Why would anyone need a dumbbell when modern GPU's can be used as one. Especially after letting them sag for a while. Kudos for effort, too bad you can't 3D print new reinforced PCB's though.
@@XionLuis Do you enjoy gambling? That's the difference. Some PC products are awesome. Occasionally, they launch a fire hazard. It's been several years now, but I remember a Polaris PC card (480 I think) with a VRM barely capable of running the card stock. I'm not aware of any similarly weak products from Sapphire.
@@XionLuis PC has Red Devil as flaghip that is very close to Nitro plus, built like its ready for war and Hellhound models that are better than Pulse from Sapphire..
Like everyone says...Sapphire is the EVGA of AMD, the GOAT if you want an AMD card. I have owned 6 Sapphire AMD cards. None of them have failed on me so far. And I still have 4 of them in perfect working condition. The other 2 were given away to a friend and a family member. Those 2 are also still working.
I have an old sapphire RX480 that I've had since launch in 2016 and still works perfectly to this day after 3 repastes. Now my RX6600XT made by MSI is already having issues with fans after only 2 and a half years.
Sapphire Nitro + yes, rest are same as others.. I would never buy ref model of these 7900 GPUs. Differences are to big and premium price is well worth. Flagships from Sapphire and Power Color are the best.
That's basically proves that repair technicians naturally would know which combinations of AIB/Model are bad, but rarely would see what models are good. Just because good ones much less likely to need a repair.
The first Videos I saw about GPU repair used a machine and lasers to position the GPU to finish the reballing without misalignments, yet you do it with your own hands. And the RAM as well!!! A true Master with tons of experience.
I was along time EVGA fan, right up until they quit making GPUS. They had the best quality and best support of any electronics manufacturer. I was so sorry to see them withdraw from the market. My replacement has been Sapphire. They're about as close as anyone gets to EVGA.
Dude, I love these videos. They check a lot of boxes: Relaxing time lapse visuals, educational, well edited, relevant, nerd, sciencey, and simply entertaining.
This was like watching a professional athlete. You don't understand the skill that was just demonstrated until you try it. It is only then you can drop your jaw, clap your hands, and say bravo.
I got a Sapphire 9800SE still in full operation in an AthlonXP system. Only owner bought when originally released. Also have the same 3870 and a 4770 in respective Athlon64 systems still fully operational
Tony - "This may be the best AMD GPU..." Me: *insta-click* Tony: *shows Sapphire Nitro+ RX 7900 XTX* Me: "YESSSSSS THE EXACT CARD I USE!" I'm beyond happy with my purchase some months ago of this particular GPU. I've undervolted my particular card since I want it to last for the next several years. Happy to see it also now has the Northwest Repair "Seal of Approval", too. :D
Recently picked up this monster. Glad to know it'll resist any flying dumbells! It is indeed a tanky card. Love the fan header on the top to drive a case fan in sync with the GPU fan curve. A nice touch.
I think you did a phenomenal job. I would have to be pretty desperate to try a free-hand reball like this. This is like actual magic to 90% of all technicians in the field.
I knew it would be a Sapphire card when i saw the title of the video. They produce highest quality AMD GPUs for years. The only minor issue is that they do audible coil noise under load
Yeah I RMAd one of these XTX Nitros for exactly that reason. That is also the easiest to 'fix' by the end user typically, so if it could have one fault, i'd probably take fixable/reduceable coil whine.
My first high end card is a Sapphire Vega 56 because I was so impressed and it is the first with the flow-through cooler design. I then bought Sapphire RX 570 and 580s Nitro+, the cooler on Nitro+ powerful overkill nice.
don't doubt it. I had nearly every flavor of the RX 580 come through my hands and the Nitro+ was the best. It's better than the Asus Strix and much better than the MSI Gaming X.
They do also make some more basic models too, though I would hope that there's at least nothing wrong with those models, even if some of them might be a little mediocre in terms of how good the cooler is (I think they're actually AMD's only manufacturer of a bunch of their very basic reference models for the current RDNA3 generation).
well tony if i have to ever have my 1080 ti or 1650 fixed or just having the thermal paste and pads done i will happy send them ur way because you are a legend at repaires
As a fellow strength trainer, I'd really like to know how the customer managed to drop a dumbbell on his GPU which, presumably, was inside his PC? Please tell 🤣
I need to go back to school and get re- acquainted with the new board repair systems back in the 90s when i was in electronics qe just had transistors, resisters, caps and transformers. This actually looks far more tedious but also looks alot more compounded and simplified.
lollololol... that line about if you can see this screen...it means no video input.. cracked me up! is he trying subliminal messaging? screen resolution.. im already subscribed!
I generally buy used Sapphire Nitro+ GPUs for the quality of the build. I bough a 6700XT Nitro+ that runs stable for daily gaming at 2910MHz and stays cool with a slight fan curve tweak. Its about 5% faster than stock 6750XT. Sapphire makes the best AMD GPUs by far.
I've got the XFX version of this card with the cast aluminum shrouds, Thankfully XFX had the sense to design its own support bracket that actually does a stellar job.
EDit: ignore bracket part, I see it was a dropped card, poor thing. They are heavy! I'm glad I shelled out extra for this unit at end of 2023. I RMA'd first one due to coil whine, second one is much better, while being slightly worse at UV. Only downside to an amazing card and I usually ALWAYS buy the reference cards from AMD. Both cards do 3GHz+ in real world loads and t-delta is well under 10°c. They also sip power using chill, under 160W at 4k/120 in older titles is hilarious.
I love your videos even though I have no idea what you are doing half the time. I also love Sapphire cards. Due to limited availability and cost I went with the Asrock 6900xt oc formula instead. Very happy with it but it lacks the Sapphire design!
my GPU sits outside my case upright, on a 3D printed stand with a PCIex16 to PCIex16 high quality extension cable and a power cable extender poking through a hole in the case side door. It pulls cooler ambient temps from the room instead of air in the case which is of higher temp and unless I'm hammering cyberpunk or Modern Warfare the fans are spinning but make very little distraction. It runs 20 degree cooler. If GPU makers cared about our investment in GPU's then they would never be inside a case on top of a buzzing hot circuit board with the total weight of the body hanging downwards and hot air blowing over them.
No real surprise that a Sapphire card would survive. I bought some Sapphire cards in the past when I used ATI and AMD cards before. Always absolutely rock solid. Haven't use AMD GPU since 2080, but, it seems they haven't lost their ways. Still rock solid today. Good to know, if/when I return to AMD GPUs, will definitely be going back to Sapphire. Nicely done on repair as well/. 🍻
I really used to like Sapphire cards, but every single card I ever bought from them had fan bearing issues. And this is going back to the Vapor-X 7770 HD and I had two of those in crossfire. Both had fan issues. Then I had a 290, 290X, RX 480, 580 limited edition, 5700 XT, and then I gave up after that. Sapphire just wasn't doing it's job as a company to ensure they used quality fans. I now have a Merc310 7900 XTX and no issues. Most of the time I forget it has fans as I never hear them unless I'm pulling a crazy GPU workload.
I have the Sapphire RX7800XT and it looks exactly the same as this. I was stoked when I pulled it out of the box. It is absolutely solid and gigantic. When I push the GPU I don’t even hear it. Most impressive card I’ve ever owned.
after many hours of research i bought the Sapphire Pulse version of this. Its the same exact PCB as the nitro. I was watercooling it so i didnt care about the stock cooler lol
The Sapphire was the best card I ever had. Now I have an MSI, and it's okay, but in my opinion, Sapphire is two classes above. I can say that it is better than the vast majority of Nvidia graphics cards.
i 3d printed the dumbbell just to make that shot 🤣
What a mad lad.
I thought it was CGI.
Dedication: 100
Magical!
Dedication!
Why would anyone need a dumbbell when modern GPU's can be used as one.
Especially after letting them sag for a while.
Kudos for effort, too bad you can't 3D print new reinforced PCB's though.
As other people have said, Sapphire is where to go if you want a quality AMD product. Much like how EVGA used to be for nvidia.
If I ever buy another GPU
it'll be a Sapphire
how does powercolor stack up to sapphire?
@@XionLuis Do you enjoy gambling? That's the difference. Some PC products are awesome. Occasionally, they launch a fire hazard. It's been several years now, but I remember a Polaris PC card (480 I think) with a VRM barely capable of running the card stock.
I'm not aware of any similarly weak products from Sapphire.
@@XionLuis PC has Red Devil as flaghip that is very close to Nitro plus, built like its ready for war and Hellhound models that are better than Pulse from Sapphire..
I've owned three Sapphire cards, never had a problem
Like everyone says...Sapphire is the EVGA of AMD, the GOAT if you want an AMD card.
I have owned 6 Sapphire AMD cards. None of them have failed on me so far. And I still have 4 of them in perfect working condition. The other 2 were given away to a friend and a family member. Those 2 are also still working.
Tony's skill is nuts
Absolutely amazing. There is NOTHING that cant be fixed (except for a dead core)
And balls 😅
Alright, you have convinced me. I will use this GPU as reactive armour for my tanks. Thank you!
*Armor
@@TheKeule33 British English :), "armor" is US English, so you are also correct.
Sapphire is goat among AMD branded cards
Nitro+ for the win
I have an old sapphire RX480 that I've had since launch in 2016 and still works perfectly to this day after 3 repastes. Now my RX6600XT made by MSI is already having issues with fans after only 2 and a half years.
@@VexxedSR My MSI 1070 has been working perfectly since 2016.
Can confirm im on 7900 xtx quietest cards I have ever owned
Sapphire Nitro + yes, rest are same as others.. I would never buy ref model of these 7900 GPUs. Differences are to big and premium price is well worth. Flagships from Sapphire and Power Color are the best.
I have the Power Color Red Devil 7900XTX in an EK water block. It's been well supported it's whole life. May it never grace your bench.
is power color brand good?
@@ajjames1960as far as I know sapphire, xfx and powercolor are the top 3 when it comes to AMD.
That's basically proves that repair technicians naturally would know which combinations of AIB/Model are bad, but rarely would see what models are good.
Just because good ones much less likely to need a repair.
The first Videos I saw about GPU repair used a machine and lasers to position the GPU to finish the reballing without misalignments, yet you do it with your own hands. And the RAM as well!!!
A true Master with tons of experience.
I was along time EVGA fan, right up until they quit making GPUS. They had the best quality and best support of any electronics manufacturer. I was so sorry to see them withdraw from the market. My replacement has been Sapphire. They're about as close as anyone gets to EVGA.
Dude, I love these videos. They check a lot of boxes: Relaxing time lapse visuals, educational, well edited, relevant, nerd, sciencey, and simply entertaining.
This was like watching a professional athlete. You don't understand the skill that was just demonstrated until you try it. It is only then you can drop your jaw, clap your hands, and say bravo.
2:22 I can see at least two colors and can also read. !!! :D
I can even understand English, this is phenomenal. Can you too? Language is such an interesting thing!
Others did understand op, that say something about you
It feels like the microscope is trolling us
In addition to insane skill level shown in this video the music track was supplementing this VIDEO dish like a charm
The subtle digs at Alex is hilarious
Thank you for explaining some of the things that you were doing during the video, it helps explain processes steps that often get lost in translation.
I have a Sapphire 3850 AGP and a 3870 that I bought many years ago that still works just like the day I got it, And a 4870x2 as well!
ahhh feelsss
I got a Sapphire 9800SE still in full operation in an AthlonXP system. Only owner bought when originally released. Also have the same 3870 and a 4770 in respective Athlon64 systems still fully operational
Tony - "This may be the best AMD GPU..."
Me: *insta-click*
Tony: *shows Sapphire Nitro+ RX 7900 XTX*
Me: "YESSSSSS THE EXACT CARD I USE!"
I'm beyond happy with my purchase some months ago of this particular GPU. I've undervolted my particular card since I want it to last for the next several years. Happy to see it also now has the Northwest Repair "Seal of Approval", too. :D
I actually bought a sapphire nitro+ 7900XTX first AMD card, and I’ve been happy with it. It’s in a water block now.
I'm a very happy owner of this exact card. It's indeed build like a tank.
Experience, skills and talent. You are amazing with the repairs you do. I love this channel.
Recently picked up this monster. Glad to know it'll resist any flying dumbells! It is indeed a tanky card. Love the fan header on the top to drive a case fan in sync with the GPU fan curve. A nice touch.
Great job. Amazing that there weren't any torn pads or cracked traces.
I hope the dumbell was ok after landing on that GPU
Sapphire is amazing, I knocked 2 capacitors off while replacing the paste on my 7800 xt pure, and its still running today.
Editor: how many subliminal messages do you want?
NWR: yes
@@IIHydraII they pop every time display source changes.
I think you did a phenomenal job. I would have to be pretty desperate to try a free-hand reball like this. This is like actual magic to 90% of all technicians in the field.
This man is like a surgeon with a soldering iron.
I knew it would be a Sapphire card when i saw the title of the video. They produce highest quality AMD GPUs for years. The only minor issue is that they do audible coil noise under load
Yeah I RMAd one of these XTX Nitros for exactly that reason. That is also the easiest to 'fix' by the end user typically, so if it could have one fault, i'd probably take fixable/reduceable coil whine.
Awesome! when i want to get an upgrade i'll look for one of these!!
My first high end card is a Sapphire Vega 56 because I was so impressed and it is the first with the flow-through cooler design. I then bought Sapphire RX 570 and 580s Nitro+, the cooler on Nitro+ powerful overkill nice.
Always love seeing the technical side of things and the repair mentality over disposable pov.
Sapphire is just in another level, if they made Nvidia cards they would also be the best of the best
is the EVGA of AMD
don't doubt it. I had nearly every flavor of the RX 580 come through my hands and the Nitro+ was the best. It's better than the Asus Strix and much better than the MSI Gaming X.
I would argue that sapphire are better than evga in pure quality and functionality.
They do also make some more basic models too, though I would hope that there's at least nothing wrong with those models, even if some of them might be a little mediocre in terms of how good the cooler is (I think they're actually AMD's only manufacturer of a bunch of their very basic reference models for the current RDNA3 generation).
EVGA has had several quality issues in the past, what set them apart is their support
@@manifestoN owner of an EVGA that was supposed to be "great" and formerly Sapphire cards here - EVGA quality is still a step down from Sapphire's
I really like these montage videos with music. A lot more fun to watch than the non-montage ones.
Always a joy to watch your repair videos.
well tony if i have to ever have my 1080 ti or 1650 fixed or just having the thermal paste and pads done i will happy send them ur way because you are a legend at repaires
As a fellow strength trainer, I'd really like to know how the customer managed to drop a dumbbell on his GPU which, presumably, was inside his PC?
Please tell 🤣
7900 xtx is such a unit the guy was probably curling his GPU and accidentally dropped onto his dumbell
@@Dansgretski Now that I think about it you're probably right 😆
His girl threw it at him when she caught him watching 4k vr porn 😂
Great repair as usual! Hopefully I never need to send my ASRock Phantom Gaming 7900XTX to you for repair, it's been rock solid so far.
Tbh I was expecting Alex's clip with the hammer with that backplate 😂😂
Ah you right. Why didn't I think of that 🤔
Your skills amaze me...props to you!!
So satisfying to watch. Glad you're giving new life to hardware, and sharing your knowledge around through videos. Many thanks
I need to go back to school and get re- acquainted with the new board repair systems back in the 90s when i was in electronics qe just had transistors, resisters, caps and transformers. This actually looks far more tedious but also looks alot more compounded and simplified.
That message blip at 2:44 killed me and i just had to slow it down to read it. Therefore subbed.
Reballing a processor is just crazy. Mad props to your skill
I'm glad that you resoldered that one capacitor.
lollololol... that line about if you can see this screen...it means no video input.. cracked me up!
is he trying subliminal messaging? screen resolution.. im already subscribed!
Love the almost subliminal subscribe messages in the timelapse ;)
Great repair work Tony.. You managed to fix the back panel to as parallel as earth's surface.. beautiful! 👍👍
I generally buy used Sapphire Nitro+ GPUs for the quality of the build. I bough a 6700XT Nitro+ that runs stable for daily gaming at 2910MHz and stays cool with a slight fan curve tweak. Its about 5% faster than stock 6750XT. Sapphire makes the best AMD GPUs by far.
Damn that some good bin on your 6700 XT. Mine couldn't go above 2810 ish... Hotspot that also get really hot above 2700 MHz.
8:03 that car really looks like you
'Lets hope for a miracle.'
You're the miracle here bro.
Yes i have had many Sapphire gpus and they where all great.
Wow! This video had some good quality!
My EVGA 2080 ti was used as a ladder. It's gotta really nasty bend but still working. Been a year since it happened
This is true. I've have many Sapphire cards trough the years. And none ever failed me.
Sapphire Nitro cards are worth the upcharge imo. 👍I picked up a used Nitro+ 6700XT early last year and it's so well engineered.😍
Good job on the fix and nice repair video.
Thanks 👍
Have that exact same model. Only converted to water cooling.
Hammer is my preferred tool for GPU install.
Ehhmehm tool for repair
Soo glad I went with the same model, awesome card and by the looks of the internals Sapphire outdid themselves.
Thanks for the video. I had to slow it down to 75% to watch it more easily.
I've got the XFX version of this card with the cast aluminum shrouds, Thankfully XFX had the sense to design its own support bracket that actually does a stellar job.
Sapphire X1650 Pro 512Mb was my first GPU i ever bought myself.
EDit: ignore bracket part, I see it was a dropped card, poor thing. They are heavy! I'm glad I shelled out extra for this unit at end of 2023. I RMA'd first one due to coil whine, second one is much better, while being slightly worse at UV. Only downside to an amazing card and I usually ALWAYS buy the reference cards from AMD. Both cards do 3GHz+ in real world loads and t-delta is well under 10°c. They also sip power using chill, under 160W at 4k/120 in older titles is hilarious.
Dumbbells are a great G force test… Love it!
I love your videos even though I have no idea what you are doing half the time.
I also love Sapphire cards. Due to limited availability and cost I went with the Asrock 6900xt oc formula instead.
Very happy with it but it lacks the Sapphire design!
i have this exact card and i put it in an alphacool waterblock aio combo... it survived an 18 wheeler wreck when the case and motherboard were mangled
Tens of thousands of people peer over your shoulder as you work and you don't even get nervous ! 😆
NWR and Sapphire doing God's work, love it
my GPU sits outside my case upright, on a 3D printed stand with a PCIex16 to PCIex16 high quality extension cable and a power cable extender poking through a hole in the case side door. It pulls cooler ambient temps from the room instead of air in the case which is of higher temp and unless I'm hammering cyberpunk or Modern Warfare the fans are spinning but make very little distraction. It runs 20 degree cooler.
If GPU makers cared about our investment in GPU's then they would never be inside a case on top of a buzzing hot circuit board with the total weight of the body hanging downwards and hot air blowing over them.
yes! I can see two colors!
best gpu surgeon out there. i'm always at awe at your skills. it's like the reverse grim reaper lol.
Exquisite skill on display
Good Work!
No real surprise that a Sapphire card would survive. I bought some Sapphire cards in the past when I used ATI and AMD cards before. Always absolutely rock solid.
Haven't use AMD GPU since 2080, but, it seems they haven't lost their ways. Still rock solid today. Good to know, if/when I return to AMD GPUs, will definitely be going back to Sapphire.
Nicely done on repair as well/. 🍻
If you value quality over bling bling then Sapphire is the way to go
I bought that one a few months ago, it's a beast for sure!
As long as Kitty gives it a thumbs up . . . that's all I care about.
It passed the dumbbell test, lets go!
On a serious note, Sapphire is the best AIB AMD has, they make good stuff.
I admire your clean works. +1
finally an amd card from an amd only company
Could you slow the video down where you display the 2 pages of text so I can read it please? Always an awesome video!
I have this card, and it's awesome!
I have one and it is absolutely goated, excels in 4K gaming on max settings, overclocks really, really well and looks amazing in the case doing so
What I take from this video is that if I ever buy an AMD GPU, it's going to be a Sapphire. Thanks Tony.
This is very impressive. Extremely high skill level
I really used to like Sapphire cards, but every single card I ever bought from them had fan bearing issues. And this is going back to the Vapor-X 7770 HD and I had two of those in crossfire. Both had fan issues. Then I had a 290, 290X, RX 480, 580 limited edition, 5700 XT, and then I gave up after that. Sapphire just wasn't doing it's job as a company to ensure they used quality fans. I now have a Merc310 7900 XTX and no issues. Most of the time I forget it has fans as I never hear them unless I'm pulling a crazy GPU workload.
I got this model for my birthday! 😃
battle tank.... I'm a proud owner of one of these
I have the Sapphire RX7800XT and it looks exactly the same as this. I was stoked when I pulled it out of the box. It is absolutely solid and gigantic. When I push the GPU I don’t even hear it. Most impressive card I’ve ever owned.
How is the gpu holding up today? Trying to decide on a card to buy and the 7800xt nitro+ is $500
yeah its defently one of the best. they have allways made insane cards.
I have the 7900 XT sapphire nitro, it's an incredible card, it's super quiet and stays very cool
after many hours of research i bought the Sapphire Pulse version of this. Its the same exact PCB as the nitro. I was watercooling it so i didnt care about the stock cooler lol
Isn't the pulse version weaker than the nitro one?
@@TheBlueBunnyKen it has the literal same exact pcb so i dont think so.
It should have lesser power delivery usually. If not load up a nitro + bios since on water and let her freeee
@@ij6708 the board pictures are identical so idk lol
ever seen a 7900xtx taichi in repair? looks like a sturdy build
Video got recommended to me in the best time and place
the vapor chamber meme 😂
Reballing looks as if it should not be possible for some reaspn. Incredible.
it is hard af lol i wouldnt dare to do it
I have this card. Best gpu I've ever owned
The Sapphire was the best card I ever had. Now I have an MSI, and it's okay, but in my opinion, Sapphire is two classes above. I can say that it is better than the vast majority of Nvidia graphics cards.
My first AMD Radeon was sapphire. Great quality