RTX 3080 Ti Vision DIY repair gone wrong

[@fafufafu5784]

necromancy is a dangerous magical art ,most practicioners fail with the reanimation of their corpses it takes a lot of time ,knowledge and effort to revive a card

[@alexdenn7153]

Lol as a fairly sucessful dumbass i do belive its ones capacity for detail, once you can explain completely in your head the exact processes you are causing in your repair you wind up fixing corrrectly, if your me ugly as sin but correct lol. It is not what steps, but why the step, that leads to knowing and sucess. And you best love learning lol as all us nerds watching a repair vid from our reccomended list most definately do 😂.

[@kulilin3104]

The number one thing that no one can learn from KZbin when it comes to any repair, patience.

[@bf584]

Watching your videos gave me the confidence to disassemble my card and replace the pads to fix the factory thermal issues with my water cooled card.

[@Dandan-tg6tj]

Do it! We can't wait to charge you more than we do for thermal pads and paste changed. I know you will do something wrong and your card won't have image after you "changed" the thermal pads or whatever you do. We wait for you patiently. Just let us know how did it work.

[@pseudonym1515]

Make sure the thermal pads are the same thickness as the originals

[@khtienhung]

Watching and practising in your mind long enough to touch your card. It's great to DIY and make a mistake and fix it. If we did not, we would pay for our mistaken by sending it to the work shop. LOL

[@EDOD_EseDelOtroDia]

An encouraging way to put it is to simply say that people have to fail several times before they can do it like you do it now. We all have to fail to get the experience.

[@ariewijaya1679]

Or they can get lucky with first repair is just a shorted capacitor

[@EDOD_EseDelOtroDia]

@@ariewijaya1679 Yeah, but the beginning is not just the first device. It's dozens, or hundreds if you're slower.

[@ariewijaya1679]

@@EDOD_EseDelOtroDia i don't think so, shorted cap is rampant recurring problems is modern gadget because it a small time bomb that manufacture put intentionaly to limit the lifetime of their products.

[@EDOD_EseDelOtroDia]

@@ariewijaya1679 You may be trying to push a narrative that's outside the point. The first device won't make you an expert, even if you're lucky to get an easy job for a first device.

[@fdgdfgdfgdfg3811]

not failing but learning from failing you can fail and learn nothing.

[@GodDemis]

My job is very stressful and I have found 2 ways to relax while working. First way is to watch old and damaged toys restoration videos and the second way is to watch your videos. I may not understand what you do, but your voice relaxes me and I like that you take it step by step to completion. Thank you

[@Vile-Flesh]

Experience is THE BEST teacher. Do something over and over to the point of wearing things out. The knowledge and technique becomes ingrained into you.

[@Adel-sj4ue]

Man i really got sad When u said u have no life I wish u the best and have peace and nice life😢😢

[@Professorke]

As a heavily addicted electronics enthusiast, I have tremendous admiration for your work. Like you, I have no life other than being busy with electronics. No wife or girlfriend, they are not as interesting as a good electronic problem 😁 I follow dozens of electronics KZbinrs, but your work appeals to me the most. Your humor is fantastic. Keep up the good work!

[@Vile-Flesh]

"No wife or girlfriend" You are way ahead of most others in life. I would rather be dead than to ever get married. I live alone ever since I moved out on my own and that is how I prefer it and I can have as much junk in the house as I want and not have a demon nag me about throwing stuff away and spending more money on her and waste time trying to appease her.

[@paulmichaelfreedman8334]

@@Vile-Flesh Amen, bro. My 4th relationship blew recently and still in the process of finding another place and getting the hell out of here. Trust me, I'm cured now. Your experiences with women are kinda like the ones I've had, woman that go nuts if objects aren't placed exactly where they want them, and trying to manage their man's life too, and when they realize you're not as mallable as they hoped you'd be, they spit you out. I'm telling ya, this last one has both a really, really mean streak and often shows signs of narcissism (I'd like to tell you a long, unbelievable story about this but this is YT, not a forum) because she NEVER apologises for her absolutely revolting behaviour. I feel nausea just thinking back. Anywho, once I am F-ed off out of here, I am going to dedicated the rest of my life to electronics and robotics. AI is for me a way more pleasant companion. I have both Autism and inattentive ADHD.

[@Salient-n7c]

I was a chef for years; Same idea, lived, worked, dreamt it. Subsequently no life. Love your videos man, dont forget about the work/life balance! I wonder with the caps if hey has colour blindness.

[@TOml0l3times]

title says 3070 ti also haha that's my brother's GPU that he sent in (BTW HE WAS THE ONE WHO TRIED TO DIY REPAIR IT 💀, NOT THE PREVIOUS OWNER LOL. HE CAN'T COVER IT UP!!!! But to be fair he has no GPU repair experience)

[@Xathos]

True, and it might also be a 3080 ti based on the memory module count.

[@tyrellwreleck4226]

Why did he give up? My first gpu repair take months and it's just a shorted bios

[@northwestrepair]

ah yeah, sorry. The reason for that is because i had Gigabyte 3070Ti in repair going next. ☺

[@TOml0l3times]

@@tyrellwreleck4226 He gave up because he was running out of ideas on what the problem was (because of lack of experience and knowledge). He got the GPU used for a very good price. So if he were to try to repair it (and take months to do it), then the GPU price would depreciate, making it not worth doing. So he decided to just send it to a professional and just sell it to get it out of the way. He also has a working 2080 ti, and he is content with that.

[@Xathos]

@@northwestrepair Bro, 18:38 shows you had a 3080 eagle schematics up. Same board/layout?

[@dkirby1906]

tony doing his best louis rossmann repair commentary impression today. I'm not being offensive i love it, I'm getting into electronics and repair because of videos like yours :)

[@goranatanasov1749]

The positive energy and calmness you bring to us are more valuable than the knowledge and experience we gain from you in learning how to repair our faulty video cards. Wishing you all the best. Greetings from Macedonia!

[@FlorianCosenza]

Hello tony, i learn doing gpu repair from you, my first was a 3060ti, who is came alive after 3 hours of hard work, the gpu repair is not for everybody who want to try it, it demand a certain knowledge and some patience who everybody don't have. I'm from france and without all your videoz and some other, with not enough material like power supply, microscope, hot air station, boardview and all stuff we need to repair a gpu, i know i couldn't repair any of the gpu i receive. Before being a job, it need to be a passion for this kind of work, who everybody don't have. I probably have it from my father ! But i need to thank you to rekindle the flame who was in me for all of this years !

[@DevilbyMoonlight]

I no longer do repairs but I always drop by and check out what you do as I find it something to chill too with a coffee...

[@antonyjkeenan]

You are a rare bread it take a special kind of patience to do this kinda work

[@DKTAz00]

Rarest 🍞

[@tylerwilliams3990]

Wow, that was amazing to watch. The removal of the chip you grinded off was almost perfect nicely done.

[@rongray8934]

You Tube University is the best. All because of people like you who share your years of knowledge with us. Thank you for being so generous with your time. I hope your channel grows by leaps and bounds as a reward for your time.

[@Spellfork]

Each time I see one of your repairs I'm in awe of your patients more than anything else. Technical knowledge and skills are pretty useless without that patients and ability to focus. Stay lifeless if that's what's needed :)

[@Isekai_Fan]

As someone with micro miniature repair and advanced electronics training. I always find your videos entertaining. I wish my hands were as steady as yours, because I'd be doing this today. Instead, I'll just sit back and watch you fix stuff.

[@wendellporter4875]

i dont mind watching this but me personally i wont waste my time trying to repair smd crap

[@oilybrakes]

​@@wendellporter4875But then, if you don't want to deal with smd components, you can't really repair anything at all, unless it's from the 80's and early 90's. Or maybe power electronics with high heat dissipation.

[@easyhardenduro9847]

This is why you are the best! I started watching to see how you did it. Now I watch for the humor and then the tech.

[@dillon4813]

you give alot more detail to why you do everything and what tools you use for each step in your older videos. you have explained so much. learned alot from your videos. solder, flux, power phases being clear, learned how to manually find thermal pad sizes because everyone is wrong. just endless knowledge from your channel

[@dillon4813]

as a miner myself I used 1070tis. theyre all still working today. I dont know what some miners do to ruin gpus so badly. my mining gpus use less power, and run at 58 celsius. ive re sold most now just clean and put new paste and pads. i miss ether proof of work so much. at peak i got $900 in one month from 6x 1070tis. that year is what got me ahead in life. was like a part time job for a year.

[@TWEEMASTER2000]

@@dillon4813 I don't like crypto miners because it's ruined my hobby and made it 20x more expensive and I cant walk so that's fucking great. You're one of the good ones though cause at least you give a shit about not cooking the card and destroying it and then dumping it out onto the market ( which is the reason me and many others no longer buy used GPUs ). Glad it worked out for ya and nothing bad happened, seen so many burnt up crypto rigs

[@harrycee656]

When I happened on your channel, I thought you were a trained tech with schematics and PCB files. But damn, I didn't know you were self taught. Awesome job.

[@jeffm2787]

Problem with learning stuff on KZbin is not everyone 'teaching;' is doing things correctly. Home Improvement is one area where some of the people provide some really incorrect information. Been doing SMD work for about 15 years now, got all the correct tools, but I'm still just so so at it. Sometimes I get it factor fresh, sometimes it looks like a hack job. Keep teaching, we'll keep watching.

[@lotuschamp7796]

He so good he even fixed a fault indirectly through curing it's reflection!

[@michaelmeux4137]

Been a mechanic for a long time now and used to dream of exploded views of parts, engine, transmissions, and the dreaded wire diagrams

[@gamingfromjohnwayne]

Hope this doesn't hurt ur feelings but ur the best I have ever seen doing what u do😊

[@kccustom1]

I learned absolutely nothing but I was mesmerized for 40 min.

[@x260houtori]

I can't like these videos enough. I have learned so much. Thank you for your dedication.

[@Darkyzor]

And he even does mechanical stuff! Incredible. Bro I have a ZX9R which is b2 version from 97" i believe , I am currently on the restoration phase. Also recently bought myself a BGA reflow machine, so I can do core reballing and stuff like that. Before that I was only dealing with shorted power rails , and memory bank replacement with simple hot air. I really love your videos , I follow you since 2023 and you help me alot with your small tips like flux aplication and the list is going on.. Thank you for beeing here for us !

[@Cyber_Tech_]

you're a great teacher more than you know ,always learning 😁🥴💯🤙👍

[@9595luke]

I appreciate your dedication stick to what you love people, awesome work dude

[@WellSwolen69]

You said you had "no life" but I want to tell you that the work you do with tech is very much appreciated and you shouldn't belittle yourself. I feel if you need a break from computers for a hobby, you could try drawing on notepads with your non dominant hand.The brain has neurons linked in a way where using your non dominant hand will increase your intelligence by increasing synapses.

[@michalgajdos7575]

it is admirable You still attempt to fix botched piece as such

[@trebel]

Thank you for all your hard work. Thank you kindly. You are a self-taught person. Good tutorial. And a good life lesson because nothing is free, it takes time and your social life. But be warned that you do not turn into a hermit. Pets are a good protection for that. Cheers m8 from Belgium.

[@bakzetary3145]

What you do is definitely the pinnacle of craftsmanship! Takes a bit of passion and a bunch of OCD, LOL! I wasn't surprised when you said you eat, drink and sleep GPU's! I'm here for the casual entertainment, and info of what kills GPU's, some brand recommendations, etc. If I "ever" get a newer GPU back for repair, you would be my go-to dude for the fix. But I only see older stuff and new replacements that are an upgrade is easy these days after the shortage. Since your a gear-head I'll tell you story: This head porter in southern Cali was a magician in making serious performance out of "ANY" set of heads. This was back in the 80's and 90's when there was more room for improvement over stock/OEM porting. (He saw my "hack-job" and made me buy stock replacements before he started his work, LOL!) This guy had no life: He lived in the corner of his shop behind plain plywood walls and a cot with his dog!!!!!

[@sajjadhosseini1987]

I'm going to repair mine , and I'm watching Our videos to understand what's going on with the VGA! And I appreciate his efforts !

[@GiGaSzS]

"So if you are not dreaming about it, you are not doing it enough" XD Great advice :D

[@tostumpen]

As a former service tech on A/V equipment, I find it amazing that You are able to do this work, and I find Your videos very interesting and funny ( I find Your NRF parodies hilarous!). And You are absolutely right regarding how to learn theese things. You need super steady hands, knowledge of how electronic works, and perhaps the most important thing: talent! I myself world not try to do this, as it's too small and delicate for me. And this kind of work, is artwork! So to all who thinks they can DIY without having talent, equipment and knowledge (experience comes with time) to do this artwork: Heed the warning! You will destroy Your equipment!

[@endame90]

I did a DIY repair successfully. The story us a relative needed a gpu and I lended mine, when I got it back it didn't give video output, after inspection I noticed 3 components missing, two caps for pcie rails and a resistor, I managed to find out the values and was able to reinstall with a common soldering iron, I felt proud of myself!

[@Tescin]

I love your videos. You are absolutely spot on with what you said about dreaming about your work. Whenever I'm learning a new skill, I end up having crazy dreams about the skill I'm trying to learn. I feel that's the way our minds work, sorting the new knowledge as we sleep. It's intriguing. Anyway, keep up the awesome work!

[@nexxusty]

You're selling yourself short. Not going to allow that. You made multiple repair YT channels completely obsolete. You learned the knowledge you possess in significantly less time too. You are a fast learner, that takes more than just time.

[@jthedestroytheman1404]

I always learn something from your videos thank you for posting them 😊

[@Suresh_Pillai]

Hey Tony, excellent work.. your hard work and longer time spent on this card was well rewarded. It would have been nicer to send you this card in first place without any prior attempted repairs.. as always.. better than.. "better than factory". BEAUTY !! 👍😀👍

[@RiturajDebnath-zp9ny]

nothing to say man ,,,youre a pure example of self learning man , love from india : D, im a software engineer and watching you for a long time , i also have interests in the chip manufacturing , kinda love to learn and play with chips , can you mention the channels from where you learned .

[@Niaiss]

Самый лучший учитель - время и практика, и чем больше тем опытнее и профессиональней.

[@siloton]

This principle did not work for Putin

[@15dejo]

Dear Tony I learned so mouch from you that I repairing graphics all day long, I miss some tools but I am doing it, you are gpu maniac in big positive way :D Thank you for your excistin man :)

[@sennemaa59769]

You have a very unique skill. 👍

[@JonesGOAT]

Sumatriptan for your migraine/cluster headaches. Works really good.

[@renebartkowiak7122]

I think the best way is to whatch videos and having a bunch of old cards to practice with. And at least the right tools are needed.

[@TMinh956]

This is a very inspiring video. Thank you so much

[@Last_Tutmos]

Great job as always.

[@lethallee77]

8 32 you made me chuckle leaving a pause after not to mention when i started i had piles you gotto chuck more lines in like that:)

[@laboratorioassembler]

:) i can't stop watching youtube video of repairs from 2017 :) maybe it's some sort of disease... everything started from Louis

[@yb2112]

same

[@rasiudaktyl]

good nice clear work Well Done mate ! ! !

[@Hr.Wilson]

You make a great Job 👍 many greetings from Germany .

[@Trump985]

Everyone isn’t going to be good at everything. I for one am good with mechanical systems, hydraulic systems, and even electrical systems. However I am not good with electronics! I’ve managed to repair some electronics before but when it comes to complicated stuff like this with ICs and microchips I know my limits. I guess I have to see how something works visually to understand how it works. While I can tear apart an engine or transmission, figure out why it failed, fix the underlying issue (even if it means re-engineering something and making modifications or a custom part) and build it better. I’m at a complete loss when it comes to modern electronics. Anyway I enjoy watching your videos even though I’ll probably never attempt to fix any of these things it’s fun to watch 🍻

[@markae0]

Great video. 1:00 in my experience mosfets blow up like that when you over voltage or over current them.

[@silfrido1768]

That thumbnail is golden

[@ssa7843]

Would be really grateful if you explained a bit why you do the measurements you do and what they tell you. Like how you exclude other possibilities when there are multiple faults simultaneously and how you start or what is healthy by your measurements. Even just the different voltage lines, if it's important to know their dependencies by memory or what you conclude if it's short or not. Sometimes you see a short but then make another measurement to rule out different alternatives. It's just hard to grasp what goes on in your mind when you do those steps. Or when you reball elements, why you do it twice with the retinning and shorting everything to then remove it again while it looks like it could be done in just one step with less risk and flux to make it fresh again. I mean it seems it makes sense but it hard to understand what happens if you would not do it like this or what you achieved with this specific way. Hope to see more wonderful videos from you, I enjoy them 🎉

[@artgoat]

SMD repair takes a LOT of practice and skill. BGA repair takes that to the next level. If someone allegedly watched your video, they missed THAT lesson. I have 50 years experience with a soldering iron, and I'd STILL leave it to the people who have the muscle memory and reflexes.

[@mikeschneider3648]

You are dead on. Even with my electronics experience, I would not be near the level of what you do. Used to work on Oilfield equipment (hi temp) which is completely different than this stuff. You also have great gear for that work. Awesome work and thank you for the videos :)

[@teddp]

We learned a lot of interesting things today, we learned a lot about Tony. A very interesting story I would say....

[@HerrAlien]

Thanks for the back story.

[@Igbf]

You’re an absolute master at fixing GPUs, but I could sense the exhaustion in your voice when you mentioned you need to have no life for this and even keep fixing this stuff in your dreams. I totally feel your pain. Maybe a break would do you good-it’d be a shame to lose such amazing content because you burned out. Thank you for another nice video, and take care!

[@Kraxt0n]

you also have proper tools, the microscope, and voltage injection tools help ALOT when working on electronics. i may/may not be trying to resolve an issue with my uncles x570 gaming plus wifi board. (he swapped a PSU, and added a 3070ti) to which, he failed to seat the card properly. and now the board just sticks on "RAM" training for the ez dbug led. im supposed to check it out tomorrow. hopefully its a simple repair. bc i really dont wanna desolder anything or swap shit out. i guess we will see how it goes.

[@cephvideo]

Thanks for sharing your knowledge

[@dbailey3024]

Fascinating skill a joy to watch thankyou

[@deinehoellesebastian9374]

Shocked, I watched for sure 2 of your Videos and I was so sure I have now the same skills as you do. O-O

[@CoffeeForAll]

You need to get yourself a castle in Transylvania that has a loft containing coils and a retractable roof section. Oh, and hunchback assistant that can say “Yes Master” as you direct him to bring you the next subject.

[@SuperBROKEN81]

I'm not here to learn. I just find this relaxing

[@prendy1619]

Self taught= “autodidact” best way to go as you do a deep deep dive into all areas when you are self taught

[@davidwhatever9041]

a master craftsman is someone who makes the almost impossible effortless. watching them at work can lull the unwary into massive levels over confidence. in this respect, our chap here is exceptional, seriously don’t use his videos to help you fix your own gpu, use them to have confidence to post your gpu’s to him

[@szabolcsujszaszi3982]

You should do a detailed video every now and then i think it would be interesting

[@andreiprimu]

You are the GPU GURU, 100%.

[@williamheckels4693]

Awesome fix🎉🎉

[@zart3k]

You can't say "You have no life" if your work makes you happy then you do everything right as long you are happy in your life 🙂

[@jesusfreakster101]

I think it’s passion that drove you to this-and perhaps your an “all or nothing” being. More impressive is that you’re self - taught. I’ll tell you right now I’d pay to learn how you do what you do… I’m in healthcare (not IT either) and still don’t own a gou ( but I will get MSI as you recommend). It is fascinating how you do these repairs!!!

[@joakimbergendahl1546]

This dude is a king, for real :)

[@jritechnology]

Tony is another one of us.....a constant thinker. I'm lucky in that I never suffer headaches, but I went the other route most smart, constant thinkers go.....alcohol. I quit 3 years ago, so now I suffer from lack of sleep. It's one or the other that will eventually kill us....

[@chamogutierrez]

The thumbnail reminds of Factorio.

[@iPpBG]

This video gave me the confidence to reball the core of my 3090ti (i've never disassmbled a gpu in my life)

[@obeyobay9146]

To be fair you make it look really easy

[@oldschooldude8370]

I'm pretty good with an iron but this type of stuff requires a serious skillset & proper equipment.

[@xXjudeXx]

I do just want to say that I do love watching your videos, its fascinating seeing all the components on any PCB and up-close its amazing however for any home user with 0 electronic experience it just sounds like a bad Idea to try and repair something as complex as a GPU or any other highly advanced computer component, Basically don't do it unless you know what your doing 😆

[@gtxoiltastebad]

Well give me a 15 part series on every single thing you know so i can get started on this . I wanna get started on this but i need a crash course

[@ravendrow83]

I feel you on the working in your sleep ..I have spent the last few months debugging DRAM failures at work and have been having dreams about it too

[@jcnwillemsen]

2:07 classic haha, you’re the man

[@Dragnssmoke]

You teach us a lot the more we watch the more we learn we to have no life

[@qbishop1]

Thank you!

[@BrokenNoseGaming]

Not gonna lie. I taught myself how to repair Brunswick A2 pinsetters for bowling alleys via KZbin. Got certified as a pinsetter mechanic and worked several years at my local bowling alley.

[@Ojref1]

A lot of people don't have the chops for electronics repair. Unfortunately, they don't realize it until it's too late. This also applies to people wanting to learn to fly. At least with electronics they generally don't fall out of the sky.

[@BuckEtheAlien]

People who are very experienced and good at what they do can often make difficult things appear easy. When someone without that experience tries to replicate it they usually find out at that point that it's not nearly as easy as the experienced person makes it appear.

[@GregoryShtevensh]

Sad to see a tortured 3090ti... Glad you fixed this 3060ti ❤❤❤

[@hardroch1000]

you are best at all

[@wdotme]

😁 Hearing you, I believe that any field up to the point of expert, expertise, will bring wisdom.

[@teknologyguy5638]

Great work, Would like to know which thermal camera and lenses you are using.

[@gmonkman]

Loving your vids, you couldn't do a list of your hardware equipment could you? For starters I was looking at getting a thermal camera, and was interested in which one you have there. thanks.

[@DevilbyMoonlight]

Always practice on junk people, dedication will get you there, and the path to a true skill is paved with many stones of failure....

[@wince333]

THEORIE VS REALITY EXPERIENCE !!! hello from swiss

[@robertparamore2863]

I didn't learn anything. Im a veteran auto mechanic who wants to repair these stupid modules they put on cars. I watch because his no bs attitude is entertaining. See you in the next one.