Why putting my damaged graphics card in the oven was the best advise I've ever listened to - General

Greatest shit EVER.

You know, I thought this was just a terrible troll or something. But I'm hearing about this in a lot of places, and I NEVER thought it was credible.

2 Weeks Ago Livewire123 45 Minutes Ago paul simon Fuck off.

What's wrong with bumping a 2 week old thread when you have relevant content? It'd be bad if I did this with a 3 year old thread.

Can't you fix red ring'd 360's with this too?

[QUOTE=kepper;24695312]You know, I thought this was just a terrible troll or something. But I'm hearing about this in a lot of places, and I NEVER thought it was credible.[/QUOTE] Oh no, you might break your broken video card by putting it on the oven. How terrible.

[QUOTE=Livewire123;24152957]OP[/QUOTE] Holy god, I have the same graphics card!

Hold on, I'm going to make a thread just like this about deleting system 32.

Nvidia has a lifetime warranty... I've had my cards replaced like 3 times. Once they didn't have mine in stock so they gave me an upgrade.

[QUOTE=SabreGrub;24701751]Nvidia has a lifetime warranty... I've had my cards replaced like 3 times. Once they didn't have mine in stock so they gave me an upgrade.[/QUOTE] Which manufacturer?

[QUOTE=Im Crimson;24703431]Which manufacturer?[/QUOTE] Read his post again. He said Nvidia.

What is "gasmark 6", can you give us a temperature?

[QUOTE=paul simon;24694341]I just did this with my YLOD'd launch PS3. (The "official" fix requires a "heat-gun". Where the hell am I supposed to get that?) Nothing happened though. Really, It changed nothing at all.[/QUOTE] Why do all the 60GB ps3's break so easily for others? got mine launch day and has'nt had a problem, other than the CPU shutting off for no reason at all, it only ever happens when im using the internet browser. [editline]02:39PM[/editline] -SNIP-

Luck.

I have an 8800GTS on my shelf and it doesen't work. I should try this.

Darn, should have tried this on my (now deceased and buried) 8600GT. The thing had a startup screen that looked like it came out of dwarf fortress. Really, had dwarves all over the place collecting magma and a few horses in crude walls. It actually looked really cool for the POST screen :v: That and the windows logo looked like it went through a wood chipper.

I did this to an Nvidia 8800 GTX card that overheated and died about a year ago. Be aware this is in no way a permanent fix, you are essentially part-melting every solder on the card to fix cracks etc but they will be more prone to heat related problems after this. I managed to get an extra six/seven months gaming out of my card from this though.

I may have to try this with my 8800GT...

Maybe my broken arm would get fixed and healed if I put it into the oven for 10 minutes, GREATEST IDEA EVER. Thanks for the advice.

My friend just fixed his 8800 GT with this. Thanks from him

OP should I leave the card to soak in it's own juices before pulling it out?

[QUOTE=FlubberNugget;24708225]Why do all the 60GB ps3's break so easily for others? got mine launch day and has'nt had a problem, other than the CPU shutting off for no reason at all, it only ever happens when im using the internet browser. [editline]02:39PM[/editline] -SNIP-[/QUOTE] I always said that as well, the PS3 in general is a reliable piece of hardware. (It YLOD'ed two days ago btw) I even replaced the thermal paste for the GPU and the CPU once, and removed dust from every single part twice. Actually, by opening my PS3 and comparing it to a 40GB model, I noticed that the newer 40GB one had a lot of better solutions for easier assembly/disassembly and better cooling. On a related note, the fans inside all the fat PS3's are huge 220mm fans, which are very silent since they don't have to spin very fast to maintain a solid airflow. I don't think my PS3 died because I wasn't taking care of it enough. Now, sadly I'll have to buy a Slim or an 80GB model. (No PS2 games for me :crying:)

I thought this oven thing was a common last resort fix?

This was [I]only [/I]3 weeks ago? Imagine me saying blimey in the voice of the australian from "on the moon" I've been doing that a lot lately :raise:

Hoooold the fuck up. Freezing a hard drive might be a temporary fix? Well fuck me in the arse Roger, I require some more information here. How long to freeze etc. etc. This might be promising..

[QUOTE=LuckyLuke;24153035]Does this actually work? becaue I could use this instead of buying a new one.[/QUOTE] This should answer your question [img]http://www.appdots.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/sexpanther1.jpg[/img]

That is some kind of amazing bodge job if I have ever seen one.

[QUOTE=Livewire123;24152957][/B]tl;dr - Put your graphic card in the oven if it breaks because it actually works, don't forget to add salt.[/QUOTE] :psyboom: Hey i might try this with my glitchy graphics card... Bought a new one since it died, but hell why not?

Perhaps it re-melts the flux and re-solders itself?

[QUOTE=paul simon;24694341]I just did this with my YLOD'd launch PS3. (The "official" fix requires a "heat-gun". Where the hell am I supposed to get that?) Nothing happened though. Really, It changed nothing at all.[/QUOTE] Heat guns are hair dryers on steroids. I have one pretty similar to this: [img]http://www.magmedix.com/images/products/Heat-Gun.jpg[/img]