How to "bake" your graphic card

DrPepper · Dec 4, 2009

3dsage said:
Basically stick suspected dead ram, hd's in the freezer for a few hours, then try it out. Supposedly has a 50% success rate.

Worth a shot for my 4870X2

3dsage · Dec 4, 2009

Heres a quote from "mysticmerlin" from XS.

But does have tracers that are in the silicone so if you freeze them they shrink.
Cold = Shrink, Heat = Expand as you know. So if there was a little seperation in the chip it might have come together enough to revive the D9's and get it going again.

DrPepper · Dec 4, 2009

3dsage said:
Heres a quote from "mysticmerlin" from XS.

But does have tracers that are in the silicone so if you freeze them they shrink.
Cold = Shrink, Heat = Expand as you know. So if there was a little seperation in the chip it might have come together enough to revive the D9's and get it going again.

With me its the memory chips on the card.

3dsage · Dec 4, 2009

Hopefully it works, since it is the IC's. Post up your results man, that would be pretty amazing if that card is resurected.

DrPepper · Dec 4, 2009

3dsage said:
Hopefully it works, since it is the IC's. Post up your results man, that would be pretty amazing if that card is resurected.

Hell yeah it would :rockout:

i789 · Dec 4, 2009

3dsage said:
Hopefully it works, since it is the IC's. Post up your results man, that would be pretty amazing if that card is resurected.

so 3dsage is your 8800GTX working after the "bake" ??? dont forget to tell me

3dsage · Dec 4, 2009

Nope check out the PG.2, it didnt work. Tried a few techniques, and nothing.
Im gonna leave it in the freezer overnight, and try it out tomorow again.
Will also bake it again.
If it doesnt work, its gonna be in the FS section FF.

p_o_s_pc · Dec 4, 2009

3dsage said:
Nope check out the PG.2, it didnt work. Tried a few techniques, and nothing.
Im gonna leave it in the freezer overnight, and try it out tomorow again.
Will also bake it again.
If it doesnt work, its gonna be in the FS section FF.

you could just sent it to me(or just the cooler)

3dsage · Dec 4, 2009

p_o_s_pc said:
you could just sent it to me(or just the cooler)

I had to custom make the cooler off of an old heatsink I had.

The card is yours if I dont get it working tomorow, just pay shipping. Probably gonna be like 5-7$.

p_o_s_pc · Dec 4, 2009

3dsage said:
I had to custom make the cooler off of an old heatsink I had.

The card is yours if I dont get it working tomorow, just pay shipping. Probably gonna be like 5-7$.

I only wanted it for the cooler but nevermind Thanks anyways :toast:

TheCrow · Dec 8, 2009

Sweet, ive been looking for this thread!

I paid a tenner for a 7900gtx that artifacts like crazy and a 8800gtx which does the same. Hopefully the old oven can do the job. If not i can always make my money back from some fool on ebay lol!

dr emulator (madmax) · Dec 8, 2009

this idea could work though only thing that i can see happening which will put the dampers on it is capacitors, heating them up is a big

ye ye they are wave soldered in but thats once
(just look at the heat ratings of most caps that go into systems 110o/c ), although i have to admit graphics cards do get bent around abit so the parts will need resoldering eventually,
like i've said before somewhere on here, case manufactures need to put some type of stabilisers in like the one pictured here as they really do work, although the case the card holder came with in that pic is to small for a new build

TheCrow · Dec 9, 2009

I agree with you, although for a quick fix u cant go wrong!

On the plus hand my old man repairs tv's, plasmas, lcd for a living so im sure he can lay his hands on the proper kit!

Athlon2K15 · Dec 9, 2009

3dsage said:
LOL, i bought me a 8800 GTX off fleabay for cheap, just to try this out. Will post up when it arrives and with results.

i also purchsed a 8800GTX off fleabay that had "lines on the screen" 385 degrees for 10 minutes fixed it

PVTCaboose1337 · Dec 9, 2009

I have been doing this for YEARS. I have fixed more graphics cards with a heat gun that with re soldering in general. The oven method is not my preferred method because of a thing called "fire" that is usually bad. Ever smelled burning silicon? I know you water cooling guys have. Ever SEEN burning silicon? Ever tried to put it out? Ever not been able to put it out cause you don't want to pour water in your oven? Even throw a graphics card into a sink full of water? I have. It was bad. It was just an MX440, but still, that is why I use a heat gun.

Wile E · Dec 9, 2009

PVTCaboose1337 said:
I have been doing this for YEARS. I have fixed more graphics cards with a heat gun that with re soldering in general. The oven method is not my preferred method because of a thing called "fire" that is usually bad. Ever smelled burning silicon? I know you water cooling guys have. Ever SEEN burning silicon? Ever tried to put it out? Ever not been able to put it out cause you don't want to pour water in your oven? Even throw a graphics card into a sink full of water? I have. It was bad. It was just an MX440, but still, that is why I use a heat gun.

I've smelled more burning silicon than any man should have to endure through the course of an entire life. lol.

PVTCaboose1337 · Dec 9, 2009

That is cause you are a watercooling guy, on the edge of losing his whole system all the time.

DonInKansas · Dec 9, 2009

PVTCaboose1337 said:
That is cause you are a watercooling guy, on the edge of losing his whole system all the time.

Either that or he knows a lot of firefighters that have had plastic surgery. :roll:

PVTCaboose1337 · Dec 9, 2009

DonInKansas said:
Either that or he knows a lot of firefighters that have had plastic surgery.

In his case it is probably both.

MilkyWay · Dec 9, 2009

PVTCaboose1337 said:
I have been doing this for YEARS. I have fixed more graphics cards with a heat gun that with re soldering in general. The oven method is not my preferred method because of a thing called "fire" that is usually bad. Ever smelled burning silicon? I know you water cooling guys have. Ever SEEN burning silicon? Ever tried to put it out? Ever not been able to put it out cause you don't want to pour water in your oven? Even throw a graphics card into a sink full of water? I have. It was bad. It was just an MX440, but still, that is why I use a heat gun.

your meant to use foam or co2 fire extinguishers for electrical fires

DrPepper · Dec 9, 2009

I'd take the oven tray and throw it outside.

Wile E · Dec 11, 2009

PVTCaboose1337 said:
That is cause you are a watercooling guy, on the edge of losing his whole system all the time.

I've walked past the edge on a few occasions. lol

p_o_s_pc · Dec 11, 2009

Wile E said:
I've smelled more burning silicon than any man should have to endure through the course of an entire life. lol.

i love the smell of burning silicon... :twitch:

that can't be healthy :twitch:

Binge · Dec 11, 2009

Wile E said:
I've walked past the edge on a few occasions. lol

I saw those pics. Can we say TEC-FUBAR?

Zubasa · Dec 15, 2009

I guess I will try this out on my paper weight.

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