Does ASUS makes good graphics cards ? Part 1

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  • Опубліковано 10 вер 2022
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  • @northwestrepair
    @northwestrepair  Рік тому +27

    If you need a repair, please contact me using a link in the description.

    • @stejonno2226
      @stejonno2226 Рік тому +1

      thank you i have this same 1080ti i am now going to do the thermal pad upgrade to stop this form happening to me. shocking really i thought the asus card had good cooling too

    • @adairjanney7109
      @adairjanney7109 Рік тому

      what do you feel is a good heat gun to get started, and yes I know you need much more, but the only heat gun I have is the very crappy but hey they do work 45 dollar ones on amazon

    • @3isr3g3n
      @3isr3g3n 11 місяців тому

      An epilepsy warning would be adequate if you show certain memory test.
      Great video as always!

  • @derekdal5185
    @derekdal5185 Рік тому +534

    I like that he points out that EVGA makes great cards. EVGA just announced they will stop making cards because of working with NVIDIA being such a painful and limiting process.

    • @vespermoirai975
      @vespermoirai975 Рік тому +37

      Thing about different Manufacturers is. My 3080 TI FTW3 was RMAed 3 times. Each card they gave me a "Certified" refurbished card even though the card I bought was BRAND NEW. All 3 of them had issues. I eventually gave up and got a ROG card. It's a 3090 TI now though, For their ROG STRIX LC model. So it seems to be hit or miss. :\ My EVGA 2080 XC Ultra card is running very well in my wife's PC. Before that she has a 1080TI Seahawk from MSI. Meanwhile my 290X from MSI had issues. Got a ASUS STRIX 960 then to tie my over So... yeah...

    • @Toutvids
      @Toutvids Рік тому +19

      I've had nothing but junk from EVGA... 2 cards RMA'd and a brand new dead power supply within a week. You can have it.

    • @adamtajhassam9188
      @adamtajhassam9188 Рік тому +5

      Frommy experience im sry but i ve had nothing but issues w Gigybyte cards and EVGA was just ok. Havent had any issues w Asus 3080 card even the cooling. This guy sounds like he got unlucky.

    • @nikolakarovic5964
      @nikolakarovic5964 Рік тому +10

      EVGA good brand, not in EU. Trash

    • @Diviance
      @Diviance Рік тому +3

      @@adamtajhassam9188
      Could one not make the same argument that anyone just "got unlucky" when they get a bad sample? Kind of excuses the company there.
      Every generation of nVidia GPU I have had except the 1000 series has been EVGA. 2000 series, 3000 series, 900 series, 700 series... if I remember right, even my Geforce 6800 Ultra was EVGA. Not a single one had any issues.
      My 1070 was Gigabyte. It was fine.

  • @mahmood6482
    @mahmood6482 Рік тому +95

    you didn't just fix it but also upgraded it to a better cooling design! nice job👍👍

  • @Bodo69Boss
    @Bodo69Boss Рік тому +378

    It’s really crazy that Asus is a ,,premium” company and require you to pay a lot of money for their cards but scam you like this… Really nice video, convinced me to sub !

    • @northwestrepair
      @northwestrepair  Рік тому +24

      Well said

    • @norb4707
      @norb4707 Рік тому +23

      recently I feel like most Asus products are a scam 🤣

    • @liliyaabdulina9740
      @liliyaabdulina9740 Рік тому +8

      I had 3 different 3080s and none of them had coil whine , a week ago i got an asus rog stric 3080 ti and had to return because of the CRAZY coil whine , i just couldnt take it , it was so noticable that i can hear that with my speakers loud

    • @chrisredfield9310
      @chrisredfield9310 Рік тому +14

      that is the magic, people pay for brand not matter how much cost... apple, channel

    • @raka9220
      @raka9220 Рік тому +15

      Asus? Premium?
      Did you ever consider EVGA or Sapphire?

  • @viffer5
    @viffer5 Рік тому +155

    Component level repair and diagnostic on surface mount components is an almost extinct art these days. It's mesmerizing to watch the minute detail almost microscopic work done in your videos. Great work, thanks for sharing your insight.

    • @Morpheus-pt3wq
      @Morpheus-pt3wq Рік тому +15

      If you consider the cost of such repair with cost of a new GPU, you get the answer, why is it extinct. It´s the same for most other electronics as well.
      BUT we should really return back to it. Otherwise the waste will only keep piling up.

    • @siliconalleyelectronics187
      @siliconalleyelectronics187 Рік тому +8

      @@Morpheus-pt3wq The value in repairing GPUs is especially bad due to how expensive broken ones are. $250 for a faulty 1080Ti is insanity, they should be more like $100. I think the issue is there are enough people out there who believe they can stick it in their oven for an hour and pull out a fixed GPU for cheap(ish). I repair a lot of other electronics, and I want to fix GPUs as well but I just can't justify it unless someone sends one in for a repair order.

    • @disinque6961
      @disinque6961 Рік тому +2

      U can look for some chinese channels, especially from mainland china, their second hand market is usually a lot cheaper thus people will buy malfunctioned card for a low price and try to fix it and earn profit, I can give u some links if ur interested

    • @tarron3237
      @tarron3237 Рік тому +2

      You're absolutely right. Those were my thoughts, too.
      And it shows that repair would still be possible today, however noone has an interest in it.
      I hate the throwaway mentality, so I really love this video.

    • @ncg8224
      @ncg8224 3 місяці тому

      Its extremely expensive service for a card that going to be worth junk. As he said its $250/repair.

  • @buboybutoy1704
    @buboybutoy1704 Рік тому +38

    it would be awesome if you make a video of brand tier list or failure rate and respective generations based on your experience repairing GPUs. It would help us consumers a lot in picking which brand to buy. keep up the informative videos.

  • @kathrynck
    @kathrynck Рік тому +6

    I have this exact card. it's 5 years old, and HEAVILY used, but still works great.
    Stock nvidia 1080 ti clock is 1582 mhz, this thing runs at just over 1700 out of the box with asus overclock. It's really pushing the silicon hard, and the binning process is imperfect.
    I noticed some stutter and the occasional crash or freeze, but only if the room was hot. I knocked it down to like 1683 mhz, dropped like 100 off the mem speed (like 11,100 to 11,000), dropped the voltage push a tad, and made the fan ramp up linearly to max fan at 75C. And moved the target temp from 85C to 83C. Flawless through 5 years of abuse after that. And I mean like 30,000 hours on, and probably 10,000 hours being pushed. It's still OC, just a hair less OC.
    Pads are helpful, usually. But any time you get an "OC" card, you're in a silicon lottery, and your lottery ticket may not have been validated carefully enough, and manufacturers sometimes push too hard on their OC. Also, when pushing OC to the limit, you need very 'clean' power. I buffer the wall power with a regulating UPS, and make sure to have a quality PSU which has a rated max output WAY over my system use. 1000 watts on a 630 watt TDP system currently. The power gets very dirty at max output, and your energy efficiency will pay for the better PSU in a year or two easy. Your caps will thank you. And happy caps tend to make for happy chips. On 'that' card... there's very good airflow to the secondary components. I'm not sure pads are hugely needed (that card in your video sure did better with them though, true).
    Anyway, I wouldn't exactly say the 1080ti Strix OC is a bad card. But mostly you're just paying for japanese caps, better fans & heat sink, and a binned gpu. A founders edition 1080ti would scream in agony at 1683 mhz. It would've been more ideal with more thought put to cooling secondary components though, yeah. But a lot of the heat buildup in secondary components is sourced from that silicon toaster in the middle of the card. Get that backed off it's breaking point just a tad, make sure your case ambient is cool, and everything in the card will have a lower ambient temp, which greatly mitigates a need for pads on secondary bits. You can have a GPU which is just a tad weaker in the binning, which will get hotter as a result, and it may not be the GPU which fails first, if it's making everything around it hot. I've heard of examples of this card running stable to over 1760 mhz. Mine's binned obviously, but not quite that lucky with the silicon lottery, and needed just a little finessing in settings vs. asus factory default.
    Personally I've run into problems and failures with EVERY brand (including EVGA). Some pampering makes it much less likely though.

    • @uc9584
      @uc9584 6 місяців тому

      thanks for sharing man. I just bought myself a 1070 Ti Strix. It's weird that i play game smoother when the card being undervolted, the temp cool af (around 53 degs C when full load)

  • @shot4359
    @shot4359 Рік тому +62

    Imma be honest, I had no idea what was going on but it was somehow still entertaining! Keep up the great work man you deserve to have way more subs!

  • @KittyKite
    @KittyKite Рік тому +150

    I was not expecting this video to be so good! You identified, clearly explained the problem, proved your point, and fixed it - absolute perfection. Subbed.

    • @northwestrepair
      @northwestrepair  Рік тому +6

      thanks !

    • @asifalamgir5135
      @asifalamgir5135 Рік тому

      @@northwestrepair YOu are a gem man !

    • @JoshuaG
      @JoshuaG Рік тому

      @@northwestrepair its why i usually undervolt GPU's so all aspects of the card don't overheat/ overworked too much , i have a sketchy H.I.S branded RX 580, till now it breezes through, temps only 61 C.

  • @leelovetv
    @leelovetv Рік тому +7

    Excellent work, as an ex-repair tech I enjoy hearing how you approach a troubleshooting problem. And seeing you bring these boards back to life.

  • @bartaltman2317
    @bartaltman2317 Рік тому +13

    This technician really knows what he is doing ! Amazing skills and knowledge. Thank you for posting all of these videos.

  • @lloydc5736
    @lloydc5736 Рік тому +2

    Great video, detailed and info packed, I've had similar issues with older Asus video cards, always a shame to have to deal with , thanks for posting video!

  • @HyadumHH
    @HyadumHH Рік тому +5

    Very interesting insight and very useful information! Not sure how you reached this level of technical expertise on video cards, but I haven't seen anyone else do this kind of repairs.

  • @crastonmcsandwich3440
    @crastonmcsandwich3440 Рік тому +3

    This is extremely helpful. I just got a rog strix 1070ti off ebay and was looking into adding cooling solutions but couldn't find any data regarding the thermal pad sizes I would need. Thank you!

  • @Mehecanogeesir
    @Mehecanogeesir Рік тому +2

    One of the most important reasons I subscribe to these channels is to learn which brands are doing right, which brands are doing wrong, and which brands are putting effort into improving / customer service. Thanks for providing all of that on top of advanced repair!

  • @mindmaze4689
    @mindmaze4689 Рік тому +5

    You make gpu soldering look so nice and easy on your vids man but speaking from personal experience any soldering work with miniature components even with spare part laying around is hard as F. Kudos to you and your natural skills mate!

  • @user-hg8ym1kl3d
    @user-hg8ym1kl3d Рік тому

    That was awesome! Thank you so much for this video! I like the idea with the heatsink for the thermal pads.

  • @Timmy51m
    @Timmy51m Рік тому +5

    This is weirdly therapeutic, made me smile, and I can't explain why lol. I have a Strix 980 that I repasted earlier this year after having it since about 2014-15 I think, and I was a little surprised not to find any thermal pads anywhere, but this explains why. The fans don't kick in on these until 60c so I doubt that helps matters.
    I was thinking now that prices have started to come down a little I might look for a cheap used 2060 super or something, but your videos are steering me away from that idea, and towards thinkng abut buying EVGA seeing as I keep a card for such a long time.
    This is a great channel for what it's trying to show, thanks.

    • @gackhuhn4868
      @gackhuhn4868 Рік тому

      you good look through the pcb designs on tech power up

  • @MeetTK
    @MeetTK Рік тому +1

    Awesome work bro. Thanks for the video

  • @tarron3237
    @tarron3237 Рік тому +1

    It was both helpful and interesting. Great video!

  • @Adromelk
    @Adromelk Рік тому +7

    You're really talented at fixing these cards. I almost wish I could commission you to work on a 1080ti kingpin I bought some years ago. She no longer functions unfortunately and I use her as a decoration piece but man...to have her running again

  • @smokedog7730
    @smokedog7730 Рік тому +12

    Subbed I just had my first ever GPU failure in my almost 20 years of PC gaming my old "Asus Strix GTX 980 OC" and after taking it apart it has what looks like decent heatsinks over the memory modules this card was in my wife rig, the card you feature in this video is my current card and now I'm thinking I need to do that mod you did, I came across your channel by chance but I have to say awesome content and keep up the good job. Think I will jump ship back over to EVGA on my Nvidia 40*0 purchase.

    • @tydy5266
      @tydy5266 Рік тому +7

      ...About that

    • @danielkowalski7527
      @danielkowalski7527 Рік тому +2

      Well its not going to happend ;-)

    • @neuneru
      @neuneru Рік тому +3

      Sad news bro...

    • @smokedog7730
      @smokedog7730 Рік тому +1

      @@danielkowalski7527 Yup that news sums up my luck

    • @hircine92h
      @hircine92h Рік тому +1

      EVGA.. sry to break it to you, but ...

  • @Burix1337
    @Burix1337 Рік тому

    Just found your Channel, very impressive and interesting content!

  • @killer01ws6
    @killer01ws6 Рік тому +1

    I got a nice smile watching this Vid, I am long in the tooth now, but in my early days in the Air Force I was part of a Depot shop we did component level maintenance on wideband Tropo Microwave equipment... now days everything is black box or card swap not circuit level repair.. nice to see someone still doing the ole ways.

  • @GroundGame.
    @GroundGame. Рік тому +6

    This is really cool to watch, we'll edited and informative, hope to see more teardowns. Of other brand cards. 😉👍 514th sub.

  • @WhyDidYTstartThisHandleShit
    @WhyDidYTstartThisHandleShit Рік тому +3

    this guy's channel is gonna be huge a year or two from now, at most. i just picked up an EVGA 3080, as my evga 1070SC served me so well. not so much as a hiccup. i was always suspicious of some of the other AIB's and here's a whole youtube chan with all the proof we need.

  • @donaldsmith881
    @donaldsmith881 Рік тому

    love that I found this channel learning a ton of awesome info

  • @ThePoopGuy02
    @ThePoopGuy02 Рік тому +1

    Man, i am loving your videos! Very indepth repair, just what i was looking for.

    • @northwestrepair
      @northwestrepair  Рік тому +2

      It will only get deeper my friend. These are just some of the basic repairs.

  • @brandonparker1179
    @brandonparker1179 Рік тому +11

    I been buying Asus cards and never had issues, but very surprised to see what he had to do to make things work. Great job!!!

    • @lnfinyx
      @lnfinyx Рік тому +5

      Yes, i also always only buy Asus, BEST BRAND EVER, never had any problems and their customer service is ON POINT!

    • @mattc9598
      @mattc9598 Рік тому +3

      i too bought a new Asus TUF 3090 recently and have had zero issues whatsoever. I was surprised to see the guy in the video claim they have cooling issues, because mine is the opposite. Everyone said 3090's get really hot... mine barely breaks 70 degrees even with Cyberpunk 2077 at ultra settings + max ray tracing. VRAM gets to 80 degrees

    • @GalaxyJonez
      @GalaxyJonez Рік тому +2

      yeah I've mostly had ASUS cards too. Just got another 4070 ti TUF from asus in my new build, which I'm very happy with.
      But on my previous one, a 2080 SUPER I actually had some god awful temperatures. And after 2-3 years of usage (when it would reach 84+ degrees and thermal throttle) I opened it up. I found the thermal paste being extremely dry, and that not all thermal pads were aligned very well.
      After changing thermal paste (using some ~3 year old thermal paste I had leftover from my previous build which wasn't very liquid.. lol) and moving some of the thermal pads I lowered temps from 84 to 70, and hotspot from ~103 to 85... Very happy about the results but a bit sad that you have to do that on such a premium GPU.
      edit, commented before watching Part 2 :D where he breaks open a 20x-series ASUS. Let's hope my 40XX-series will last longer ^^

    • @godofredo0409
      @godofredo0409 Рік тому +1

      lol.asus is overrated

    • @ulrohermit1369
      @ulrohermit1369 Рік тому +1

      @@lnfinyx maybe in your countries they distribute the best products but not everywhere

  • @Sn00ze
    @Sn00ze Рік тому +10

    Thank you for these videos, very informative! Since EVGA is leaving the market, what other brand(s) would you recommend for buying a graphics cards in the future?

  • @aleksdeveloper698
    @aleksdeveloper698 Рік тому

    Wow man, I learned so much from the video. Thank you! :D

  • @overbuzzy
    @overbuzzy Рік тому

    Wow these videos are very engaging. Subscribed!

  • @baltogames1501
    @baltogames1501 Рік тому +10

    This kind of makes my heart sink a little because I bought an Asus tuf x570 motherboard and a tuf 3080 12gb to upgrade my pc. I had been using an Asus1080 turbo with no problems at all for many years, so I figured they were quality producers. I opened the 1080 up last year to re-paste and reapply thermal pads as normal maintenance. I even replaced the fan, although it wasn't necessary. I hope they are taking better care with their 3080 series cards.

    • @victorflores429
      @victorflores429 Рік тому

      The newer ones are good, I have an Rx6800xt TUF. It it well put together with thermal pads

    • @christopherdemo9884
      @christopherdemo9884 Рік тому

      Understand how the company functions and you can avoid a lot of bad products. With ASUS you should always wait for their initial release of cards, check their sales and if the sales were good then that department will get better funding and liberty to make a better product. The better their sales the better their product typically becomes.

    • @Johnad42
      @Johnad42 Рік тому

      Have the x570 tuf gaming wifi the onboard soundcard is horrendous ( my output and input would be so quiet i wouldnt be able to talk to anyone in calls etc) and had a couple issues with it :D

  • @chadofwar6554
    @chadofwar6554 Рік тому +7

    I'm curious about 2080, 3080, 3090. I have all 3 and haven't had any problems with them. I'm hoping asus fixed these issues since I have never had any heat or performance issues. 1080p with the 2080, 1440p with 3080, and 4k with 3090. Great video and really digging the music.

    • @Mr__V
      @Mr__V Рік тому

      I've got a 3090 that has memory heat issues.
      Under load there's 2 chips that will hit 100-110 easy.
      I've researched it and found that there's been a lot of 30 series strix cards that either have wrong size pads, missing pads or worse still have a plastic backing on one side of the pad so the heat isn't transferring at all.
      Jays2cents also said he was missing a thermal pad on his 3090 when he showed the water block install last year too I think.

  • @mastervule1844
    @mastervule1844 4 місяці тому

    Dude you are a godsend. Really love how much stuff can be actually learned trough these vids.

  • @mustafaalhorani5967
    @mustafaalhorani5967 Рік тому

    love your video and the details about them and thanks a lot for showing where do manufacture do wrong so we can make a good purchase next time

  • @Eminic112
    @Eminic112 Рік тому +115

    Extremely disappointing on ASUS's end. Truly "Genius" engineering. Makes you wonder if they simply did not make a good design, or decided to cut A LOT of costs in order to be more profitable. This is, however, a 6 - going on 7 year old card, so it would be really interesting to compare it with current gen ASUS models and see if they have improved their designs at all. Great video by the way! You are an insanely skilled person, and the content you make is very intriguing. For that, you deserve a sub!

    • @Syncopia
      @Syncopia Рік тому +9

      Expect it to have gotten worse.

    • @LeadSkillets
      @LeadSkillets Рік тому +15

      For the most part, the entire 30-series has been poorly engineered. The initial blame can go to nVidia for a bad reference design and putting AiBs in a tight spot with minimal profit margin. The rest of the blame goes to the AiBs for not fixing the blatant issues and profiteering when supply was low.

    • @arugulatarsus
      @arugulatarsus Рік тому +25

      Asus did make their first 486 motherboards WITHOUT a sample CPU and got it working while intel was unable to do so. They flew engineers out to Intel to fix the intel reference boards. Asus has always been engineering first. BUT they have had shady business practices and are cost driven too. This looks like a cost savings measure that is along the lines of "This will work for 5 years, most people keep the cards for 4 years, slap a 3 year warranty on it, and let's go for lunch, we're already making 3$ profit on a 1000$ card." Not excusing the behaviour in the slightest, giving a bit of context.

    • @GMRZR-gj4kb
      @GMRZR-gj4kb Рік тому +11

      Exactly I can't judge a corp by cards that are nearly 3 gens old now... or by one sample size as well. Still very interesting indeed. RIP EVGA as well.

    • @crazywall256
      @crazywall256 Рік тому

      @@GMRZR-gj4kb EVGA cards will go down as one the best nivida cards I ever owned, they had best quality design on the 3000 series card in my opinion I loved the xc3 card design simple and slim did the job really good, and even the ftw 3 cards just amazing what they designed.

  • @Syncopia
    @Syncopia Рік тому +101

    My EVGA 1080 had thermal pads on all the memory components. This isn't a mistake, ASUS had to have known and chose to cut corners.

    • @byCDMC
      @byCDMC Рік тому +31

      Yes, EVGA gave away thermal pads and even did card swaps if you can't or don't want to apply them your self cause cards were running hot and tech news outlets called them out. They also issued a BIOS update that increased fan RPM and put VRM temps from 110 to 95C.
      To bad EVGA doesn't make GPU's anymore. Their customer support and overall warranty was really top notch.

    • @DarkPhychic
      @DarkPhychic Рік тому +1

      @@byCDMC which is better brand according to you?? Looking to upgrade rtx 4000 series from my gtx 1060

    • @byCDMC
      @byCDMC Рік тому +2

      @@DarkPhychic hard to say, they are not out yet :)

    • @DarkPhychic
      @DarkPhychic Рік тому

      @@byCDMC i mean by previous gen,which brand makes better cooling cards..

    • @byCDMC
      @byCDMC Рік тому +9

      @@DarkPhychic hm, tough question actually. They can be all over the place. If you look at most cool running ones, Asus made a water cooled 3080Ti, that ran very cool, but that doesn't mean Asus is the brand to go. Cause one, its water cooled, second i had MSI cards with 2 fans run cooler and more silent than a Gigabyte windforce with 3 fans on it(same series of cards btw). So yea... You can make any card run cool and silent if you tweak it. It always depends on what you need. You need performance or running silent. You can always undervolt them and make them silent, or just crank it all to 11 and go full tilt with the fans and overclock for max performance and wind noise(unless you go custom water cooling) lol
      Pick any manufacture, they all made bad cards(as in, they all made bad product at least once), all of them. In the end the big 3 manufactures are Asus, Gigabyte and MSI. Evga made great cards too, but even they had problems with their 3090 cards dying when you were just playing a game, so yea... Wait for reviews if you gonna upgrade to 4000 series and see how they perform.
      EDIT: i just remember, again yes its Asus but hear me out, Asus and Noctua made a RTX3080, that is probably the best cooled card out there(for air cooled 3080 i mean), or one of the best to be more precise.
      Not an Asus fanboy, but have to say that Noctua colab was really cool, no pun intended :D
      Basically if [insert manufacture here] makes a colab with Noctua and makes a card, that will be your one of the most cool running cards out there. So to your question what brand makes most cooled cards, i say Noctua and who ever they are doing a colab with. In last gen case, that was Asus and Noctua.

  • @Frightenerd
    @Frightenerd Рік тому +1

    This is very eye opening and useful, hope your channel keeps growing. Your content is really good

    • @northwestrepair
      @northwestrepair  Рік тому

      Am trying. I dont even think its that good to be honest.
      I really need to spend time improving but its very difficult with a full time job and cards coming from customers at same time.

  • @CommanderKeen.
    @CommanderKeen. Рік тому

    So I accidentally came about this video (was reading doom9 forum about MadVR), about an hour ago. By now I have watched several of your vids and have subscribed. I have only the most basic understanding of the things you do, but I am completely mesmerized by watching the process.
    I think what really did it for me is the soldering music... it's absolutely perfect for this

  • @poloez
    @poloez Рік тому +15

    Hi, i have a question: which gpu brands do in your opinion the best working gpus(doesnt matter if its amd/nvidia), i know evga makes very good stuff, but id like to know who else is also worth mentioning, maybe sapphire?

    • @Groaznic
      @Groaznic Рік тому +2

      Sapphire seems to be the common consensus.

  • @VanilloBumbleboo1981
    @VanilloBumbleboo1981 Рік тому +7

    Got my Strix 1080 Ti on June 12th 2017 and have been running it flawlessly for thousands of hours since this day.
    I‘m always limiting FPS to 60 and ensure the card to receive a constant blow of air (fan-curve configured via MSI Afterburner), which does expand its lifespan for sure.
    Thermal paste refreshed after 4 years.

    • @northwestrepair
      @northwestrepair  Рік тому +2

      Good practice.I would still put thermal pads down where i did.

    • @VanilloBumbleboo1981
      @VanilloBumbleboo1981 Рік тому +2

      @@northwestrepair Going for a 4090 real soon anyway and put the 1080 Ti into a secondary system, for lighter and...well...more wallet-efficient gaming.

  • @DivineIkari
    @DivineIkari Рік тому

    Hope to see this channel grow to fix-it-all tech stuff.😁

  • @evilkid500
    @evilkid500 Рік тому +1

    Oh my gosh, Play-doh to measure thermal pad thickness!! Absolutely genius. Thank you for that tip! Also, love that your videos show all of your hot work. It's great to see the different techniques while working with SMD's.

  • @milanmestka416
    @milanmestka416 Рік тому +4

    Ooooh boy, I have this exact card and after 5 years I started to experience sudden shutdowns and all sorts of errors in every game engine. Undervolting and lowering clockspeeds did solve my issues for the time being. But I'm afraid its only temporary solution and problems will reappear. I'm not confident enough to do this kind of soldering and work despite having all the tools required.

    • @Toutvids
      @Toutvids Рік тому +1

      After 5 years you need new thermal paste and pads. This is something people don't realize... the stuff doesn't last forever. I change my CPU paste every year or two at most. GPUs get even hotter.

    • @milanmestka416
      @milanmestka416 Рік тому

      @@Toutvids I'll repaste it and maybe try that mod n-wR did. Hopefully card wont die on table :D

    • @milanmestka416
      @milanmestka416 Рік тому +1

      @@Toutvids Sooo, operation was sucessfull :) changed both paste and pads. Changing paste on CPU is common practise, yet for some reason I was afraid to do it on GPU. Anyways thx for tip. GPU monitor is now showing 20 degrees lower temp on load and ~20% les power consumption.

    • @Toutvids
      @Toutvids Рік тому +1

      @@milanmestka416 awesome, now you've learned a new skill!

  • @hazardzme
    @hazardzme Рік тому +6

    I would like your opinion on which AIB makes the best AMD graphics cards.

    • @nexxusty
      @nexxusty Рік тому +3

      There is no "Opinion" on this.
      The answer is Sapphire, unequivocally.

    • @hazardzme
      @hazardzme Рік тому +1

      @@nexxusty i thought so just needed someone to say that

    • @nexxusty
      @nexxusty Рік тому

      @@hazardzme Np brother.
      You were bang on.

  • @badass6300
    @badass6300 Рік тому

    Great channel. I see it's relatively new. Keep it up.

  • @patrickdulfo7792
    @patrickdulfo7792 Рік тому

    bro Im a huge fan, your videos are great and youre really underrated

  • @ministryoflies1344
    @ministryoflies1344 Рік тому +6

    I recently bought my first EVGA card since building PCs 30 years ago. Based on people's support for the brand, I feel good about my choice.

    • @jeen0351
      @jeen0351 Рік тому

      actually for the 30 series asus is on top. even the tuf has better components and cooling than evga ftw

    • @ministryoflies1344
      @ministryoflies1344 Рік тому

      @@jeen0351 I'm sure that's probably true...and it's cheaper too.. and I've had an Asus for years.. but I've seen a lot of good comments about EVGA and their customer support. Give them a chance I thought.

    • @jeen0351
      @jeen0351 Рік тому

      @@ministryoflies1344 personally i dropped evga after my 1070 needed thermal pads replacements due to poor design and 2 blown psus, g2 750 and 850, both refused repair

    • @ministryoflies1344
      @ministryoflies1344 Рік тому

      @@jeen0351 Unlucky. Well..if things go pair shaped I've got a warranty cos I bought it from a reputable supplier....and home insurance. ;-)

    • @savifrank6323
      @savifrank6323 Рік тому

      @@ministryoflies1344 EVGA just terminated their contract with Nvidia and will stop all GPU production by the end of the year, so you kinda fucked yourself lmao

  • @camazotzmx
    @camazotzmx Рік тому +7

    So sad that Asus is going down the greedy path and taking advantage of consumers.
    In the past, I had ASUS PCs, laptops and graphics cards and they still run on annual maintenance, but now with new technology like graphics cards and other laptops/PC they don't check quality and the overheat issues or messy-rushed drivers.....at the end it brings more problems.
    Thanks for your videos, I can understand why these cards have these issues.
    Keep it up uploading content and greetings from Mexico

    • @northwestrepair
      @northwestrepair  Рік тому +6

      Asus makes good motherboards, nothing else.
      Intel makes good processors, nothing else.
      Every time big company tries to make something new just because its profitable, well.....we all know what happens.

    • @tinleo333
      @tinleo333 Рік тому

      @@northwestrepair Who makes the best psu?

    • @ibobeko4309
      @ibobeko4309 Рік тому

      @@tinleo333 I had a Bequit PSU, it run 11 hours per day for 11 years.

    • @northwestrepair
      @northwestrepair  Рік тому +1

      Dont know to be honest. Its not the "BEST" what you need but the protection.
      Not all PSU'a have current sensing protection. They detect short circuit and shutdown preventing burned components or fire.
      Ill look into what i have and let you know if i wont forget.

    • @dula1020
      @dula1020 Рік тому

      @@tinleo333 Cosair 80 plus gold

  • @trog69
    @trog69 Рік тому

    Fascinating watching you work. It's like some kind of magic!

  • @davidzamora9510
    @davidzamora9510 Рік тому

    I truly respect what you do with this card, surely I can't fix a problem like that, this is a different level to me, but it was very interesting and I learned something new, there's a lot of things to learn yet. Even I practice some language (I'm from Mexico). New sub here for sure ;)

  • @doodskie999
    @doodskie999 Рік тому +5

    ASUS is like the "apple" of pc parts. They have been overpricing their lineup especially the ROG lineup. That's why I stopped buying from them.

  • @peterpeter5666
    @peterpeter5666 Рік тому +3

    I have been using asus mobos and GPUs for the past 15 years and never had a failure my 1080 ti Poseidon is still running overclocked from day 1 the only time I had a failure was when I bought an evga 780 but they were excellent with rma and sent me a 970.

    • @endless2239
      @endless2239 Рік тому

      I have also been using asus for years, heck my old z68 died just recently after many, many years of abuse, however this is not the first engineering drama asus has faced on their cards as of lately, they also had that with the tuf rx5700xt that was so bad that they ended up *relaunching* the whole thing as the "EVO" to address the issue, even their strix line had issues.
      I think I will be more careful before recommending asus to anyone for the foreseeable future.

  • @Zephriel
    @Zephriel Рік тому

    That video was so good, subbed :)

  • @teddp
    @teddp 11 місяців тому +1

    Excellent job at a tricky repair 👍

  • @chrisryu4742
    @chrisryu4742 Рік тому +9

    ROG = Rip Off Gamers

  • @byCDMC
    @byCDMC Рік тому +6

    1080Ti was released in 2017. If this card was mined on 24/7 and ran at 80+C, its not Asus fault those parts got degraded to the point of failure.
    Also putting such thick thermal pad on it and bending the fins off does more damage in the long run than just turning off zero fan mode and letting the fans always spin at 35-40%(as min rpm) all the time. It will have enough cooling and will last long. Good work on fixing the card, but putting 6mm thick pad is not good. So what you did is, isolated the components from direct airflow and bent the fins to even more restrict airflow from the fans. Turning off Zero fan mode would been much better option.

    • @northwestrepair
      @northwestrepair  Рік тому +1

      Fins were bend to promote surface contact are for the pads.
      Cooling VRM is apparently a bad thing according to you and everyone who liked this comment.

    • @byCDMC
      @byCDMC Рік тому +5

      ​@@northwestrepair I understand why the fins were bent, i watched the video and heard you. But you don't understand what i mean apparently.
      Have you did proper temperature testing with thermal couples?
      Do you know how a thick thermal pad affects cooling performance and heat transfer compared to a thin one?
      From reading your comment i guess you have no idea and just assume you know. I'm only talking about the 6mm double stacked pad.
      Years ago i argued with a person who does thermal testing like i mention above on regular basis. In the end, to thick of a thermal pad is bad and in your case, bending those fins doesn't do much cause you already put a to thick of a pad in the first place. In your case you should have left the fins straight and let the fans blow air over them directly for optimal cooling. What you did, is first, put to fat double stacked pad that was 6mm, then bent the fins to make even bigger gap, so the pad is maybe like 7mm thick.
      The thinner the pad, the more heat transfer there is and you even put two of them on top of each other, which is even worse.
      VRMs can run at high temperatures, over 100C without any problems. This card from the looks of it was a mining card, that was probably ran 24/7 at very high temps, probably stacked in a mining rig with other cards. They where never designed to be mining cards running 24/7 at 80+C full tilt for years.
      Blaming Asus cause the card was used not by design and out of spec for who knows how long is not a good look for you.
      Also i'm guessing people who liked my original comment understood what i meant by it, unlike you... and then saying they don't know any better is really crappy thing to do. But hey, you're already blaming Asus, why not blame the people who doesn't agree with you too, eh?

    • @HX_
      @HX_ Рік тому +2

      @@byCDMC didn't steve from gamers nexus said with that whole evga thermal thing that even on thiner pads bending the fins doesnt matter for better heat transfer when evga released thermal pads for customers who were concered about high temperatures? so to me bending the fins just ruined the heatsink and nothing else lol!

    • @Random_Fella
      @Random_Fella Рік тому

      @@HX_ that was like in 2016 or something holy shit time fly, i still think its 2020

    • @darkl3ad3r
      @darkl3ad3r Рік тому +1

      I agree with you. My strix 1080 Ti is running fine to this day. I manually adjusted the fan curve since I got the card back in March 2017 and never let the fans shut off during operation. I believe that helped a lot.

  • @Groaznic
    @Groaznic Рік тому +2

    Man this was incredible to watch.

  • @user-fd6sr4nr8d
    @user-fd6sr4nr8d 11 місяців тому

    you are very creative with your test methods and solution. LIKE :)

  • @AlexC259
    @AlexC259 Рік тому +3

    Sadly EVGA is not going to make GPU’s anymore

  • @arigasanks
    @arigasanks Рік тому +8

    Planned obsolence, shame on Asus.

    • @darkl3ad3r
      @darkl3ad3r Рік тому

      And yet here I am almost 6 years later using my day one March 2017 strix 1080 Ti just fine. Only reason I'm replacing it is because I feel it is time to upgrade. So much for planned obsolescence.

  • @AlsoKnownAsUzi
    @AlsoKnownAsUzi Рік тому +1

    keep up the great content! subbed.

  • @kennethconnors5316
    @kennethconnors5316 Рік тому +1

    did these type repairs until I retired .. you do nice work , this was a difficult repair

  • @gkhngvr
    @gkhngvr Рік тому

    Its not just a repair, its re-create, well done and keep it up, please share more video with us, thanks 👍🙏

  • @naikz187war4
    @naikz187war4 Рік тому

    I Absolutely need more of these videos in my life......I just found your channel, You have my sub !!!!!

  • @makun16
    @makun16 Рік тому +1

    Appreciate the video! Good work. Makes me want to take my Asus GTX 1080 ROG 8gb card apart to check for missed thermal pads and replace them all with fresh ones. My old Gigabyte GTX 760 is still running strong from 2013.

  • @abder122001
    @abder122001 Рік тому +2

    impressive repair!
    Well done!

  • @johnniewalker9737
    @johnniewalker9737 Рік тому

    Fantastic to watch. Even if i didn't really comprehend what you were doing. But wow! You fixed it. Well done.

    • @northwestrepair
      @northwestrepair  Рік тому +1

      The more you watch it, the more "AHA" moments you get. Eventually you will not only understand, but maybe even do it your self.

  • @BattleGroundElite
    @BattleGroundElite Рік тому

    WAY past my skill level and 80% off the time I had no clue what in the world you where doing. But enjoyed watching. So a good video. :) Thumbs up

  • @JoxPL
    @JoxPL 3 місяці тому

    You are my BGA repair hero ! Absolute star, i would not change a single thing in your video. Im sure your fans will carry you far. Maybe more laptop repairs would push your publicity to next lvl.

  • @supermanfan3805
    @supermanfan3805 Рік тому +1

    Enjoyed every bit of the video....good work!!

  • @nakanociko1084
    @nakanociko1084 Рік тому

    5:44 i shocked i think my monitor broken lol, also im your new sub,i'm gonna be happy with your new upcoming video

  • @petruc3122
    @petruc3122 Рік тому +1

    YT recommended me this video. Loved it.

  • @TheTurtlenator001
    @TheTurtlenator001 Рік тому

    Great work and well presented

  • @vaiosmastroyiannis
    @vaiosmastroyiannis Рік тому

    Nice !! I didn't have any idea of that.
    Thank you !!!

  • @laszloattilapapp
    @laszloattilapapp Рік тому +1

    Excellent video sir! So professional, deep and elaborate! I've instantly subscribed. I haven't had any idea about the quality of Asus cards although all of my VGAs were Asus (from 970 to 3080). The only thing I've noticed so far that their customer support is "not so helpful". They hadn't taken my issue seriously. However all of my cards worked well so far I'm sure I will skip Asus for 4080 for sure.

  • @greenbow7888
    @greenbow7888 Рік тому +1

    Those are the best soldering skills I have seen; it's meditative to watch.

  • @FR4M3Sharma
    @FR4M3Sharma Рік тому

    Dude, you're one hell of an expert. Really loved the details you showed here. I admire your knowledge.

  • @blinkanddie3397
    @blinkanddie3397 Рік тому +1

    love these videos man

  • @cybersamiches4028
    @cybersamiches4028 Рік тому

    For as what they makes? I have no clue! Your vids are badass, subbed!

  • @Rendraco79
    @Rendraco79 Рік тому +1

    Is so good to know, that still are crazy ocd perfectionist people in the world.
    Great video!!!

  • @rppdfire
    @rppdfire Рік тому

    Very satisfying video, old electronic tech here, nice to watch a pro.

  • @spyplane3979
    @spyplane3979 Рік тому

    Your videos very informative . Help decide what manufactures gpus are built with quality and which to stay clear from

  • @syedarman4720
    @syedarman4720 Рік тому

    Your videos are enjoyable. Even though I don't have any idea about repairing I still keep watching

  • @xmeo30
    @xmeo30 Рік тому +1

    you deserve more sub. i hope your channel will make it big, so that you can do this stuff with newly released cards, so we will know what cards sucks and not

  • @captainlooney4356
    @captainlooney4356 Рік тому

    Very interesting work!

  • @matte_luna
    @matte_luna Рік тому +1

    awesome content and quality!

  • @retepgproduct4522
    @retepgproduct4522 Рік тому

    Thanks for sharing your great knowledge and skill.

  • @killsight
    @killsight Рік тому

    very cool to see the steps you have to go through to diagnose a faulty GPU ^w^

  • @mariusfrost640
    @mariusfrost640 Рік тому

    This is fascinating. I wasn't aware it was possible to repair modern PCB circuits like this without a factory engineered program. I want to learn how to do this, just so I understand what's going on. I have a light background in electrical technology, but this seems like something an engineering degree is needed for. Thanks for posting this, at the very least, it helps de-mystify electronics.

  • @eddiejamisola7942
    @eddiejamisola7942 Рік тому

    I would pay to learn this. I love what you are doing. Subscribed.

  • @hansoncrack
    @hansoncrack 11 місяців тому

    I am just here for the soldering. I like what you do sir. Its very interesting to observe

  • @tegmahgob5477
    @tegmahgob5477 Рік тому

    bro thanks so much, you actually made soft soft easy to understand

  • @benuten3907
    @benuten3907 Рік тому

    All subbed in your channel!! I like how you give your opinion on how AIB's design their PCB..gives me a reference on what to look for on buying a new GPU..brand names seem to be irrelevant nowadays..

  • @genesisfan029
    @genesisfan029 Рік тому

    This video was great. Thank you for the content...

  • @ministryoflies1344
    @ministryoflies1344 Рік тому

    Great repair job! Love your work

  • @scalz420
    @scalz420 Рік тому

    wow.. Subscribed. I friggen love this dude. Finally some real world professional showing facts not just theories

  • @brianlukas2868
    @brianlukas2868 Рік тому

    Great work... Enjoyed your skills

  • @mrlocorio4291
    @mrlocorio4291 Рік тому

    These videos are great, you're like a surgeon