I Bought 18x UNTESTED GRAPHICS CARDS for $37 Dollars!

[@krzychch8937]

Where i live, untested is 100% junk, also usualy expensive. What you got is probably worth more even for parts, even if all the cards were broken.

[@noahw5887]

Edit: Ignore me I'm an idiot! Where he lives it's in the same but he lies about the prices he gets them at. How does he find these golden deals many times a month? Try check his local online marketplace, you won't find anything near the same value.

[@genericpoke]

@@noahw5887 its called scowering marketplaces all day and scooping up deals

[@Andytlp]

@@genericpoke Yep. Going to places physically. Anyone who know how or cba to use online markets usually know what things are worth theyre not gonna sell them for cents on the dollar.

[@genericpoke]

@@Andytlp sadly i missed a r7 1700 mobo ram and cooler for 100 today

[@genericpoke]

I was like 5min late someone scooped it

[@juanluisbc6053]

Sometimes old parts just need a bit of maintenance, a lot of people throw things away when it just takes a little time to clean and reassemble to bring them back to life (barring breakage or damaged parts which is harder).

[@ominae1]

It's called Tech Yes lovin

[@TheBlackBeltPanda]

The Gigabyte "955" should be a GeForce 9500 GT. (GV-N95SOC-512H) The model you have, being labeled "SOC" instead of "TOC", implies that it was most likely intended to be a 9500 GS before the name change to GT, so it's a bit rarer. If it were working, it could probably be sold for about $100 - $200 to a collector or enthusiast.

[@khwaac]

I have a 9400gt, it is a turd, but it played videos in its day.

[@brownie830419]

I'm literally shocked by how many of these cards were brought back to life just by cleaning them.

[@CraftingTable3076]

me too

[@voldem0rt]

not me. Gamers are a filthy breed. 0

[@datageek9132]

He didn't just clean them. He gave it some Tech Yes Lovin 😆

[@Zangetsu_X2]

Yeah, I've seen some expansion cards, including graphics cards and audio cards that were just really dusty on the PCB and after washing them off they worked! It's kind of funny that dust can cause snaps, pops, and crackles on an digital audio card just as if it was analog LOL.

[@Chachoes]

It's funny because that's how I've only been able to fix older electronics I've come across. Just Disassembling them, cleaning them(and drying them out 100%) and reassembling them does wonders.

[@nathan_tasker]

Bryan is back with another win. This almost feels like another parts hunt all in one video and I absolutely bloody love it! Awesome stuff as always mate 👍

[@banks3388]

If we just go by his vids we'd assume he wins all the time but the reality is that it's probably more a lot more of a gamble i.e. he loses quite often with his gambles on parts but when he wins he wins big which makes up for it He also gets great content for his videos which draw in views

[@crayzeape2230]

'no heat from the die' is often a problem with the power components on the card rather than the GPU chip itself. Some poking around with an oscilloscope can often find the problem. Could be as simple as a bad capacitor in one of the power circuits.

[@cbell7342]

Yeah true but it's simply not worth it especially in his case and also the cards that not working u could get probably for less than 20 usd

[@79huddy]

@@cbell7342 capacitors cost pennies though and arent hard to replace I rebuild power supplies for Tv's to fix them and you might have 10 dollars in every cap on the board so these would be cheap like 4 dollars or less for all of them I'd bet for good parts

[@cbell7342]

@@79huddy you failed to include or think of the labour and time to do them though it could take someone who not used to the doing it could take them up to a hour or 2 plus as I said in his case it's not worth it he buys PC parts to build and flip and create content for his viewers not repair a old gpu worth 5 usd xD

[@79huddy]

@@cbell7342 Yeah but the more you know the more money you can make once you learn how to do it, later Gen cards will have some of the same flaws eventually I didn't learn how to fix electronics on anything worth anything to start I learned it out of necessity on my old junk now I make money anytime I see a TV on the curb that doesn't have a busted screen and if I don't want to list them once they're are fixed I just take them to a pawn shop and sell a group of them trust me my guy who knows how to get software to jive when I build a pc is awesome but when he has components or a board or monitor that needs fixed I'm the man it can become a good trade to get something you need sometimes all knowledge is an investment plus it makes you feel pretty good even if all you fixed was a patatoe 😁

[@IsentropeMachzahl]

@@79huddy Sounds interesting! I toyed with the idea of doing something similar. How do you build the knowledge and to diagnose and fix the issues though? Can you recommend some resources for graphics cards?

[@c1apifi3dgames6]

Hey tech yes love the channel and I figured I would throw a few tips your way for some of those cards. 1. That "dos game" glitch on the 580 is a strong sign that one of the vram modules is fully dead. The only solution to that is to solder on a new one, which is quite a process. 2. You can fully customize and flash custom VBIOS's to Nvidia GPU's up to the GTX 900 series, it was patched with the 1000 series (pascal) when Nvidia started encrypting there VBIOS's. 3. That motion blur glitch on the 560 is probably caused by a dry joint in the solder that connects the connector to the PCB, its an easy fix with a soldering iron and some time. Keep up the great content!

[@randomchannel9331]

could upgrade the vram on that 580 to a higher amount probably too 🚎

[@Hughesburner]

I just went through this yesterday with a GTX 260 ($1), GTX 280($5) and a 550ti ($15), all used thrifted, no returns. They all worked thankfully. The 550ti was one of the most dust filled cards I have ever seen, I didn't have much hope for it. Nothing like seeing that boot screen though, free of artifacts also. Great video as usual!

[@warrax111]

damn, i would want that 260 and 280, but the ask too much for it usually from 30$ (its less I had offer for life to like 100$), I'm still finding for such deal under 20$, but it will probably wont happen in lifetime. Anyway, good luck that take. :)

[@asteriks_hardcore]

These 3770's are still very nice CPU's (IMO)!

[@PokèMyBalls]

They are still good for cheap workstations.

[@Supadupanerd]

Maybe in an optiplex for a home server? As a gaming CPU for 2022 I think it's coming time to upgrade

[@asteriks_hardcore]

@@Supadupanerd oh yeah for sure, my home server currently runs it. Does the job

[@LautaroPaliza]

@@asteriks_hardcore may i ask what are the benefits of a server in a home

[@mikeymaiku]

@@Supadupanerd if your a esports gamer, its enough but you wont be doing 144 stable

[@dancj10]

One of the 560s has a small fuse at the bottom not soldered. Caught that by slowing down the video. Edit: It was the REV 1.0 Gigabyte

[@j.d.martin6678]

Check the fuse by the PCI bus with a multi-meter for continuity. I had 2 out of 4 cards that had the same problem. I just bridged that fuse with a single strand of copper and they are in use for the last 2 years so far.

[@j.d.martin6678]

14:52 as an example, F5 by the PCI bus... Anywhere you see an F# on the board, that's a fuse. Measure ohms across it. If it's open, try bridging that! The cards that have no heat output might have this problem.

[@reezlaw]

It would be interesting to see how the "almost there" cards would behave in Linux, especially the AMD one that wouldn't install the driver. AMD drivers are already in the Linux kernel

[@lucasrem]

Ali express freaks, Australia is Asia dump, the other way around now ? AMD gear grows old too soon...

[@johnathanmorlock]

Hey, first time viewer and seeing you clean those cards was... Interesting. If you don't mind, can you list your process and products used to clean the video cards? Awesome job!

[@LadybugAdventures]

Totally agree. I picked up one computer from the garbage. Replaced the capacitor on the motherboard and sold it. Also a computer in the ditch that I gave some tech yes loving and is now a computer I'm using at home. A total high when you turn garbage into gold.

[@MellowVR24762]

Love it when a tech yes video drops 😁👌

[@bleeb1347]

I picked up a Dell Optiplex with an i7-4790, and I stuffed a PSU and RTX 2070 in it, which I scored all of this for a total of $400 last month. I am gaming at 4K with DLSS just fine.

[@soupwizard]

14:37 That blue spray can cap: "Excuse me please, I got somewhere else to be!" (I've also had good luck spraying electronic contact cleaner on video port connector pins to get them working again)

[@crazymo5607]

ENJOYING YOUR SHOW, I would recommed reworking the chipset, you can use a heatgun or oven the cards at 240.c for 10mins

[@Chunka666]

A lot of these older cards with the larger heat spreaders are actually just that, they are baked down with TIM, mostly a thicker paste and can be lifted to inspect and actually clean the chip die and check to see if the crumbling material isn't affecting anything else SMP wise, I noticed this with some 400-600 series GPUs when I brought some back from the brink, dunno how helpful that is, but if you're going this far, an extra step can't hurt.

[@keithmiller9665]

Question: you often put parts in your water cleaning machine, did you consider putting the GPUs in it for cleaning? If not, I would be interested to know why not.

[@techyescity]

It does take a bit longer to use the USC than the method used today, especially with the amount of cards. I might try the GTX 580 and 6970, but got the results in the end I was looking for, in that I weeded out cards with true faults vs the cards that needed a solid clean.

[@princetaneja4000]

@@techyescity bryan, i have 2 dead gpus( 750ti and hd 7770). They are not being detected by the system, do you think some tech yes loving can fix them?

[@princetaneja4000]

@@techyescity does reflowing using a hair dryer work? I have seen a bunch of videos in which people were able to revive their dead gpus with this method

[@kazejah1014]

@@princetaneja4000 I was about to say this, I've brought a lot of supposedly dead video cards by reflowing with a heat gun.

[@alkestos]

@@kazejah1014 do you take out all the plastic cooling parts off before warming it with heat gun? Or just blow it from the another side?

[@SmithBeatZ1]

This is what sets you apart from all of the other PC tech channels that all build the same thing basically with all the same parts. I love these types of videos.

[@kommandokodiak6025]

that 580 is a special edition those came standard with 1.5gb of vram but just before the 600 series arrived makers were releasing 3gb versions

[@waveflow3675]

I love the beat drop during brake cleaner spray 👌

[@DugzGaming]

Just A note. Sometimes the AMD Drivers Will say they will work for a Device but actually wont support it. Have a system that has a HD4750 in it that Will sometimes attempt to update the driver (No matter how often i turn it off) and then it will say that I don't have a compatible device. Try an Older driver for the 6970.

[@shodan6401]

Plus, you can sell some of those as Spares or Repairs, like I think that Quadro 5000 is worth some $$. The ups and downs are intense, love it when it pays off though. Gives us all a real high. So as always, Bryan, THANKS for that Tech YES Lovin'...

[@SteelRatVT]

I love how you cleaned those graphics cards, and they worked! Do you have a video explaining the process?

[@White_Night_Demon]

3:43 - I was hoping for a DING sound effect here to to contrast all thos BRRRRHHH sounds

[@GameRealmix]

I am 22 and still imagine a graphic card is still a dream 🥺 not even GTX 100 or 200 series

[@KadiusFTW]

14:56 there is a smd that looks to be knocked off the card on the right side of the board thats just dangling there

[@UltimateDIY]

Could it be that, on these old cards, the grime just becomes conductive or capacitive enough, that it throws a wrench in the ability of the electronics to operate normally?

[@Ghost-hy9yi]

Bro, I literally saw that ad facebook ad, and my friend sent it to me, glad to see that you could potentially make your money back

[@DavisMakesGames]

I could have SWORN I bid on an ebay listing with nearly those exact cards recently... Good find!

[@frankstared]

Really wish you'd do some follow up chats with consumers. Would add some quality depth to your work, Bry.

[@hernanedias554]

I'm very happy for you... Glad they worked on retest...

[@ThreaT650]

The making low budget used systems and selling them reasonably is great for the kids who can't afford the best systems but still want to pc game the lower end games. Great stuff, mad respect!

[@ZZstaff]

Great work on the clean-up, wish they all had worked.

[@gordo_homemlivre1909]

With the 580, remove the heatsink and press each vram chip ( with the PC on, use a smaller heatsink ), when you find the problematic one, use a hot Air pistol to resolder it

[@AnthondeVries]

i think a lot of the older cards have dirt build up over some contacts(especially when ppl have smoked indoors) that leak energy, so there a little shorts on the pcb, just by cleaning them you remove the dirt and thus the shorts. a short circuit does not have to mean something is broken, it can be just dirty.

[@LeucThong]

- I have a question : I got the HD 7850 3Gb, when plugged into PC they still output normally, but when installing the driver, it suddenly goes black and the GPU fan is still spinning, have you ever encountered this situation and usually can fix them or not? I cleaned it and even changed the thermal paste and thermal pads for vram.

[@aidinmclaurin9867]

I've gotten older and steadily moved from budget midrange to high end, but my taste for older components like these has not diminished AT ALL. These are the parts that got me into the computer world and I always hold a fascination for them. Devils Canyon, E and X Xeons, X99, 5.25" fan controllers... maybe not the BEST hardware, but definitely the COOLEST.

[@SidneyCritic]

Cold cores is usually no Vcore, ie, VRMs not supplying power. Vcore is usually 0.8V, but if the other higher rails are dead Vcore will never get power, ie, 12V steps down to 5V, down to 3.3V, down to 1.8V, etc.

[@glenntinamiller6199]

WOW I Think mabie corrosion on these old cards is mabie shorting places on the board and your TECH YES LOVIN BRINGS THEM BACK TO NEW love it

[@MrBonk2011]

With the actual fuel prices I guess the "clean my head drive" was more expensive than the (defective) graphic cards...

[@alkestos]

2,20€ per litre here. You get around 8 litres for 20 bucks. It's insane.

[@Fadingfool]

Great vid - "untested" is always a euphemism. That 4350 will be fine in a htpc for HD viewing on old core 2 or AMD x4 machines (Linux OS). Also makes a good test GPU as they seem rock solid.

[@grabapl7618]

Goes to show how just a bit of time and dedication can bring back life to electronics, amazing job !

[@Eric-Robson-]

I did the recleaning you did with 2 “dead” gtx 480’s and redid the thermal paste under the IHS and reapplied thermal pads to the memory on them and they worked just fine after even though I thought they were broken because thats what the seller said and they wouldn’t boot but after a little Iso cleaning most cards will still work (unless you notice something like the caps 🧢 or electrical damage like black lines from a electrical storm). Some cards just need some loving

[@Saka_Mulia]

After buying a bumper crop of parts, I imagine you slept with a smile on your face and dreamt of electric sheep, with heat sinks and fans. Great vid!

[@6DAMMK9]

(Lengthy comment, pump this up if you'd find it useful) Did bought "dozens of untested RAM sticks" for around 1.5-3.0 USD each, and after testing, only 5 out of 30 are dead, others are all working. And another "dozen of untested RAM", featuring rare 4GB DDR2 ram, yes, NONE OF THEM WORKS. This is risk and reward. 12:33 I also use thermal pad (never replace). If you found it is not sticky anymore, get some thermal paste and it'll be sticky again. Also if you're serious on testing cards (or repairing), grab a multimeter and a board with Q-code (meanwhile I collect ROG top tier boards instead of Chinese boards, their code is 90% same which is AMI BIOS) 12:59 For GPU with no heat, it should be broken electric circuit (instead of short circuit), unless you quickly identify some visual damage, just drop it. No one have blueprint to check which tiny unmarked caps / resistors is dead. 18:19 Another dead Fermi core. Just drop it. LIke X58, every high end Fermi card is heated to death. 19:24 Should be the famous "Code 43" problem. Unless you've recently SLI / CF-ed and made the driver crash with recent Win10 build, it also points to a dead core. Just like the GTX 580, after years of heating, the internal circuit in the silicon just started short circuit / leaking etc, basically the core is going to die. If you have some "special software" to scan the VRAMs, you'll find that the VRAM is actually working fine. I suspect that the batch owner do have some experience and stacked this pile of card for a long time. It is rarely seen even in Hong Kong. I think it is hard to accept that the cores are actually dead, but if you keep collecting 3-5x of them, experience will tell you. (I've watched hundreds of repair log in different Chinese channels, super time consuming but that's the only way to learn) 22:55 Gigabyte 9500GT 1G. This is quite tricky: Board said "N95SOC-1G" but sticker and official websites said "N95TOC-1GH". I'd put it into useless tier. (Self promote?) My profile in local second hand trading website. Since I have full time job and enrolled a part time taught MSC, I'm not flipping parts that frequently, I built all my PCs / collections with 80-90% of them from 2nd hand market. Honestly, the idea is inspired from your channel www.dcfever.com/trading/profile.php?id=834915

[@lxvin9812]

Thats an insane plot twist with so many of the gpus working. Great video. Very entertaining.

[@culturedivined]

found your channel a couple of weeks ago and binge watched tons of videos since then, really been enjoying the content man, keep it up!

[@tristandavids5305]

the ghosting with the gtx 560t at 9:53 was exactly what happened with a 560 I bought a while ago,funny that its the same issue on the same card lol

[@TechWithSean]

18 cards? Now this is a tech yes video! 👍

[@tdm3bros]

1:05 "lataaaah"

[@danielfisher1515]

Nice to see the brake cleaner come out for another Tech Yes loving montage!

[@sijedevos2376]

I picked up my best deal to date yesterday and I still can’t believe it. Paid €40 for two PCs. First one is a HP Omen 880 with gtx 1060 6gb, 16gb DDR4, i7 8700 and no storage. Second one a Acer Predator G1-710 (SFF system) with Gtx 970, 16gb DDR4, i7 6700 and also no storage. Unfortunately the 970 has some issues. It has code 43 most of the time but every now and then it does function properly and is able to play games with no artifact, crashes or temp issues. Will try to fix it. Person I got it from had no clue if it worked and what is was exactly. She said drive have been pulled out and it’s been sitting collecting dust. Ad had bad pics and I was already sitting for 2 weeks. If I can get the 970 working properly it’s probably worth like €700.

[@Dee-tc7lo]

Just an FYI, I bought a used GTX 1080 yesterday for $350 USD, prices and availability seem to be getting much better so I don't think you will be able to get that much.

[@sijedevos2376]

@@Dee-tc7lo maybe not but still a hell of a good deal.

[@processsquid2097]

The fan dosent work because when you were dusting the fans and heatsink. You didnt hold down the fans in place so the air was making the fan spin meaning that if you spin the fan too fast, the fan bearing will break and the fan will not work any more. When youre dusting fans, make sure to keep them still by holding them down with your finger

[@Friddee]

22:55 Can't find if anyone have commented on the Gigabyte GPU, but the serial on the PCB is usually for what GPU it is and then they put a sticker on it depending on the difference between cards. So i would guess this is a Gigabyte 9500GT and probably the GV-N95TOC-1GH model that had 1GB GDDR2 memory and was factory Overclocked, the 512MB one had 512H in the end.

[@winstonsmith478]

"Untested" on eBay means "doesn't work." Same here which could be expected from the $50 asking price. A deal too good to be true.

[@deViant14]

Right. In this market only crazy people wouldn't test graphics cards and sell them working

[@ffwast]

"buyer does not accept returns"

[@TobiasScheer]

Good stuff! Regards from another Stinger GT driver from Germany 🏎

[@skywaytech]

This is like a collectors dream (at least to me) if you want some advice on what to do with the older cards I would try selling them online cause honestly I could see a lot of those cards getting snatched up for 20 or 30 bucks each (without shipping included) due to collectors snatching up anything they don't have. Could just be me, but I think you could still stand to make some more money out of them. I wish you luck! I love seeing these kinds of videos, you Aussies get some of the best PC component deals in all honesty and it makes me incredibly jealous! Great video! PS: I could also find out what that mystery card is for you if I had a picture of the back and front and what the seller had it labeled as. I have a knack for that sorta thing.

[@durdy911]

The GTX 580 and the Quadro will work 100% if you reflow in oven. preheat at lowest temp for 5 mins insert card and leave for 15 mins(lowest temp or one before lowest) off oven 5 mins place card again 10 mins (lowest temp or one before lowest) off oven again 5 mins place card in oven again 15 mins (lowest temp or one before lowest) I have revived so many Fermi and Kepler Cards with this method. Sometimes have to do a second or third reflow to make it permanent but try and let me know

[@dustinspencer2746]

Might try stripping the cards down that didn't work after a good clean and baking them for 15 minutes or so. Make sure to cover them with foil... this helps to refresh worn solder joints. Fixed a few cards cards that I thought were bricked with this trick.

[@wpnmod]

7:56 Really? Clean the computer and screen card from dust, is this effective?

[@oscarcaraan810]

Rollercoaster. Thanks for the ride. Do you have a detailed video how you test and flash graphic cards before you sell them?

[@HerrAlien]

The heat gun. Use the hot air gun on that 580. And if it doesn't work, you may consider using its fans to replace the bad ones from the GTX 560 windforce. Just a thought.

[@smileyuwu_]

Just saw my notifications and your reply. Sorry for the late response but I appreciate it. I downloaded all the apps and ready to go. Thank you again Yes-man!

[@moderncristal_]

3080s dropped from $1999 to $1399 in the last 24 hours. Scorptec is sold out but quite a few other places still have them. 3060s are $600 and 3060tis $800. The shortage is ending…

[@alkestos]

600 for 3060 is still too much Imo

[@brockjohnson9774]

I got a 3060ti FE for $370

[@1empyre1life]

I have a 3060 12GB for $320. Pulled from a new lenovo ideacenter 5i. I'm happy with the older rx580 I swapped in.

[@h.b.5577]

Damn was really interested in hearing more about all those hdds, but overall great video, really gives a feel for how these kinds of deals can go!

[@MiyusTab]

where plss i wanna win

[@darkspartan566]

wow! awesome bundle despite the fails of the cards great video!

[@chriscowolfmann]

Tech Yes GPU extravaganza! One of my favorite kind!

[@RIPFPSDOUG]

Just watching this. Prior to you telling us the 580 was having these issues, I watched you reattaching the cooler and I was concerned with the thermal pads on the vram. So to see this immediately after that, I highly recommend taking that cooler back off and redoing those thermal pads.

[@Arashmickey]

By the power of TY Lovin' - AWAKE! I dunno why but graphics on the graphics card shrouds always double the nostalgia for me.

[@reallyryan_]

To the bit when you said GPUs are coming down in price yeah they are at least here in Scotland. I bought a 3080 Ti Gigabyte Vision OC (12GB) for £1,085 also noticed a lot of stock online now finally! Love these parts hunting vids!

[@ogbenchmarks7127]

Glad you didn't yeet those cards off your balcony! Great content.

[@powderedwater67]

It's amazing how many things don't work just cause they're dirty. Like my printer just jammed all the time cause of ink and smoke, and my guitar feels better when i polish the neck and change the strings... some things just need lovin.

[@Latiosx123]

i loved the used market place. i got a Zotac GTX 1070 for 80USD. Immediately i find another Asus Strix 1080 at 120 USD. I cleaned up the 1070 and sell it back at marketplace for 120. Essentially spending only 80USD to upgrade my GPU from a 2013 GTX 770. planning to sell this GTX 770 as well

[@Arvissz]

in TechCemetry find MODS/MATS video instruction for GTX580. you will test VRAM. I think it will be couple VRAm chips that gone bad.

[@kztech1319]

I understand the feeling of 2nd hand parts, sometimes I get laptops that are claimed to be dead, but only because the seller used the wrong charger and it worked out of the box for me! You could consider putting together some retro gaming rigs with some of the AGP cards, the Windows 98 and XP gaming rigs are still worth quite the money if components are mostly period correct. Heck even just finding an old Pentium 4 based Dell desktop and throw it inside will work. I flipped a GeForce 6800 XT just like that As for the cards not generating heat, it is possible you could have a bad VCore power supply rather than the chip itself being bad, but u need to invest a lot of time to fix those.

[@psylina]

Geforce 6800 xt?

[@everythingrc2324]

Wow I’m glad I just found this channel!! I like how you do down and dirty stuff, used!! Unlike the other channels

[@imanybanez]

i learned the hard way, don't use blower to spin the gpu fan to clean it, it will damage the magnet n it wont spin after

[@UltimateDIY]

Magnets don't like heat, sadly. It probably got demagnetized.

[@White_Night_Demon]

15:30 - is that electrical tape you used on top of the memory dies? Hahaha

[@JTHelectronics]

makes sense if most of the cards were stored in a garage in an open box with the ports facing up; the ports would have taken the most corrosion, I run into the same thing all the time with guitar amplifiers that have the input jacks on top of the chassis

[@danyferdinend]

Brian please try the oven and heatgun method to fix em....I'm sure some of em will comeback to life..

[@happybeer1000]

my best deal currently during this gpu crisis was getting 2 gtx 950 2gb for 90$, was able to build esport gaming pc for my friends to play with

[@theoakun3635]

the quadro is still probably fixable, but it'll require some work with a soldering iron and hot air station... possibly a bad power delivery circuit..

[@xys007]

21:37 Top left corner card is not AGP but PCI 32bit (not PCI-E). It is actually Radeon 9250 128MB PCI (GC-R9250LPCI-C3). It might be very nice GPU for some vintage PC, it might be worth some bucks.

[@hanswurst3811]

exclamation marks while booting or grafic errors or artifacts caused by memory failure. you can try to heat up the memory chips with a air soldering gun or better - you can try to identify the responsible memory chip by pressing it hard to the pcb with screwclamp. sometimes this helps with cold solderjoints, and if you identify the problem chip just reflow this one with the heat gun over 220 degree celcius. this can help but it can be only temporarily or in worst case it helps not :D

[@steveweidig5373]

Those older GPUs could be used in combination with an old CPU and old Windows license to build some retro PCs. Probably would be much more worthwhile than trying to create some very-low-end gaming PC imo. Edit: For the 6950, I would recommend looking for some older driver version. Another problem could be some compatibility issues with newer OS, so you might try on something older, like Windows 7 if you still have such a license around.

[@vanfly6731]

The powah of tech yes lovin 😁 that was pretty awesome, you were able to revive, them old school GPU's thank you for the video

[@DireNeeds]

Funny that I came across this video. I was trying to get a GTX 550 Ti to work in my wife's computer last weekend and couldn't get a signal until I used an older 1080 monitor. Had to give her a GTX 970 that I was holding for some future build so she could use her 1440 27 inch monitor.

[@giantheman16]

those potato cards are part of my childhood.. me and my brothers use to play stronghold, diablo, neverwinter nights using those GPU's..... more of this series please XD

[@cpljimmyneutron]

Hope this helps.... GV-N95SOC-1GH... card model was changed to GV-N95TOC-1GH, it is an Nvidia GT 9500 1GB card. You got confused because you read it as N955... but it is an S and not a 5 for that 4th character. A quick search will show you picks that perfectly match that card. And honestly, that is the rarer 1GB version, the 512MB version was much more common. I find it interesting that the PCB layout and color are an almost perfect match for a GTX 550 TI that I have, but no, this is the 9500.

[@MusicalPhoenix]

That GTX 560 Rev 2.0 did have the IHS! It was just stuck to the gpu heatsink!

[@immernochanders776]

Could i get the broken cards because i rly wanna try to solder around a bit and repair it. I would take the old cards too. i would use them just as display adapter.

[@theprogrammer1]

Nice one! Why no ultrasonic cleaner this time though?

[@cinlung]

Those VGA cards that does not show up but fan still running. I think they are fixable. Just apply heat. I did it too and was able to bring one from dead.

[@Chris_G_541]

I went from the 3770 to the 4790k. The 4790 came with a good cooler. I have it overclocked a 4.7 gigahertz and it has been a dream.

[@Chris_G_541]

I got it as a deal for a whole PC where the only thing broken were the hard drives. I got it for $75 USD. It was a pretty nice setup thermaltake 750, be quiet fans, enermax cooler, gigabyte OC board.

[@Chris_G_541]

It was so full of cat hair that I had to take the cover off of the power supply. All the hair was actually causing the fan to make a humming sound.

[@ThePeperich]

I had old GPUs which did not work with newer OS (Win 11) or newer platforms (newer as X99 and so on) or viceversa. May be a second architecture combined with Linux will help you with old hardware. Though -> great video, it is like watching a game of your favourite sport - tech battle :) Cheers from the old world of Europe - keep up the great work.

[@s1ricecream]

coming from a full tech background i wince every time you handle the cards so roughly. other wise great video!

[@SKHYJINX]

Cant wait for Summer to be over, my room gets a little warm with 400watts or so being pumped out on these 33*c daily temps.