GTX 980ti needs service repair

elgydium · Feb 18, 2016

I've tried watercooling a gtx 980ti Gigabyte and totally crashed it. I've taken it to 2 services and they told me it's badly damaged. They said the wiring/connections under the chip are screwed.

I would like an expert's opinion on this, since the card was bought on amazon in the states. What's the best service shop in Europe? A friend recommended I should take it to Germany, but where? Any ideas fellas?

getochkn · Feb 18, 2016

What did you do to the poor thing to kill it? And you've had two opinions so far, how many more do you want

elgydium · Feb 18, 2016

getochkn :

I used thermal pads instead of thermal paste on the 12 memory chips.

I just want a really specialized service to look at it.

elgydium · Feb 23, 2016

seriously, anyone?

garyshows · Feb 23, 2016

Buy a new card is your only option

elgydium · Feb 23, 2016

garyshows :

That can't be the only option. There must be another way. I can't just flush 750 down the toilet.. Put yourself in my shoes.

garyshows · Feb 23, 2016

Honestly that is probably the only way i have never heard of anyone have a graphics card repair service

getochkn · Feb 23, 2016

Why did you edit your posts? In your first post, you did say that you didn't care and you had like 2 more of them, and then in your 3rd post you had said that some kid took a heat gun to it and melted it on you, now you edit your posts and come across like you care. You didn't care when you were bragging about having 3 of them and what not.

elgydium · Feb 23, 2016

garyshows :

OK, but what happens when the card voids warranty or the warranty expires?

Non-Euclidean · Feb 23, 2016

1) You buy a new one
2) You send it to the OEM (Gigagbyte) and ask what it would cost to repair

Those are your only options.

elgydium · Feb 23, 2016

Non-Euclidean :

actually you're right I should take it back to gigabyte. Would it be a problem if I bought in the states and I'm in Europe right now?

getochkn · Feb 23, 2016

Considering you took it some kid who heatgunned it to death because you failed at overclocking, I don't know Gigabyte is really going to do for you.

elgydium · Feb 24, 2016

getochkn :

that's what the The guys over at the Repair shop said. That's why I want another opinion I don't know what any of them did.

hang-the-9 · Feb 24, 2016

elgydium :

User damage is not covered under warranty. What exactly happened here, if you had details about what happened exactly, changing it won't help you get any good answers.

A repair shop will not be able to fix the card unless they are advanced enough to have basically a setup to build a new video card in their shop, and for a one off it will cost more to repair than to replace it. You need some very precise tools to work with components on a video card, and there is also no way to know exactly the extent of the damage. Let's say they somehow manage to replace the core chip for $300 then find that it still does not work because something else is also bad, which is a very likely scenario. Now you paid for the card, then the repair, and it's still no good.

elgydium · Feb 24, 2016

hang-the-9 :

User damage is not covered under warranty. What exactly happened here, if you had details about what happened exactly, changing it won't help you get any good answers.

A repair shop will not be able to fix the card unless they are advanced enough to have basically a setup to build a new video card in their shop, and for a one off it will cost more to repair than to replace it. You need some very precise tools to work with components on a video card, and there is also no way to know exactly the extent of the damage. Let's say they somehow manage to replace the core chip for $300 then find that it still does not work because something else is also bad, which is a very likely scenario. Now you paid for the card, then the repair, and it's still no good.[/quotemsg]
Actually I know what's wrong with the card, The circuits under the chip are broken damaged and they need to be fixed. All I need is a chip from China and that will do the trick. Now everyone has a Sieve for this card so it can be done. I just need the address of a good repair shop.

hang-the-9 · Feb 24, 2016

elgydium :

Have you ever changed a processor chip that is not in a socket or fixed board issues? It's not as simple as just finding a "chip from China". You don't actually know what is wrong with the card, you are just going by what the people you brought it to look at it say, and they likely don't have the equipment to test every trace and component on the card to fully diagnose things and tell you that you need to replace part GH7-TM76-A and it will be all better. Do you know what part you need to replace? What chip are you going to order?

elgydium · Feb 24, 2016

hang-the-9 :

Have you ever changed a processor chip that is not in a socket or fixed board issues? It's not as simple as just finding a "chip from China". You don't actually know what is wrong with the card, you are just going by what the people you brought it to look at it say, and they likely don't have the equipment to test every trace and component on the card to fully diagnose things and tell you that you need to replace part GH7-TM76-A and it will be all better. Do you know what part you need to replace? What chip are you going to order?[/quotemsg]
I'm just looking for a renowned repair shop that's all.

COLGeek · Feb 24, 2016

Repairing this device is not something that someone, other than the OEM, can repair. Effectively, the item is destroyed and you would spend money to fix what can't be fixed. You can ask the OEM to look at it for you, but in all reality you will simply have to buy a new GPU.

There is no need to get frustrated with the advice folks are giving. I am sure someone will offer to fix for a fee (somewhere on the planet), but this would (in all likelihood) be a complete waste of money.

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