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| Processor | AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D |
|---|---|
| Motherboard | AsRock X670E Phantom Gaming Lightning |
| Cooling | Be Quiet! Dark Rock 4 |
| Memory | G.SKILL Trident Z5 Neo DDR5-6000 32GB (2 x 16GB) |
| Video Card(s) | Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX |
| Storage | Samsung 980 PRO Series 1TB, Samsung 980 PRO Series 1TB, Crucial P3 NVMe M.2 2TB |
| Display(s) | LG OLED55G2PUA |
| Case | Lian Li O11 Dynamic XL ROG Certified |
| Audio Device(s) | Digital out to high end dac and amps. |
| Power Supply | EVGA GQ 1000W |
| Mouse | Logitech G600 |
| Keyboard | Logitech G413 Carbon |
| VR HMD | Oculus Rift CV1, Oculus Rift S, Quest 2, Quest 3 |
| Software | Windows 10 Pro |
About two months ago our living room TV started getting these white dots on the screen. Over the months more and more white dots till there were about 15 white ones and 5 black ones. Very annoying for sure.
Called up a TV repair shop and they guy wanted $550 to fix it. Screw that. Turns out the DMD chip was going out and those little dots were actually mirrors on the chip that were stuck on or off.
So found a place that sells the chips, bought one for $184 and today I fixed it myself. Took me about 45 minutes and it was pretty much like working on a PC.
Here it is towards the start of the break down:
The heat-sink thermal pad was a joke. Kinda felt like some sort of thin rubber and it flaked off easily. This is most likely why the chip died. I used some good thermal paste when I put it back together.
The bad chip out of the board.
All cleaned and back together:
And now NO DOTS!! Nice! Picture doesn't do this tv justice...
Called up a TV repair shop and they guy wanted $550 to fix it. Screw that. Turns out the DMD chip was going out and those little dots were actually mirrors on the chip that were stuck on or off.
So found a place that sells the chips, bought one for $184 and today I fixed it myself. Took me about 45 minutes and it was pretty much like working on a PC.
Here it is towards the start of the break down:
The heat-sink thermal pad was a joke. Kinda felt like some sort of thin rubber and it flaked off easily. This is most likely why the chip died. I used some good thermal paste when I put it back together.
The bad chip out of the board.
All cleaned and back together:
And now NO DOTS!! Nice! Picture doesn't do this tv justice...
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