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UPSLynx
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12 Nov 2009, 12:36am

Dead 8800 GTX scienced to undeath by oven, mad owner

Dead 8800 GTX scienced to undeath by oven, mad owner
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Dare
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12 Nov 2009, 12:50am
Awesome. Just, plain, awesome.
The writing alone was worth the read. XD
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Gargoyle
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12 Nov 2009, 12:55am
This article makes me hungry.
In a related anecdote, a friend of mine tried the "towel trick" with his Xbox 360 after its output got garbled, and it sprung back to life, too.
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12 Nov 2009, 12:56am
This article easily one of Icrontic's top 25 maybe even 20.
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photodude
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12 Nov 2009, 1:30am
I wonder if I should trying this baking trick with a laptop that has a malfunctioning usb port from a static discharge to the USB port...and/or the dvd/cd-rw that no longer reads CDs

Questions, Questions, Questions
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septimus
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12 Nov 2009, 1:32am
I'm surprised the junk on the backside of the card didn't drop off. Kudos!

btw, this method of reflowing works on laptop motherboards too
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12 Nov 2009, 1:35am
Walt, you should just register already

It takes about 35 seconds....
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12 Nov 2009, 2:18am
@prime, Ok I joined....(too bad I can't link my past posts to the new profile)

@septimus, Thanks for the tip...I'll put this to my list of questionable activities to do this winter.
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12 Nov 2009, 3:05am
Excellent work, Bobby; a great read.
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UPSLynx
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12 Nov 2009, 3:05am
Welcome (officially) to Icrontic, photodude!

Septimus - all the stickers are all brittle now, they hardly remain, but I was surprised myself to find them intact.

If you're going to bake a lappy, make sure to remove all the plastic parts as possible. And the screen, obviously. The heat would probably do more harm than good unless you strip it down.

Glad everyone is enjoying the piece, this was one of my favorites to write.
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12 Nov 2009, 3:21am
You just HAD to throw in a Portal reference. For that, your card is going to commit seppuku to restore honor to your PC.

...but ranting aside, glad to hear it works. Between the excellent story and the mouth-watering epilogue photo... well done! Oops, that pun wasn't intended! Nooooooooooooooo!
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OrionGamer
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12 Nov 2009, 3:23am
Superb Science.... XD

hey just to wonder does not the PCB board melt>>>??

I done the Towel Trick..... it worked and saved me £200
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Ace_Jambo
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12 Nov 2009, 3:24am
Wow!!! I will have to try this on my 8800 GTS 640mb that broke a year back when i took the heat sync+fan off to clean it...

Oh oh and i will also put in my reacently deceased HD 4870 that died on me last week after 15 Mins of playing borderlands... this is after a suck of the Dyson tho... again cleaning dust out of the Heat sync is a kIller of my cards!!!
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12 Nov 2009, 3:27am
its good i found this article, otherwise my cousins dead laptop would still be sitting on the table i left it on 2 weeks ago, collecting dust. thank you septimus and bobby

and btw, the humor in the article made me smile a few times (LOL-ing is a non-function)
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12 Nov 2009, 3:27am
Vacuums generate massive static electricity as ionized dust particles rush across the plastic of the unit's attachments. Bad mojo. Better to use canned air.
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12 Nov 2009, 3:36am
O right.. Thanks Thrax well im looking at a 5770 next with the option of a second next.... But one question.... Was this over fan-assisted?? 196C with a fan assisted wont melt the 2 cards il be baking in the morro?? :S
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primesuspect
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12 Nov 2009, 3:57am
Quoting photodude
@prime, Ok I joined....(too bad I can't link my past posts to the new profile)
What you get at Icrontic:

Personal service. Lincoln (the dev) just went through and manually edited the DB so that your old posts came over to the new account.

Welcome to our home
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Winga
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12 Nov 2009, 4:41am
That was awesome!!
I've frozen a lot of hardware but never baked it
Easy on the A1 sauce
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Tim
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12 Nov 2009, 5:12am
What's wrong with editing in Windows Movie Maker? I've been using it for 6-1/2 years and 159 episodes of my webshow, "Online Video" at www.loudmouthtim.com .
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12 Nov 2009, 5:21am
Great write up, Bobby! Baking GPU cake seems to be very tasty.
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12 Nov 2009, 5:21am
Wow, now that's what I call a PROTIP!
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Buddy J
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12 Nov 2009, 5:28am
Quoting Tim
What's wrong with editing in Windows Movie Maker? I've been using it for 6-1/2 years and 159 episodes of my webshow, "Online Video" at www.loudmouthtim.com .
Windows Movie Maker =


Lynx requires =
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12 Nov 2009, 6:11am
But Windows Movie Maker has three wheels. Clearly it's the better choice.
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12 Nov 2009, 6:11am
^ best possible answer

10/10
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12 Nov 2009, 6:11am
Quoting Butters
This article easily one of Icrontic's top 25 maybe even 20.
Which is saying something because Butters has been here longer than I have!
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12 Nov 2009, 6:16am
Quoting Gargoyle
But Windows Movie Maker has three wheels. Clearly it's the better choice.
Three wheels works for millions of toddlers. They can't possibly be wrong.
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MJO
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12 Nov 2009, 7:51am
I did the same thing to my 8800 GTX back in june.
Unfortunately without the pictures, I was in a bit of a hurry.
But here is the thread.
http://icrontic.com/forum/showthread.php?t=83994

[EDIT Link fixed, and BTW the gfx is still working fine, and it has been working fine in the five months since I attempted my bake-off. ]
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MJO edited : 12 Nov 2009 at 6:53pm .
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12 Nov 2009, 8:31am
I wish I would have known about this when my laptops gpu took a poop..I sold the laptop on ebay for real cheap and the person who bought it got it working in 12 hours.....even sent me a e-mail like he was taunting me.....lol.
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UPSLynx
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12 Nov 2009, 9:24am
Quoting Buddy J
Windows Movie Maker =


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so, so true.

So glad everyone is enjoying this piece. If you decide to have your own bake-off, do let us know how it turns out!

And Winga - I agree. A well baked GPU will have enough intense flavoring that A1 will only detract from it. nom nom
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UPSLynx
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12 Nov 2009, 9:29am
Quoting MJO
I did the same thing to my 8800 GTX back in june.
Unfortunately without the pictures, I was in a bit of a hurry.
But here is the thread.
http://icrontic.com/forum/showthread.php?t=83994
Oh yes, I remember. I'm hardly the first to do this (and n00bs on reddit have been calling me a hack, stealing the idea, ect). That was never the point. The point was to spin a web of the experience of my bake. The whole story was so asinine and absurd, it just had to be shared. If I'm telling a story, I might as well make it informative and functional. What a blast it was to do.
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gamerazor89
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12 Nov 2009, 11:45am
how about 8600gt? i have the same problem. can we used the same method to fix the prob?
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12 Nov 2009, 12:18pm
Bobby, this is currently circulating around my office. We are now deciding whether to try this with some dead Nokia Firewalls and a couple of 2960s.

It's like a regular barbeque!

Gamerazor89, theoretically, yes. Please note that Icrontic take no responsibility if you bake it too long and your mom tries to serve it for your dinner.
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12 Nov 2009, 1:11pm
Quoting UPSLynx
If you're going to bake a lappy, make sure to remove all the plastic parts as possible.
I'll be striping the laptop down to just the mainboard if I can..... I'm a little concerned about the plastic CPU mount and the various other plastic connectors on the board....but as it stands, it's functionally dead, so no harm in trying
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It would be interesting to see some benchmarks from the Baked GPU, I wonder how they stack up vs the previous unbaked state? Did it restore function at the same specs, or could baking cause a performance hit?
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ido
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12 Nov 2009, 2:43pm
nice one!
must mention that this is a good way fixing xbox 360`s rrod and ps3`s ylod.
also a heat gun can be used insted of an oven , and dont forget 2 importent things:
1-DONT move the board at all for a good few hours after the process!
2-DO remember to apply thermal compound on the gpu after it cooled off.
good luck to all the bakers!!!
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12 Nov 2009, 3:33pm
NOTE: Even though many things are better on grills then using an oven, this is not one of them.

Great article Lynx!!!
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12 Nov 2009, 3:59pm
"Like bringing Natty Boh (Ed: Lonestar?) to a party wrong."

offended. bringing Boh to a party is like when your Aunt Bertha brings her infamous green-jello-with-green-beans-because-they're-green-like-the-jello-so-they-must-match salad. it's gross, but it wouldn't be Thanksgiving without it.
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Quady the Turnip
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12 Nov 2009, 5:52pm
Dude, clean out the bottom of your oven. That shit's gross.
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UPSLynx
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12 Nov 2009, 6:49pm
Quoting Shorty
Bobby, this is currently circulating around my office. We are now deciding whether to try this with some dead Nokia Firewalls and a couple of 2960s.

It's like a regular barbeque!
hahaha! that's awesome.

ido: those are very good points. Forgetting thermal compound means your resurrected GPU won't enjoy the zombie life for long.

And yes, heat guns can also be used for this. I preferred an oven in this instance, as I had no idea where the actual fracture(s) was. Using an oven ensured even heat along every point on the board.
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Hamad
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12 Nov 2009, 6:53pm
Wohoo,
cool man.
I have my 8800GTX still functioning. I don't know if I'd be brave enough to try this if it fails. The 8800 GTX is an awesome piece of hardware that has yet to fail me after serving for 3 years now. It has kept my urge to upgrade in check so far.
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UPSLynx
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12 Nov 2009, 7:08pm
Quoting Quady the Turnip
Dude, clean out the bottom of your oven. That shit's gross.
NO U

Quoting Hamad
Wohoo,
cool man.
I have my 8800GTX still functioning. I don't know if I'd be brave enough to try this if it fails. The 8800 GTX is an awesome piece of hardware that has yet to fail me after serving for 3 years now. It has kept my urge to upgrade in check so far.

Yeah, I love the thing. It still gets by in most games today at full settings with minimal slowdown. I feel it's only now starting to be eclipsed by new game engines, which is impressive considering it's almost four year run
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12 Nov 2009, 10:53pm
Would heat guns introduce too much static?
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12 Nov 2009, 11:26pm
lovingly done bobby. :]
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UPSLynx
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13 Nov 2009, 12:46am
Quoting cherplunka
lovingly done bobby. :]
Thanks! I had a feeling you'd enjoy this one, crossing video games and food in such a way...



Quoting Gargoyle
Would heat guns introduce too much static?
That's a good question. Being inexperienced in the method, I don't have an answer. Anyone else?
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13 Nov 2009, 10:18am
So guys, I in fact have 2, yes thats right, 2 * 8800 cards, a gtx and a gts that have both been given me the blocks of garbled colours and textures as they slowly make their way into the dark abyss that is my spare room with all the other $500+ cards, cpu's, hard drives that have failed over the years. I'm going to try this on the weekend to both cards to see if it works and I will let you know!
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13 Nov 2009, 10:58am
Shorion, we want to hear your results!
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13 Nov 2009, 11:24am
I did this to an old broken 8600GT. I was really doubting it but it worked! I was so happy
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13 Nov 2009, 4:28pm
I so wish I'd heard of this before I tossed the card. On the other hand, is there a better excuse for buying a new card?
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UPSLynx
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13 Nov 2009, 4:42pm
Quoting mjollie
I so wish I'd heard of this before I tossed the card. On the other hand, is there a better excuse for buying a new card?

Perhaps the lottery.... but no, there aren't many. Of course, the 'I'm a geek, I need the newest stuff' excuse is always good enough for me
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13 Nov 2009, 5:07pm
God.... I love this place. If I die, let me come back as a Server that hosts Icrontic!!!
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13 Nov 2009, 11:15pm
It would be interesting to see some benchmarks from the Baked GPU, I wonder how they stack up vs the previous unbaked state of the GPU? Did it restore function at the same specs, or could baking cause a performance hit even though it restored function?

I would expect it functions normally, but you never know...
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