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Hardware => Hardware => Topic started by: Computer Hope Admin on June 02, 2009, 06:28:11 PM
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I wouldn't ever recommend something like this but it is an interesting story (with pics) of an individual who fixed issues with his video card by putting it in the oven.
sooooooo, i removed all bits from the card including the i/o shield and placed it gpu side down with the card raised up on 3 sides by tiny balls of aluminum foil and placed it on a very thin cookie sheet. i preheated the oven to 385f, put the card in and waited around 8-10 minutes. i carefully removed the cookie sheet and placed it on top of the oven to cool down naturally. waited about an hour and voila! =D
http://hardforum.com/showthread.php?t=1421792
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You'll never know... ;D
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I wouldnt do that myself unless I really had too. I mean that I brought stuff back but I'm limited what can be done.
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wow! An oven! thats a weird way
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hmm, I might try this with my failed radeon 7000. My old PC won't even boot with it anymore.
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you sure I had parts fall off mine its an old AGP and if I wanted too it could be fixed.
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you sure I had parts fall off mine its an old AGP and if I wanted too it could be fixed.
?? Is this English? ???
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?? Is this English? ???
No it's chinese.
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im now torn as to whether i should sell this card for cheap to someone or keep it as a backup.
The original poster talks about the theory of heating the card in the oven, and how it might melt solder joints enough to re-establish connections. Then he goes on to ask the above question.
I wonder if he'd buy it from himself if he knew its history... ::)
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What the heck? >:( If your going to start begining butts about it then I see rateing declineing.
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squall, if it had things fall off of it its not genna get fixed
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I get that you understand the problem is them an starting to draw conculsions after what I posted. I made a post about it a while back for those that recall. Also, it could be fixed if I had like a small solder iron but its pointless when I got other cards to really fix this one.
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I've heard of this before, but I just passed it off as an urban legend or hoax. I would never ever suggest anyone try this though.
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"For Sale Cheep: Video Card -- Slightly Used. Only Under Heat Stress One Time -- Best Offer" ::)
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If he probably would have told me then, I may have tried it at that point.
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Well, there's stuff I'll try on my own system that I won't recommend to anyone. If I did resurrect a video card in such a manner, I don't think I'd have the heart to sell it to anyone.
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same here some what I dont think anything that out there yet however. Maybe the one MB but dont really think that counts.
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Having read the story it sounds to me that it was either try SOMETHING or toss it. So he decided to try this and gives credit to another for the idea. Demonstrates class and thinking out of the box. If our earlier ancestors didn't chip a couple of stones together we could still be reading by starlight and freezing in our caves. I might have wanted to clean up my oven and pots and pans however before i created a visua
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I'm with you, and I'm with the original poster -- all the way up to the part where he wants to sell it!
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::) what???
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Look, two months ago, I stuck a dead hard drive in the freezer. Didn't do any good, but it was worth a try. I might try to revive a video card in an oven, but I certainly wouldn't try to sell it once I did!
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ah he never said that. did you try it with linux? I dont plan to ether but it holds a good bit of power
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yeah so it happens that this is what a blacked, baked Nvidia GPU looks like :P
See image on this link : http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/30/nvidia-gpu-resurrected-after-10-minutes-at-425-f/
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BE CAREFUL about clicking on the link in the previous post by 2x3i5x. Unless it is just my computer but twice the link froze my computer on the linked page and would not respond to a close of the page.truenorth
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BE CAREFUL about clicking on the link in the previous post by 2x3i5x. Unless it is just my computer but twice the link froze my computer on the linked page and would not respond to a close of the page.truenorth
I had no problem with it.
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Glad to hear it. Thought i should post rather than take a chance.Seems to be only mine that is the problems.truenorth
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You know the price on these cards on ebay will now sore! May be Nathan has twenty cards he needs to shift and needs a tidy profit. lol ;D
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thats the point were I find it shady >:(
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It was a joke squall... you may be reading a little to much into that post! :o
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no I'm showing contusions for people who dont see why I find e-bay to be rather shady.
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We don't see it because well..... you never said it! :P
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BE CAREFUL about clicking on the link in the previous post by 2x3i5x. Unless it is just my computer but twice the link froze my computer on the linked page and would not respond to a close of the page.truenorth
It's engadget! A popular blog by means that at least the people I know read. If it's freezing your compter, something's wrong with it. not the website itself.
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ebay is not shady!
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Squall I don't get you? You say totally random things that make no sense! ebay is shady? How and why would you ever say that? The biggest auction site on the planet and you say it's 'shady'. You truly need to go and have a word with yourself. Outside if they will let you out.
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where is he now?
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He must only get a 10min window out of the hour to randomly tap on those funny looking buttons placed in front of him!
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I took a nap. kay, I think that its all most time for the awakeing. Think of it? Its not that hard if people are selling these the price of the value of a new one only for it to failure what are you going to supect.
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I took a nap. kay, I think that its all most time for the awakeing. Think of it? Its not that hard if people are selling these the price of the value of a new one only for it to failure what are you going to supect.
You have already established in prior threads you have never used eBay...
That makes you un-qualified to comment on your experience with it...
Let's not go thru this again please.
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And who would sell a used gpu at full new price anyways?
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I understand that patio just showing that its the reasons why I dont fully trust it.
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I have to say, that if ebay was full of grammatical errors, vast presumptions and prejudiced assumptions, I'd probably consider it shady.
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now ,now guys this getting to be like irritating a dog with a stick. ;)truenorth
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I have to say, that if ebay was full of grammatical errors, vast presumptions and prejudiced assumptions, I'd probably consider it shady.
Now that made me laugh ;D
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isnt it? Its international I dont see were you all draw the conclusion that it may be falseifiction
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isnt it? Its international I dont see were you all draw the conclusion that it may be falseifiction
well, where facts are lacking, what results must be false. That's pretty much how I drew the conclusion, can't speak for anyone else.
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isnt it? Its international I dont see were you all draw the conclusion that it may be falseifiction
I think Squall missed the point. :D
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This is a ridiculous conversation. Squall your doing it again. Your talking nonsense and then trying (badly) to get your way out of it. A bigger man would say sorry I got it wrong and bow out gracefully trust me I've done that a few times. Time to let it go Squall. :D
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Its perfectly logical, A man who doesnt know power would.
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anybody who says money isn't everything never had any.
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Its perfectly logical, A man who doesnt know power would.
Thank you for helping me make my point.
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Can we please not turn yet another topic into a topic about Squall's English?
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Can we please not turn yet another topic into a topic about Squall's English?
He types we comment!! What would you have us do?? 8)
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Not critize me, for I'm in as you would put it like Dias at the time.
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Not critize me, for I'm in as you would put it like Dias at the time.
What now?
Plus we don't need your life story of your comp.
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It's not you prick, I just fought with my potential GF's sister she kind of protect's her so I'm bound to hear something out of her too probably.
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Watch your mouth mate. How dare you call me a prick! Who the *censored* do you think you are? I don't mind people having a normal to do on this forum but who the F**k do you think you are to call me a prick. Your well out of order and unless you give me a reason I should not your getting reported in 5mins.
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I reported both of you for language. uncool.
But, squall, he meant, because how your "PC specs" appears to take up a lot of space.
Can we please not turn yet another topic into a topic about Squall's English?
I agree. this is bloody ridiculous.
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Can we please not turn yet another topic into a topic about Squall's English?
Pretty much every topic that squall comments in does!
And ya squall fix your specs
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I'm only repeating language used against me not adding more.
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No one used the F word against you. Is it really that easy to yank your chain?
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I'm sorry but this is ridiculous. I'm getting reported for being called a Prick? Oh yeah I did say F**k but with stars so still PG 12. He's just had a go at me on another post he's obviously lost it and want's an argument.
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He could have said that before I commented against him. Thanks I feel all the better know. I see why this site is going under not sure if any of you see it. The main reason why this site worked so good is cause we social talked with each other that became primary users.
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Go away Squall and never darken my doorstep ever ever again. You have taken me into a place I never thought would be possible in CH. You made me embarrass myself infront of other people and now your saying CH is going down. Good for you mate. Let me go away and repair my reputation.
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::)
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Ok squall I really dont think this site is going under. If it is, the only people making it happen are all the idiots making nonsense posts like yourself
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:'( there is many a times when I wondered myself that. If you can not see it then .... I dont know any more.
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Get a grip Squall. You made your bed lie in it! >:(
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:'( I wouldnt be on here in a good while if that were true. I've been attempting to prevent that from happening again.
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your confusing me
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cause I never wanted to mention it at all. Mulreay I do actully respect you more then you think when you started post I had the sense of oh look we got ourself another regular post. There is very few that I see that join meet good standers that I see every day. Not saing that people like patio and the admin arent just that were at a level of skill that I like an usually get along okay. The fact of the matter is that is how I used to be for the longest time. Looking at it know not sure if makeing that change back will be really worth it.
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I was confused before, Now I am even more confused
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i'm calm just showing that I felt sorry for what I done. That what requested I cant fullfil
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I got the sorry part but not the rest. And who said your not calm
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were you not reading. I'm just saing that I calmed down since then.
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I'm sorry Squall but sorry don't cut it with me not only did you get me reported you told everyone on this site that it's going down. I'm standing tall with Computeruler you have messed up.
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he didn't get you reported.
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I dont care its not about that
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Were going to finish this in PM
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if that is what you want to do
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Holy Crap, it worked! This has become another half a dozen page topic about Squall!
This is not a damned social networking site, nor is it the Off Topic section.