How to Refurbish a Graphics Card
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- Опубліковано 1 лис 2019
- Got an old, nasty, dusty, oily graphics card? Is your GPU running hotter than poppa bears porridge? Is your frame rate in the gutter? In this video I'll show you how to completely refurbish a high end graphics card and get more performance and FPS from it.
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Excellent video! Thank you for sharing this. I would like to add that when I was learning to work on guitar electronics that an old retired military electrician advised to never use the electric connector spray on anything that is delicate. He said that the spray will even dissolve plastic over time. He always used Deoxit spray. It is pricey but has always worked wonders for potentiometers. Just thought I would share. Thanks again for the video!
Thanks for the time to create this, I had an idea of what to do but a video like this is good to confirm. Living in a humid environments down in the tropics will defiantly of done some damage to my card.
Good info, you really thoroughly covered every angle here - so much so that I profess to skimming the video as half an hour is a long watch! But for anyone doing this, it's exactly what they need. I think the only thing you didn't include or reference was the fan noise? That's also very important - if you have an overly noisy card it makes doing this very worthwhile as well.
Thanks, I know 34 min is pretty long, but you have given me the idea to add some timestamps in the description. Agree with you on the fan noise, fans do have to work harder the hotter a card gets.
Thanks for the detailed video! Hoping I can fix the stability issues with my card using this info. Cheers!
did it help?
Hey, can you tell me what all different thermal pads you used for each location? I used AI AIKENUO 1.5mm through out and my card is getting heated up more than factory pads. Mine is a msi armor rx 570 8gb gpu.
is there a way to clean and remove aluminum corrosion from GPU heatsink? it looks like white rust and difficult to remove.
Dilute some white vinegar in hot water and soak.
@@ElevatedSystems thank you for the fast reply 👍. Is it okay if i use a multi purpose cleaning venegar? and if so does it remove totally? and does it come back again for some time?
26:05 how thick was it would you say? maybe a centimeter?
thanks for posting and the explanation of what is what and why. 👍
Good Straight to the point info! Well done! Thanks for the video! Subbed
I know this is an older video, no sure if you'll respond. What is you're recommendation for a card that got coolant on it from the cooling system? Is it trash?
Hey CJ, who has your skill set? What sort of technical college degree programs teach this sort of knowledge? i.e. all things computer repair and refurbishing? EDIT: how to filter for people with your skill set?
35+ years of repairing, modifying, and building PC's. Plus an IT degree.
Very good video. Although these days I'm proponent of undervolting. This OC doesn't make much sense. FPS improved by 10% and TDP by increased by 30%.
Have a question about thermal pads. I find on my GPU that the memory chips have about a 3mm thickness and wonder go with 3mm or can two 1.5mm's be used?
I've stacked thermal pads many times with no problems. They essentially fuse into a single pad eventually.
@@ElevatedSystems thanks, the ones on my RAM are at least 3/16s and just going to get a large sheet of 1.5 mm and see how it all does. thanks again for that tip.
Many thanks for this video man!! Wish you grow your channel to millions!!
I only have 99% isopropyl alcohol, can i use it to clean my gpu? can I like spay my alcohol on the whole pcb to clean it?
Yes, IPA is commonly used to clean electronics.
@@ElevatedSystems thank you so much! I think I'm confident now to clean my gpu, I hope that it will improve my gpu temps. Thank you sir. You deserve a million subs!
Great video. Clear, on topic and detailed. I would suggest you add some idiot warnings for people that would do things out of order or try to apply this knowledge to Motherboards or power supplies. Just a warning about fans and the voltage they induce if they are spun by an air compressor, capacitors holding charges, and bios batteries ( motherboard). I know it adds a little overhead but idiots need overhead ! For my level of experience.. BRAVO !
Yo dude why are you pouring water over capacitors or submerging in an aqueous cleaning solution?? Just clean it with pure alcohol so you don't short out anything still containing power
10:00 I take it then there is no easy tool to use in place of a pencil eraser?
What are your thoughts on the artic silver series pastes?
Damn.....This video is very well explained wrt all the important areas of a gfx card that need tlc.
Thank you.
I always have issues when removing the thin fan and led power cables that plug into the pcb.
It takes some pretty heavy pulling to get that the thing out of the socket.
How do you manage that without the scare of the wire breaking?
Also if the old thermal pads are worn down and removed without reapplying a fresh layer, will it cause any damage....other than higher running temps on those components?
It helps to have long-ish fingernails so you can wedge them between the cable end and connector and pry it off. If you are going through the trouble to tear apart the card it is always best to replace your thermal pads considering it will cost you less then $10. Especially considering the main components they are used on is the VRAM and overheating VRAM is no good.
@@ElevatedSystems Thank you for replying.
I broke off a finger nail trying to remove that damn cable....it was pushed very firmly in place.
Next time I will have to use maybe something like a credit card to wedge in to pry it open.
Any idea what thickness of thermal pad is to be used?
I have a Zotac gtx 1070ti mini and the Zotac cs rep said that I can use either 1 or 1.5 mm......anyone will do.
A few posts on some forums said to use 2mm.
That's a wide band to select from.
I would appreciate your help in this matter.
Thanks.
@@main_stream_media_is_a_joke I keep both .5mm and 1mm on hand. You can always stack pads if you need too. I use the Arctic pads. Also try a spudger or opening pick on those connectors.
@@ElevatedSystems Is it advisable to stack 2 pads?
@@main_stream_media_is_a_joke I can't speak to every pad out there but I've had no problem stacking the arctic pads, in fact I've pulled apart GPU's after a few months and the pads have actually fused together.
you deserve millions of views
Thanks, feel free to share with everyone you know, even some you don't know 😜
“Aluninum”! Lmao
Compressed air, brake cleaner and Electrical cleaner :)
A good start but none of those remove copper oxides.
nice video. it felt like 15 minutes
Best refurbishing video on youtube ever..... with the worst music ever
Lol, ya they say your first videos are your worst. I think my music selections have improved...I hope.
@@ElevatedSystems there's really no need for music imho
Use scrub
its worth it if you get for a cheap deal. if you got it for full price no. LOLs.
It works the same regardless of price. I just did it with my RTX 2080 TI, which came with the oiliest thermal pads I've ever seen, and it's still running great.
man you have really beautiful eyes
hahaha
Nice video, but that music is ear cancer.
Music selection is probably my weakest area in video editing. I'm pretty much tone deaf.
@@ElevatedSystems : That the Music of the time now of people who doing computer Tuning. When you hear a music like this you know that it's console modding. Computer Stuff.
the music youre using doesnt match your age lol. it feels weird.. im goona go now.
Ya this is a very early video, my music selection has got better
@@ElevatedSystems Some Ozzy Osbourne? I am probably about your age..i didn't mind either way..it is "techie" ya know..but really I like rock...and never hear it. Anyways..loved this video....I am looking into changing all the thermal pads and paste on my 1080ti's...I already did one and my temps actually went up a few degrees!! I think arctic mx-4 paste isn't that good and also it was my first time using paste and i think i screwed it up...Anyways..limiting my card to 70 celcius until i change it again. I want the best pads and best paste..perhaps grizzly conductonaugt(although i might use grizzily aero so it isn't conductive. You have any recommends on the pads? There are these ones that are 17 mg/watt or whatever and i think i will get them. Sorry for the choppy, run-on sentences and elipses...i ain't so good at learnin' no more. Lol. Good video...
@@malcolmkhummel3 I always use Thermal Grizzly Kryonaut for GPU repasting and either Thermal Grizzly Minus Pads, or Arctic Thermal Pads. Whichever are available. I think alphacool has a pad that advertises a 17w/mK thermal conductivity but I've never tried them because they are too expensive and I never believed they could have a better thermal conductivity then almost every thermal paste made.
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100mhz overclock CAN result in 3-5 more FPS!
WOW amazing how overclocking REALLY EXTREME BOOST your graficcards way over any human explored limits and runs every gamme 300-3000% faster!
o wait,overclocking does´nt work anymore since 10 years,all you can possible achive is 12 or 15 fps more for ruining your hardware much quicker then normal!
The old and hopeless outdatet lie about overclocking still exists and lifes on and on and on,because marketing is the most powerfullest things on earth and when a graficcard is not overclocked you can only sell it for low cost,but when its overclocked you simply can add 300-1000$ more on it and booots the cards with tons and tons of amazing marketing phrases over the limit for ONLY ~15 FPS MOREand much shorter lifecycle of your hardware !