Keep growing your channel dude! I absolutely love your natural personality while working on boards. You also do a very good job explaining to the average user how these things work.
Good stuff !!! Thanks for taking us along for the ride :) NRF doesn’t have anything on you when it comes to GPU repair. If there isn’t a basic component shorted that he can replace he will deem it a no fix and most likely charge you for the repair attempt. You and Kris are on a different level. Keep it up!
I mean he does probably have all the tools to perform such a repair. But says it's not worth his time and would rather fix 5 other devices in the same time span instead. Although NRF probably lacks the experience to perform such a repair especially all the software and cracked pcb stuff.
@@zetsubou3704 Ya your right. He could learn and do it for sure. It's the time it takes to do the repair that stops him. NRF knowledge is huge in his specific area. He definitely knows his stuff and does a great job at what he repairs. He tends to stay away from the software side unless its a bios unlock for a MAC or he may even do PC bios unlocks but there's not too many software side videos on his channel so I don't know. Full fledge GPU repairs like this take time and a lot of knowledge just to be able to diagnose it. People see some of these videos and think he I could do that since all I have to is follow these steps but really there's much more that goes into it. Hats off to @Northwestrepair for showing us this side of it.
Good job, actually most of people doesnt really now who's doing real repair. To me you are bigger shop than NRF, he has a diffrent game plan like sending cards back if there is no power supp or controller issue, most of those no fixes are actually fixable. I never seen a card repair in there which has artifacts for example. I understand that he is running a bussiness and spending too much time to single device is not a good idea. That you are doing in this channel is a very diffrent thing and i admire this level of repair. I hope i can see more videos from you cuz i like to learn more.
Ye all asked and ye all received: we got a live repair. Our man's been busy...hand him that Oscar! Pro-tip, split the audio in your editor and only use the one from the headset mic.
Can’t wait to see if it works ok. Mining on that 3060 prob got the vram hot af. I see most of the failed chips towards the pci connector sinc3 it’s the hottest spot
The MX4 on the core looks like it already suffered from pump out. Based on my experience, I heavily recommend to NOT use mx4 in bare die applications. That thermal paste suffers a lot from pump out. PTM7950 is the only thing I trust now. TFX is also decent
@@northwestrepair I usually get it from caseking, a legitimate store and supply chain here in Europe. I had so much trouble and warranties caused by overheating devices after 6/12 months with failed thermal pastes that now I just go with pastes used by OEMs such as Nvidia. Lower thermal conductivity, but higher lifespan. This is just a suggestion of course. I don't know if you had the chance to see GPUs that you've repasted with mx4 after an year or so.
Do you think crazy memory overclock can make these issues worse? The common thought is that it doesn't really increase voltages or heat so it shouldn't matter, but I know some people are pushing their GDDR6 +1,200Mhz or higher above spec. They usually stop when artifacts appear then go back -100Mhz lol What's your opinion on this behavior?
Great video as always. Small thing, but your "warrantee is void" sticker - I assume that's just for you to know if someone opened it, because I'm pretty sure it's illegal to void a warrantee just because it was opened, right?
It's my own sticker. Voiding warranty is not illegal, it's terms of use. You agree not to tamper with the device during warranty period and I agree to fix it if it breaks during that period as long as the problem is directly related to my repair. I'm this case, problem was in a different area and completely different all together. Originally, there were errors on a1 and when replaced it, there were no ripped pads. This time error is on b1 and pads are ripped.
Kinda sad to know the 3060 also uses Hynix memory, don't get me wrong it's not a big deal if it meets the requirements but I expected them to only use the 16Gbps Samsung memory on these cards based on the techpowerup reviews that I saw, GPU-Z says my Zotac 3060 runs on Samsung memory
If you dont mind telling, what is the name of that dos command prompt-like software tool you use to verify if theres anything critically failing in the gpu? It could really help out those of us who doesnt have a choice but to face up a used miner gpu. Thanks for the great content!
I have an Asus 3060 and I sometimes get small boxes of what seem like artifacts in the browser. Only when I’m using web browsers though. It never happens when gaming and generally happens when i have say twitch open in a tab and UA-cam with multiple videos playing. Any thoughts?
It's probably because of hardware acceleration of your browser causing those issues. It's pretty common at Linux but also possible in Windows too. It gets fixed by changing your GPU drivers or by turning off hardware acceleration on your browser settings
@@historybugs Big ups I appreciate that, I turned it off hopefully it resolves the random grey and black block of boxes that appear randomly. I feel like you might be right but it never happened when I had my 1660Ti previously. But I did swap to using a different Chrome extension for my Browser so that may have something to do with it.
Would it be easy just to add RAM chip to a factory unpopulated spot or are there other things needed? I've seen some successful ram/GB capacity upgrades but wasn't sure adding a chip would work the same way.
yes. this time i was an accident. microphone and camera were both recording audio into the same track by accident. i didnt realize it until i was putting it together
Dude, I have a question / request. I have a vintage Nvidia Riva TNT 2 Ulra AGP that has corosion on the AGP connector. About 6-7 pins are broken, is it fixable and would you fix it?
@@northwestrepair Prosperity! It's a piece of history! :D Very rare cards. It worked before, when I bought it 15 years ago. Stored it in a box but, noticed when I took it out last year, it had corrosion on 4-5 of the AGP connectors. Now it gives a garbled image. Very sad. They hardly ever come up on eBay anymore, it might be the last one of it's kind. I think you can fix it! You got the skills.
Hynix memory sucks. They suck for overclocking, and are extremely sensitive to heat. Also, whenever I pull a chip off that failed mats and see no ripped pads, I get a little salty because I have no rework station for large bga chips. I can do VRAM all day, but big bga is basically impossible without a nice preheating station and a proper bga rework station
I think NVIDIA pushed rtx 3080 ti and 3090 over the limit or they were bad design cards. As you can see rtx 3090ti is much better because it shares the same design with rtx 4000 series
Здравствуйте и спасибо за видео! К сожалению я поздно узнал что у 3060ti есть проблемные модели... Купил для друга карточку б.у. предыдущий владелец сказал что карточка работает без проблем, но я ее ещё не проверял. Подскажите пожалуйста как узнать что у меня хорошая карточка или с сюрпризом? Спасибо еще раз
You mean it's because of the weight of the cooler on the card that causes the pads to rip on these memory chips and not because of the heat? I'm asking because someone here in the comment section said that its possible that these were mined on and the chips that are near the pcie connector get very hot causing it.
@@northwestrepair Thanks for making what you make! I used to be a laptop repair engineer about 15 years ago. so while im working away I pop your videos on the other monitor and just listen and enjoy it! Takes me back to a simpler time :D
the GPU (PCB) is actually very good. Problem was the memory. Hynix memory is not well made. It works but it cannot take any abuse at all. Temps, physical stress, fart on it will kill it.
Just because a part of the gpu has problems or fails doesn't mean the manufacturer itself doesn't make good quality products. You need to understand that they don't manufacture some of the parts of the gpu themselves, like the memory for example.
Keep growing your channel dude! I absolutely love your natural personality while working on boards. You also do a very good job explaining to the average user how these things work.
Good stuff !!! Thanks for taking us along for the ride :) NRF doesn’t have anything on you when it comes to GPU repair. If there isn’t a basic component shorted that he can replace he will deem it a no fix and most likely charge you for the repair attempt. You and Kris are on a different level. Keep it up!
Trying 😁
I mean he does probably have all the tools to perform such a repair. But says it's not worth his time and would rather fix 5 other devices in the same time span instead.
Although NRF probably lacks the experience to perform such a repair especially all the software and cracked pcb stuff.
@@zetsubou3704 Ya your right. He could learn and do it for sure. It's the time it takes to do the repair that stops him. NRF knowledge is huge in his specific area. He definitely knows his stuff and does a great job at what he repairs. He tends to stay away from the software side unless its a bios unlock for a MAC or he may even do PC bios unlocks but there's not too many software side videos on his channel so I don't know. Full fledge GPU repairs like this take time and a lot of knowledge just to be able to diagnose it. People see some of these videos and think he I could do that since all I have to is follow these steps but really there's much more that goes into it. Hats off to @Northwestrepair for showing us this side of it.
Id like longer content which is more informative, its also more interesting to see the methods you use with explanations
Noted!
This
Good job, actually most of people doesnt really now who's doing real repair. To me you are bigger shop than NRF, he has a diffrent game plan like sending cards back if there is no power supp or controller issue, most of those no fixes are actually fixable. I never seen a card repair in there which has artifacts for example. I understand that he is running a bussiness and spending too much time to single device is not a good idea. That you are doing in this channel is a very diffrent thing and i admire this level of repair. I hope i can see more videos from you cuz i like to learn more.
I think you added the audio track of the video cam that was recording the room
not sure what you mean by that
@@northwestrepair Lots of reverb in comparison to voice levels, which doesn't match the proximity of the microphone you're wearing.
Ye all asked and ye all received: we got a live repair. Our man's been busy...hand him that Oscar!
Pro-tip, split the audio in your editor and only use the one from the headset mic.
Can’t wait to see if it works ok. Mining on that 3060 prob got the vram hot af. I see most of the failed chips towards the pci connector sinc3 it’s the hottest spot
Interesting.
I never bothered to see where the hottest spot would be on the board.
Kinda hard when it runs fully assembled.
4:48
"we don't like fans, they aren't needed"
That really hurt😢
I was a big fan
your joke is even funnier
Don't know why you don't show yourself more.. your much better looking than most UA-camr's . a hell of a lot smarter too...and funnier...
Confidence issues ☺️
@@northwestrepair nobody like the way we look or sound on video. . trust me its all in your head..
I feel at home while watching your videos, really relaxing. Doing FPGA work and going thru each video. Thanx for sharing.
super interesting and knowledgeable videos! youre a god at Repair! thanks for sharing
I think you were going to say good ?
@@northwestrepair good would be an understatement for you
We say "videocard' the same way in Bulgarian! Love your videos, keep up with the great work!
good luck finding a new state! a very precise repair! may be! good luck!
Great content always a pleasure watching you work good luck with the move .
This is the format of content we the viewer's like as i comented i one of your previous videos :)
Great work and a little more insight into your daily life, good luck with the move
Keep growing your channel...
"karta graficzna" - in my country. Anyway i'd like to see part 2 - it is like movie season of northwestrepair!
4:19 Wow I didn't know you speak Russian. Your English is just excellent.
Nice video sir! You just have to upgrade your audio because it has some noisy background..
Yeah it was sourced from two inputs at same time and I didn't even know it.
Nice Video ... Sounds like you have a Mic Echo like there are dual mikes in the room
Nice work as allways.
Do you measure temperature with a multimeter?
What is the temperature to desolder the memory?
When the voltage tester reveal? I really want that tool . Thank you for sharing knowledge
Nice video as always im wonderying what mini soldering video are you using i saw it on last clip about amd gpu
The MX4 on the core looks like it already suffered from pump out. Based on my experience, I heavily recommend to NOT use mx4 in bare die applications. That thermal paste suffers a lot from pump out. PTM7950 is the only thing I trust now. TFX is also decent
That depends on where you buy mx4.
China makes garbage and labels it as such so you may be wrong about that.
Just saying.
@@northwestrepair I usually get it from caseking, a legitimate store and supply chain here in Europe. I had so much trouble and warranties caused by overheating devices after 6/12 months with failed thermal pastes that now I just go with pastes used by OEMs such as Nvidia. Lower thermal conductivity, but higher lifespan. This is just a suggestion of course. I don't know if you had the chance to see GPUs that you've repasted with mx4 after an year or so.
Do you think crazy memory overclock can make these issues worse? The common thought is that it doesn't really increase voltages or heat so it shouldn't matter, but I know some people are pushing their GDDR6 +1,200Mhz or higher above spec.
They usually stop when artifacts appear then go back -100Mhz lol
What's your opinion on this behavior?
not these issues
when the pcb is bending, on this place where the pcie is plugged in, it can kill the balls or pads and that this can happen
@@tobiasit1743 Thanks, I commented this before he troubleshoot the pads.
I guess my question is more for regular memory chip failure.
Thanks for your videos!
In your experience, does memory get installed like this missing pads from factory? Or does desoldering it cause them to rip?
These pads got ripped likely due to physical factors.
Good to see you at last lol
Good job! Can you help me where I can get the software that tests the memory modules on the board
Discord
Thanks for great videos, what is the reason of this damage?
Too many to guess.
Awesome video
Great video as always. Small thing, but your "warrantee is void" sticker - I assume that's just for you to know if someone opened it, because I'm pretty sure it's illegal to void a warrantee just because it was opened, right?
It's my own sticker.
Voiding warranty is not illegal, it's terms of use.
You agree not to tamper with the device during warranty period and I agree to fix it if it breaks during that period as long as the problem is directly related to my repair.
I'm this case, problem was in a different area and completely different all together.
Originally, there were errors on a1 and when replaced it, there were no ripped pads.
This time error is on b1 and pads are ripped.
Your better than North Ridge Fix going xtra mile to fix card
Awesome! You got a facecam! Another great video man thank you for the content every day
Не-а, не твоя, -- клиентская! 😉
Nice 😱 finally, a face reveal hehe
Tried recording with RTX Voice to mute the sounds of the exhaust?
Kinda sad to know the 3060 also uses Hynix memory, don't get me wrong it's not a big deal if it meets the requirements but I expected them to only use the 16Gbps Samsung memory on these cards based on the techpowerup reviews that I saw, GPU-Z says my Zotac 3060 runs on Samsung memory
Diode mode usually has positive to ground and measuring is done with neg probe, curious why the test from memory pads to gpu are done in reverse bias?
You sir my new hero
finally you reveal your face sir.....nice
"nice" the fact or the face ?
@@northwestrepair Why not both
If you dont mind telling, what is the name of that dos command prompt-like software tool you use to verify if theres anything critically failing in the gpu? It could really help out those of us who doesnt have a choice but to face up a used miner gpu. Thanks for the great content!
mats mods
@@northwestrepair really appreciate
Hey in spanish it would be "La tarjeta gráfica" La is used for female.
I have an Asus 3060 and I sometimes get small boxes of what seem like artifacts in the browser. Only when I’m using web browsers though. It never happens when gaming and generally happens when i have say twitch open in a tab and UA-cam with multiple videos playing. Any thoughts?
It's probably because of hardware acceleration of your browser causing those issues. It's pretty common at Linux but also possible in Windows too. It gets fixed by changing your GPU drivers or by turning off hardware acceleration on your browser settings
@@historybugs Big ups I appreciate that, I turned it off hopefully it resolves the random grey and black block of boxes that appear randomly. I feel like you might be right but it never happened when I had my 1660Ti previously. But I did swap to using a different Chrome extension for my Browser so that may have something to do with it.
Would it be easy just to add RAM chip to a factory unpopulated spot or are there other things needed? I've seen some successful ram/GB capacity upgrades but wasn't sure adding a chip would work the same way.
i hope you fix the audio on later videos
yes. this time i was an accident. microphone and camera were both recording audio into the same track by accident. i didnt realize it until i was putting it together
Never even needed to take the warranty sticker off to take apart, Just remove the back plate first
Sticker was touching the screw below.
It would be noticable if removed.
Is it right to say that nvidia don't use GDDR6 chips in dual channel mode while AMD does?
Dude, I have a question / request. I have a vintage Nvidia Riva TNT 2 Ulra AGP that has corosion on the AGP connector. About 6-7 pins are broken, is it fixable and would you fix it?
never fixed that before.
I dont think i would. old, cheap. why bother ?
@@northwestrepair Prosperity! It's a piece of history! :D Very rare cards. It worked before, when I bought it 15 years ago. Stored it in a box but, noticed when I took it out last year, it had corrosion on 4-5 of the AGP connectors. Now it gives a garbled image. Very sad. They hardly ever come up on eBay anymore, it might be the last one of it's kind. I think you can fix it! You got the skills.
Hynix memory sucks. They suck for overclocking, and are extremely sensitive to heat. Also, whenever I pull a chip off that failed mats and see no ripped pads, I get a little salty because I have no rework station for large bga chips. I can do VRAM all day, but big bga is basically impossible without a nice preheating station and a proper bga rework station
yeah, it's a she, in all Slavic languages, "карта" (card) or "karta" is in Female Grammatical gender... love your repair videos!
Yo face reveal? That was quick. 😆
No...switch back to your legendary microphone 🥲.
Evga has a good warranty inside the US, but their gpu was kinda of meh, they got in early 3090 that died even some 3080 ti's
I think NVIDIA pushed rtx 3080 ti and 3090 over the limit or they were bad design cards. As you can see rtx 3090ti is much better because it shares the same design with rtx 4000 series
Здравствуйте и спасибо за видео! К сожалению я поздно узнал что у 3060ti есть проблемные модели... Купил для друга карточку б.у. предыдущий владелец сказал что карточка работает без проблем, но я ее ещё не проверял. Подскажите пожалуйста как узнать что у меня хорошая карточка или с сюрпризом? Спасибо еще раз
Broooo look at you!!!!!
15:!5 - "missing" :D
NorthridgeFix is better than factory. However, you are better than NorthridgeFix when it comes to fixing GPUs.
Yay I see you face😂😂😂😂😂
dude 😅 whats with your mood?
memory chips located down by the pcie connector of a heavy-*ss card - what could possibly go wrong? lol 🤔
You mean it's because of the weight of the cooler on the card that causes the pads to rip on these memory chips and not because of the heat? I'm asking because someone here in the comment section said that its possible that these were mined on and the chips that are near the pcie connector get very hot causing it.
hi how can i learn to repair gpus i am from south india i really like your videos i think you can help me in guidance
i watched a lot of videos and pick up every little detail
@@northwestrepair which channels should i watch as a beginner
not keen on the mic setup, sounds tin-ey
Lucky I suppose that all of my 3000 series cards are Samsung (except gddr6x models)
big if
I knew you were Russian!! That explains it! You are probably the son of some russian rocket engineer or chess master :)
3060Ti with only 6 memory chips? How's that work? 😮
2:15 :D
Hey man, bad sound, in previous videos was so much better.
holy crap, you do have a face!
some days
@@northwestrepair Thanks for making what you make! I used to be a laptop repair engineer about 15 years ago. so while im working away I pop your videos on the other monitor and just listen and enjoy it! Takes me back to a simpler time :D
gpus are girls you put one girl to rehab 2 weeks ago right
yeah lol
Ha - yeah the card would be a female for me too... "kartachkA". By the way, you look a lot like the UA-camr WHO_TEE_WHO
This card have a male connector , so definately a male xD
at least you don't rip off people for 300$ for a repair lol. But guess your switching it up with the camera
Trying something new.
"видеокарта, она моя"
Nice joke
The audio quality is much worse than before :/
face reveal huh? sure yeah why not :)
I would think the GPU is a guy, seeing as it has a "male" connector that plugs into the PCIe "female" slot on a motherboard :P
EVGA don't make good GPUs
the GPU (PCB) is actually very good. Problem was the memory.
Hynix memory is not well made. It works but it cannot take any abuse at all.
Temps, physical stress, fart on it will kill it.
Obviosity you know nothing about GPU's. They made some of the best and only made Nvidia models. Now they don't make any.
@@northwestrepair you are correct. I have an non-EVGA 3060 OC, and its working great, specially memory
@@northwestrepair how about gddr6 samsung? I have a 5700xt but cooler is not great, around 95c max temp..
Just because a part of the gpu has problems or fails doesn't mean the manufacturer itself doesn't make good quality products. You need to understand that they don't manufacture some of the parts of the gpu themselves, like the memory for example.
So you speak Russian 😂
I try
@@northwestrepair да конечно
Just a quiet comment. Thanks for your knowledge with a sprinkling of humour :folded_hands: