Asus Tuf 4080 SUPER already broken

[@coughins]

bro, i just want to let you know that my whole life i've havent been sure what job to pursue. im 25 now and i still felt completely lost, while all of my friends had their career path chosen already. you single handedly convinced me to pursue this field. ive been building up my little lab for a few months now and i started with monitor repairs, its been a lot of fun. i hope in the future i have all of the gear ready to tackle my first gpu. from the bottom of my heart: thank you. i feel like i finally found my purpose in life. :)

[@onurozdemir2898]

wholesome moment

[@redknight2120]

Nice to read that. Anybody should find a job he does like. I do build pcs in my freetime and sell it for some ¨$ sometimes i dont even earn something. but i work as teacher full time so i dont rly care about more money anyway :)

[@northwestrepair]

Yeah, KZbin does influence choices we make. One time I became a welder. Then a machinist and before they I was a professional hammered dulcimer builder 😅. If you want to know more about my KZbin journey, find my other channel in the channels page. It will blow you away the skill set you can learn just by watching KZbin all day. How ever, electronics was my last passion because as I get older, I want less and less physically challenging work. Hopefully I won't have to come back to transmission repairs and motorcycle engine rebuilds 😅

[@coughins]

@@northwestrepair oh yeah I heard you mention that you started with a bunch of 1070s or whatever it was that you got off of a mining guy or something and learned everything off of KZbin. I'm fortunate enough to have a friend helping me along the way when I have any questions, since he designs pcbs professionally and is really knowledgeable and passionate about this field of work. I was so happy when I managed to fix my first monitor without asking him for help :D

[@CJW0056]

​@@coughins I would soak up all the knowledge I could from your friend, lot of ppl would love to have access to an enthusiastic teacher like that

[@jandastroy]

This isn't a repair, this is full on surgery. Keep it up doc

[@evolutionpsico]

I would say a mix of art and wizardry

[@diegosilang4823]

Multiple bypass surgery.

[@seriessplayer62747]

Yeah mine failed two weeks ago, so thankful i had warranty through microcenter cause asus warranty is like trying to get in touch with the voyager probe

[@richhooker1263]

@@seriessplayer62747 lol

[@disconductorder]

It's lost in space and you must fix mainboard or you will not make it home dedication

[@northwestrepair]

I swear i need an editor. I put 1.2v twice 🤣

[@aleksangelov1273]

After 3 days of fixing 1.2V thats the only thing you are thinking about

[@mechanoid5739]

Doesn't that make it 2.4v now! 😋

[@u9Nails]

I noticed - but that's after the repair. So you can get a pass this time brother!

[@PianoZecora]

Thank you! For last year all three GPU I had to fix, you already had video done... Just can't imagine doing this fulltime...

[@GameBacardi]

You said 1.2v but still typed it 1.2v

[@eatenorange]

I can’t believe someone does this type of work for less than the price of a whole new board. You’re amazing.

[@Glorious.Return]

It has to be less sadly, even if he deserves more.. Otherwise you would buy a new one, logically... I am fascinated by the micro-surgery he does in these. To my eyes once shaved, it's gone lol

[@znk0r]

Content for this channel, that's got to pay for part of it.

[@GreenyX1]

You charge a reasonable rate and it balances out. The stuff you fixed for 1/2 a second of work and charged a reasonable rate offsets the other stuff which took time and you charged a reasonable rate. The better you are, the faster it goes etc etc.

[@Reeper-x6x]

3 days labor, what makes you think he paid himself a fair wage for his trouble?Frankly, the board is still cracked and flimsy.I'd rather replace it and not abuse the new one.

[@Glorious.Return]

@@znk0r I sure hope so.

[@1RebelDog1]

It blows me away everytime watching these repairs.. A true master.

[@kitsunegamedev4526]

Its sci fi 🤦

[@samm928]

@@1RebelDog1 he's got the touch

[@zefirshaman]

Yeah drilling pcb and reconstructing layers or connections manually takes a lot of skill, everything else is pretty much basic knowledge.

[@samm928]

@zefirshaman once I look throughout a scope, I lose spacial hand-eye coordination

[@DaveBrown1]

Hi, this is an incredible repair. I didn't even think this was even possible. You are working on a different level. Great to see this.

[@northwestrepair]

thanks !

[@MattKLPS]

This is beyond repair, at this point is more like a craftsmanship

[@TinchoX]

I'd go once step further and call this *witchcraft*

[@WickedCitizen]

Your persistence is commendable. A lot of people would have given up long before you did.

[@Spee78]

If we only had more repair stores globally AND especially more competent technicians like you sir, the world would be a little better.

[@cutterbacon]

No normal repair shop could afford to waste time on a repair like this. Pointless.

[@magim2039]

@@cutterbacon still better than letting the gpu to be e-waste

[@cutterbacon]

@@magim2039 Ok.

[@MrHyde-wv8wi]

I sure hope The Rock learned something in this video. Big Thumbs Up...

[@raven4k998]

Asus does not care about it's customers that is why the crack formed in the first place plain and simple like a pimple

[@zephyrsimon]

Kudos for not giving up. I think Louis Rossman said that he won't repair anything that he can't do under 15 minutes now or something. Your customer really got his money's worth on this one.

[@obnoxiousthegod]

15 minutes? lmfao you can’t even disassemble something in 15 minutes

[@lumntoob999]

I’m not sure of the context but he may have meant that he personally won’t do big repairs anymore and leaves it up to his employees.

[@AurasV]

he won't do it for himself, he'll do it for the customer

[@JeremyArchie]

Equal parts surgery, sorcery, and pure technical brilliance. What a repair.

[@justinbrown691]

Your videos just blow me away. Your music selection is always top notch.

[@ZodiakSL]

Best Video Card technician right here folks! 🙂

[@runderwo]

Video card magician -- beyond technician.

[@_MJ07_]

Incredible work! One of the few actual repair technicians on this platform!

[@RUKALION]

Love this music for these type of time lapse videos

[@Durzel]

I have absolutely no idea how you know how much of the board to grind off. I see the various traces, and in some cases it looks like you go further. You’re basically a magician.

[@Goreface69]

This was one of, maybe the most arduous gpu/electronics repair video I've seen yet. I don't know any other repair person (on youtube) who would go this far to do so much re-do on a gpu. At one point they would call it off and use the card as spare parts (and so would I). I am looking forward to learning more through your videos!

[@Solon_The_Lich]

I remember Watching some Louis Rossman Videos where he did more or less a similar job on Broken Apple devices

[@Aetila]

There's German GPU-repair guy on the same level: kzbin.info/www/bejne/gYq5k5Z6aLt_fJY

[@Jim-hm9ch]

The way you peeled away the board and reconnected all the traces is amazingly impressive. Its like micro surgery.

[@mohamad.irtahi6514]

Lesson learned from this video is never give up

[@aries144]

I'm glad there are people like you in the world. There's no way I could ever do this. Thanks for sharing your talent with us and for offering a service that I'm sure relieves a lot of stress for your customers.

[@FireyFly]

These repair breakdown videos with music and some memes / humor are the ones I love the most from your videos, perfectly accompanying a good hearty lunch.

[@reg2590]

You sir are entertaining, a guru and a Jedi; tenacious and and and - just brilliant at what you have chosen to do..

[@veerityvee]

I wish I could like this video twice just from the sheer amount of patience and determination you had while fixing this card.

[@bsrufus]

Awesome effort on this. That level of resilience is top notch!!!

[@welshminty]

you sir are an artist and magician you will never be out of work with people not supporting their GPU with right bracket.

[@BobWasThere-]

I have no idea what's happening on the screen most of the time, but I can't stop watching all your vids

[@oynamalan]

There are very few people who can and will do this kind of repair. Truly amazing work.

[@AlexGtheDon]

I’ve seen many of your videos and you have impressed me way more than I had ever been before on repair videos, but this one here with the broken PCB board, and actually fixing the traces… This is on a whole other level. You already have earned my respect and admiration, but if I ever have a broken card, you will have earned my business as well! I will be sending it to you.

[@graemepennell]

Gotta admit, love watching this stuff.

[@Reeper-x6x]

I would throw the card out the window or stomp on long before I'd learn how to do all that. Hats off to your skill set!

[@Daclaem]

beautiful modern art performance

[@anonony9081]

I've never seen anyone repair a multi layer board like this. Absolutely amazing work!!!

[@chrisopperman]

I honestly admire people with skills like yours.

[@ScottGrammer]

I have the ASUS TUF 4080. It's supported at the rear by a bracket that is part of my case (a Fractal Torrent). Glad I installed that! It might also help that the PC is rarely moved, and it sits on a wheeled table so when it's time to get cleaned inside, it doesn't get picked up and sat down. As an electronics tech with 47 years of experience, I am still highly impressed with your PC board repairs. I'd love to watch you work in real time.

[@Desalater2]

im liking the fe models this time around, that metal frame is sturdy af and none of that sag you get from other brands

[@Odyssey636]

I just got a 4070 super asus tuff and it came with a little adjustable bar you slide under the front😂

[@MercuryGremlin]

Engineer, artist and technician. It’s a pleasure to watch you work. I’ll live longer too. My bp and heart rate decrease. The card works again, and the world is a little better. 😊

[@Tailong]

One of the first videos I saw from you was 4090s broken pcb, seeing you do this kinda repair while pretty much every other repair shop would just deem it unrepairable is insane, I'm still mind blown that there are people with this level of skill

[@SaoPauloNX]

all those new wires inside the crack... are you a doctor or a magician...? amazing

[@JJ21lives4ever]

Most important question, how did kitty do?

[@northwestrepair]

good so far

[@polacamerasx]

One of the best GPU repair videos on KZbin 👌

[@DeFi-Macrodosing]

Your love for your craft is palpable. Thank you for sharing.

[@majordan3517]

One thing for sure about you Tony is you are absolutely tenacious when it comes to solving a problem. Keep up the good work.

[@klorslug]

Microsurgeon reconnecting the veins and nerve endings to save the patient. Great work!

[@SaccoBelmonte]

wow....that one was really a mess. Great job! Nobody would put that much effort on such a fix. You're truly a doctor.

[@Missingthe10mm]

Honestly always great seeing how genuine and exact your repairs are. Seriously learning alot from what can go wrong and what to look for when making repairs on my own cards

[@bigdillan9612]

To be able to work on something so small is incredible. I can't even keep my hands still enough to remove a capacitor half the time.

[@mrhassell]

Honestly, I love you channel, so much! Many times, I've been feeling a bit, how you going.. By the time I've finished watching any video that you make, I feel much better. Really, I was in tears man! :) Thank you so much Tony! Nameless, interesting as like myself, I used No Body, as my artist name once, a long time ago now... You obviously have studied people, a major in psychology, or natural empath, I'm thinking more the later. One thing's for sure, you really are gifted, with more than a soldering iron and properly re-balling (where most, re-flow).

[@mattrunyon5305]

If I had any experience in editing I'd help you. Just the precision you have is phenomenal!! I know all that dreaming consumes the 48hrs in a day you dont have. It's awesome and it blows at the same time.

[@Vile-Flesh]

Loved watching this. These videos put me in a better place whenever I watch them. Love the music and being able to see up close the repairs layer by layer. This is pinnacle high standards and values workmanship.

[@justinheitzman9188]

I could never do this and never would even try but god you make it look so easy. You are definitely a master in the field. Keep up the great videos

[@Rigg5]

This is some phenomenal work. I am in awe

[@Progamer-jv8mb]

Wow, you my guy are by far the most patience and best out there. There are few guys on you tube who does this, but if there is more serious problem they just putting this as non fix due to much time wasted and to low profit. If i will have any problem with my 4090 i know where to come. you got yourself subscriber. keep up the good work people need professionals like you

[@technolucas3720]

You are a repair specialist....like special ops.....die hard navy seal type....much respect

[@ChristopherBurtraw]

Your music selection is perfect. Over the time I have followed the channel, ive added several tracks to my own playlists becauae I liked them in these videos.

[@Professorke]

As I have said before, you are the best at your job. I also love your humor. As an electronics repairman, who everyone says I am the best, I have to prove them wrong, you are the best! I will never be able to do what you can do, I am also way too old for that and muddle along now as a hobby, the time of professional work is over. Keep up the good work so I can continue to enjoy your craftsmanship 💪👍

[@p4spooky]

This is nothing like the "short is gone" kind of videos which are all too common 😀 Brilliant work

[@Rmm1722]

Good work 💯👍🎉

[@SergeyKucheryavy]

Renal the chip, ya, I do that every time I got bored. Taking out a hat of mine, dude, you r amazing

[@Lavadawg]

northwestrepair's videos remind me why i should consider low profile gpus or used gpus instead of spending a bunch of money for a new gpu just to sell it for 300 dollars years later or watch it break and melt

[@mx-gaming87]

You can use better Geforce now and stream your GPU power, if you have good network connection. It cost 106€ for 6 month and your streamed GPU power is a 4080 Super and a good CPU. Look for 2 years you get 440€ after that new GPUs comes out and you can stream them. If do more than just gameing yeah... than its a problem not own a GPU. The other problem with Geforce now is... you cant use mods in your game then.

[@Lavadawg]

@@mx-gaming87 I have a 512kbps internet connection in 2024, my internet connection is incapable of ssh-ing into a terminal, yet barely a geforce now

[@myne00]

Just go back to the future with a desktop case under your screen

[@fearsomechicken4407]

Or just vertically mount your gpu, solves majority of problems.

[@Notharius1]

I also have a similar job but I am working in an autimotive company as a failure analysit on headunits (Mercedes). These passive component failures are one of the worst. But the worst is an open circuit in the PCBA layer between 2 BGA components where no vias, measuring points are available for you. Good luck figuring that out in a short time.

[@technolucas3720]

All these type of videos make me so glad that I mounted my 4090 in vertical orientation......love the "data is beautiful" music BTW😊

[@BelowAmbient]

wow that was some work tony, I appreciate the video!

[@kaedeschulz5422]

It's always insane to me how you repair those multilayer PCB's! It's always extremely interesting to watch! I had youtube in the Background while wiring up a Class D amplifier board and then your video came up and i stopped working on it.

[@sticknrudder1903]

Chirst the PCB repair is just insane, I have some trains at home and I can barely solder the wires onto the track

[@Nobbi_Habogs]

this guy is an absolutely legend

[@Nebujin383]

Would be interesting to know why they cracked. I really hope its user errors, like bad installation or forgetting the stand/support. Love these videos.

[@ALEX336X]

One of the most impressive i've seen, you refused to give up.

[@DarkZenonia]

Damm im speechless 👏 no one can do this only few in the world, you are one of them.

[@19popo87]

with my work I sometimes enter the operating rooms to monitor the concentration of anesthetic gases present in the air and I find myself seeing the screens of the operations being carried out inside the patients, routine operations of course but here I see a hallucinating, incredible and fascinating.

[@GadgetUK164]

Mind blowing level of PCB repair! 11/10

[@Suresh_Pillai]

Hey Tony, you went thorough over and over which made this high end card from ASUS the best one around in that species.. Good efforts and all that hard work turned out well to give you the best expected results. A real BEAUTY !! 👍😊👍

[@oliverbenis]

Brilliant video. You didn't give up and finally finished the repair successfully.

[@Nevertouchgrass247]

Bro I had to sub I'm not comie😂I was a biomedical repair specialist and took a year packed course in army for fixing hospital equipment this has defiantly brought some memory's back and makes me wanna fix something

[@viljom]

i cant belive how one can do multi layer pcb repair. Your work is amazing!

[@ccflan]

no way you fixed it !!!! amazing work !!

[@klauserwin9860]

Absolute mad respect for your patience with all that work, man!

[@piotrgniewek6800]

Man, I know exactly the feeling when you have found the broken capacitor, it's priceless

[@ibeebzz9804]

Excellent work! The patience and determination you show is impressive.

[@rogerdouglas2306]

i cant remember where i saw it but some other utuber does this line of work and always starts with a visual inspection first b4 repair. hope it helps u in the future.

[@OcelotTheFurious]

Great video as always. So glad The Rock was here for inspiration and motivation

[@SergeyKucheryavy]

Yeah, I’ve learned never repeat actions you do. Thanx for the show

[@FaNaTiC7449]

FOR the love of GPUs this was therapy LOVED every second of this video MORE MORE MORE Gimme MORE

[@Negiku]

You're videos are always comfortable to watch. Great editing and incredible fix as always.

[@MeniscoManeiro]

This is not a repair at this point...This is art!

[@teknologyguy5638]

Masterful work. I feel the pain of having to redo all that for a broken cap... then to have a completely unrelated issue crop up at the end to further delay completion.

[@NonLegitNation2]

this reminds me of what happened to my bike last year. I washed my bike and then noticed a creaking noise when I rode it. I ended up taking the entire bike apart including the wheel hubs, bottom bracket and pedals and regreased and oiled everything and it still made a creaking noise. Someone on reddit said it might be my seat post, and I said no it isn't I've never had a creaking seat post and I've never had to grease a seat post before. I greased the seat post, which took all of 10 seconds and the creaking noise was gone. On the upside atleast my bike got a deep clean and everything ran like brand new again.

[@yoshiadme]

It's amazing how easy would have been to just drop off this GPU and after all those problems and troubleshooting, it was able to find it's way though and repair an original "easy" crack repair. My respects, I love your work and all you do ^^

[@dillon4813]

"NEVER GIVE UP NEVER WHAT!" Hats off to you man. I know the feeling lmao finally thinking you found the fix after so much work. Sometimes you just need a brain reset after working on the same thing for so long.

[@Nutellaadict]

This is a work of art and passion you are doing

[@jamespatrick727]

Your skills are amazing and your videos are great. Used to do this sort of thing myself but I was never that good.

[@pjhb_microsoldering_portugal]

Man the amount of patience you have... You are the best, GPU GURU strikes again 😂 Greetings from Portugal 🇵🇹

[@DukeBox79]

I'm not easily impressed but.. holy. I have not even watched the end (yet) to see if it works but your skills you are showing here are unbelievable.

[@ttkenvk9099]

this is beyond next level skills, didn't know this was even possible, blows me away.

[@unsaltedskies]

At this rate with incorrectly soldered power connectors its only a matter of time before the boards come pre cracked from the factory. Great fix as always. 👍

[@Teste-gp7bm]

Today I learned that soldering, on the easiest place, on a $1000 card can be an absolute joke. Incredible. Great work as always, truly remarkable hands work on such small parts. Editing was hilarious as well!

[@1234567890CAB]

OMG I have an Asus 4080 tuf that has the PCI tab broken off that has been intermittent just like this. I'm going to go check the connector right now. Also when I do cracks I peel the layers of copper back to get to the midlayer traces. If you scrap the thin layer of fiberglass off the copper, you can peel it up easily with tweezers or a blade.

[@Xampl90]

Oh , God , nooooooo ! I have secretly hoping in the past few months , that you wouldn't post a video of ASUS TUF 4080 super repair , cause i have been planing to buy one for my new PC project and BOOM there it is ! You nearly made me cry during watching this AMAZING REPAIR btw ! So, now i have absolutely no idea what gpu to buy, cause i want it to be reliable and productive as much as it can be and i was considering the TUF was the one , but alas ! Now i`m sad ... if you have an advice for me about some particular product i`ll be more than glad to hear your proposition ! Keep up the good work ! You are one of the best so far i`ve seen and believe me i ve seen much for 11 years ;)

[@zeus9855]

The thing to try to remember. Is it’s always something simple, not matter how complex the device is!

[@ghislainriou9560]

Amazing work on that GPU card. well done sir great video thank you again and god bless you.

[@techluvin7691]

This is simply amazing. Tremendous patience.