How to repair ripped pads

[@TheMystikal82]

I bet you could fix 90% of GPU's that Alex proclaimed as not repairable. I thought he was the best in business until i found your channel. You are a GPU god!

[@--_DJ_--]

He rarely ever even tried from what I saw.

[@FR4M3Sharma]

Bro is a God but still calls himself a Pro, such a humble being. 😂

[@northwestrepair]

LOL

[@michaelthelen4840]

Hi Tony, your vids are so educational and enjoyable. I like your sense of humor, what a contrast to this boring guy from this Northridge channel. Keep going.

[@ranjitmandal1612]

😶

[@YuNherd]

short is gone, give to big boss, no need for jokes

[@chrisgr00ver]

@@YuNherdyes. Perfect. Amazing. We did incredible job. I am best. Best. Buy from store be good too.

[@lelescruz1100]

Much credit to NorthWestRepair. This is the difference between a passion work and a business work. This man spends a lot of time fixing a single gpu. While the other guy likes to spend no more than 15 mins and yet charges the owner of the repair attempt without even knowing what is wrong with it. Repair attempt is fine when the item is really unrepairable and given that you know the reason behind it. Imagine Customer: "what is wrong with it?" "I dont know but I will charge you for a repair attempt" Geez...

[@Anudist]

Aww man, you sped through my favorite part of the repair. Watching those solder balls plop into olace and line up neatly after heating is just so satisfying. Other that very minor and subjective bit of feedback, it was a great video as always, my friend.

[@yooyo3d]

We really want full reball videos with 🐈 playing 🎸

[@alandonaly457]

I don't get tired of watching you work. My mind is old and a bit unreliable, but I do recognize virtuosity when I see it. Please continue to teach and remember it may well only last for a little while, but it's a darn site better than no GPU while it lasts.

[@gamemaster85b]

It is not just about the equipment, though. Although certainly important, even the best and fanciest, most expensive equipment can't compensate for the lack of motor skills necessary for precise movements operating under the microscope. I don't know what you did in your life that led you to acquiring the fine-tuning, precision movement motor skills, but you clearly have them better than average. I'm sure some degree of skills can be learned through training, but your case involves innate talent just as much as skills, and I think the amazement we all get seeing your skills, knowledge and talent in action is a huge part of your success and why many of us consider you the GOAT in the repair landscape. Cheers to you, Tony!

[@felixcosty]

The most important thing in doing this job, is not shaking like you drank 12 cups of coffee. When you have had 0 cups.

[@bornagain2641]

Yes We Love videos like this. We Love to see the work. Less editing is better.

[@ion1984]

Brother did you see how SMALL the PCB is on the 5090, 80, and 70's?!?!? Dude it's WILD. I know this sounds a little crazy, but I honestly feel like some of that has to do with the fact that they don't like channels like yours getting into and knowing so much about their GPUS. I swear to god, they WORKED to make them smaller, more dense, and harder to fix. I mean isn't the PCB DOUBLE SIDED now?! What kind of nightmare shit is that? I feel like, at least in part, it was done to make it more difficult to make schematics, repair, and diagnose- basically everything you do. There is no way they want people having access to so much information about their units, especially since you have such a negative opinion of every single make/model!! LOL. Good luck man, I hope it doesn't prevent you from doing your work!!

[@mrovi789]

Thats why a repair of those will cost half of the cost of the card...

[@masterofallclasses7287]

Waiting for the flood of 5080/90s in the near future :> and once again great video.

[@dg_cato2644]

Nice work as always and I always learn something but you still make it look so easy lol

[@Zvxers7]

I love watching these videos

[@SDubovsky]

My faforite content. Thank you!

[@leandrocantarini]

Wait, like a pro? You got demoted? I thought you were a master. lol

[@OverdoneY]

Surprised You haven't made a vidoe about tge new 50series Gpus i really want to know your thoughts on the repairablty of the Gpus. ❤ Love your vidoes keep it up

[@havocking9224]

next person reballing it will not be happy 😂

[@NonLegitNation2]

Hey Tony. Did you watch the Nvidia keynote at CES? It looks like the 5000 series GPUs PCB are going to be extra fun to try and repair lol, they are tiny.

[@ranjitmandal1612]

The amount of heat it will take to desolder and crack PCBs 😂

[@GGGC96]

"+Liquid metal used at FE😂😂. Imagine that tiny 5090 PCB coming in for repair, with liquid metal spread all over the components.

[@randomized4368]

Super compact

[@northwestrepair]

yeah

[@CatastrophicJett]

lets face it, you were drunk af filming thing = ) still so soothing

[@CatastrophicJett]

don't get me wrong, I can never do "internet" sober

[@--_DJ_--]

This looks so easy until you remember the scale of it all. I'd butcher that so fast. I'm not even comfortable servicing my old 5700XT, which I am sure could use some attention at this point.

[@louisstanwu]

I'm reminded of that old Caron Carpenter song: Nobody does it better...

[@Ojref1]

That darn retention tab should be a keep-out zone for continuous traces on any sensible design. Oh, EVGA. Never mind.

[@teddp]

And yet another fix 😁 Just tell that customer of yours to take care of this card like his own eyes and then some.

[@ignatiusjreilly1287]

The head of the pad is not too loose? I mean, if you had to desolder the chip again it seems like the pad could be ripped off. Not sure if the mask would hold it. Thank you Tony for every video mate.

[@kokodin5895]

what do you think about wire snail pad restoring method? it seems like it could make worse contact but hold to pcb stronger but i kind of see it being too time consuming

[@anonemus2971]

Have you tried a leather strop to sharpen the razor blade?

[@IvyMike.]

Why! As a manufacturer, would you have critical data lines around the PCI-E retaining tab?

[@Foxx_69]

Nice stuff as per usual!

[@randomized4368]

We need a full tutorial on fixing cracked traces. 🥺 How to identify which trace goes where and how to connect the right trace to the right layer. I do repairs mostly on phones and laptops but this one alludes me even though I've watched many of your video on this topic. 🥸😟

[@POTUS-ob5yb]

Tony is the best GPU surgeon no one else comes close.

[@ArchaeanDragon]

Quick question: If the pads aren't glued or otherwise affixed to the board, are they at a higher risk of "breaking off" if the board is subjected to a sufficient shear force that caused the ripped pads in the first place? Also, do you have problems with the repaired pads shifting or floating when you reball the core/chip?

[@Maco_im_Sacko]

Dumb question but how is the connection made? Do you literally solder the pad? Onto what?

[@danehutchins3845]

On to the trace right below it. These had the solder mask removed before video started. The ones that appear shiny.

[@The_Man_In_Red]

​@@danehutchins3845 Yup, that's the "tails" OP... and why you see him add UV mask over the top, then the connection is isolated only to the pad itself.

[@kiwichess]

@northwestrepair Tony, why wouldn't you cover the pads in with mask and glue to the board? Then you can lightly dremel the top to put the gpu on? The pads will be much more solid and won't rip off if another reballing is needed?

[@northwestrepair]

pads tails were glued with the mask. You cannot glue pads to the board with solder mask, UV will not penetrate the pad. I tried. I saw krisfix do it but even with a powerful UV light and long exposure, it didnt help much. It just made it harder and longer and with much higher chance of error. I dont use dremel because it lacks control.

[@RealNovgorod]

You can buy only a single unit of flux from the Arab?

[@ruxandy]

Do you use any glue/epoxy under the actual pad?

[@dzoks-e7n]

excellent job😃

[@fredpsyche9502]

I've been looking for pads without glue for a while. What brand is it? The blue and yellow colors look like Mechanic. Is it?

[@SergioPena20]

Better than factory…All you forgot was to try selling aliexpress stuff for triple the price.

[@ranjitmandal1612]

💀

[@15dejo]

Where we can buy pads?

[@buug76]

AliExpress

[@15dejo]

@buug76 Alright, but when I write in search pcb pad there is other things thst show up, not these pads what I am lookin for

[@ShinXyres]

Do you deal with shaky hands at all? I find that I'm not as accurate as I should be with soldering because of my hands twitching.

[@brunodinis7454]

don't drink coffee when doing this type of repairs

[@ShinXyres]

@@brunodinis7454 They usually just shake a bit regardless of what I drink.

[@michaelhagin713]

Alex will only fix board, GPU or whatever, if is a 10 minute component replacement. Otherwise it automatically declares it a no repair. And the few times that I have seen him fix a board with ripped/missing pads. I does the repair only using wire as the pad replacement. As for Alex, he is not the soldering king. Too many times have I seen him solder a component to the board and the soldering was done with a "Cold Solder" quality and many other problems. I have stated this before. His soldering would not be excepted by any company that builds PCBAs.

[@SergeyKucheryavy]

I was wondering, what is author prefers: look his video before sleep or while eating meal?

[@ranjitmandal1612]

Later

[@Peppy34420]

[@bornagain2641]

It's Not boring.

[@MrKevin920]

Did he just say he would buy from Northridge fix? 😮

[@nb1843]

hello core

[@stibis5713]

I tried replacing ripped pads but can't do it without beer😆

[@xitywampas]

I take apart GPUs regularly to replace pads, thermal paste, or change out the cooler. I'm not being super careful. I've never had one fail on me. How you kill one doing that is beyond me.

[@aliozanerbektas]

Is his voice different or am I tripping balls?

[@POTUS-ob5yb]

Drunk 😂

[@jritechnology]

@1:47 Exactly....who knows....who cares. Why do they glue them? Who knows...who cares.

[@TheWangbolizhong]

哈啊哈哈哈，新年快乐

[@xnx304]

hi fellows

[@motherboardrepairsPH]

Hellow😊

[@isyuricunha]

Like a NWR. Pro is only an amateur.

[@yurcchello]

lol! if pads not fixed then they start moving during soldering chip

[@finco7726]

A slightly different voice, Tony. Have you changed your mic?