EVGA 3090 Ultra Hybrid Repair attempt - Stopped working during Gameplay.

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[@ejeckk]

Waiting patiently for part II.

[@cafe88racer53]

prob no fix

[@TechProFury]

Watch the last part he used shield. It slid over some caps / resistors. Hopeing he sees my main comment.

[@logan_12]

At 1:05 , observe Alex expressing pride as he notes that his subscribers are gaining valuable knowledge from his videos.

[@yavormoskov]

"We can burn two fingers, I have ten". Dude, you are a legend :)

[@Nevakonaza.]

Superb as always, Will be awesome if he manages to resurrect this card, its a sad sight to see a 3090 of all cards die. Especially from EVGA too.

[@SidebandSamurai]

Alex, what a tremendous service you do for this community. You really show the viewer how the repair is done correctly. Thank you very much.

[@oscarmetal]

5:30 "because that rubber piece is holy to cards owners" hahahaha true

[@timd1191]

I enjoy learning from each video. Thank you for being a great teacher.

[@mainy1984]

It was a sad day in the GPU world when EVGA exited. They where by far better than the other lot by a huge amount.

[@Neo_AIO]

you can thank Nvidia for being unbearable.

[@chartier67]

Agree, the made great cards with excellent support.

[@TechProFury]

Can u edit comment and add a note for after 10:35 , shield knocks out some components

[@MitchellJBridges]

Never get a Nvidia card. I always had good luck with the AMD GPU.

[@reloadingdontshoot1]

I mean, all their 30 series cards' 3rd 8pin pulled less power than the the two 8pins, so they never hit their TDP and sucked at OCing; junk IMO. If NVIDIA made them do this, I have no idea why. I wasn't sad at all when EVGA died.

[@abzaman77]

As all the voltages are present (especially the core and memory), that means the core is fried. Which also means the owner has a very slow short-circuit-response PSU. It goes to show why it is necessary to get a good PSU. I had a similar issue where one of my drmos was fired during a gaming session. But Alhumdulillah, thanks to my PSU's fast SC protection, the 12V could never reach the core, and I was able to save the GPU just by replacing the drmos.

[@Ttblondey]

Alhamdulillah

[@Mr.Thanos_]

Which psu you are using?

[@abzaman77]

@@Mr.Thanos_ V1000 80+ Gold by Coolermaster, the oem is Seasonic, and it's based on the KM3 platform.

[@daveunbranded]

Isn't it great when people get $1,000 graphics cards but only get $120 power supplies?

[@Authoratah]

​@@Ttblondeyit means "thank god"

[@andrewgeorgelang]

After watching North Ridge Fix for so long. I got exceptionally good at diagnosing and repairing electronics. So good in fact I took it to the next level. I removed my own tonsils and filled a few cavities in my mouth. Next week I'm removing my appendix. LOL

[@kingcopy]

Wow! Never saw this kind of Electronics Repair, Thank you for Showing.

[@WildRapier]

Quite a delicate touch @12:32! Just enough pressure to grab the fuse and place it, only took a little jet of air to knock it away. Electronic surgeons grip!

[@shankkerr]

Thanks for the manufacturer of that MOS that suffered a lot of hot air that you applied.and still working

[@mattbentley8958]

A good way to identify which driver mosfet is shorted is to use an esr meter across the coil. The esr meter will read the esr of the coil on the good mosfets. The esr meter will read low resistance on the shorted mosfet.

[@darkspartan566]

Glad you have a supply shop as well 😉

[@iphonegoes1250]

this microscope is amazing

[@adiposerex5150]

Good work.

[@Carlicious-Parts]

Great kind of humor man :) Really enjoying

[@tamasczeilinger5822]

"2 fingers no problem, i have 10." Thats good one :D

[@bsssddsssb2943]

Great job by fuse, probably was standing at very end, it only gave up when everything blown up

[@houseworx9940]

Your microscope really is amazing

[@bblod4896]

I'll print out my new art for framing and hanging. Looking for a possible fix tomorrow. Have a good evening Alex and gang.

[@arnoldbailey7550]

I had the six-beep issue with a couple of EVGA cards. It could be a bios modified card. Reflash the bios and try again. Some EVGA's also have compatibility issues with older series of CPU's on the motherboard.

[@eleventy-seven]

Your the best.

[@Takashita_Sukakoki]

Thermal cam could see if the core is getting hot, it would be and indicator of a dead core (12V straight to the core)

[@husainhabib4789]

Maybe you can use thermo-resistabce gloves. They usually bundle one with domestic steamers.

[@_MJ07_]

Its also a lot harder to do precise work with gloves though.

[@TheRealFrankWizza]

@@_MJ07_ It's a lot harder to do precision work while getting the fingers you are using burned to the point that they are charred.

[@fleurdewin7958]

Not doable . I think this GPU refuse to work because Alex didn't offer blood sacrifice to the Gods this time.

[@christianeck97]

“two fingers burned - no problem“ 💪😁 That's why we got 10 of them 😉

[@robertbartram5632]

another great video,,,,,,,,, thanks for posting

[@MrDeadrage]

some time we need to look for cracked bals join unders big Gpuchips and maybe reflow

[@PatriceHOBBAH]

Good job. 👍

[@MrMfboo]

The burns on your fingers is better than factory

[@yummy_blueberry]

I know you're professional but please take extra good care of yourself. Get well soon. May Almighty Allah bless all of us good health. Amen and much love from Pakistan.

[@ZachalZockt]

i had a palit 3090 gamerock oc and i sold it to someone because he want to use it with watercooling. This card was so stupidly HOT, that i had to repaste every 6months.... no joke! and pressure wasnt the problem. After i bought it, 1 year later hotspot 110c paste was gone!

[@TheFaanie]

I sell PPE including silicone finger tip covers, we ship out almost always the same day ❤

[@andyhwaiting]

The fuse trying to escape to the 9th dimension at 12:33.

[@_-_ttt_-_]

Yeah right. I remember when Alex "joked" about UV not being harmful etc. and... Now I am blind. Thank Alex!😂

[@straxx99]

And I got a tan 😂

[@zachariepayant3864]

Awesome

[@Photonees]

will you ever do a livestream? Would be fun to interact live, but shouldnt affect your work ofcourse.

[@kaydog2008]

Probably needs it's gpu cooler in order to work like you said at the begining.

[@whollenbeck8]

THis puzzles me.

[@kaydog2008]

@@whollenbeck8 colling sencors popped off. ASAP!!! So it didn't start up.

[@whollenbeck8]

I meant when he said he could not test without cooling fan and heatsink. He tested anyway which could be a probably be an issue. @@kaydog2008

[@eeledahc]

If it has a bios switch, make sure it set and selected correctly.

[@TheKec789]

EVGA has an amazing warranty and still has stock to replace dead cards. Why not send it to them for free replacement? Hell, they swapped out a bad 2080 Super for me not too long ago.

[@seanstuchbery]

probably because it had an aftermarket cooler on it

[@c7ndk]

@4:12 It also appears that the housing have cracked in the corner, right?

[@Overdosed08]

Hello! I love your videos! They are very relaxing and extremely mesmerizing! You do excellent work! I had a quick question: Do you call "Big Boss" "Big Boss" out of respect for his great work? or is it a reference to the Video Game 'Metal Gear Solid'? If it's not either of them, please share if you can! Keep up the amazing work!

[@thomashenden71]

I am surprised that there is no warranty on all those relatively new graphics cards with burnt connectors and components that just fries like that. Seems like it is risky to shell out money on a very expensive graphics card when they can burn out, so easily.

[@MatiusLenin]

If I remember correctly, he works with a company that guarantees their video cards with problems in the connectors, they change the damaged card for one in perfect condition and NF repairs the damaged ones.

[@suryavanshib]

Awesome ✌🏻✌🏻✌🏻

[@DerKopfsammler666]

It's possible that one of the memory chips died, but they can be replaced and fixed with a reball, which is understandable that Alex don't do that kind of work for being too much time consuming for what is worth.

[@spazzlo8356]

did you watch the same video? voltages are present on mem, that isn't the problem.. He frequently replaces mem chips so that ain't it 😅

[@robertpage2023]

Mr. Alex is really a robot.

[@billkage4279]

A susbcriber learns just by watching Alex's videos.

[@weissf9052]

This is my junk, so excited to see this, fix or not!

[@theegg-viator4707]

Is this your actual 3090 card that Alex is working on?

[@weissf9052]

Yes, indeed it is. What an honor. My son just saw the video's however and let out a very long drawn out "aaaaaaaawwwwww maaaaannnn"

[@sankhawkulathantille]

Ok replace the GPU from a donor board. J/K boss! 😅 Show us part 2 tomorrow.

[@polli3578]

I see an opening for hazard pay. ;)

[@romberge]

Yes additional charges for hazard

[@amirmooti5719]

Don't be tired, Alex After all, 5% of the devices that come for repair cannot be repaired...

[@gkhngvr]

Hi alex, put your finger on core when start the card. If its rapidly get hot than u must put some thermal paste and radiator on core for get a picture.

[@menthe7]

One day by mistake I touched my nozzle when my hot air station was running at 450 c, I got badly burned in only one second, this job is cool but a little dangerous

[@milsiart4976]

How much is it costs for manufacturers to add voltage protection to gpu? I doubt it is more than $20 for all mosfets lines.

[@vzfbaby]

im so high watching ur videos idk why i watch it when im high as fuck but yes

[@ApocDevTeam]

Yea that power stage died and probably took the GPU core and memory along with it. Another reason not to push cards too hard, keep the power delivery system running in a more comfortable range for durability. If you want to overclock like crazy you really need to buy the very high end boards that go out of their way and use overkill power stages (like those on the Strix) which are much more able to handle the high power requirements when overclocking, and they don't run as hot.

[@strangermaniacos686]

Or use water cooling.

[@ApocDevTeam]

@@strangermaniacos686 This one was water cooled apparently. But low temps aren't gonna save a powerstage if you're pushing way too much through it.

[@sherlockholmes1121]

That was probably not melted solder but that liquid metal junk that kills everything it touches.

[@Mister_Michael]

Sometimes you wear gloves, but not always.. Is there a reason regarding what type of board you're working on?

[@Stanislav7180]

Evga are top❤

[@XENONEOMORPH1979]

we know that something needs reballing that grt chip in the middle as it may have some cracked balls due to over heating.

[@grumpybryno3479]

Isent there a heat glove when soldering

[@MrMousekillaz]

Aye Caruba Ouch! ... use heavy duty tin foil next time.

[@nibelungvalesti]

I'm scared, because I have evga 3090 ftw3 rev 1.2 and feels like it's about to croak...

[@richardwestmacott1433]

Hi sorry for a silly question. Does adding flux help at all with heat disapation and old solder flow helping removal. I assume not as you never seem to apply flux during the desolder process

[@KyleSand]

Makes the solder flow where you want it and wet out the desired pad by breaking the surface oxidation/tension of the solder. Flux is acidic.

[@LazyTurtle587]

Two finger burning...Ouch..Ouch...🤪🤪🤪

[@carlmarkcabanes995]

nice lods

[@Gzyniu]

Great job! What temperature and airflow did you use to desolder the chip? all max?

[@_MJ07_]

All depends on your own rework station and what you're working on.

[@amylynn732]

The boo-booooooos!!! 😢 How's the leg? I assume it is all healed since you didn't die.

[@jamesphiri3718]

Let's go more fixing 🇿🇲

[@MrSiddhartha99]

7.50 to 7.54 best part

[@jacktheripper6716]

Alex can we get a youtoonz figure of bigboss boss's of all bosses?

[@FedorsWorkshop]

Do you use back side heater in back side of the board?

[@tperry88]

I really want this card to be a fix for the subscriber Come on Alex 😎 best wishes 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@tonytor5346]

Another case of “WEAK FUSES”!!!

[@LMleet06]

Why don't use you aluminum foil as a heat shield?

[@ajayaYtube]

🙏👏👏👏🙏

[@QuintonDolan]

We can burn two fingers no problem. I have ten. 🤣

[@donatello4774]

"we can burn 2 finger no problem, i have ten"

[@SwingArmCity]

gigabyte seems to be the most unreliable gpu brand......great, i have a gigabyte card.

[@danial_amini]

i don't think it has anything to do with the brand but rather these cards consume so much power that these short circuits are sometimes unavoidable. More gigabyte faulty gpus just means that people buy those more than for example EVGA, but the ratios are the same.

[@jclafi]

Used to have one R9 280X from giga. Zero problems.

[@SwingArmCity]

@@jclafi not sure about older cards, but new gigabyte? not so good. PCI-E connector cracking is a big one.

[@lemagreengreen]

Blown mosfets seems to be a common enough problem across all brands. They're power hungry cards and drive these components hard.

[@Kaynos]

We can burn 2 fingers no problem, i have ten ! 😂

[@AKG58Z]

No we will Monitor this monitor

[@neddy1287]

Barely enough room is what she said 😅😅😅😅

[@robert3892]

I hope the GPU chip isn't fried

[@mpjohns]

Hi

[@rafflesnh]

What is the point of having a fuse if it doesn't do what it's supposed to?

[@formbi]

fuses need a moment to blow

[@imqqmi]

To prevent a fire?

[@formbi]

@@imqqmi or a hole in the PCB

[@TheOzzyOzan]

fuses are meant to blow

[@imqqmi]

@@formbi Or prevent a connector from melting. Point is, it's not to prevent over voltage, it's there for overheating (as in catastrophic fire/melting) protection. Fuses are too slow for over voltage or surge protection in case of a gpu. It would be better if the drmos failure mode would be open circuit instead of short circuit.

[@Mueller3D]

Set the BIOS to use the CPU's GPU and run MODS/MATS to test the card's memory.

[@starcarl]

Anyone thinks a silicone based putty could be used to keep plastic parts from melting?

[@janolav9001]

reAllY ArE YoU GoiNG To ChaRge YoUr cUstomeR FoR bUrniNG YoUr FinGeRS?!

[@abdalothmab9632]

First good morning

[@VndNvwYvvSvv]

Another "no fix" without proper testing, lol.

[@billg7813]

I'm a little curious why these expensive video cards are used. This one costs 3X the price of a PS5. Other video cards cost more than this one. There must be an attraction to PC gaming over game consoles that I am not aware of and I'm hoping someone can give me some idea what that is.

[@lemagreengreen]

Higher resolutions, better graphics features, higher frame rates. Basically the top end of gaming, PS5 is fine and all but it doesn't come close to what a high end current gen PC gaming card can do. It has always been an expensive way to play games. Some people will also use cards like this for work, 24GB cards like are quite capable as workstation cards... but obviously not this one which is just for running the latest and greatest games well.

[@LapescuitcuLesu]

Salut , you are from Romania? You have romanian accent 😅

[@alibababauu3217]

este arab

[@daaraade5092]

One of the RAMs needs to be reprogrammed

[@yellah-anim23]

Palestine 🇵🇸tomorrow Will be free

[@DannyOvox3]

3rd

[@coolirc]

First

[@romberge]

Yes additional charges for hazard

[@matthewwatters5870]

Tbh it wouldn't be bad to charge the customer for injuries but would be funny 50% 😂