AMD 6900XT not working after transport

[@d2daryl84]

This channel is really underrated, I've watch other KZbinr who do repairs and such but never this dedicated like you sir, most of them would just give up. This channel will blowup that's for sure new subscriber btw. Very amaze by your work.

[@tomtemple69]

u ever seen kris-fix germany? dude is a GPU magician

[@catharperfect7036]

'most of them would just give up' Exactly, so you only ever learn to a certain point.

[@JackPecker911]

Even if you don't like AMD, if you manage to push through the frustration and master these cards as well, then you will be an even more amazing repair tech.

[@TheBlueBunnyKen]

I agree, he still does awesome repairs on amd cards even through the frustrations

[@JackPecker911]

@@TheBlueBunnyKen I agree, I wish I lived in the states so I could send my broken card for evaluation too

[@Justanotherbeautifulday]

Frustration is fine! Everyone gets frustrated Jacky boy. He never said he didn’t like AMD he said something’s didnt like, like the cheap wiring.

[@CatSovietski]

​@@JustanotherbeautifuldayHe never said he didn't like AMD, he actually said he hates it, and there's no problem to that, he's a technician after all so he knows most of his shit

[@ArtisChronicles]

​@@CatSovietski From my understanding of the words that were said, he hates the way they did some of the things they did. Quick example was the connector because it was stupid easy to break. Leaves me to believe that there's likely other shortcuts that were taken that lead to a large dislike of having to work on the cards. I'm hoping I understood correctly in my assumptions.

[@kulilin3104]

That 6900xt was definitely opened up and messed with. They come standard with a graphite pad, not thermal paste. Also, the tamper sticker was punctured. Maybe they had the issue, tried a repaste and it didn't fix it. Or it broke while they did the repaste. Who knows. I'm just glad you fixed it as I own the same card and it's given me many hours of gaming enjoyment. PS, that first Picard scared the crap out of me 😆

[@MCentral8086]

Thanks for the video. Only question is why you hopped right into the RX7000 folder when the R69XT looks like a better fit for the 6900XT

[@b14ckyy]

I hate this channel. Because of you I spent a shitload of money on equipment and want to start with SMD Soldering stuff xD Serious mate you do great stuff and inspire people I think. You did for me! Working on my first custom PCB Projects now.

[@rongray8934]

Same. This channel and his nemesis Alex. Honestly many others as well.

[@Maxximilian]

I like the long-time version of your videos, they are like pages from a repairman daily diary that bring us to an online class with humorous teacher btw 19:03 🤣 edit:Why the memtune does not show any errors? you find the problem by your own experience, I wonder if two mem-chips suffer any problem that memtune going to ring any bell

[@gucky4717]

6:07 Wouldn't it be right to use the R69XT for a RX6900XT? RX7000 is a whole other generation...

[@turbofroggy]

100% this. He is running the wrong tools. RDNA2 vs RDNA3.

[@Star_Gazing_Coffee_Lover]

Exactly

[@eugyscan]

Noticed that too

[@doyouwtech9012]

indeed, he might have saved 10-15 min in his diags ;) he's probably tired, we all do misstakes under stress and fatigue ;)

[@Albel8499]

Love your channel. I keep an eye to make sure my card isnt here, currently running a 6900xt from xfx. Love to watch you work, I dont really do any repair work but its fun to watch.

[@breakingyourlegs]

I mean, any card can suddenly be dead. But I would be somewhat surprised if a fairly new xfx card dies "just like that". You should be fine (hopefully). Same should apply to sapphire, asrock and mostly powercolor by my experience.

[@DIYRepairHour]

@12:20 - you have "Check ID" selected in the software. You can uncheck that it helps more often then not :) - bottom left corner

[@Geniusinside2023]

Good morning brother, I'm super happy to see you more active on here. Great content :) No big bosses 😉😉 lmao. Well you are the BIG BOSS bro, nice comment lol. It's funny even a connector needs a chapstick lmao

[@juliusvalentinas]

You're best gpu repair specialist i've seen also good energy from your repairs.

[@oldschooldude8370]

I've been watching alot of your videos recently and you really are top notch my man. I dabble in soldering & looking at these gpu pcbs makes my head hurt. Your skill & knowledge is fascinating to watch.

[@wesleypiper7675]

You are the Gpu Repair Master 💪🤙

[@sapirsuissa617]

'I do not wanna be re-balling any cores today'. I look at the time stamp: 19:37, I look at the total time of the video: 47:36. I was sure you are going to re-ball the core today. I guess re-balling memory is the lesser evil. By the way, there are artifacts at 46:40 while moving furmark.

[@MiriadCalibrumAstar]

if they were artifacts of the GPU he probs would have reacted on which he didnt.

[@maklogetrich2378]

might have something to do with the recording

[@Kyomara1337]

those artifacts at the end really gave me a scare for a moment since I'm always watching in fullscreen 😳

[@CharlesVanNoland]

@6:20 there's also a folder on there that's named R69XT. I know it doesn't say "RX" but what other GPU has "69" and "XT" in its name? Maybe the tests in that folder would've been mo'beta?

[@agustincardenas2825]

Hey thank you for sharing this kind of content and exactly this issue, I have a RX 6700 xt reference from gigabyte with the exact same problem, and the test I ran was confusing but after I see your video I knew what next thing to try.

[@luciancostea9223]

From Romania iI see a professional, a modest and funny man 👍👍👍👍. About Alex's workstation, you say that he grilled it. Better then factory🤮🤮🤮🤮

[@dracolnyte]

i go to northridge for simple repairs but northwest for advanced repairs :)

[@williamstone5871]

Your experience really showed on this one. Amazing job!

[@jvanderhorst2011]

Master at work!!! Genius man the dedication and knowledge that you have.

[@agroman77]

there a few circuits designs that prevent you from r/w SPI flash chips while still installed on the board, either on proposit or just consequence of the design. I see the same happening with other stuff, then you from the board and get business done. well done as usual.

[@stray_cloud]

You can use the Tab key in Linux console for autocompletion. Thanks for the great content btw!

[@poyaispanic5269]

There are “tweezer pliers” that are handy to manipulate small connectors, as they let you apply more grip force compared to regular tweezers

[@jockeolzzon1222]

Love these videos, so relaxing! and interesting

[@hookback]

18:55 LOL, love the stinger.

[@nine0ten771]

There is always something to see here!

[@tony359]

amazing repair as usual!

[@samm928]

It's a problem with board warping when they get so big and get below 1.1mm thickness. HDI vias might also break if you drop-test the board. Those microvias are only 0.25mm pad dia with a 0.1mm laser drill

[@CharlesVanNoland]

"The struggle of a lonely white man." Don't be lonely, you got us! :D

[@flightsimdev9021]

I love your videos and watch them daily, the only thing I don't like is how low your audio always is, can you improve that please

[@coladict]

I have a vague memory of someone else saying you have to desolder some small component (a fuse, I think) on these boards if you want to program those bios chips using your clamp. It might have been Buildzoid (Actually Hardcore Overclocking).

[@lecarrotman]

"I just want this to be an easy bios flash" - Famous last words.

[@ChrisFaulkner]

Makes sense. Card is cold, you're checking the board with a meter, all the connections are there, heat the board up and those micro fractures on the core shrink and don't make a connection. Lol. Good job, Better than Alexactory!

[@danielharo2651]

Might have missed your answer, was atiflash not an option? Seems like a lot of work to desolder and reflash with the adapter then re solder. Ty for the video!

[@rarapas]

It's always great seeing your videos! I'm gonna try to appease the algorithm by commenting, so hopefully your videos get more views and people find your brilliant content! Thank you so very much!

[@markcollard9326]

I have been thinking about your pci-e slot on your motherboard being like the old NES cartridge ports, and getting buggy from too many inserts and removals of gpus. Why not buy a riser cable for it? This would make it so you can keep the cable plugged into the motherboard at all times, and just plug the gpu into the female end of the riser cable. Also, would something like dielectric grease be good for the motherboard connector? Probably not, just a thought anyways, that grease stops corrosion and might help witht he contacts. It could also be a bad idea, this is why I asked here.

[@PapaMav]

"big boss", luv it...

[@barbarianzg8826]

He passes the hatred torwards amd cards but from a tech wiew i share his enthusiasm of common delicate sensitivity of components nowadays,not just in amd and those edible pcb's..this is just symptoms not the cause of malfunction..

[@HiltonHeslop]

Now that's better than factory

[@XellithUS]

Honestly I could watch you work on GPUs all day. It's so interesting seeing you work.

[@SteelyGlow]

18:28 - looks like a burnt out component above the BIOS chip

[@WisdomVendor1]

Really cool flasher / chip holder. I have absolutely no use for it but I want one. LOL

[@daboogiemansass]

PROTIP: Get surgical forceps, they get a good grip on anything that covered in oil.

[@Accuracy158]

I thought we were looking memory artifacts at the very end during the furmark test... thought looking back at it it seems to only happen when he is moving the window around. I this just something with the recording software?

[@GraveUypo]

when packing a gpu for transport, just assume they're going to throw it against a wall an protect it accordingly

[@LOLHICRONO]

have you had an XFX 6900XT Merc 319 sent in yet? my card's been going strong without any issues despite being the size of an oil tanker

[@Chill_Mode_JD]

Same here my xfx 69xt SWFT treating me well, my previous card was the xfx 5700 ultra loved that card too still running strong for a family member

[@breakingyourlegs]

Guys, honestly; I don't think you'll get issues with your gpu out of thin air. At least not with xfx, sapphire, asrock and (most of the time) powercolor in my experience. Just remember to avoid the "founder's editions" or rather the reference models. 😅

[@arthurhazboun2992]

have your tried using a hemostat in lieu of a forceps in removing those delicate fan cord connectors?

[@paultracer3787]

I think your light years ahead of northridge fix... i've never seen them do a re-ball anything.

[@phynyxstryker]

Excellent evaluation! Can you list the screwdriver set that you use?

[@mohammad-zabih]

hello and ty for the awesome video like always , so ive been a long time AMD user till last card " 5700XT" broke on me and i gave Nvidia a try "3060ti" ever since i never had any issue with the card and just some normal known issues with the software , but lately ive been thinking to trade this card for a 6800XT , seeing ur video stoped me from that thought , do you think thats not worth it ?

[@tonict2302]

Awesome video

[@MatthewSuffidy]

How exactly would a BIOS chip get corrupted? Maybe if it was writing to itself for some reason like collecting stats? I was thinking the supply to the bios was bad so it just didn't read. Great the re chip did it though.

[@s28278187]

what bios reader are you using?

[@AI_MicroSolder]

You can not ship your PC if your cards installed that weights at much as a rtx 1000 series and up. I think that most of you crack repair it from prebuilt or shipping. I own the i9 14900k , strix ddr5 e gaming WiFi with the strix oc 4090 and if you look at the io shield on the back of the PC case. You ill see when the card is 90bdeg to the motherboard and no pressure on the PCIE hook or slot. Check out what I'm saying and if you want. Let me know your opinion. Personly. I have no problems with any pressure on the pcie that could ever do any damage. I'm very curious of your opinion. People push up on there card way to hard or just don't do anything for suport of the weight of the fard. That's again for you amazing show!!! Keep it up !! Whern I get my company going. Ill share things I've learned with you.

[@Jason-zh7wo]

Great job 😀😀

[@PCPanamaCrew]

Seems a common thing i move and make the error of not disarm my build... my mobo socket goes damaged by my heatsink(nh-d15) and my video card 100% have vram cracked solders im ordering the tools to do the repairs almost sent it to you but i think i can do. The lesson here is: if you move your pc... by car just take the videocard and a high end heatsink dont let in the pc or this can happen.* Unless you have a Rolls Royce Phantom and transport your build in the backseat 😂

[@mickey6357]

Better than factory! 😁

[@b1n0ry3]

Those GPU clocks don't look correct at the end of the video.. 400Mhz??

[@Star_Gazing_Coffee_Lover]

Aren't you and Northridge fix in California?

[@ScuBaLlama]

Where could I try the Graphics card test software on my dead 3060ti?

[@amtpdb1]

Could you use a hot plate to preheat? What heat did you preheat to 120 c? Thanks for the video

[@dgreatll]

That's how I feel about iPads. I don't dislike them but I absolutely hate fixing them

[@cinlung]

Hey Tony. Could you share what software you use to check for corrupted GPU memory?

[@cinlung]

Actually nevermind, I found it. Gonna try it first. Thanks and keep making great video.

[@Apollo-Computers]

@@cinlung what is it? I'm curious too

[@AbdullahKhan-be8lx]

​@@cinlungalso need this software

[@mustafaakpinar1255]

I have a short circuited card. The mechanics in my country say we can't do it because there is no diagram. What should I do. Should I wait for the schematic to leak or send it abroad for repair? I'm afraid of the repair fee abroad, a second hand card here is 450 dollars. my card xfx 6900 xt ekwb

[@nb1843]

do i have to take the bios chip off the board to flash it? when i flash it on board with my cheap ch341a everything goes well but whn i insert the card into good working slot on mobo it doesnt get recognized and i get an error trying to flash it from windows 'failed to read rom! error: 0FL01. card ia gigabyte rx5700xt and the problem was previous owner flashed it with wrong bios.

[@topgeardo]

46:42 I see some artifacts on the video

[@fivemethoxy]

So vibration from moving caused the solder balls to crack?

[@yvonnadeau2331]

lub attracts dust and crap, dust and crap scrapes everything so air or quick brush is better, imo of course. Thx man

[@SixFeetDownSouth]

People wake up everyday to a struggle. The struggle is real.😂

[@5APPH_13]

It's the 'Austrian Painter' card :D

[@HrvojeMikovic]

Let's get Chief engineer Montgomery "Scotty" Scott to pop up in a video... feels more appropriate🙃

[@satria4195]

More yummy PCB Cookie?

[@EXOWill]

This is a question that is like calling a doctor and asking for a diagnosis over the phone. I just purchased a Gigabyte RTX 4070 (new). On my first boot of the morning it runs great and will run great all day unless I reboot for some reason. On reboot it will bring me to the windows login screen and lock up with no mouse. I have tried the shift, ctrl, windows, B key thing to restart the video card but no help. I have to hold down the power button on the pc to shut down. After I let it sit for awhile it will boot up fine and run great as long as I don't reboot or shut down and try to restart. I just want to know if you've ever encountered this problem?

[@breakingyourlegs]

Annoying question, I know but did you remove your old drivers with DDU before installing the RTX 4070? P.S.: not to be mean, but Gigabyte makes very shitty gpus imo. If you're going for Geforce, I'd honestly recommend Asus (TUF) or MSI (Gaming Z or X) now that EVGA is gone. I know their prices are horrendous, but their quality is better. Gigabyte boards are made of wet cardboard 😅 (Aorus being maybe the only exception).

[@EXOWill]

@@breakingyourlegs I bought it when I saw the $5,49.00 price tag lol. I believe you're correct about the quality. In the past, I always stayed away from Gigabyte in general including motherboards. My curiosity took over wanting to try out dlss 3 and frame generation. I don't think I'm going to try to send it back due to Gigabytes warranty policies. Lesson learned :)

[@Joseluis-tf4in]

Hello, can you tell me where to download the gigabyte software that you use in the video? and you are so kind I thank you

[@teachhimself]

very nice

[@Azureskies01]

Yeah there are some very major changes (like chiplets) in the RX 6000 cards to the RX 7000 cards. Saying they are the same and trying to use the same software is ....well ya know.

[@teddp]

Another day, another card saved from being e-waste! 👍

[@dejanpetkovski8761]

Hi northwestrepair i like to ask you something, i notice you use Mining Rigs,GPU Extension Cable, to connect broken GPU, to the test motherboard, so i wonder from GPU to the motherboard it has a USB 3.0 cable between the GPU PCIE 16, and the PCIE X1 who goes to the motherboard, and my questions is: Did you try to connect directly from GPU PCIE 16 using USB 3.0 cable, directly to USB 3.0 port instead of using PCIE X1 adapter, is detect the GPU or you newer try to connect it this way? Sorry i ask because i newer useed this Mining Rigs,GPU Extension Cable, or adapter, converter i don,t have experience with this so i like use it to connect Declink capture card to Laptop using USB 3.0 so i don,t know is this work or not i don,t like to destroy the card so if you try that and is work or not please say. Thanks.

[@Backstage_Politician]

what 16x riser do you use to test?

[@leandrolaporta2196]

Check voltage on the flash chip on the board while trying to flash it,maybe too many crap is on that power bus and the tiny programmer doesn't have a chance at powering all that

[@kevint2555]

Could the issue with detection of the memory chip, be releated to the fact its a 6900, and your running 7000 series tests? Teach me Obi Wan!

[@suryavanshib]

Awesome ✌🏻✌🏻✌🏻

[@FunkyTechy]

Are we gonna try lapping a 6700xt or 6800xt 6900xt to get the hotspots down??😅😅😅

[@SidneyCritic]

You would think 200 balls on a thin chip would hold it down, but the PCB flexes and the chip doesn't and PING, it cracks a ball, ie, that sux.

[@littlefoot2869]

i had very good luck with amd vs team green

[@djjoel1]

Your discord invite link is not working :(

[@nyghtzzz]

I only watch for the Northridge Fix shade that gets thrown lol

[@AI_MicroSolder]

I am unable to join your discord. It won't let me?

[@markcollard9326]

Hahaha, more shots fired at big boss and his workers.

[@TGaming_Room]

Thermal pad 1.0mm or 1.2mm Vram?

[@darkbreed]

if you have problems with this connectors you need better tools to savely disconnect and reconnect them.

[@ar11999]

amd ment to burn new grill station comes now with starfield included

[@dzoks-e7n]

Where is the cat 😻

[@johnsellers4994]

have you tried ati flash works most of the time for me

[@GoonyMclinux]

Hes flashing the power controller.

[@fu1r4]

17:26 You should have compared the old BIOS with the new BIOS before you flashed it to see if they were the same ...

[@custume]

13:21 😆😆😆

[@racztamas1980]

When my BIOS reader could not read the bios through the clips I found out that the problem was that I have inserted it to a cheap USB hub. After inserting it to the laptops USB socket itself solved the problem. Just a Thought :)

[@poliwharaslah965]

Ooh i remember this when i want to bootloader old mediatek android.. and old blackberry.. its really picky about cable and port..

[@kittyztigerz]

i would be happy if you could fix one of my gpu i cant seen to find where is short at and been checking everywhere and when power it on see two blue led lit up but one on left side is flicking and enter game it just frozed and crash and saw one blue led turn off on left side ugh i dont have tools do deep diagonal on my amd rx5700xt and i do know my motherboard need recap capacitor because one or two them died and cause sata port drop out not recognized it i saw this video and went on smash sub n like

[@northwestrepair]

There are many reasons for GPU to not work. Short is not very common.

[@Buciasda33]

You're not bothered by the fact that the memory testing returns a result so quickly?

[@antares7382]

Also disliking AMD cards strongly because of quality issues. All my AMD cards I ended up replacing because they died. All my Nvidia cards were only replaced when I upgraded, they never died on me.