What MINING does to Graphics Cards

[@northwestrepair]

If you need a repair, please contact me using a link in the channel main page.

[@ablueslime]

OK

[@Resanctify]

Northwestrepair, I really respect your opinions, now that EVGA isn't making GPUs, what Manufacturer is doing the best job now with GPUs?

[@AlCabone]

im amazed about what is possible. how much do u ask for a repair like this?

[@rexyoshimoto4278]

Bravo! Fun watching you repair these cards. I come across a few bad cards. I toss them but I'll keep you in mind when I do.

[@DJdoppIer]

I'm amazed you can just drill away into a graphics card like that and it'll still run fine after a few re-soldering tweaks.

[@rumplstiltztinkerstein]

The profile pic is just perfect for your comment.

[@HDMIOT]

black magic, i'm in awe

[@BeHappyTo]

obviously it depends on what fault it is. Sometimes you can do this, sometimes you can't

[@kasuraga]

@@BeHappyTo right? in this case, it didn't eat through any essential traces it looks like, so it was possible to drill out the burned area and repair it the way he did

[@TheFlyingZulu]

He knew how and where to drill out the bad part and keep the good... Like a dentist. Lol

[@Eremon1]

These kinds of repair skills are dwindling away into history. Great to see somebody still practicing repairing broken things instead of just tossing them away.

[@severdnerv]

i would go as far as to say the tech repair scene has never been better. id say its growing not dwindling at all.

[@eyemastervideo]

@@severdnerv Exactly. This type of skill has never been seen in the history of man. Technology is now so complex and small, it's amazing we have people like this even able to fix such technology without just swapping out the part. This is truly amazing!

[@nosuchthing4789]

Device must be really expensive or you need a getaway... Or both...

[@aeo1976]

@@namelessdata4608 Teaching about sexuality produces less consumers, as a result less electronics that needs to get fixed so i would argue that would help more globally if you really had to pick and choose. Teaching about debt and economy is not profitable for the banks or corporations so that is probably why it is not a subject in school in most capitalist countries. When i was in school atleast we had carpenting and cooking classes where hygene was included so we could learn to fix woodwork, and cook our own healthy food without getting sick from contamination. Now children in my country do not learn much about that either and some kids dont even know how to cook potatoes. Good thing they have youtube to learn from if they really WANT to learn about any of these subjects.The problem is the crafts that needs special tools and having basic training in schools also teaches you that you can do it and gives you confidence to learn more.

[@namangoy]

@@namelessdata4608 you know we could have all of the above right? Lets talk about the actually useless things taught to kids, like how mitochondria are the powerhouse of the cell

[@Tomcatntbird]

Seeing as though I've been electrician for 21 years, mainly on ships, but I do build my own desktops. Seeing a depot level of troubleshooting and replacing very small components is very fascinating to me due to the fact that not everybody can do it or even has the patience to do so. I love this video and extremely well done.

[@northwestrepair]

Thank you sir

[@jessebob325]

I agree. I fix aircraft electronics, and to watch component level maintenance is fascinating now. It’s been all box/card level maintenance for decades now. ☕️😊🖖🏻 Desoldering braid is still the best at 40+ years!? Sweet! 😄

[@unseenentity326]

I was an electronics technician in the Navy back in the 80s. I don't recall surface mount components existing at the time but I could be wrong. Everything I repaired had legs and stood above the circuit board (except some capacitors). I no longer have the eyesight or dexterity to do what you do.

[@beshoynagib4812]

​@@unseenentity326god bless you for what you've done. I wish you all the best to restore your eyesight with some kind of surgery or something. Nobody deserves to lose their favorite habit due to age sh*t.

[@gummansgubbe6225]

@@beshoynagib4812 Since you are bringing this political crap up. All he did was to help destroying the greatest country on this planet for the benefit of some 5 -10 000 extremely rich people.

[@max1point8t]

That is some serious skill my dude. Most people view modern electronics as non-repairable under the assumption that it is either cheaper to replace, or impossible to fix. It's nice to see someone keeping this stuff out of the landfill and in use! Kudos!

[@Sett86]

It is definitely cheaper to buy a 1070 than to waste the time of someone capable of this kind of repairs.

[@rrcoster]

fact just in general for that matter

[@jimbob3030]

I would guess someone with this level of skill is more expensive than just buying a new one of these cards, I really wish he would tell us in each video what the repair cost was. This man could be servicing much more expensive equipment and making a lot more money.

[@nugget6635]

It is very common nowadays to replace the whole PCB. And this is where some refurbished graphics cards from Aliexpress come from. They have used GPUs but everything else is new. Yes the memory chips and PCBs do degrade way faster than the GPU itself and the GPU is by far the most expensive component so it makes a lot of sense to reuse them.

[@rexyoshimoto4278]

You got that right! Schools use to teach electronics. Usually taught by grumpy introverted grampas who show jealous animostiy at kids who show acute learning ability. Why school don't teach kids to be interested in electronics completely behoves me.🤨

[@tazepsmg]

dude! I had no idea these kind of repairs were possible!! these skills should be passed on and preserved!

[@thefozzybear]

These people work at Nvidia and AMD.

[@JJanovsky-yu3tr]

​@@thefozzybear And these people will not passed it to anyone and it will be lost over time...

[@Swattii]

I took electronics class back in high school and we had to do stuff like this all the time. It's been almost 10 years and now I forgot everything lmao

[@KainsAddiction]

They wont be

[@no1baggiefan]

A miners card got "mined" with a dremmel. Dude that repair was amazing.

[@northwestrepair]

Ill try to use a pick axe next time to redefine the meaning of mining card.

[@nightmarerex2035]

like there MUST be a reason peaople get paid "bitcoin" to mine MUST be some secret program looking for prime numbers or somethin! how why else would it be worth money to mine coins that only are minable first time then unmineable and need harder and harder to find numbers?

[@RicardoSantos-oz3uj]

@@nightmarerex2035 Because the bitcoin protocol is the most inefficient protocol of all time. It consumes more electricity than a small country. And the more popular it becomes the more electricity it consumes and the longer each transaction takes.

[@falcon-ng6sd]

@@RicardoSantos-oz3uj The Proof-of-Work part of the blockchain is deliberately designed to take time to compute. Bitcoin, in particular, has a target of 10 minutes per block and adjusts the difficulty to try to keep it close to that time as the network hashrate changes. Similarly, password hashing algorithms use multiple iterations to slow down cracking attempts. @nightmarerex2035 I wonder how many cryptocurrency traders understand or even care to understand what they're actually buying and selling, but then again, that might apply to a lot of stock and options traders. I'm not really sure how and why the market value of Bitcoin and other cryptos got pushed up - it would be an interesting topic to research and I might just do that at some point.

[@johnbeaudette583]

@RicardoSantos-oz3uj my 2060ko mines when not gaming. It only draws around 68 watt's more mining than when at idle. And runs between 68-75degrees C. Mining doesn't damage cards or use excessive electricity. Silly people do.

[@nikkolaus]

As someone who has worked within the semi-conductor manufacturing industry, and knowing just how many copper traces are layered into PCBs, watching you take a ball rotary tool bit to that board was heart-dropping.

[@ipanesm]

yeah thats why im asking too, did that drilling had no effect at all?

[@AbdulBido]

He probably consulted with a boardview to plan this maneuver.. Or maybe just experience with that particular model.. There's no way he'd use the same approach to deal with something like that close to data lines and theirs vias.

[@stianmj]

I was thinking the exact same thing, or more like "WHAT THE HECK!? SERIOUSLY?!"

[@OmarJivraj]

totally. Mind blown away.

[@AyushTH]

I was thinking that too, but he probably just used boardview.

[@Huxleyrulz]

You got all the tools needed, your space is clean, your methodology is pragmatic, you got my full attention

[@arthurmann578]

I have seen several guys on KZbin repair GPUs' that I considered to be experts, but after witnessing your video here, I KNOW that you are a true MASTER of it! SUBSCRIBED! 👍👍

[@northwestrepair]

Thanks ! It cost me allot of sleepless nights and money burned into these cards learning the trade to get to where am at right now, but to be honest, i am far from being a MASTER.

[@arthurmann578]

@@northwestrepair 👍👍

[@Dreadknight_Gaming]

@@northwestrepair A humble Sensei. 🙏

[@nr3059]

@@northwestrepair Kudos .. This is the way!

[@LuzuVlogsGamer]

@@northwestrepair yay i just cant imagine how much passion you had for this :O

[@nameinvalid69]

really nice work, not something we see everyday. If only computer stores actually have people with this kind of high level repair skill set, rather than just sending things back to manufacturer wasting months in the process only ended up just throwing the item into landfill.

[@primus711]

Ffs you were fooled or just a m0r0n who has 0 clue he didnt fix anything There is a reason you dont see this because there is no schematic he is fooling you Even more hilarious how he cut through multiple layers of the board Why u think he cuts to screen shots of it working

Computer stores make money by selling new stuff. The costs of repairing a card like this is maybe a tenth of a brand new generation card. So, no, it will never happen. But there are plenty service shops with the needed men and skill that deserve their pay.

[@hherpdderp]

Computer stores couldn't afford to pay the people with the skills to do these kinds of repairs.

[@CahyoPrabowo]

don't be confused between 'computer store' and 'service center' !

[@x8jason8x]

@@primus711 The repair is a workaround, not a solution. That card is still going to die sooner than later, and will not function at peak. Technically you are correct that it isn't fixed, but you're wrong that it wouldn't work, and you're being a dick about it. It's worth the effort if you happen to have a grinding pen, a soldering station, and extra capacitors around, if not, just buy a new GPU. Most people will be better off just buying a new one in this instance, clearly.

[@horusfalcon]

Your primary skill sets can be broken down into: 1.) Systematic Input/Conversion/Output Troubleshooting 2.) Strong Surface Mount Device Soldering Techniques 3.) The benefit of EXPERIENCE! Add to this you are really good at narrating and communicating what you do and why. My compliments! (I've just subscribed.) It's a real shame EVGA has stopped making video cards with Nvidia GPUs...

[@SaraMorgan-ym6ue]

somebody needs to tell him EVGA no longer makes video cards anymore.🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@derek75116]

@@SaraMorgan-ym6ue A shame if that's true. Watching vids like this is the truth on what cards are best..

[@SaraMorgan-ym6ue]

@@derek75116 it is I hope EVGA goes back to making video cards again but until then😨

[@Microwilli0]

Love it seeing repairs like these done. Been relatively deep in the industry for about 6 years now. Everytime when asking manufacturers for RMAs or repair inquiries, always been told, that the Problem cant be repaired and the card had to be trashed/Exchanged. Ive seen a view repairs with shorted components, but drilling a hole right in the multi layer PCB and having the card working flawlessly just like that also is a first for me.

[@xXGeorgLPXx]

cool pfp

[@Microwilli0]

@@xXGeorgLPXx you too m8 haha

[@James2210]

I think most of those are ground planes since it's in the power supply area

[@quasarvega]

As someone who works in RMA we are capaple of repairing tose Errors. The Problem is you have to guarantee that the Card is in working Order for a year (Germany) seeing this issue it is likely that other components might be affected. Also this is a 1070 the time to fix this GPU is Not in Relation to the worth of the Card for the company. I hope this helps.

[@mikepeter1323]

amazing skills. Most of those who have a card in this state are thinking it's impossible to fix. You made it look like a walk in the park. That's awesome. 👍

[@northwestrepair]

like anything else in life, if you do it enough, its a walk in the park.

[@jponz85]

@@northwestrepair what gpu is that in this video?

[@abangsenang8705]

@@jponz85 brah did u even watch the video?...

[@Vitaliuz]

@@jponz85 A GTX 1070.

[@mistrphixit7484]

I tossed out a gtx780 recently. I could have had it fixed and used in another machine.

[@billdberger7407]

Board repair is a lot of fun and it's rare to find someone that can do it properly as most consumer electronics needing board repair would be considered beyond economic repair. I took PACE's 40 hour course on board repair and micromin soldering and thoroughly enjoyed it though I never really got to use it on the job.

[@Ferrari255GTO]

I personally have gotten the chance to try surface soldering and it's tedious but simple enough, with the right tools it's not something to worry about as long as you pay attention to the direction stuff goes on.

[@atta30]

You can find broken electronics or buy broken electronics and fix them you’d be surprised how often you can make some money off of it even if it’s a side thing

[@9toro428]

Looks like a lot of specialty tools and materials. Lots of continuity and voltage checks. Very cool to see, true craftsman.

[@northwestrepair]

Yes. a lot of tools and materials. Expensive too.

[@mofatjippyfransisco713]

Done lots of board level repair, but you digging into the board layers to find/fix a short was beyond that...very nice work !

[@Juke_The_Fluff]

The number of times I said "there's no way he's fixing that.." I mean, how?! I didn't know it was even possible! You are incredible. Amazing job, man.

[@derek75116]

Experience hey ! with out stuffing up previous attempted card repairs you could easily dig out critical via's and paths.. Its not his first rodeo..

[@fimbles1015]

By far the best example of electronics repair on you tube. Your skill level is amazing, Great job, Great video :)

[@northwestrepair]

Thanks 👍

[@fimbles1015]

@@ithecastic Show me better :)

[@synexx2767]

This was incredible. Haven't seen such deep repairs on a graphicscard like that. Wish we had anyone like you where I live. Got a GTX 1080 Ti which died on my during gaming. Blackscreen and dosen't even get recognized by Windows anymore. Would love to have someone take a look at it if it's saveable :D Keep up the great work!

[@CollynPlayz]

I know it’s been a year but if you still have it search up heat gun gpu fix and try that

[@ernestuz]

It's a pity EVGA has announced they are stopping manufacturing graphic cards.

[@jari2018]

when the guy you are working for acts in a bad maner and then reject suggestion denies the previous mention coperations and pays very litteland are an ass with returns and takes the brunt of the money because "he can" - that psyco could work with someone else than me

[@sandspar]

Well that'll boost the hell out of AMD.

[@michaelblue4619]

@@jari2018 no one workin with you bro xD

[@jari2018]

@@michaelblue4619 true - I just a spite , jdged by phycopaths

[@danmystro]

@@jari2018 uhh, what?

[@horaceinfiji]

beyond the fact that this is one of the gutsiest repair's I've seen in years.........the fact that you generously shared your file's with us........just makes this upload "all that and a bag of chips"!!!! Thanks for making my day man! truly!

[@oldsk00l]

This is one of the best videos I've seen on YT in a long time. This is an outstanding level of technical skill.

[@21palica]

Wow! Who would have thought that a damaged card would be fixed by basically making a borehole on it (and the replacement of faulty components of course )?! As the material was being stripped off, it provided an interesting view of all the different layers that are in this sandwich PCB. Great video!

[@alonsogabriel9336]

Among all the 10 series cards, evga's was one of the best looking and built. Really a shame to see they'll stop making gpus. Hope they give amd a shot.

[@redosoland9063]

ive never had an evga gpu so i recently snagged evga's rtx 2060 for shits and giggles and i will say its probably my favorite rtx 2060 ive seen

[@krozareq]

Grabbed an EVGA 3070 for my uncle's rig, a week later GN posted the video of Andrew's announcement. Glad to have gotten an EVGA card again before they left the GPU game. Would like to see more EVGA graphics cards but I also hope they do well producing stuff where they have full discretion. They already excel at heatsinks, fans, water blocks, power delivery and boards. There's a lot of areas they can get into and sell directly to buyers. I doubt AMD is going to be significantly better than Nvidia as a partner. If they were, all of Nvidia's partner board makers would've gone to AMD.

[@alonsogabriel9336]

@@krozareq at the very least, amd doesnt seem to have implemented any scam like, price manipulation, stock controlling scheme which makes them look good in my eyes. Personally dont have or ever owned an amd gpu or processor but now they seem to be the "good" company.

[@krozareq]

@@alonsogabriel9336 They are definitely better and they maintain a fantastic graphic driver module in the Linux source tree. AMD has done a lot for open source. I know that's mostly skewed toward the Linux side of things, but I respect them a lot more as a company. My main point was being a board partner means getting scraps, being under someone else's deadlines, and having everything prescribed to them.

[@TheAdatto]

Still rocking an Evga FTW 1080 Hybrid.

[@Bodo69Boss]

A friend of mine sent this video to me and to be honest I’m really shocked you completely revived this gpu. Well Done man !

[@northwestrepair]

Thanks.

[@ericeel1995]

Amazing repair. I'm just a pc gamer and a long time ago I started to filter all air that enters my computer case. Taped off any and all places un filtered air could come into my computer case. Just recently replaced my GTX 970 SC and that thing looked as clean as the day I put it in there 6 years ago. It's just 1/4" filter material you can cut with scissors, blow it out when it gets dirty. Its amazing how something so cheap can keep everything dust free and clean.

[@runfrankfurt]

Great work man! Good to see that there are still skilled experts out there who embrace a challenge.

[@xammaugiaxanh]

Wow that Dremel took me to a whole new lvl of soldering I've never seen before, very excited to see more from you 8)

[@northwestrepair]

I hope to drill some more holes too.

[@yannicg]

This happens when you don’t maintain your card properly. I’m pretty shure it’s the same for gaming cards aswell

[@OctoomyYTOfficial]

its the same for everything

[@northwestrepair]

Thats true

[@primus711]

This happens with a scammer This guy is full of bs and this wasnt from mining

[@OctoomyYTOfficial]

@@primus711 dust buildup could be from anything. It’s all down to maintenance

[@deathbydeviceable]

@@primus711 what what what? 🤣

[@NooBDad84]

I spent most of the video with my jaw on the ground punctuated with "hes not gonna fix that?", "holy shit hes gonna fix that". Dude! epic skills and knowledge is an understatement.

[@Iason4sNikolaou]

Have not seen any such repair again in the past. I admire your patience and level of detail, the knowledge and its application on the different issues! +1

[@journeyon1983]

Props to you on working with graphics card circuit boards. That looks like very hard intricate work you did. Your soldering skills are dead on perfect. I've never seen anyone grind away a part of the circuit board to expose a problem underneath but you did it with ease and then filled it in. Just masterful work. Thanks for sharing this video.

[@olivergottkehaskamp3369]

Electrical dentistry 😄

[@langley88]

This was a eye opener for me. and the level of detail you put in cleaning and fixing is amazing!! well done

[@northwestrepair]

Thank you!

[@yamyam60]

Incredible, I have watched a few of your videos since I discovered you on KZbin and I never knew that persons performing this level of repair even exist. Respect to you sir. If I ever need to repair a PCB or a brain surgeon, I may call you, I trust you can do both jobs equally well🙂

[@robertlavington2332]

You have a real amazing set of skills and knowledge. This is some hard core repair job, you have to know everything about pcb construction, components, testing, the whole computer scene in general and everything else. Much respect to you sir.

[@Calango741]

What I really appreciate about this is that is was informative, yet kept brief so that we didn't have to sit through endless minutes watching all of the soldering, etc. Thank you.

[@venomiel]

wow !!! someone who actually repaired a broken card !! this guy needs more subscribers !!

[@northwestrepair]

Yes i do lol

[@ScreenXplained]

This channel is so underrated taken the level of hard work and patience it takes to repair small components. Wish you a million subscribers.

[@code1017]

Stumbled upon your channel yesterday. All I have to say is holy shit! You are a surgeon my man. Keep using your gift! This man is the guy you find in RPG games that sells you black market tech underground and repairs your tech for you 😂 Fantastic job 👏🏼👏🏼

[@kolbyking2315]

"EVGA makes some of the best cards on the market" that didn't age well...

[@bluerendar2194]

Too bad Nvidia doesn't appreciate that at all...

[@jarsky]

RIP EVGA

[@bluerendar2194]

@@jarsky based on the comments given, the margins are so tight on cards that although it was 80% revenue, their numbers suggest that it accounted for about half of their profit (and decreasing with Nvidia squeezing them harder) In detail, they (unofficially) said that on average over the past few years, the other 20% of their revenue had over 3x the profit margin! Running some numbers, for example, if they made 10% profit on cards for 8% of revenue as profit, they made over 30% on the others for over 6% of revenue as profit.

[@matthew4107]

@@bluerendar2194 Profit had almost nothing to do with why EVGA left Nvidia

[@bluerendar2194]

@@matthew4107 I agree! The point was in response to "RIP EVGA, I cant imagine its good for business cutting 80% of your revenue" As if quitting the Nvidia partnership would 100% ruin them It certainly hurts a *lot* so yeah, it's not because of profits, but it doesn't necessarily mean the company is doomed as long as they are able to effectively restructure it

[@ivanangelov8825]

I would never expect such digging in the video card to end with working video card. Amazing work!

[@josh-ib7sx]

him cleaning is so satisfying that i forgot if it was a repair video

[@keltkenterbery]

RIP EVGA Nvidia cards. They stopped partnership with Nvidia today... Sad day

[@Spartan11117777]

😢

[@bouabdellahghanem4380]

i love someone who knows how to detect problems and how to fix them

[@ScimitarGaming]

You are amazing,I never knew Graphics cards could be repaired. You do your work with utmost professionalism. Salute to you man. Keep it up.

[@Maebbie]

Mining graphics cards often suffer from damage due to the high heat and power draw associated with mining operations. In the video, the speaker explains that EVGA cards are still the top choice for mining because they have metal shields and thermal pads that help dissipate heat. The speaker also demonstrates how to fix a damaged card by removing and replacing components, testing them, and reassembling the card. The main takeaway from the video is that miners should regularly clean their rigs and ensure their power supplies have built-in high current protection to prevent damage to their graphics cards.

[@Lurker-dk8jk]

Very nice work. I'm particularly impressed by how you found the short. Great use of a thermal camera!

[@nexz9106]

Really nice work i've never seen someone make a hole in a PCB and then fill it and make it work like factory new. Also its pretty relaxing watching your videos. Continue in the same pace.

[@spitfireinvasion]

Incredible work and skill. I hope repair shops will become more prevalent in the future as society becomes more interested in environmental protection and sustainability.

[@dragons_red]

I doubt it, the reason this isn't done is cost of replacement is so low, repair cost makes repair prohibative financially

[@micmacha]

It's almost surreal watching you tear into a graphics card with that kind of confidence and expertise. I mean wow.

[@FlockofAngels]

Excellent skill and cautionary advice when buying used mining cards...

[@williamdafoe3567]

MIners usually take better care of their cards than your average gamer.

[@fastbutsafe5461]

@@williamdafoe3567 I saw a lot of beginner miners overclock their gpu to reach high hashrate. So, you can ask them for their mining rigs pictures. If you see the rigs well arranged with proper cooling. Then, you can buy it.

[@drewber2006]

I have a 2080 that I would love to get repaired, however it seems almost impossible to find someone willing to do the job. Great work and documentation on this video. Subbed for more!

[@ForTheOmnissiah]

I had this exact card (still have it actually) and a resistor on it blew out after 5 years of significant gaming use. Great card, and I unfortunately got unlucky. It's very much repairable, but I went ahead and got a 40 series so I could actually try newer features like raytracing etc. Sucks that EVGA doesn't make cards anymore.

[@MikkoRantalainen]

Great work! The reminder in the end could have also reminded about backups. It doesn't matter how clean your system is and how good you PSU is, if you're really unlucky, your storage will fail without a warning. Or you get some ransomware virus in your system. Either way, you want known good backups.

[@StefanConstantinDumitrache]

Seeing this video now that I've learned of EVGA renouncing videocards kinda makes it more bitter. Looks like they really tried to put quality in there, but Nvidia did not allow them to ask the right price for all the effort.

[@avp5964]

Instant subscribe really appreciate your photography and explaining your process. Impressive craftsmanship I've done some minor board work enough to know how skilled you are.

[@northwestrepair]

Awesome, thank you!

[@halflife82]

Amazing skill and precision. I feel like such a noob in my smc troubleshooting after seeing you work. Please don’t stop making these videos! 💪

[@j3tts0n65]

how do u only have 14 k subs with repair skills like these subbed just for that drilling repair thats amazing

[@northwestrepair]

I don't post enough.

[@dexio85]

Amazing job, when you started to drill that hole I though "that man is crazy" but it seems you knew what you were doing! Kudos!

[@Sidecar_associates]

That was terrifying at first. Like down right scary, then pure elation. A full range of emotions in one short video!

[@abmenon3755]

Truly professional work it's very hard to repair 1070gtx card though you have done it successfully class 👍

[@TheKayack1]

it's good to have someone that repairs GPU's, in Europe there isn't anyone that does these kind of repairs, such a shame...

[@Duke49th]

I still think that was sorcery. Let alone that you could place such tiny things in place is something entirely impossible for me. It took me several attempts to solder cables on an Adruino board - with a third hand and magnifier glass!!! (including destroying the first one lol). Hats off.

[@arstulex]

Flux is the answer there my friend. I would wager that 90% of the problems people have when soldering is due to not using (or not using enough) flux. SMD parts especially. Once there's plenty of flux on those pads the solder and components just move into place by themselves as if my magic.

[@Vottotoiono]

It's more like "what greed and incompetent overclocking does", not "what mining does"...🤔 But still: great video and awesome repair! 👍

[@frankheidemanns5250]

I'm a miner. OC is wrong. It is a heat problem. Heat needs airflow. Airflow causes sucking dust. More dust causes less airflow causes more heat. It could happen also to gamers, but gamers do not need so much electricity, which causes the heat. Miners should use cases with regularly changed filters. So it is not oc, but just incompetence and a bit of greed. But yes, it is not just a mining problem. It could happen anywhere where heat and dust is.

[@luislongoria6621]

Overclocking sells more GPUs. They've been mining the same old mine for years

[@andrearust5824]

Just getting into working surface mount, and this has to be one of the best places to be inspired. Thank you!

[@MrBilld75]

I'm just sitting here in awe, at your soldering skills. I'm such an amateur by comparison. Subbed, this is awesome, you should have more subs, you're criminally underrated, man. Electronic/computer knowledge and great soldering, what a winning combo. I hope you do well.

[@fletcherluders415]

Wow... that was incredible seeing all that you needed to do to get this card back up an running! My hat goes off to you sir for your knowledge and skill required to pull that off, and good presentation too :)

[@stevenmay4563]

Insane level of skill here. Well done, keep them coming! 👏🏻👏🏻

[@h_tchet5173]

hats off to you, i have done reballs and gpu swaps on gtx cards, when a saw you clean that burn and wipe away 3 layers of the pcb to do so i thought it would never work again, your diagnostic and testing of resistance and voltages made me think again, congrats, that was a hell of a repair, 99.99% of cards with that damage would usually be thrown away!

[@mikejones-nd6ni]

i didn't know you could sand down a pcb like that. Amazing fix. I learned a lot

[@Kyle-pj2vc]

I need to learn how to do this, but it's been awhile since I worked with multimeters and electronics in highschool. Probably will watch a ton of your videos to DIY and train myself, thanks.

[@darrens3494]

This was very interesting to watch and I was truly wowed by this video. Great work

[@northwestrepair]

thanks !

[@grahamhall2662]

Wow, excellent. Having dabbled in electronics for a long time I have an appreciation of the skill involved. Enjoyed that.

[@bnmjhify]

Amazing repair!!! when you started the drilling i thought at the end you'll say dont do mining with a dead card!! Amazed how carefully you did the awesome job :)

[@TheSpidersoftheworld]

What type of mining are you refering to ? I have had more cards go bad and burn up due to overclocking when i was gaming. blown mosfets Popped caps etc. My neighbor has 20 1080 ti's that have been mining nonstop he bought them when they first launched the cards are still running no issues You need to maintain them because they are working 24/7 for you . New thermal pads thermal putty and paste every couple years . With a good cleaning every 4 months .

[@OctoomyYTOfficial]

this, maintaining is always something you should be doing with computers

[@northwestrepair]

Exactly right

[@midnighteclipsed2738]

yeah, most of mining GPU is actually fined and sometimes even comes with custom/better thermal solution since its used all the time, my friend rtx 3080 has a very good custom cooling system when he bought it from a miner, same with others people i know that have buy a mining used GPU, the only problem stuff that they have is driver side (side miner usually use custom driver)

[@tronalddump8776]

Yup and when I'm looking for used cards id mostly prefer ones that came from miners because gamers and a few of those who mine trash the cards with high overclocks and poor cooling. Gamers look for speed and quietness miners look for reliability cool temps and less power consumption.

[@PiMi91]

amazing job, i dont envy anything or anyone but the only thing i really envy are these kind of skills on repair, microsoldering etc. subscribed 😁

[@buzzbing9972]

Even though I have no idea what the majority of things you are talking about, I find your skills and knowledge freakin incredible. I could watch and listen to you for hours (which I have already done). Your troubleshooting knowledge is just awesome. This is so cool. Epic understanding of electronics.

[@lokidogproductions1289]

Wow that was a crazy fix. Never realised you could even do that to fix a board. Very cool video!

[@konchy]

I liked the info you gave about how EVGA designs the cards better than MSI or Gigabyte. Can you give a rundown or make a video on the various graphic car brands out there? And there are a lot! Asus, Zotac, Palit, etc. Also, it's a shame EVGA is quitting the graphics card business

[@9TDF]

Well it's designed now. EVGA broke up with NV

[@aviator8583]

Search for RTX 4090 buying guide or 7900xtx buying guide, there's a channel that compares all the different cards from different board partners.

[@SirRhys13]

Holy crap! I'm blown away by the skill and knowledge that people like you possess when it comes to not only understanding the item you are looking at, but in how to determine the issue and then to fix it. Kudos to you and keep up the great work!

[@botychajeq]

gotta bump this video up for this pretty good editing and the repair skills

[@goopah]

The 1070 is a great card. I got one almost 7 years ago, use it daily, and it's still going strong today (not mining, just gaming). Mine isn't EVGA, just an FE, but still it's been great. I'll be upgrading to an entire new rig soon, so I'll be taking it out of service then, but this is the longest I've kept any system going without an upgrade in video card.

[@dredgenrur3190]

"Evga makes some of the best cards on the market" Well, not anymore.

[@mamiveeuwu]

what

[@AC3handle]

The EVGA design of cards is almost as iconic as the founders editions of those cards. It's so good that you're able to repair and refurbish these cards to allow them continued life.

[@meejmuas8686]

While watching this, I imagined a runaway teen that endured a crappy childhood, abused by their crypto mining father. He eventually found a place to reconnect with the world after drilling inaide of his self, finding worth again and the will to live an amazing, fulfilled life

[@1_43]

keep talking

[@yaschan99]

CG artist here. I don’t know anything about high-end GPU repair, I only use the cards like 4090 and 3090 for rendering. So far lucky not to have issue. And I have made sure my GPUs are supported by support pole, you made me realize that. Really impressive work that looks like magic. I really respect your talent and skill.

[@rohanverma1988]

genius man, never seen anyone that can repair gpu

[@northwestrepair]

I try

[@-kestrel00]

Such a shame EVGA is stepping away from GPUs

[@Matt-mh5ud]

Such a shame Nvidia abused a good relationship.

[@fitmotheyap]

@@Matt-mh5ud ikr They care about money too much

[@michellafleur1939]

Nice, I used to work in an Automatic Test Equipment labs, this was a very good repair

[@northwestrepair]

Thanks !

[@netsurfers9357]

It was an awesome learning experience from how you fixed that video card and did all your testing as you fixed it! Thank you so much for your explaining as you tested and fixed it! I just recently bought an Alienware M16 R1 with a RTX 4080 video card from Dell, mostly to do CATIA design, AutoCAD and other 3D modeling programs. The RTX 4090 was too high of a price at the time and I read all about the end tip being broken and overheating problems, so I decided on the RTX 4080. I have not had any problems so far, but mostly use my computer during the weekends. I can see how running your machine doing mining all the time would cause issues with eat and debris getting into the fans and other components. I'm always facinated with how electronics have come a long way over time! Thank you once again for tips on how to care for the hardware in a computer!

[@maissix242]

Hello I firstly want to say that i'm amazed to see how much u can drill trough the layers and then having the gpu fixed. I just want to know how its possible to remove the burnt part with the capacitors and still running the card without them.

[@Keaton.]

Wait, this is a new channel. I'm glad I'm watching great content made by new face(les)s (people). :D I wonder how you learned all this... this is an amazing skill very few people know and are able to learn. Thanks for sharing some footage. :D

[@northwestrepair]

LOL you made me laugh "faceless" I dont really like to show my face to the public. I let you build an image of me in your head and love it because its your own creation. Kinda like when you imagine a pretty girl with a pretty voice on the phone, but when you see her, OMG ! Ya know how it is.

[@ElectromagneDikk]

absolutely awesome video. I'm a musician and I can't tell you how many mixers and amplifiers and pedals I've taken apart to see how they worked over the years and eventually I got to the point where I am now where not only do I do small repairs like that but I'm about to start building a bunch of midi controllers from scratch for myself. I agree with all the other commenters these skills are not seen anywhere near enough these days and I hope that you are passing them on to somebody. my next adventure is to actually build guitars and build my own custom preamps into them. watching you repair this card was absolutely inspiring. great job. I'm very impressed

[@Lethal_Spoon]

i am racist

[@fernandomendes9914]

You are amazing, thanks for producing the video! I keep following you :)

[@vinyredx9220]

I'm really impressed by your skill and dedication to saving these electronics, so many people mistreat their gpus and it's amazing to see someone putting the time and effort to save them Great job and keep going, you're doing something truly beautiful!

[@SupraManG]

A very fascinating video. Question: How long did it take to repair this graphics card?

[@northwestrepair]

This one, about 3 hours. And then testing for few more to make sure it performs and does not crash when its fully warned up.

[@SupraManG]

@@northwestrepair You have a talent for fixing those cards. I'll have to remember you if I ever need my card(s) fixed🤙

[@MarkMedina1968]

where is your shop located?

[@sokre988]

You are a master of your job, from diagnosing the problem to solving it and repairing. Nice video! Thumbs up!😃👌

[@tommegg8486]

I wish I have specialist like you in my area. All of my electronic repairs is just done by myself and I by no means a decent electrician, just basic troubleshoot and solder. Everytime any problem is beyond my skillset it's just game over and I have to buy a new component. Kudos to you man!

[@samueljett7807]

"EVGA makes some of the best cards on the market" ...well not for much longer :/