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Dead 8800 GTX scienced to undeath by oven, mad owner

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The tale of one man's journey to revive his dead GeForce 8800 GTX using panic, happy thoughts, and an oven pre-heated to 385°F.
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Published: 49 days 8 hours ago | Article | PC | Tech
 
 

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UPSLynx - 49 days 8 hours ago
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I can seriously think of fewer more awkward feeling things than when I put my graphics card into the oven. It was tense, odd, and concerning.

Be prepared for the smell though. Remember when you tried to make creepy crawlers as a kid but burned them? very similar...
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dchalfont - 49 days 7 hours ago
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that's awesome, i still don't think i would have the balls to try it...
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zerocrossing - 49 days 7 hours ago
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3 - WOW!
this is the sh@t they dont teach you in school =D now remmember kiddies if your graphics card dies on you at school just ask your home-ec teacher if you can pop it in the oven for lets say about 10 mins, lol ok seriously DONT'T even think of attempting this unless your atleast mildly skilled at IT, or atleast can bake a decent cacke.
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sbstncstllo - 49 days 7 hours ago
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4 - SCIENCE
Now that was awsome!
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Modestmex - 49 days 7 hours ago
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I'm gonna try this with my old 8800gtx r.i.p. Besides i got nothing to lose.
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primesuspect - 49 days 6 hours ago
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It's gonna work. Do it!
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vudu - 49 days 1 hour ago
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5.2 - That makes 2 of us
I have a dead card and now I think it's oven time.
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badz149 - 48 days 10 hours ago
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5.3 - wow...
looking forward for the result!
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SilentShank - 49 days 7 hours ago
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6 - Equally Awkward.
Wrapping your 360 in a towel.

Not being a troll or anything, but after my 360 died, I wrapped that sucker in a towl and turned it on. OF course it didn't work right away... a few restarts later and...

A miracle! The solder melted and hardened, connected the GPU to the motherboard again, bringing it back from the dead!

But like all zombies, it died the next morning, and wouldn't see the dashboard again... turtle beach towel and all.
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SilentShank - 49 days 7 hours ago
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6.1 - Ha
Apparently this Oven Trick works the same way. Melting the solder so it reattaches to whatever is causing the issue.

I wouldn't suggest this, because you can easily inspect your card for any pitting or loose connections. IF you can't find any issues, then feel free to bake yourself a GPUPIE.
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Darkfocus - 49 days 7 hours ago
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7 - Thats friggin amazing :D
my old graphics card had the same issues he described and I still have it around! Defiantly trying this thanks for submitting it.
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wAtdaFck - 49 days 7 hours ago
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i really enjoyed reading the article!

and when my 8800 dies on me, i think i'll know what to do...

*twiddles fingers*
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Pandamobile - 49 days 6 hours ago
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Off topic:Me and my friends grabbed an old, busted PC and f*cked it good by plugging a 120 volt AC adapter into the ATX power connector. The southbridge exploded =D

I find it kind of funny that you can fix stuff by cooking it :V
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Timesplitter14 - 49 days 6 hours ago
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The amount of science in this article is mindblowing
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TheIneffableBob - 49 days 6 hours ago
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[H] did it first. Same video card, too.

http://hera.hardocp.com/sho...
(This thread has 300,000 views)
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UltimateSin - 48 days 21 hours ago
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That's a rusty effing oven he's got there
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Kakkoii - 48 days 20 hours ago
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Yep, it's sad they didn't choose to include the originator of this technique in their story. Making it seem as if Robert came up with this idea on his own.

http://hardforum.com/showpo...

http://www.ocforums.com/sho...

http://www.overclock.net/nv...

And there's many more around. It's become quite well known in the PC tech community.
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wanderofys - 49 days 5 hours ago
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I'm happy to see this! I use this exact same card, so if it ever dies, I know there is solution :)
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Software_Lover - 48 days 13 hours ago
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13 - Wow
Would have never thought to do that if my GPU died. The power of the internet, LOL
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