WARNING EVGA 2080 Ti watch before you buy

[@tony359]

I can see Tony walking to the fridge and choosing what to have to lunch: "2080ti or 3070? And a RX580 as a side"

[@eugenijusdolgovas9278]

580 is not worth repairing unless it's a SE novelty.

[@Rmm1722]

😅

[@syedusama1546]

@@eugenijusdolgovas9278 SE mean ?

[@FsicX]

@@syedusama1546 special edition

[@IlIIlIllI]

brief video summary: Warranty sticker intact = Good ❤ Warranty sticker lazily stuck on old warranty sticker = reason for concern 💔

[@waldolemmer]

This is a conclusion, not a summary. A summary sums up the whole video, not just the last minute

[@IlIIlIllI]

My bad i'll delete the comment

[@ranjitmandal1612]

🥹

[@kishin9]

So, when the thermal pads leak, they cause corrosion so many people just called it a cosmetic issue that's really nice to know since my RTX 2080 super pads are leaking pretty bad.

[@Morpheus-pt3wq]

Only pads i know about, that won´t start leaking oil over time, are Arctic TP-3. Instead, they self-destruct upon disassembly.

[@kishin9]

@@Morpheus-pt3wq So the arctic TP-3 seems pretty good I think I have some Arctic TP-2 and they are okay pads, but I don't all the sizes I need in them but also that puddy stuff they use is like $30.00+ unless I can use a pad.

[@Morpheus-pt3wq]

@@kishin9 pads can be stacked without any downsides 😉 Arctic also seems to be the only one selling them in very large quantities. 2x 200x100mm for 1,5mm thickness sheets for 26€ is like a steal in comparison with pricing and quantity of other pads.

[@taiiat0]

i'm not sure i'd say **hazard**, this is just good information for People to know when perusing the second hand market. cheers.

[@c1q3]

nice vids. Straight, teaching.

[@ShintekBeats]

Great, I just bought exactly this card (used) for my Nvidia 3D Vision build :')

[@iguanac6466]

My EVGA 1070 had leaky thermal pads as well. I think it's safe to say, if you own an EVGA card, you should probably replace your thermal pads.

[@jesseveazey230]

I’m glad I found this channel

[@khadajhin2084]

evga probably outsources the repairs by now. there is no more staff related to gpu's and mobo's inhouse.

[@GiGaSzS]

Even back then they outsourced repairs. I think Gamers Nexus has a EVGA tour (Building the Last Video Card), when they tried to achieve world record with 4090. There were different facilities for repair and research/testing.

[@khadajhin2084]

they should probably switch contractors. this looks really bad and lazy

[@TheFallenAngel13524]

@@GiGaSzSthat was evga’s repair center separate from Vince’s office. They even mentioned the people in there were the last employees in the repair center from being down sized.

[@Rmm1722]

Good information 😮👍

[@barbarianzg8826]

point is you can't trust RMA anymorebut you can trust Tony

[@Anders357]

I have a Gigabyte 3080 and the pads was leaking like crazy. Not sure what material that was, but core and memory temps was skyhigh. Did copper mod on memory and thermalright pads on the rest. Mined ETH for a year and used card for main rig after that, still works flawless.

[@lemagreengreen]

That kind of blob... the only way I can see that possibly happening is loading up an iron tip with solder while holding it over the card?

[@DavidWadsworth-dc2wl]

Brilliant as ever mate ... 😄

[@ankit348-n1o]

Which card to buy? Please make a video on this topic

[@SpeedIng80]

About leaking pads… guess that’s the reason for the oily film on my EVGA 1080ti?! What’s your advice, should I replace all pads? And how to clean the card, with silicone remover?

[@northwestrepair]

ultrasonic bath

[@easyhardenduro9847]

I have a evga 3080 and it's been pretty disappointing. It runs very hot unless I install a custom fan curve ever time I boot my computer. Have seen it get up to 92c and the fans still were not at 100%. At that was gaming not even a benchmark. And evga power supplies are junk too. Bought one, it was D.o.a., decided to get a slightly higher end model. It worked but after a few minutes it fried 2 hdd and my blue ray drive.

[@K31TH3R]

Had the same experience with eVGA GPUs. The only thing that ever impressed me about their GPUs was the warranty service, which if you think about how often people praise eVGA's warranty service, you wonder why so many people are using eVGA's warranty service. IMO their GPUs have always been underwhelming. The last eVGA card I owned was a GTX 980 Ti and it blew up the first phase VRM shooting sparks in my case, and I'm personally fine with eVGA GPUs no longer existing. On the other hand, their PSUs are fantastic, as they are usually either rebrands of FSP or Seasonic platforms, which are two of the best PSU manufacturers out there. Although either are great, the Seasonic models are usually the best, and I've never had a single problem with an eVGA PSU, especially not the SuperNova G6 1000W in my PC right now.

[@Morpheus-pt3wq]

EVGA gets praised a lot for "quality", yet too many of them end up on the tables of technicians for various reasons. Either EVGA sold more GPUs than everyone else, or they break all the time. At a time, they were also the only ones, that "forgot" adding thermal pads to VRMs & RAM (IIRC it was 1000 series GPU model). I had an EVGA 850 G2 PSU, that was frying motherboards in low loads - each one would stop working properly over time. Took me ages to figure out. At least their RMA service was great, except i had to send the PSU to Germany, which was a 20€ postal fee at that time. The replacement worked, but had massive coil whine. That being said, i´m currently using EVGA 750 G6, which is Seasonic made. I have more trust in Seasonic having done their job at manufacturing properly, than i have in EVGA for their branding. The issue i see is EVGA constantly swapping OEMs. Why not stick to one that´s been verified, like Corsair tends to do?

[@123Suffering456]

Interesting to hear about. I've personally never owned an EVGA product but have heard all the praise about them, especially following them pulling out of the GPU market. I've had a feeling that all that praise is likely not reflecting reality and people just look back with rose-tinted glasses since EVGA isn't around anymore in the GPU market. Sounds like I was right in assuming that. It sounds very much like every brand has its issues and one should just buy whatever is the most appealing, then hope there aren't going to be any issues.

[@TheFallenAngel13524]

@@Morpheus-pt3wqit was the 10 series on the chokes and I wouldn’t say they forgot as nothing was running out of spec. The problem was a bad vrm ic but the internet blamed it on temps so they released an optional thermal pad mod to appease the masses and did a bios update to up everyone’s fan curve.

[@Roman00744]

I have 2 evga 780ti kingpins and only 1 of them blew up, 980ti classified still working great, 2080ti ftw3 also still working great thankfully with Samsung memory, never had an evga PSU and never used their warranty, used a couple of their mobos and they were great too and still have them. Yes people are a bit exaggerating how good they were but still too bad that we lost them.

[@kazuviking]

This is why manufacturers have to switch to silicone free thermaly putty or carbon pads. It lasts way more and without oil separation.

[@SpainSpace]

Tony, from your repairing history experience, which would you say are the best *current* manufacturer brands for both Nvidia and AMD?

[@CarlosDeBernardMrAgapi]

2080ti was a mess. in general i did see a lot of those.

[@sideskroll]

Dude, I've watching your videos and kudos to you sir. You work with GPUs the same way I look into whole systems. Leaving no stone unturned. Having said that, I hope you can give me some idea as to what couldve happen to a GPU I have. The GPU is an evga rtx 2060, 2 years old. Purchased NEW. Never used heavily (only "old games") and in pretty good condition overall. There was a power outage and the PC was turned off (obviously) no UPS but a basic stabilizer only. When the power came back the PC turned on, nothing out of the ordinary. Went into a game and as soon as the map loaded the whole PC went kaput. Dead. After that, the PC wont post (1 long beep 2 short ones. VGA error) EXCEPT it does SOMETIMES. And when it does. i can run heaven benchmark, play games, stress test the GPU. No artifacts, no black screen no nothing..... But then again, SOMETIMES it goes to a black screen and the card seems to "dissapear" (I can hear the sound windows plays when a peripheral is disconnected, and if I switch to the iGPU I can see theres no GPU "connected") I know its nigh IMPOSSIBLE to say what could be wrong with it over a comment. But do you have ANY IDEA as to what could've caused that behavior? I mean a dead GPU is dead. But what about one that SOMETIMES works and when it does it SEEMS to be perfectly fine. Yet sometimes doesnt even get recognized by the system... I would really appreciate any guidance on where to start (electrical, memory, core) cause I have literally no idea. Sorry for the long post. TL;DR: Card boots SOMETIMES and works FINE. Sometimes it doesnt boot at all. And sometimes gets "disconnected" randomly and dissapears from device manager. No artifacts or nothing. Thanks!

[@samiboukhalfa9040]

where do you get the pcb spredsheet? am thinking of buying a r9 270x that black screens after installing drivers and trying to fix it

[@tonict2302]

Awesome video

[@floorpizza8074]

Hey Tony, I have an EVGA 2080 Super that has served me well since new. Now after hearing about the leaky pads, I checked mine, and sure enough.. they're leaking. Any chance you would happen to know what size pads the EVGA 2080 Super needs? A good brand of pads would be a great bonus. Thank you!

[@HWandW]

Question: Instead of reusing heat pads that leak silicone, could I use K5 Pro instead? I am not going to use it as TIM on a GPU (or also a CPU) die. Would I need to try to form K5 pro to similar dimensions as the former heat [transfer] pad?

[@jess2690]

Does this include EVGA FTW3 2080 Super?

[@northwestrepair]

any of them

[@custume]

Nice video

[@user-bd8xj4fc1p]

Does a newly repaired GPU will last long like a brand new GPU?? Assuming the repair guy is professional like this guy.. Will it be like "Good as New" GPU? Thanks in Advance!

[@Morpheus-pt3wq]

No it won´t. There are lots of components on a GPU and all of them age. Whether they will fail or not depends on their individual quality. People, who buy a GPU, (ab)use it for many years and then put it into box as their new GPU arrives, are just lucky.

[@kazuviking]

The vram will kick the bucket first.

[@kazuviking]

@@Morpheus-pt3wq The vram will kick the bucket before the polymer caps do.

[@alexturnbackthearmy1907]

@@michalthekind Yeah...if core is defective and all "repair" was installing custom bios so that card "works", then that thing isnt here for long. Everything else (unless it was also defective) should be fine, if you dont heat it up for too long. And pretty much all cards without severe defects should be able to live long enough to became outdated (for its initial user or altogether, like ancient gt`s).

[@ranjitmandal1612]

Holy 😨

[@one6803]

Which gpu brand is the most reliable in your opinion rank 1 to 10

[@wootks]

Are there any graphics card makers that are any good anymore? I have been out of the market for a while and now I have no idea what brand to even buy...

[@reloadingdontshoot1]

Running hot (30 series), 3rd 8pin only pulling half the power of the other two (3080+), shit RMA process (2080ti's)...EVGA has always been junk, no clue why people loved them

[@Anders357]

That is of course your experience but with all the enthusiasm about EVGA i think it is safe to say i believe all the others. I also own a EVGA Supernova G2 750W that has just worked amazingly well for the past 8 years, since 2016. Maybe Truth Social is a better forum for someone? 😂

[@thegrindizreal5896]

How much to send a 3090 strix oc from the UK for a potential fix ? Card powers up just no display, my monitor notices that the gpu is trying to display something but is unable to communicate fully with the gpu. The only noticeable damage on the gpu is on 1 pcie lane gold strip is a little warn on far left of the card by about 2 mill so possibly just needs a new strip soldered if lucky

[@teddp]

Such a shame, EVGA was the top brand for graphics cards, very well designed and made. It is such a shame that the RMA process was subpar to the point that we just saw....

[@fu1r4]

And how should you be able to see that on a picture the seller has taken showing the front of the card?

[@harounsahnoun]

Can you explain the blue power Supply that you're using

[@LeonSteelpaw]

He explained it in a earlier video, but I know its something he assembled for his needs, I think he links info on it as well

[@harounsahnoun]

@@LeonSteelpaw can you refer to the video much appreciated

[@LeonSteelpaw]

@@harounsahnoun Let's see, this was the first tester he had: kzbin.info/www/bejne/Z5m0qXSmfc6ejJI gotta hunt for the newer model though

[@MatthewSuffidy]

They don't make em like they used to (get it?)

[@italian316]

I have 2080ti black edition back in Dec2018 and like in Feb 2019 have the artifact issue because the micron memory. RMA the EVGA 2080Ti back then and work great all those years since 2023 cause make a new rig with a 4090 but that RMA 2080ti still on my old PC working.

[@bakzetary3145]

When humans are involved, sloppy work is always a possibility, especially in large corps! You local small frys, (he, he) are the true craftsmen! I even had first hand experience with machines start making shoddy product, (Over a decade ago from a certain Swiss company well known for highest quality products). One again because of Humans not properly inspecting wear items on the machine during regular maintenance cycles. (Lost me $500K worth of annual business way back when!)

[@barbarianzg8826]

if you don't want to pay workers they'll return it to you in some waymaximizing profit at the cost of workers wages gets you short term profit but long term bad rep

[@UltraGamma25]

​@@barbarianzg8826True

[@AnonymAnonym-fv3uc]

Well the 2080ti is getting old now so it's a gamble it may last 1 day or many years.

[@kilowattpa]

why stay away? we have you!

[@Deathscythe91]

anyone buying a 2080 ti at the end of 2024 really needs to get a class for making the good decisions lol

[@Mason_bluegrass]

i have a 1080ti evga ftw3 that crashing in some game . can you repair this? im in canada

[@markae0]

Cost efficiency says shipping and labour is more than the cards worth.

[@HelloDonkey9]

After all the warnings you put out for products, there is nothing left to buy. 😂

[@madeofnapalm]

BLOB

[@ROBOTRIX_eu]

[@darthbubba866]

You could have at least showed us how to safely remove the solder blob!

[@northwestrepair]

@@darthbubba866 I showed you how to reball the core. Sorry there is only so much I can do

[@Freedom4Ever420]

Did you see the northern lights last week?

[@stephenkolostyak4087]

yeah, someone just sold me a 2080ti and it take power but doesn nothing.

[@ilidari1955]

EVGA weren't exactly decent....I see

[@dystopia1686]

I need new videos to be able to eat.

[@technical5880]

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[@glown2533]

iveee had a hybrid 2080ti since2019 and now ill know if something happens to it not to send it to them lmao

[@JR-cd1ol]

Why would anyone buy a 2080 at this junction?

[@armenia1989]

EVGA BEST VENDOR EVER 💪❤️🙏😎

[@DaSlotho]

i just bought a EVGA 2060 Super the other day... should i be concerned ?

[@markvietti]

well was it RMA-ed did it have two stickers

[@DaSlotho]

@@markvietti i diddnt notice the stickers when i got it...also i live in new zealand n theres no place that can or will do repairs nationwide so ill have to have a look as its already n my system n pray to the tech gods that its all good

[@obeyobay9146]

Ain’t nobody buying 2080 ti

[@easyadmin3429]

Who care Xathos!!! Man! this is good to know! for all EVGA'S

[@Xathos]

You must not have very good comprehension. I literally said nothing of EVGA. Do you also not know how to use KZbin? You understand there a "reply" button, after all, yeah?

[@Lero_Po]

@@Xathos Correct, you did say nothing of EVGA. Not sure why you need to make a point of that when OP didn't say you did, though.

[@Xathos]

@@Lero_Po Because that was what he highlighted. It wasn't what I highlighted.

[@Lero_Po]

@@Xathos And that's why he made a separate comment instead of making a reply to yours. What the OP said about EVGA is directed toward NWR, not you.

[@ranjitmandal1612]

🔥

[@Bonten9060]

how about rx 2080....?

[@Noneofyourbusiness2000]

Before I buy? I bought my EVGA FTW3 2080 ti new after the Christmas of 2018. It's still running strong. It finally became my second GPU a few months ago. I added an EVGA FTW3 3090 as my main GPU for a total of 35 GB of VRAM to run LLMs. Still works great and I have had a lot of fun with my EVGA 2080 ti in those 6 years. Great card, bad click bait title. Be wary of any RMAed card.

[@gravityomega9607]

"""""""""""""""""Before you buy a 2080ti that has been rdma"""""""""""""""""""""""

[@VIVIAN81]

Oh yeah I think I see the problem, you thought the video title meant "Hey Noneofyourbusiness2000, watch this before you buy a card you already own" when it was actually directed toward people considering an EVGA 2080 ti on the used market. Common misconception

[@SFearox]

evga rtx 2080 ti xc here with no problems. It has samsung memory though

[@ranjitmandal1612]

😨

[@Xathos]

I'm fairly certain not many people, if any, are looking at buy a 2080 ti these days.

[@ScottGrammer]

There are lots of budget-limited gamers who run this kind of hardware, or are looking for it. The card I had before I bought my 4080 was a 2080 Super.

[@Xathos]

@ScottGrammer My point is regarding the ubiquity of the 30 series in the used market. People are looking far more to that over something 6 years old.

[@iwillruletheword]

I've bought 2 rtx 2080ti with only fan issues for 140 USD. I don't think you can get anything remotely close to that performance for the price.

[@Xathos]

@@iwillruletheword You bought them WITH issues. That's not a common buying practice. The vast majority of people want them functional on purpose. A 2080 ti is about the same level as a 3070 (assuming you don't need the extra RAM). It actually might even be better given driver optimization over the following years. It also has better RTX implementation/support (though, most ppl care more about DLSS). Both cards were around the same price from what I saw, and it depends if the higher power usage is worth it for about the same price (I saw 3070s and 2080 tis going for about the same 250ish used price - it always varies on vendor and SKU, though).

[@arayra728]

Well it's cheap enough that people probably still want it

[@kakkoishonen]

Those were not fixed by EVGA. Warranty stickers are sold on Aliexpress. You can order whatever you want. EVGA techs would never do something like pasting a new warranty sticker on top of an old one.

[@BlackEagleVideoHouse]

Evga worse of course 😂

[@ksenchy]

Who buys this these days anyway

[@gregorygrayshot574]

How can a GPU be bad if you get 4-6 hours of solid game play but then it starts causing your PCU to restart with bug check report 0x1160000 which I’m told is really the blue screen TDLR but just a restart. My computer was a victim of a power surge so I had to reach Chassy get a new motherboard and a new power supply … The only thing left to replace is the GPU and CPU… and I’m about to replace the GPU. It’s so hard to take that step whenever it performs perfectly for 2 to 6 hours and then it gets plugged by this random restart, and it will continue to happen until … Well until it doesn’t. How can you get perfect performance and the out of no where this start happening… Everyone I talk to says it has to be the GPU because I have done every single thing under the sun to fix it… flashing the bios, reinstalling windows, using DDU to update drivers literally every single thing you could possibly think of I have done multiple times.. all command prompt DISM and Sfc … it’s been to a computer repair shop, the people that rechassis’d for me and did the PSU/mother board I just don’t understand how it’s stable for hours at a time then not

[@BanginSevenGrams]

I've seen all the warnings, but what are your recommendations? lol