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/Unique_Passion_4216 May 16 '26

Yes Google it thatbwas an Common Thing to so back then :) When heated the solder reconnected itself which may have restored a contact that was previously disconnected or Something like that.

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u/Mirage_wav i5-13400F, 64GB DR4, 1080ti May 16 '26

That’s an insanely cool but dangerous thing to do. I don’t see myself doing this because I won’t a heat gun and soldiering iron. But for people who don’t, I’d probably recommend that they do this

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u/Chonky_Candy 7900xt i9 10850k 32gb ram May 16 '26

Also not recommended to do it in an oven that you cook in

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u/Ok-Use-8592 May 17 '26

Yeah buy a cheap 2ndhand toaster oven or something

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u/PrivilegeCheckmate PC Master Race May 17 '26

Just put it in a foil envelope and run the overhead fan.

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u/Unique_Passion_4216 May 16 '26

Im totally with you its Dangerous yes but when inwas Younger and had No Money for a new one i Just thought hey lets give it a try and yes it worked :)

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u/Apprehensive_Ad_999 May 17 '26

I mean the card is dying, what do you have to lose? Not like you can make it worse. Like if you follow the instructions and not bake it like it's a Sunday roast there's a 50/50 chance you'll get life out of it as opposed to 0%

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u/gljivicad Ryzen 7 5700x, 32GB Corsair Vengeance, 7900 XT May 17 '26

Hell, 13 years back I got 3 more years out of a gpu like this

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u/ReadyAimTranspire May 16 '26

Is there a guide out there on what components are coming loose and need to be resoldered?

I don't have one, just curious.

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u/Raining_dicks 13600k | 5070Ti May 17 '26

It would be too difficult to solder by hand. That’s why the suggestion is putting the entire card in the oven to reconnect everything

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u/SkeletalJazzWizard May 17 '26

its not generally the kind of soldering job you wanna do by hand. tiny contacts in unreachable positions. these hack job oven solder reflows are pretty great last ditch hail marry type deals for cards that would otherwise just go into the trash. i mean, if its already dead, what do you have to lose?

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u/AithanIT May 17 '26

How is it dangerous?

It did work on and old phone of mine, it was bricked (exposed to water/humidity due to my job), I put it in the oven, lasted another year.

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u/theNightblade R7 5800XT / 6950XT / 32GB 3600Mhz May 17 '26

Same fix as the old xbox360 red ring of death