Are Graphics Cards Repairable ?

[@northwestrepair]

If you need a repair, please contact me using a link in the description.

[@apoc341]

It’s great to watch someone work that really knows what they are doing. I predict this channel will get a lot larger. Keep up the awesome content. 👍

[@bouabdellahghanem4380]

ikr

[@YapzOfficial]

true

[@lauretiu]

you fixing gpu's restored my faith that skilled people still exist !

[@northwestrepair]

Too many to count.

[@k_a_bizzle]

Where do you live??

[@trr4gfreddrtgf]

Wow! This is amazing. You deserve more subs. I have a 980 ti which has a short on it, I don't have the proper equipment to fix it, but seeing videos like this really makes me wish I did. Subbed!

[@dope5472]

Same here. R172 or R174. Still give video, but if you make It work, Start to do spikes in power.

[@trr4gfreddrtgf]

@@dope5472 Better not use it to avoid causing any further damage.

[@JimNichols]

You have an in-depth knowledge of these boards and it is amazing to watch your work.

[@dammarsingh8361]

You mentioned in one of your videos that this is not your full time job. You should probably think of switching careers and making this your full time job. You are amazing at this, and you're doing great service to the community also being a massive proponent towards right to repair. God bless you, keep up the great work 👍

[@Mrhorribubble]

I doubt that people would pay the amount required to fix issues like this. it must take a lot of time to do these kind of repairs to where it'll only really be cost effective for high end gpu repairs. and even then I'd argue that most people would opt to get another gpu instead of using an already repaired card for fear or future issues.

[@filipkralj2618]

reason why all electronics is replaced rather then repaired is simple - new component is cheaper then paying skill electronic worker, probably engineer, to work hours or day on one card this could only be viable if it is simple fault on highest end cards like 3090 or 4090 now

[@northwestrepair]

@@Mrhorribubble correct. This does not pay well simply because I charge very little. I have to keep this as a hobby until I grow up to Northridge fix level. How ever, he only does 10 minute repairs and that's the only way it will justify his business. I will go broke if I do this full time.

[@JomariMangaring]

@@northwestrepair you're better than northridge in terms of fixing gpus. Believe me. But both of you guys are awesome.

[@zwarrior3300]

@@northwestrepair i hope you the best in life, as much entertainment you give when i watch your videos, and as much display of skills you have

[@OfficialALfiux]

I hope Linus finds you and gives much needed exposure. Watching your videos is insanely awesome

[@northwestrepair]

Wow thanks !

[@jeferamend]

Found your channel by chance and really liked it, I've been following/learning electronics repair and I liked your way of explaining it. Keep it up!

[@northwestrepair]

Thanks and welcome

[@whosibbi]

I bought a graphic card which was mined (It was a Radeon RX Vega 64) I think i'm gonna try and repair it one more time because of this channel alone. Hopefully this goes well.

[@northwestrepair]

Vegas are likely to have dead core. Good luck.

[@tamaantar]

*HBM screaming in 100°C*

[@whosibbi]

@@northwestrepair oof

[@LLAMAS007]

love the unique content man, I hope this shows people that it is possible to fix a broken gpu at home.

[@SeminarChauffeur]

That is a bad idea especially if you are just an average joe and not an expert. What you should do is to look for an equally capable repairman.

[@rkan2]

@@SeminarChauffeur If you have the proper tools and persistence - it can be done at home :P Just don't try it without tools and accept you might fuck it up 10 times before success...

[@northwestrepair]

@@rkan2 exactly how I learned.

[@ted-b]

Fantastic job and great film work!

[@northwestrepair]

Thanks 👍

[@irfanurrahman5633]

Bro just don't stop uploading new content man. Your videos are amazing !

[@simonk.2969]

Found this channel today. I must say this channel is awesome!

[@northwestrepair]

Glad you enjoy it!

[@LightWaIker]

I dig the background music. I like zoning out to it watching your repairs.

[@y_zass]

These board repair videos make it look so easy. Like anyone with a heat gun and some flux could do it

[@BeyondGravityFPV]

You sir are going to smash your subscriber count with light speed and it's no surprise. Keep it going and can't wait to see more.

[@todorkandilov4796]

I am amazed at the quality of the videos and how in-depth you go on the repairs. It is really entertaining to watch. We definitely need an LTT video with you as a guest, lets hope Linus sees your videos so it can actually happen. Great job keep up the good work!!!!

[@entguy1]

Excellent work man. In a future video, could you go over the various liquids you apply during your repairs? I know a lot of rubbing alcohol is being used for cleaning, but for the other liquids, I can never tell if it's flux or conductive glue and would really like to know.

[@northwestrepair]

flux, alcohol, UV curing resin. Sometimes break cleaner.

[@lallyji8051]

Love the relaxing music. This channel is going places. Amazing production quality

[@kaluk1321]

Subscribed. Binged everything, this channel will be big man keep up!

[@northwestrepair]

Thanks !

[@chupacabra0_098]

I'm just amazed on your many skills (yes, I checked your other 2 channels). I just wonder why you're not monetizing this one, I've heard KZbin sucks now in that matter. Anyway thanks for this channel, somehow I find It therapeutic.

[@mrhassell]

One more win for the team!

[@treasuremagnet247]

Amazing work. And professional. Keep it up, you are making a huge difference

[@leorickpccenter]

a part of me wishes to learn this magical craft of yours. It must feel nice and gratifying to bring dead cards back to life.

[@pedrofifa2150]

Awesomely done! Gratz 👏👏👏

[@kenjikawakami8033]

Good stuff man

[@hendriksaldua8208]

Your skills are amazing. Although I am not a technician. I enjoy watching the vcards after you repaired it. I am hoping you will be able to fix some updated cards (RTX or RX) Especially those mining rtx cards. Cheers

[@lightspeedmonk7108]

New sub I’m digging your content.keep up the great work.

[@northwestrepair]

Awesome 😎

[@error-515]

really enjoying the content, keep it up

[@SB-qm5wg]

You have super steady hands!!

[@bignicnrg3856]

Great video!! Not sure why I'm so interested but I am haha. Great skills and workmanship 💯

[@joeyboymission9143]

love your videos, keep up

[@SovereignKnight74]

Excellent! Much respect for what you do!

[@bigmind8508]

Damn pumping up contents! Keep it up!

[@trilexfix]

You are a great technician I'm glad I found your channel!!

[@ashrafmoosa8569]

Hi do you ever sell any of the GPU you fix? I'm enjoying your videos great job.

[@johann3029]

You could make a video on what brands / builds are reliable. I guess people would love to hear that from you. With your experience

[@northwestrepair]

baby steps

[@gotsteem]

Subscribed and joined the discord. Great work NWR, I appreciate the videos. I'm debating if I should have an older graphics (GTX650 Ti boost 2GB) card repaired. It has served me well for many years but recently took a dump causing me to upgrade to a moderately better card. Still, it would be nice to have a backup card handy in case that happens to me again. Thanks again for the videos.

[@accretian]

Great video, very entertaining even for someone who has zero knowledge about these stuff. What do you think about newer generation like rtx 20 and 30 series? does evga still maintain their quality or if any other aib is getting better?. Also curious about on amd side if they got evga like quality.

[@mbwatson1000]

Amazing work! Lovely videos.

[@ArikGST]

Hey, just found your channel by chance. Who makes the best quality cards in your opinion next to EVGA (doesn´t matter if Nvidia or AMD chip)? I am currently in the process of gathering the funds to build a new PC. I used to like MSI and my current card has worked without problems for the last 3 years, but with more recent information, I might stay away from the brand for a while.

[@WineLad]

Based on previous designs I'd say sapphire makes the best board designs. I'd even go so far as to say that they made better designs than evga sometimes. It's a damn shame they don't make nvidia cards, though based on evga's recent statements they seem to have dodged a bullet...

[@flavourfulz8147]

@@WineLad Who makes best Nivida beside EVGA since they gone then?

[@DrHouse-zs9eb]

@@WineLad well, I dont like sapphire. They are pretty bad on the "normalised fan loudness" temperature tests compared to other board partners like MSI. So for example at 40db(a), a sapphire runs hotter than some other cards with the same gpu.

[@northwestrepair]

It's a hit and miss. They may make good cooling but forget fuses. Or they put fuses but make it so huge it will crack under its own weight.

[@Fixforfixing]

Dude DO MORE :D

[@northwestrepair]

trying man, am trying. i have a daily job and for that reason things dont get fixed quickly, let alone making a video about it when nothing ever goes according to the script

[@Fixforfixing]

@@northwestrepair i understand for sure i wish all the best and god bless you

[@dzoks-e7n]

nice music,nice voice for the nice day,thanks.

[@Mayhem2019]

For the algo.... more people need to see how a professional turns E-waste into a working renewed component.

[@CatPlayer]

I love your videos, you are making great content! I have a question, you said that STRIX cards are actually pretty bad but you only showed the 1000 cards. Are the rtx 3000 STRIX cards also as bad as you say or are they doing a better job? And now that EVGA is done with GPUs what are our options?

[@fountainman5044]

high quality repair job

[@medstud]

Now that EVGA is exiting the GPU manufacturing game, who do you think is second best? And do you think EVGA has been consistent quality-wise in the last 3 generations?

[@northwestrepair]

ASUS

[@fENzxr]

Galax (as KFA² in Europe). Hong Kong established, but chips, vram , etc, made in Japan, (from Seiko, Japanese legendary electronics manufactures) unlike Asus that everything is made in china. Asus are notorious for worst and longest customer support too. So, my top picks for gpu's, Galax>MSi>Sapphire>XFX. Not even think about Gigabyte. Worst brand both for gpu/motherboards.

[@annonimityone1676]

I love your videos. I am learning so much. Thankyou.

[@carlunaden]

Now that EVGA is out of the game for nVidia GPUs, what would be your personal opinion as "the best", if not "the least awful" GPU partner?

[@dope5472]

Bro your videos are AWESOME! I'm watchmaker, and i LOVE your work, very similar. Focus, detect and correct the problem. I have 1 old 980Ti, with the "famous" problem of R172 & R174. Only a bit toasted, not burned or exploded. I never do anything with Electronic micosoldering but, after see you, i'm thinking give a try to Repair that old GPU. Can you give me some "novel tips"? And sorry 4 the bad english, not muy native language :)

[@northwestrepair]

Literally in every video i follow same steps until i stumble upon a problem. Start with measurements. Find short circuit. If it isnt there, check for voltages. If you missing voltage, you know where to focus at the very least.

[@dope5472]

@@northwestrepair Yeah that its simple, i was talking about tips for soldering! Thank you so much!

[@Watch__This_]

Hard repair...well done!!!

[@northwestrepair]

Thanks 👍

[@ShakeITyEA]

cool stuff dude

[@northwestrepair]

Thanks!

[@tonict2302]

Awesome video. More like this video.

[@clipboard5535]

WoW. Impressive tech skills.!🙋

[@northwestrepair]

Thanks a lot 😊

[@thenaberius6081]

Good Job. Ive had old gpu, well i can say i cooked it, beacuse i havent deep cleaned it and it looked yellowish from the inside. Its nice to see that its acualy repairable. Even tho not consistently i guess. Now i have 1060 3gb. Ill be upgrading soon, i dont really know what to do with it guess ill sell it, or give it to cousin.

[@MrDeepakvijay07]

Great work!

[@northwestrepair]

Thanks!

[@ICDisappear]

I love these videos keep it up please

[@northwestrepair]

Thanks! Will do!

[@Jason-zh7wo]

Nice job 👍👍

[@northwestrepair]

👍

[@TheDrTopo]

great video! but tbh i´m pretty interested on that thermal grease accessory for application. Where i can get one? hope you see this and great videos!

[@Wikstammen]

you are absolutely amazing

[@DontPetMyGoat]

Wow. That's some good work. What do you do with these cards after you repair them?

[@northwestrepair]

Sell.

[@teddp]

The card whisperer 😊

[@aminedhdh8978]

I want to work with u and learning from u but unfortunately u from USA thanks for ur content 👌👌

[@vlasov18]

can you make a video about which GPU brands you recommend? That EVGA vid was really good to actually acknowledge why they made superior GPUs and ASUS, Gigabyte and MSI are very questionable

[@northwestrepair]

Not really. I dont have any new top of the line boards.

[@daveshork2797]

schematics and such very helpful

[@elior77]

Great job :)

[@davesdigitaldomain]

really enjoy your videos, could you please make a video on how you made the riser card and power metre shown at 9:15

[@northwestrepair]

i plan on that

[@mrkemblegilstrap]

great job, son!

[@brandongardner2853]

How did you learn to solder like that? is great work :)

[@alastairpei]

Have you ever worked on the Nvidia reference GPU's? Was just wondering about your opinion on them since I'm looking to get a new card soon, and EVGA won't be in the GPU market anymore.

[@djethreii]

With the announcement of evga no longer making gpus, what brands would you recommend moving forward?

[@bahadoromid3554]

Thank you

[@jopajopa2906]

What percentage you think is your success rate on fixes? Unbelivable videos , best iw seen yet.

[@northwestrepair]

Depends on the card. Vega's for example 90% dead.

[@deepak00singh34]

@@northwestrepair Vega Means amd graphic card?

[@krampus2992]

I have no clue what you're doing but I've watched all of your videos so when the video starts I say "Ok check your resistances. Good voltages? Useless ass backplates! Check the data lines. Oh, memory test looks good. Try a Furmark. Video game engines run well."

[@abhishekbanerji1451]

What about the Bus Interface showing PCIe x 16 2.0? Shouldn't it be 3.0? at 11:33

[@defenderyogo8937]

This is comparable to watches repairement guy, or even more

[@suryavanshib]

Awesome ✌🏻✌🏻✌🏻

[@ElegantLotus]

Bro created new GPU in this video xwx

[@rahulmechatronics]

Hi Greeting from India. Very good videos. Make video on tools you are using. Can you tell how to made power meter tool for testing GPU?

[@suryavanshib]

Awesome ✌🏻✌🏻✌🏻

[@spheroboom7299]

so i know your a big fan of evga and now that there pulling out of the GPU game who would you say is the 2nd closest brand to them when it comes to gpu quality

[@northwestrepair]

Asus right now.

[@Byja76]

great videos

[@j33k83]

Base from you've said replacing parts from donor board means not every GPU can be repaired, is that right?

[@furiaxciega]

Hello, very good videos from gigabyte and asus, could you review the input sapphire pulse cards?

[@northwestrepair]

I have one pupse on my desk. If not like it. Simple fix impossible without sophisticated equipment.

[@furiaxciega]

@@northwestrepair I was asking why I want to buy a sapphire lite but I have never bought one of that brand and I wanted to know, unlike the ones you have analyzed, if it was worth it since I was surprised that these problems existed in the other 2 brands but now that you mention that you have a using I will go for one of those, thanks for the answer.

[@sanzharmirasbekov7368]

Are there any rankings about which vendors and gpu manufacturers is less problematic?

[@64210187]

do you ever ultrasonic-clean your boards?...they are gunky AF

[@shadowrealms2676]

I'm so sad that EVGA won't be making graphics card anymore o_o

[@skyrex4694]

what can you say about EVGA now🤔

[@KyleSand]

Not worried about popping caps when re moving the drmos?

[@linkinhe2004]

May I know if this kind of extensive gpu repair worth it? I mean if you based it to the cost of repair on old gpu and then sell it, will it be profitable?

[@pidhsome]

Sorry for my ignorance, but does every company like evga or msi etc have to develop their own board or do they get it ready from nvidia/amd and they just develop the cooling etc??

[@stevekim3922]

Hi Tonny, I like to know which Brand/Model Campact Thermal Camera you were using in this video? It looks like Seek brand but it looks something different. I you don't mind, tell me it info for me. Thank you.

[@northwestrepair]

It is seek.

[@stevekim3922]

@@northwestrepair Thank you your quick response. One more asking. Is this Seek Model come with point sensor lead wire? You look tourch sensor lead to PCB, am I right to see?

[@Andrew-ih2zu]

Which card brand will you recommend for 4090 when evga is no longer in game?

[@mrx10001]

Considering Evga is gonna stop making GPUs now, is there any brand you'd say is the new best build quality?

[@jackdanksterdawson112]

EVGA arnt stopping making cards as of yet, they just left Nvidia. We can see them making AMD cards now... That would be sick!!

[@96CR250]

@@jackdanksterdawson112, one could only hope. I've been a loyal EVGA customer for many years and have no problem purchasing an AMD card if they start selling those. Their customer service is top notch.

[@chupacabra0_098]

Sapphire Nitro line is pretty solid but that's on the AMD side.

[@jackdanksterdawson112]

@@96CR250 Agreed 100%. Considering Nvidia turned out to be a jackass for strong-arming their own partners by abusing their power and also their customers by abnormally pricing their cards. I would love to buy AMD cards from now on as they are providing the best Price/Performance cards and the cherry on top would be EVGA making them!!

[@Betonoszlop]

Never had a single broken card in my life. If you take care of them cleaning them and using within factory values, they lasts decades

[@jeremydolot2083]

What gpu brands do you recommend?

[@giles1358]

How do you know what the resistances should be?

[@007samfb]

Sir please do some pc motherboard. Thanks

[@thomasmiller1135]

3:10 The part right beside cracks due to heat?

[@Enzzzz0]

where do you buy these replacement things like mosfets, memory ships and others things..?

[@northwestrepair]

china aliexpress ebay