Lots of older cards from 7-10 years ago stil get driver updates. The GTX 700, 900 and 1000 series are still great budget finds for 1080p-Minimum or 720p-Medium on games that released in the last 2-5 years. And HEDT parts definitely warrant lasting longer because of the sheer amounts of VRAM and compute driver features.
@jhonnyxyz2 ай бұрын
The Titan X is pretty nice. It has 12GiB of VRAM and is a really good in terms of overclocking as the whole Maxwell lineup. In one of my systems i use a GT 780 Ti and in the other a GTX 980. Those are still great for older games and for 1080p gaming. I'm glad, that we can still use cards from 10 years ago. There was no way to use a 10 years old card, 10 years ago like a Gforce 6800 GT or Radeon X800 XT. Every card you can repair is a card, someone can use for gaming and is less waste.
@taurolyon8 ай бұрын
Thank you for a good question! As a consumer and gamer, up-to-date hardware is a necessity, but for everyday use (rendering/encoding), a powerful, yet energy effecient card is preferred. I prefer to fix it if it's within my ability, give it to someone who want to attempt a fix, or have it properly recycled so it doesn't end up in a landfill. Precious metals like gold and copper that end up in landfills stay entombed there, and the supply of these materials isn't infinite! I grew up working on through-hole tech, so I don't have a lot of the bench tools like you've got, but I still dabble in some projects on my home bench. I would love to know what kind of microscope you use, and do you have any other tool recommendations?
@GraphicsCardRepairs-tk7ql8 ай бұрын
Thank you @taurolyon for sharing your view. Much appreciated!! Below is the link to the microscope i use and also one that i recently purchased and yet to receive. Microscope currently using: www.aliexpress.com/item/1005004816559817.html?spm=a2g0o.order_list.order_list_main.745.50de1802uROYQB New Microscope i have ordered (4k Pro) would test it soon: www.aliexpress.com/item/1005006234342034.html?spm=a2g0o.order_list.order_list_main.5.50de1802uROYQB Soldering station: www.aliexpress.com/item/1005003194122643.html?spm=a2g0o.order_list.order_list_main.704.50de1802uROYQB www.aliexpress.com/item/1005004028392148.html?spm=a2g0o.order_list.order_list_main.448.50de1802uROYQB Hot Air Station: www.aliexpress.com/item/1005001900973775.html?spm=a2g0o.order_list.order_list_main.942.50de1802uROYQB Hot Air Station Nozzles: www.aliexpress.com/item/1005001407090451.html?spm=a2g0o.order_list.order_list_main.921.50de1802uROYQB
@taurolyon8 ай бұрын
@@GraphicsCardRepairs-tk7ql Thank's for the info!!
@sanders11888 ай бұрын
For me, these video cards must be repaired, I currently have a GTX Titan X and it works very well, I use it to make renders in Blender, obviously it is a card that is already old but in my country it is very complicated and expensive to migrate to another more modern card and at the moment I am happy with my Gtx Titan X.
@GraphicsCardRepairs-tk7ql8 ай бұрын
Thank you for sharing your thoughts. 😁 It's nice to see many still have love for these cards.
@Junkyard_Dawg2 ай бұрын
I still use the Titan X (Maxwell) in my Windows XP gaming PC. Modified drivers allow this to be the fastest supported card in that OS.
@DavidScheiber8 ай бұрын
I wonder if it might be better to start by replacing the rear rather than front as the rear chips have no cooling and might be subjected to more thermal stress.
@GraphicsCardRepairs-tk7ql8 ай бұрын
It's a good suggestion.
@EinSwitzer8 ай бұрын
You can see upper right of ram chip as well as middle to outside discolored darker shades showing you most used parts burnt into the plastic under the cap
@GraphicsCardRepairs-tk7ql8 ай бұрын
This card is quite old now. Discoloration is eminent.
@waynetaylor27848 ай бұрын
Repair or not depends on what repair cost you charge?
@GraphicsCardRepairs-tk7ql8 ай бұрын
Very reasonable for this card. I hope the user watches this video and comments and may be responds too
@devilzuser00508 ай бұрын
Holy cow, the first 2-3-4 pin for that memory has really bad condition, not shining like the others.
@GraphicsCardRepairs-tk7ql8 ай бұрын
YES. There was some solder on the pads. As it was on the back I was struggling to clean it as one had I had the hot air and other the iron. 😂. But it has blended well to avoid any shorts.
@dominikbessler25078 ай бұрын
Something like a GTX Titan and other Titan cards may have some collectors value.
@GraphicsCardRepairs-tk7ql8 ай бұрын
True. Very true
@techsolutionazl5 ай бұрын
Can you show us your lab once if possible😅
@GraphicsCardRepairs-tk7ql5 ай бұрын
Sure I will make a video.
@techsolutionazl5 ай бұрын
@@GraphicsCardRepairs-tk7ql thanks in advance😃
@devilzuser00508 ай бұрын
For someone who uses older windows, older cards are the way only. I have a HD7950 and a R9-290X sitting on me waiting for to be repaired.
@GraphicsCardRepairs-tk7ql8 ай бұрын
Thank you for sharing. Good to see love for old cards.
@devilzuser00508 ай бұрын
ohh, it's a TITAN X (Maxwell architecture) not a simple TITAN (Kepler 2.0)
@HiltonHeslop8 ай бұрын
Fix older cards give them a new lease on life, no to landfills … That’s the only place they end up. If the owner is willing to pay, why not ey ?