4070 is just amazing IDK why people complain about you not upgrading non broken things.

[@MrBeetsGaming]

I had one of those exact cases briefly during the GPU shortage and the airflow isn't as bad as you would think.

[@magnus33john]

The shipping combined with the sag likely caused a short on the card. Good news is the short is likely fixable without too much effort if you know how.

[@tsu2613]

are you going to tell us how magnus.

[@magnus33john]

@@tsu2613 Send it to a professional be it northwestrepair or northridge fix. The finding of the short is not hard but most of us don't have the parts to repair it. Unless you have donor card some parts are impossible to get.

[@0verload]

While I agree it's likely due to card sag, I'd venture to say it's more than likely a break in the circuit as a opposed to a short. Possibly due to be a broken solder or trace.

[@magnus33john]

@@0verload Certainly possible there a broken trace under the core. Normally not seen on the older lighter cards but it also greatly depends on the maker. I highly doubt there a board issue as it shows no sign or bend or damage.

[@jernigan007]

IF it can be found ...

[@BigAndTattooed]

I'm new to pc and I know absolutely nothing. But I have learned so much from your videos. I want to build me a high-end pc so learning as much as I can.. thank you for all you do...

[@dustinmihalcheon5013]

I bought a pre built MSI Project Zero and it was boxed vertically with the graphics card pointing up. Seems like a solid way to avoid all the bouncing from breaking something in shipping.

[@wingman-1977]

Greg, you should mention the fan curve the the person when you e-mail them that the rig is ready and ask him if they would like for youth adjust them. Not when you’re dropping it off. Also, is it possible you could do a video about how to adjust fan curves (if you haven’t already)?

[@m-arky66]

Another point(s) I'd say the top fans need to exhaust rather than intake, and the AIO needs turning 90 degrees.

[@ShepherdZ22]

That poor little 120mm radiator! Great job, Greg.

[@Kmmlc]

I saw that and was like 240 or 360 please.

[@JEMODZ]

same thing happened to a 1080ti in a pc i was sent by someone years ago always make sure to at least put expanding packaging inside the case to prevent it moving

[@Ladioz]

So he ended up with a free new card that is twice as powerful? Not bad :D

[@-solus-]

not me hoping the next problem i have i cant fix

[@RaimaNd]

yup that's a critique he gets from time to time. I mean I have a 2070 super, so I could destroy the card and get my dream upgrade (4070 ti super) aswell, right? But honestly it's his decision. I just hope that the problems are legit and nobody made that up.

[@NonLegitNation2]

@@RaimaNd judging by how the "viewer" wrote that letter to Greg, either English isn't his first language or he's a younger viewer and I would assume he isn't some mastermind who can screw up a GPU without showing any signs of messing with the GPU

[@ChristianJosephs]

@@RaimaNd I mean he gets content and views and gives away one GPU sometimes. I see it still as a win-win. He could also do that off cam and say he can't fix it and still give the guy that card? I get where the critique comes from and I was searching in this comments for exactly this but I also think this is a nice way to give back to the community from time to time.

[@johnpaulbacon8320]

Great job on the fix - Nice video. Looking foward the next video in the series.

[@Tornado155550]

Would love to see a follow up video of you attempting to fix the 3070Ti using the "unorthodox method" you mentioned! 😊

[@mshoulders100]

Will you be doing any more cleaning pc videos?.thx from 🇬🇧

[@dhgodzilla1]

I bet the Memory or the GPU Die are starting to peel away from the Substrate. GPU Sag can cause the side of the Card that is Plugged into the Motherboard to start to bend enough to lift some of the Pads. Heating it with a Heat gun might work but if it did no idea how long. Good to have a Support Bracket on Large Cards

[@JosephKinney]

Yeah. My old 1660ti was the first card that sagged enough to notice. When I got my 3070ti, I just decided to go vertical and call it a day.

[@mortimusmaximus1st]

Hello Greg..have you thought about using your cheapo card in the system as well. Using the cheapo card for display out and discover if the defective card is detected by windows and then perhaps flash its bios?

[@Bubs-Ph]

nice upgrade for fixing his rig... lucky Sir Greg is so generous for changing his/her graphics card... God Bless Sir Greg...

[@bondisdead]

Zooming in on the serial-number on the back of that card (prior to your disassembly at around 8:34), you can extract part of the manufacture date. I can read a 211x (can't tell the next digit is a 0, 1 or 2). So that tells me it was manufactured in 2021, in either the months of October, November or December (2110, 2111, 2112). MSI provides a 3-year warranty, based on the manufacture date. So the warranty should be good until at October 2024. Now if there is signs of obvious physical damage, forget that warranty. Now after the disassembly, also not sure of that warranty! And being featured in this video as well, lol.

[@zadekeys8304]

Greg, did you try the original GPU in the 2nd PCIE slot ? The 2nd 8-16x PCIE slot is usually routed via the PCH. Recently a client was refered to me after other shops could not do anything but suggest he buys a new GPU... (5600x, 16GB RAM, 6600xt). Basically no display incl with GPU in a known good PC, BUT: Keyboard responds with toggle for CAPS/NUM lock... This means post... MAC address gets allocated an IP... Which means either PXE-boot or OS boot... His mobo only has 1x x16 PCIE slot.. (Note this for later). In my AMD B450 mobo, using his CPU, RAM and PSU, my 1st x16 PCIE slot gave the same issue.... (No display). My 2nd PCIE slot is x8 and instantly gave display... Back to my x16 slot = display (1st time during tests that it gave display on my x16 slot). Moved his CPU,RAM,GPU and PSU back to his mobo, and everything was good. This was almost 2 months ago. At 1st I was not sure why doing this fixed it, but then someone reminded me about those slots being routed via the PCH for that board/chipset.

[@danielborowik7003]

had the same sag issue on my old motherboard, everything survived but my x670e extreme was dead, before that was having major issues with crashing and black screen problems, replaced the motherboard and have a gpu support brace for my gpu, everything is working a treat. RIP old board

[@ImOnlyHereForTheZipline]

Wonder if those polycap transistors were touching the vram or eachother, those things crooked as hell. Could be a short which results in no video, I’d check they aren’t in contact with anything

[@kingklump]

I keep a GTX 1050 hanging around for this very same reason! It's an easy card to swap so if there is a problem that's an easy way to narrow things down. Also keep a very small kit of DDR4 around too for the same reason.

[@Scorpio13_670_Gaming]

Just an observation. Does it matter that the water cooler cable/tube is going downward or is lower than the cpu? Would it be better the other way around?

[@ZehnGen]

Love the FoF series! Keep it up Greg! Have you ever considered collabing with @TronicsFix to see if maybe he could fix some of these busted components? Might make for some solid content on both ends :)

[@niromanti5935]

Comment to help the algorithm. Gotta love when Greg uploads a fix or flop.

[@asherdales]

FYI warranty void if removed stickers aren't enforcable.

[@MetaphysicalEngineer]

Heck yeah! More Fix or Flop! Graphics cards really have gotten way too heavy for the mounting solution. Even my "little" 4060Ti wants to sag. I know some cases have such hardware, but wondering when the bigger cards will demand or include extra support feet.

[@albundy7718]

You should always ship these newer heavier Graphics Card separately, if you still have the original box use that. Also best for shipping is a AIO Water Cooler. People who prefer heavy Air Coolers like me, should perhaps ship that separately too. I know at least one case where the CPU Socket was crashed in during shipping, ruining the Motherboard in the process.

[@kingzilant]

That was very kind, greg ❤

[@BuzzTec]

Wow, when video started one could clearly see the Gpu sagg. PC was not properly packaged for shipping😮 - no packaging form. 😢

[@sirfelix2020]

I had this same problem. My asus motherboard would stay on the VGA led. I swapped out few gpus and still the same. I swapped out other parts like ram, SSD, power supply and still the same. Lastly I swapped the CPU and it posted, I couldn’t believe it since the VGA led was on.

[@Greggg57]

xfx was a great name in graphics cards. I had two that I was trying to run in SLI mode. Couldn't get SLI to work but the cards independently were strong. And they had great warranties.

[@jporter504]

I thought MSI had a 3 year GPU warranty? If so, since the 3070 ti was launched on May 31st, 2021, it is still in warranty, correct? I just RMA'd a Sapphire GPU that had one month left under warranty. They were outstanding and replaced it. Never hurts to try if you have a legitimate issue.

[@flipicaneze]

When I transport a computer, I usually pull the GPU before shipping. I've seen too many GPU repairs on northwestrepair where the PCB cracked right at the PCIe slot. Didn't show up in the top layer but in middle layers.

[@tourmaline07]

p.s that's a very generous upgrade , was thinking you'd stick in a 3080ti or similar you'd have lying around! (especially that his previous 3070ti has not enough VRAM for modern gaming IMO).

[@Kane2009]

great video, looking forward to seeing what you're gonna do with that card

[@kr00tmanmining]

gt710 saves lives, I ordered one by mistake during the great gpu shortage from Zotac, and its been a lifesaver 3 years later. if you have a multimeter you could start measuing the voltages and rule out a dead core pretty fast. I am about to attempt repairing a 2070 super in a few days.

[@kenabi]

pcb flex, solder joints under the chips. it can be fixed most likely, but its a pretty involved job. as others are mentioning, never ship a pc with a gpu installed in a slot. take it out and stuff some of those foam bags in then the gpu laying 'flat' real fast, and another bag on top of the gpu. then its away from the slots, and isolated from the rest of the system so it doesn't damage itself or the rest of the rig.

[@Sp00ni0rofficial]

I remember back when I was having this similar issue. Luckily I still had my 3080ti still covered under warranty with EVGA. Otherwise I would have been stuck with purchasing whatever from the marketplace

[@lastinline1958]

That sag made me wonder if the pcie socket was damaged, which, I assume, would have been a cheaper problem to solve (or would have, if you didn't have that other, better, card knocking around).

[@jayb2705]

I'd try things like flashing a new bios, changing PCI settings from 3.0 to 4.0 etc before going for the heat gun. The 3070ti isn't that old and it's weird that it does turn on, the fans spin and everything looks fine except the motherboard having an error.

[@jfwfreo]

Everything you said about shipping PCs also applies if you (for some reason) are transporting a PC as checked baggage on a flight (something I did once when I moved cross country). FYI, bubble wrap is NOT good enough to protect a PC in the hold of an airplane (thankfully it was only the case that needed replacing)

[@JukkaSundell]

Aren't those warranty void stickers illegal in USA?

[@briianhebert]

Thanks for the video! BTW what watch are you wearing?

[@GonnerMeLeggies]

I have a GTX 960 that I baked in 2020 that is still working. A friend was running it for a few months before I found an upgrade and now it's running in my test bench

[@WeatherStationEW0157]

Beat me to it, first thing I noticed was the GPU sag. Sag is bad because it twists the board and rips the pads under the GPU.

[@JDD_Tech_MODS]

Would be a great collab video if ya sent the broken card to northwestrepair for diagnosis.

[@Darth1Marik]

wow dude you are the goat, viewer has a 3070 and you upgrade them to a 4070Ti Super. Hot damn.

[@randysalsman6992]

Don't give him to much praise, it's just a tax write off for him.

[@joederp7512]

​@@randysalsman6992jealous much?😂😂😂

[@Darth1Marik]

@@randysalsman6992 = /

[@cclacss]

Before opening the graphics card put the graphics card in the second slot and put a known good one on the mainslot as your display then go to windows see if the gpu is detected if yes do a bios flash if not then that's the time you open

[@davidhines7592]

i have an issue with my PC not yet existing, and i dont live in Florida but i enjoy this series. thanks for making it.

[@gzenno]

good luck with the heating method. I wouldn't expect that to work as it would appear from their message this was damage from shipping which likely wouldn't be fixed by reflowing solder probably some chip tore off .

[@mustangj0hn]

On a semi regular basis, my Asus ROG Strix x570 e gaming show a white no vga led, but the system boots normally. Upon next boot it goes out. Asus has "no idea!"

[@danskeeloNotHacked]

Something about that single fan exhaust AIO irks me... I'm saying this before finishing the video

[@blackbagans]

@Greg Salazar , Off-topic question i noticed at the 7:03 mark, there are yugioh cards hanging on your wall. What yugioh cards are hanging on the wall in the back?

[@safn1949]

I had one of the famous HP laptops with the Nvidia chip that would fail several years ago, a customer gave it to me after I found the fault. I did apply a LOT of heat to the chip and the laptop worked for several months for a friend. It was impossible to find another motherboard as they all failed.

[@twolessba1087]

It definately would of been worth checking if the veiw port was the issue immediately before taking the card apart. as far as shipping goes If youre reciving a rig just ask the sender not to put the card in the machine and do it yourself when it arrives its much safer for the GPU and the motherboard's PCIe.

[@GregSalazar]

? We _did_ check that the ports weren't faulty.

[@twolessba1087]

@@GregSalazar You did but only after taking the whole machine apart, it would of been more sensible to do the easy tests before pulling the card apart.

[@RedSliceGaming34]

Ive been lucky since starting pc gaming in 2017 that I havent had a major problem with any iterations or upgrades of my build. Started it all on the i7-7700k and a GTX 1080 moved to the i9-9900k and 2070 Super to a i7-12700k currently and a 3070ti til I get a new case to fit a 4090 in Have always had atleast 32gb of ddr4 ram. Currently have 64gb 3600 cl16 ddr4 and a 1300w psu. Used a 750w and 850w prior upgrade paths. PC gaming has evolved significantly over the years in terms of hardware, hardware debugging, and prices. Thats what makes it fun tho and watching these videos is always a blast.

[@MoDzAudio]

You don't want to go right into heating a card thinking it will fix it without checking for cracks or shorts first on the 12v Rails that's usually a good starting point and usually the main culprit.

[@ibeebzz9804]

The pads under the core and memory are probably ripped from the pcb. I wouldn’t try to re flow it. Send it to a repair person like northwest repair

[@mercflf8]

heating up components does work sometimes...had a laptop that would not give me a picture and figured it was onboard video so i wrapped it in a towel and booted up then let it sit till it over heated and shut down...was skeptical but when i booted up again it worked...too bad the fix only lasted a week...

[@adamsteinbacher2629]

Super generous upgrade! What a guy. I had a Ventus 3080 and that thing was completely unreliable. So many problems with it. Switched to an Asus TUF and had zero issues.

[@randysalsman6992]

You are like the 20th person so far in the comment section that don't realize he does this for tax write off purposes.

[@adamsteinbacher2629]

@@randysalsman6992 I do realize that, also he may not have even paid for the card. But he could have plunked in any 30-series GPU and called it good, but didn't. Still a nice thing to do.

[@Adamgreen735]

@@randysalsman6992 Dude, regardless of whether it is a tax right off or not, Just be happy for the guy that got it and be thoughtful for the guy that does it... (Oh its a tax write off mumble mumble mumble, so what, if ya dont like he does that, dont watch bro, easy!)

[@benjaminsmekens2344]

@@Adamgreen735 It's clear as day that he's just jelly ;-)

[@Adamgreen735]

@@benjaminsmekens2344 He's commented on loads of questions and answers on this vid. And hes going on about tax write offs and stuff about 20 times. Then loads of others comments just being pure negative about everything... Like dude, why is he watching if he doesnt like Greg's practices. Who cares what he does if people are getting back a working pc with hugely upgraded parts sometimes...

[@youssefsamir-i2k]

hello greg ❤❤ first of all nice work as usual ❤ i have a Asus vivobook laptop and it works fine but there is a yellow tint in the screen and it is not coming from night light or corrapted graphic driver or something cuz i searched a lot and it disappear only when i go to intel command center and reset the colors it back to normal but when the laptop go to sleep or restart or shutdown it back , and after a long long long search i found that it comes form MyAsus software !! and if it try to disable the service the yellow tint gone but the keyboard functionality is not working correctly cuz it consider the MyAsus is like a driver do you have any idea or solution for this misery :(( thanks !

[@muhdakidd5936]

wow!!!! that a huge upgrade.....but yeah nothing can be proceed once the gpu death...good job

[@YAAMW]

14:45 You gave him an $800 GPU. You can't do anything more. The PC is working, and that's all that matters. Anyone asking for more is just plain nuts.

[@jayv231_]

Damn that was a nice upgrade!

[@HitMarkersAreFun]

Too bad I don't live in that area, haha. About 2 months ago my old 980ti died on me suddenly and I spent several hours that day trying to rule out the GPU as the bricked part, but nope, it was the GPU. While I don't enjoy havign to spend money on replacing things, I am happy that i have a 4070ti as a replacement, hopefully this card will last me 8 years like my last one did :)

[@catherinemorgan2741]

10:38 see lines on board of the GPU here near the PCI connection and slight warp here as well

[@Adamgreen735]

Thats just the traces on or under the silk screen going to the pci connector...

[@LimbaZero]

Guess when I noticed card. little saggy so maybe broken pcie connector. I think usually few places do those for 4090 etc where price of fix is ok but for cheaper card it maybe too much. Edit: that gpu sag / forces can crack balls on rams near pcie connector. Some times you need to replace ram chip or fix pads on pcb. Not sure is their testing software custom or publicly available. They use linux pc with working gpu as display adapter and use other pcie slot for testing card.

[@xthatwhiteguyx]

Does Greg keep the broken parts to tamper with or resell? Or did he return the 3070 to its original owner, along with the new 4070ti super?

[@forum42087]

Oh Greg, what a good guy👍❤

[@Miniputt_999]

What an absolute generous lad you are Greg. The bit at the beginning where you got in front of the camera had me laughing hard xD Looking forward to the next video :D

[@randysalsman6992]

First off, he does that for tax write off purposes and second how is something that cringe inducing make you laugh?

[@benjaminsmekens2344]

@@randysalsman6992 Jealous much... you sure sound like it. Go get a life...

[@TheBlueBunnyKen]

Slight bends in the pcb during shipping could tear pads under the gpu die/memory chips

[@rrcoster]

GPU sag huge killer especially ended it life during shipping as many layer in graphics card don't see breaks...owner should be happy huge upgrade

[@jamesdevine564]

You should changed the top 3 fan orientation from intake to exhaust that’s y the temp would high

[@jeffreygrindle6396]

What a gift and heck of a rig

[@jbwkz0ted]

I don't have much knowledge about this particular case, but looking at the GPU slightly off just once is telling me either it sag because of the weight or the poor shipping condition that led to the sagging condition that cause the no post problem