Everyone: WOW the repair is amazing etc. Me: No one even noticed the "Make Earth Flat Again" hat i spent most of the editing time on I have no hope for humanity anymore.

@ArtisChronicles

2 ай бұрын

I saw that and laughed a bit

@rustler08

2 ай бұрын

I guess the joke fell flat.

@davidhines7592

2 ай бұрын

i saw i was too busy trying to make more versions of the hat and failing.

@VeritasEtAequitas

2 ай бұрын

I was busy contracting a local company to make them

@johnremiguzon6538

2 ай бұрын

Saw it😅 but I was even more amused by the flux smile face 😂😂

You know theres an AI server somewhere watching your videos thinking "this human is valuable"

@yunuazass

2 ай бұрын

This is absolutely correct :D

@D.Trout222

2 ай бұрын

LOL no the AI is thinking that human has the wrong number of fingers.

@scottstamm7022

2 ай бұрын

There's an AI somewhere thinking dirty thoughts while watching his videos.

@VioFax

2 ай бұрын

No its thinking how can i recycle this and make money from plagiarizing his content...

@joetuktyyuktuk8635

Ай бұрын

​@@scottstamm7022"Whoa... exposed contacts... kinky"

Not many people can say they have a hand-built 4090 - bravo dude

@blahorgaslisk7763

Ай бұрын

Now how about a wire wound 4090. Skip the PCB and wire wind everything! Now that would be next level...

@thelespauldude3283

Ай бұрын

​@@blahorgaslisk7763the amount of latency a wire would have would make it perform like a 20 year old gpu

@blahorgaslisk7763

Ай бұрын

@@thelespauldude3283 Well the latency would depend on the length of the connection, not if it's a wire or a path on a PCB. Both use coper and wires cab be shorter than the path of a signal path on a PCB. Remember Cray? they were once the absolute super computer masters. Well some of their early computers were using wrapped wires between the components instead of a PCB with traces. This allowed them to design the computer in 3 Dimensions rather than 2 Dimensions as a PCB forces you too do. That way the data paths were shorter and they could run the system at higher frequencies. This is part of how they were able to provide more performance than their competitors. So wire wrapping or soldering the components is harder to do, but theoretically they could be faster. Cut hey, even if you were forced to run it slower it would be a very cool GPU. Just a PCI-e connector and a blob of wires and components. In fact Cray were also water cooling their supercomputers, but of course in their own interesting way. I'm not sure how the cooling of the components were done, but they didn't use a radiator to cool the water. Instead they made the cooler a decorative waterfall that was letting the water fall down a panel and end up in a little pool. Today you can buy similar waterfalls that can be mounted to a wall as a decoration. Again to make their computers more art than equipment they made the chassi look like a round bench. In the middle there were a tower with parts of the computer. The "bench" was even covered with cushions. A little of topic but for real, wire wrapping was something Cray used to be able to make the fastest supercomputers on earth back in time.

@ThaWoundedFox

Ай бұрын

What? Anybody who practically had to rma their gpu has one of these. What are u talking about lol.

@tarheels100

25 күн бұрын

​@@ThaWoundedFoxI highly doubt any manufacturer would go through this effort on an RMA. It would be cheaper for them to just salvage the core and reflow it onto a brand new PCB that was assembled on a pick and place machine.

I can't even desolder popped capacitors properly and then there's this guy... mad respect.

@runed0s86

Ай бұрын

you need more flux

@feelincrispy7053

Ай бұрын

At one point in his life neither could he

@bmxscape

Ай бұрын

just give up because its not possible to learn, the internet contains 0 information

@theantipope4354

Ай бұрын

It's not as hard as people think. You need lots of flux, heat, & practice.

@smailydude

Ай бұрын

takes time to learn, how much have you been doing doing this for?

I get $150 for Xbox X and PS hdmi replacements. And I have gotten them down to a science. Can have them done under an hour thats fully disassembled and reassembled. This is baby work compared to what you just did. Some comments saying $400 and $500. I see $1000 to $1500 value easy. The skill needed to do that work without damaging further is world class alone. Re-balling chips.... Serious work there.

@LCJammer

Ай бұрын

at those prices might as well buy a new gpu? lol

@Marty31636

Ай бұрын

@@LCJammer correct.

@alexturnbackthearmy1907

Ай бұрын

@@LCJammer There is good damn reason why repairmen is not exactly popular occupation. Especially for this kind of work.

@calceus2640

Ай бұрын

@@LCJammer would you tho? or instead send it to repair for half the price of the new 4090?

@LCJammer

Ай бұрын

@@calceus2640 $1000-1500 is not half the price of a 4090. i can get a brand new 4090 for $1600. why should i take the risk of fixing a broken one that has no guarantee that it wont break again later.

The amount of work needed for this repair was insane 😱

@timarc9895

2 ай бұрын

I'd really like to know how much this cost. This was an insane amount of work indeed!

@venerandarain3

2 ай бұрын

at least half of New Card's price for repair cost.

@timarc9895

2 ай бұрын

@@venerandarain3 an RTX 4090 is $2000 CAD. You say this repair cost $1000? I highly doubt it.

@wstd7417

2 ай бұрын

You forget the experience of doing these kinds of repair

@mistixfrozz640

Ай бұрын

@@timarc9895 time he wasted on that card and transfering all that stuf it make sense to cost that much

the first successful brain transplant. in a gpu for now....

@UnimatrixYoutube

2 ай бұрын

Now we need someone try to transplant the GPU into our brain so we can render our po..i mean games directly in our brains at 4K ultra settings.

@Saivarun11

2 ай бұрын

@@UnimatrixKZread

@SArthur221

2 ай бұрын

@@UnimatrixKZread dude i used to have a broken GPU for such a long time (aphantasia)

@thisfeatureisbad

Ай бұрын

@@UnimatrixKZread I mean, we already have infinitely powerful specs inside ourselves. It's our imagination.

@smith7602

Ай бұрын

I think EVGA does this for their returns/warranties. Well, used to do this anyway or at least until their stock runs out.

My mom thought I was a genius when I replaced a couple of caps in her flatscreen TV and got it working again. Then there's this guy.

@user-jh5hg5op7h

24 күн бұрын

😅😅😅 Well moms are moms

@davevanoerle3879

22 күн бұрын

Your mom is right !

@payback4803

16 күн бұрын

I replaced backlght LEDs on my old 75" too when they went out. Not possible anymore on my new OLED. Tho if a Pixel fails on oled it's just one Pixel and not the whole screen.

@whitebeltbjj3739

10 күн бұрын

Its not common knowledge

@Balmung812

3 күн бұрын

well this guy has been doing this for years so definitely a master already.

As a neurologist, let me tell you I've had way less complicated surgeries. Mad respect.

@ahmedbenlahrech5352

18 сағат бұрын

This would've been perfect if you said "neurosurgeon" instead of neurologist, or I'm just probably r/wooshed

If a guy who send this for repair see this video , trow some bonus $$$ in there , this was insane repair.

@kaponecko

2 ай бұрын

at this point its not even his graphic card

@ArminasGondolin

Ай бұрын

Theseus's GPU?

@b.i.g.g.u.s

Ай бұрын

@@ArminasGondolin Trigger's 4090.

@northwestrepair

19 күн бұрын

He did actually

Imagine repairing a board someone's been using as a donor.

Thinking of that BGA chips.. There's literally thousands of ways this repair could have gone wrong. But here you are, a true champion of rework. Even Louis Rossmann would salute to you, sir. At this stage, repair is probably way more fun than actually gaming on that 4090!

this is a reminder that there is always someone better

@GeddyRC

22 күн бұрын

It’s a humbling thought but one that definitely comes with age!

@sametekiz3709

7 күн бұрын

yep

This is the kind of work that is done out of passion, as otherwise it would be economically unviable. It is clear that you are passionate about your work. Congratulations and continue

@1crazypj

Ай бұрын

That's what I was thinking, insane amount of work needing some specialised equipment. Can't be cheap to do that much unless you really like doing it

@Pwnopolis

Ай бұрын

Yes and no, its worth it just to cut down on e-waste alone.

@onegenius6390

26 күн бұрын

HE'S AN CRAZY GENIUS! great job.

@ribertfranhanreagen9821

Күн бұрын

That is why he make it as youtube content

Holy moly, that was super impressive! Hope you could take some well deserved rest after that mega fix!

@northwestrepair

2 ай бұрын

Nope.

@garajulluivalivalisgarage489

2 ай бұрын

@@northwestrepair in Romania they say: rest through work

@burnsyd17

2 ай бұрын

@@northwestrepair Awesome rescue, and video. How many hours would you estimate this transplant took?

@ranjitmandal1612

Ай бұрын

👏

Not gonna lie, I love your repairs but this video with all the hard work that included all that transplant from a dead card onto the other one which already has been a donor (stripped off of almost everything), plus the epic music made me cry. Of happiness man. Bless you, and all your hard work! You are an incredible electrical & IT engineer ! May you live long, healthy, and may you find all the peace and love and happiness that you deserve, my friend!

You are the BEST Maintenance Engineer I have ever seen in my entire life .. A historic fix indeed ,, You have the right to be proud of yourself ,, You are a NATIONAL TREASURE

Watching your videos, is like watching a master paint a masterpiece, and so relaxing.

@northwestrepair

2 ай бұрын

Thank you! Cheers!

@MrDjaremko1982

Ай бұрын

Just like Bob Ross the painter

The amount of knowledge and time put into this repair is mind blowing. Turning Coal into Diamonds.

A month ago, I knocked a mug of coffee over on my desk right above my PC standing under my desk. It abruptly switches off, and I understandably lose my mind. Over the next 2 days I carefully disassembled and cleaned every millimeter of my motherboard, CPU, RAM and Graphics card, and apprehensively switched it back on. Everything worked perfectly, and I felt like the king of the world! Watching this video, I realise I am nothing. I know nothing. I will achieve nothing. YOU SIR, ARE A GOD AMONG MEN! AMAZING WORK!

@talos86

25 күн бұрын

And this is why never place any PC or electric device below the desk level. If you cant do it, then get a new desk. Its much cheaper than killing your PC with a dumb accident. The cheaper solution is, that dont eat and drink at the desk.

@lysergicaciddiethylamide6127

14 күн бұрын

First mistake PC on floor

"But what I do have are a very particular set of skills, skills I have acquired over a very long career." You have skills I will never have. It is nice to watch a master at work...I bend a few pins on a motherboard and I just trash it and go get another one cause I have zero skills :(

At that point seems almost easier to build 4090 from the scratch :).......Keep Up The Good Work!!!!

Just found your account. Holy crap this is the craziest repair I have ever seen on a PCB. I am an ET that only gets to replace component level items, so much respect for the rebuild. Had to of taken 20 hours easy, right? I would never even dare something so time consuming. If it didn't work I would of lost it.

I thought I was a pretty decent amateur DIY fix it guy, but then I see this and I am very, very humbled. I can't believe that was a viable repair. Hats off to you sir.

Wow that was an insane amount of work. I hope you got paid well for all that!

@northwestrepair

2 ай бұрын

Same pay. Repair complexity and time it takes is not a factor. At least for now.

@attuoz

2 ай бұрын

@@northwestrepair At least take 2x because 2 cards were involved.

@tourmaline07

2 ай бұрын

I agree - I'd expect it to be cheaper for him to get a new 4090 than transfer the components onto a donor board (which itself was damaged). Feel for him a little , there's no warranty which would cover obvious impact damage like that .

@PeteSimpson

2 ай бұрын

​@@northwestrepair$500+ as far as I'm concerned, it is better than paying $2000 for a used one on eBay of unknown origin and condition. Keep up the great work and entertaining videos 👍 Cheers 🍻

@PeteSimpson

2 ай бұрын

@enkur1972 A 4090, I hope he charged at least $400, no make that $500+ for this repair. It's a 4090, a used one on eBay is around $2000+. At least this one had been looking at, all temps checked, serviced and has a guarantee on the repair. A used one from eBay is, well, it could be being sold for a bad reason. No, paying at least $500 for this 4090 repair is definitely better than paying $2000 for a used one from eBay of unknown origin and condition 👍

Best episode of law & order yet!

I've done enough soldering work to know that takes skill and patience. Well done.

Best repair I have seen in over 30 years

1000 dollar worth repairs we’ll done captain 🎉

This repair left me speechless...super impressive, keep up with those! You're my biggest motivation!

That was ridiculous. Well done man. Best board repair / complete rebuild I have seen for a while.

The repair cost was probably 90% of the price of a new GPU. This channel amazes me deeply, the level of skill is absurd.

@x2stefan2701

Ай бұрын

This guy asks only 50 bucks for repair, chill out😂

@metal_mo

Ай бұрын

@@x2stefan2701 no way

@x2stefan2701

Ай бұрын

@@metal_mo that's what I remember from his discord

@sirzebra

Ай бұрын

@@x2stefan2701 This guy is highly skilled technician, it's 50$ an hour, not fifty for a whole repair. get real kid. Still probably much less than 90% of a 2000$ GPU. If it's 500$ it's a bargain.

@mennovanlavieren3885

Ай бұрын

@@sirzebra 50$ an hour? Only if you pay in cash or in a low wage country.

Proud to be among the first ones to see this. What an awesome repair. Thanks for posting!

Perfect, upload just before my sleep time

@angwysocnub4195

2 ай бұрын

Same

@boy-who-likes-bats

2 ай бұрын

perfect :)

@karmaftw3730

2 ай бұрын

Lol me with my insomnia

I thought i would enter a video about someone talking bs about the 4090 but it was an amazing repair video. Good job

Holy mother of god! I'm an EE and your work is breathtaking. Recently found your channel. Subscribed. Once again, your work is incredible

7:18 You missed an opportunity right there "the short is gone"

@adaniel69

2 ай бұрын

🤣🤣🤣from northbridgefix.... And from Sorin: "we have a picture! Can't believe!" 🤣🤣🤣

@Krisztian5HUN

2 ай бұрын

@@adaniel69 better than factory

You deserve a technical and skill award for successfully completing this procedure.

Amazing repair describes this fix perfectly. Way beyond anything I expected from a repair attempt. Customer owes you some candy.

You have the patient, skill and most importantly, the love on fixing things and recive the enjoyment on successful! Thank you for the fix!

I am speechless... Legendary repair🙌

I know a guy that wouldn't put that much work into a GPU.. respect to you, sir! Well done. Awesome repair and video!

This video is a technicians story of hope! Very motivated after watching you take an idea, realise the vision, through logic and persistence, until the dream came true. Quite a beautiful thing to see.

You are a Master at your craft!!!! WOW.... the work to fix that 4090.... just WOW!

Hello Doctor... Good surgery as always! You're in different level.. Congrats.

your repairs are so fascinating to watch

never knew these types of videos would have such a calming effect thanks!

Unbelievable your skill and technique~! I have never seen anything like the repair job you did on that card. Absolutely incredible!!

Damn this must be such a tedious task even for you. Btw, love how you separate two solder balls already joined together 😅

None of his friends can recognize him anymore but he will live lol. Amazing work as usual!

You have far, far more patience than I do. Once upon a long time ago, I MAYBE would have done this. Now, not so much. Kudos to you man!

I'm speechless. Your skills and workmanship are so great.

'What sorcery is this?' Great work from the Wizard once more.

Honestly very cool and very well done. Props to whoever sent that donor board.

@KitsuneKiera

2 ай бұрын

I don't know if you saw that story from a while ago about some company in china basically buying 4090s just for the die and memory and they were making their own boards to convert them to be blower style AI cards, I wonder if the PCB and cooler came from somewhere like that after all they would have little reason to be careful with the original board.

What a humongous amount of work. Awesome! Thanks for sharing!

Thank you for showing us your excellent work. This is the kind of content I search for everyday. Beautiful.

Tony you are the goat of GFX card repair nice job.

7:19 and the short is gone Magical!!

A true Labor of Love indeed. this isnt normal repair takes a passionate guy who loves what he is doing to pull this off.. kudos. and lucky client too.

Unbelievable work. 90% of stuff you do I have no idea but it looks amazing

Your work ethic, attention to detail, and just the amount you *care* about the work you do is fantastic. We need more peeps like you.

No words... about your skills ... impressive

Awesome repair dude. Not everyone would have the balls to do that reball. Pure props

Every video is fascinating to watch you repair. This was the best one yet! I can't imagine how time consuming it must be to setup video recording on such detailed and patient work like this. Great job!

Hats off to you sir. (Flat earth ones too). Amazing repair. Alex would have called it a no fix before taking the screws out. Well done!

every time i watch a 4090 repair video im glad i bought a 7900xtx

@thisfeatureisbad

Ай бұрын

Any GPU can break at some point. NVIDIA being the top of the star recently thanks to all melting connectors and some weird ass cables. I would rather solder them directly onto the PCB and not give a single F about the looks.

@kevinsteinman8967

Ай бұрын

@@thisfeatureisbad That's how I fixed a grand son's 4090 after a melted connector that even had a safety clip to make sure the wire was secured. Works great now and been running that way for a long time now.

@stormk-1130

Ай бұрын

@@thisfeatureisbad Looks are useless in pc world to be honest. people dont even waste their time looking the hardware, they waste their time in the damn screen. i still dont get it with all this crap about looks lol

@GizmoMaltese

Ай бұрын

7900xtx is a nice card if your budget is tight

@ChuckFreeman0102

Ай бұрын

Amd lagged in all my games and has inferior drivers. Sad but true.

This was extremely impressive work and world class attention to detail…and you even filmed the entire process. Hats off to you my friend. Truly amazing!

@northwestrepair

Ай бұрын

Thanks

Amazing. I thought it was going to be you Frankensteining something together, but ended up it was an amazing repair and I unexpectedly stayed for the whole thing.

That is pure surgery 😮 ❤❤ watching every single video on your channel and can tell that you do that with a lot of patience I know others who would say that's not economical nor practical 😂

Very well done. I can't imagine the sick feeling of someone's 4090 shitting the bed and no longer working.

@iLeicha

Ай бұрын

High-end GPUs usually comes with 3 to 5 years warranty. If the GPU stop working the user send it back to where he originally bought it and they should send him a new one.

@DecibelAlex

Ай бұрын

@@iLeicha 2-3 years is standard for pc parts, high end or low end makes no difference. some manufacturers might offer an additional 1 year warranty on some products, but you're not getting a 5 year warranty from retailers unless you buy their extended warranty. they would go bankrupt if they did

@UKKNGaming

23 күн бұрын

​@@iLeichaNvidia and the manufacturers don't recognize the damages done to the 4090 in most cases so you literally have a paper weight card when it breaks power connector and PCB cracking on the 4090 is not covered by warranty LMFAOOOOOOO

@agsystems8220

21 күн бұрын

I'm more thinking of the person who ripped their board apart only to discover that it wasn't the board that was the problem! That donor board must have had a story. I'm guessing this was a miner though, so limited sympathy.

YOU. ROCK! And you revived it on my birthday, too! Nice!

Awesome repair! And the music, 8 bit chilling vibes!

God damn, what a beast of a repair.

Man, your work is incredible! You deserve a lot more subscribers that you have!

@LuisAFigueroa

Ай бұрын

They are all going to the other grumpy guy. lol 🤣

The most extreme and amazing fix till now by far !! I'm shocked !

You have the patience of a very patient person.

not me going to the nearest trash bin

Bro, you are a legend, literally resurrected it from the dead.

I’m a continually impressed by your electrical engineering knowledge. Brilliant sir. I’m envious. Keep up the great videos!

You are scary good. I was precision soldering certified by the Air Force, and you make me look like an amateur. Good job and video.

What i think about this repair ? I think you are the goat , that's what i think . Amazing work .

I know nothing about fixing electronics, but I do like to watch this kind of video.

Man this guy has balls to deal with so many ball grid arrays! Fantastic work!

Mad respect! Insane amount of work. That's a lot of skill and passion there!

I think you're capable of designing your own GPU after watching this.

Knowledge + Experience + Precision god bless you 🙏

I imagine this must have taken quite a bit longer to repair due to filming, but it was fantastic to watch. The Transfer was just a phenomenal sequence. What a vibe.

One of best examples when someone really loves his job. Bravo 👍

Aww man, ya'll beat me to the comment section.

Insanely devoted repair... Hat down!

Incredibly impressive repair. More like a restoration.

showcase job for sure, if you count all the time spent - cost of labor far exceeds cost of new board. But man, patience to even try to do what I just saw deserves deepest respect! Hat off to you to show us mortals is what is possible.

That was nuts dude, great job!

@northwestrepair

Сағат бұрын

Thanks.

Dude, you are an artist. My hats off to you.

It's crazy how much knowledge and will he has,King.

You're an absolute madman. Amazing work my dude.

as someone who solders caps and wires for hobby as a very small scale. This is a hugee task. Mad respect.

Your experience allows you insight to many things . It shows in the video ! Well done

Amazing repair work. You definitely have more patience than I do.

Truly staggering amount of work and knowledge on display. Wow