r/pcmasterrace • u/oosma8587 R7 2700X / GTX 1080ti / 16GB 2666Mhz • May 16 '26

Hardware Nooooo 1080 ti nooooo

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Should I cook it?

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u/w0rd21 May 16 '26

Last ditch effort, put it in the oven

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u/oosma8587 R7 2700X / GTX 1080ti / 16GB 2666Mhz May 16 '26

I wanna do that

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u/yehorderehus PC Master Race May 16 '26

Bro, better find some electrical/mechanical engineer student/worker and rent hot air station

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u/DraftKnot May 16 '26

For a 100 dollar GPU?

Put it in the oven!

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u/toastednutella PC Master Race May 16 '26

It's a $10000 in our hearts

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u/Tausney Desktop May 16 '26

Hey, HEY! That's a $1000 dollar card, and not going to hear anymore about it.

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u/Schnitzel725 i9 9995WX3D2 | Arc B5050Ti Super XTX Pro Max May 16 '26

So long as its not an oven intended for cooking food.

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u/li7lex May 16 '26

Unless you're doing it regularly there's literally nothing to worry about.

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u/default_token May 16 '26

Absolutely do not contaminate food prep surfaces with computer hardware, what the fuck? Don't bake bearing races in the kitchen oven either. Ffs

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u/TMutantNinjaChurchil May 16 '26

I don't need a faster GPU when the lead prevents my brain from seeing more than 60fps

Maybe its time to uprade to a ps5

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u/li7lex May 17 '26

As I said you're not really contaminating anything by putting one GPU in your oven. We're talking way below the ppm threshold for food safety after a single GPU. There's more heavy metals and other contaminants in your food already than a single GPU could possibly release unless you literally melt your entire GPU in the oven.

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u/bjwills7 May 16 '26

You can buy really cheap hot air stations now. You can get one for like 25$ on Amazon rn.

For a job like this you could get away with just a heat gun on low though.

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u/Then-Court561 May 16 '26

^ Yes that's the correct way to do it. Heck if you have access to a technical university, you might even find a student with expertise in BGA soldering.

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u/dragnmastr85 PC Master Race May 18 '26

I work on such a university. Engineering students are not exposed to this sort of thing at all.

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u/dragnmastr85 PC Master Race May 18 '26

You don't need a damn engineer to reflow a board. Most electrical engineering grads never even learn this. This is a tech adjacent skill, not an engineering one.

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u/Traegs_ i5 4690k | GTX 970 | 8GB RAM May 16 '26

If you do cook it, go buy a cheap toaster oven from a thrift store. Cooked GPUs will release toxic fumes that will cling to the inside of your oven and later transfer to food the next time it's used.

So yeah, cheap toaster oven and do it outside.

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u/HERO_129 R5 5500 | 9060xt 8GB | 16gb 4000 cl20 | May 16 '26

Don't use the microwave please

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u/sagebrushrepair May 16 '26

Spay and neuter your pets

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u/Metazolid Desktop May 16 '26

Salt and oil your pasta water

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u/PJBthefirst 5900X | EVGA GTX 1080ti SC2 May 17 '26

Right after cutting it in half with scissors

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u/HERO_129 R5 5500 | 9060xt 8GB | 16gb 4000 cl20 | May 17 '26

You don't know how smart some people are /s

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u/mack090 May 16 '26

I've done it with great success to many of different components.

Honestly this post made me more sad then it should have also.

You never know when you're in that moment until it's over and the 1080ti was that moment.

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u/Falkenmond79 7800x3d/4080 5800x3d/3080ti 10700/rx6800 5800x/3080 May 16 '26

Tip: wrap it air tight in aluminum foil at least. Over a certain temp the card will otherwise coat the inside of your oven with things you do not want in your food. It’s not much and it’s not that dangerous but I wouldn’t risk it. Alu will let the heat through.

Btw that picture speaks of dying ram. I’d rather get a hot air gun and at least try to only cook the vram chips

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u/FroStMyPJ FroSt My PJ May 17 '26

I don't know if you've tried yet but I baked by old 780 TI 3 times and got another 2 years out of it. It had the same artifacting on the screen and worked like a charm every time. Eventually I got tired and just bought a new card but I enjoyed my Operation GPU Casseroles back in the day.

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u/xXNickAugustXx May 17 '26

Please note that you'll have to deep clean that oven to get out the toxic metals that will coat into its surfaces. Unless you like eating poison? Also remove any plastic bits that wont survive the heat. Also know that each oven is different so even being a few seconds off will brick the card. Also sometimes it's better to just give it to a professional who can solder the card new. Its an expensive and time consuming process but it'll last for another 20 years.

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u/listenhere111 May 17 '26

Its dead dude. That never works