Could it possibly help a 9600GT that seems to not be working very well and randomly loses signal to the monitor. The card may also be one of the ones with bad bumps on it.
Hard to say, but if the problem is intermittent, I'm not sure if baking is the solution for you. You're at a higher risk of losing the card if it still works... my card was completely dead, so I had nothing to lose.
OK, so I benchmarked my post-baked 8800GTX. I found very minor changes in test numbers. Spec Viewperf in 3DS Max showed a loss of 2 points, which isn't a really big deal. Viewperf Maya on the other hand actually showed a slight increase in performance. Cinebench R10 had the same results...
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...
OK, so I benchmarked my post-baked 8800GTX. I found very minor changes in test numbers. Spec Viewperf in 3DS Max showed a loss of 2 points, which isn't a really big deal. Viewperf Maya on the other hand actually showed a slight increase in performance. Cinebench R10 had the same results...
Good to see that the expected results are as expected, baking restored function at the same specs....within the margin of error
I'm thinking that my 8600 may not have come out of the bake quite as well as everyone else's 8800s did. I'm not getting graphic glitches anymore, but gpu folding also doesn't appear to be working. Seems that it always ends up EUE erroring on me now. Haven't tried playing any games since baking my card yet... been too busy with the move.
Glad to hear it! I saved my cousin's 8800GT last weekend as well. I'm surprised at how broad the problem seems to be (an how successful the solution has been!)
that's great they recovered their cards! (sucks yours didn't make it though :/ ) I'm really surprised at how effective this has been. I haven't heard of many failed bakes since I did mine. Yours and a card that Prime has are the only two I can think of. Who knew?
I have 2 MSI 8800GTX's OC with the weird lines and stuff. Have been using them as paperweights for about 6 months now. Gonna try baking them this week, will post results
I baked the 2 8800GTX's this weekend, got to try them today, they're both up and running
I have another one so i'll try and get a 780i mobo so I can use them all hehe
I have seen this method in a couple of places. Your post says to put the gpu facing up some others say the opposite. Facing the gpu down actually makes sense as the solder is on the bottom. Can anyone verify which way they baked thier cards. I have 3 dead 8800 gtx's I would love to bring back to life.
Maybe my math is out. Maybe time moves slower in the Southern Hemisphere?
385F = 196C.... Check
10minutes northern = 10 minutes southern.... Check
I just baked a dead 8800gtx and 8 or so minutes into the bake, had electronic components going off like rockets inside the oven.
One valueble thing I did learn from it though. If you want to harvest a bunch of components off a PC board, overbaking it is the way to go. They pop off with the pins all clean and shiny.
Im off to scratch in my spares bin to see if I can find another GPU to experiment on.....
I'm sure I messed something up. I found another card I can try it on. An old AGP X800. Will see how that one makes out. Will have to wait until the week-end though.
Shouldn't hurt to re-bake it... but each time you reflow the solder it's likely not going to bond as well so the fix will last shorter and shorter periods of time. Or at least my limited knowledge of electrical engineering would suggest that to me. You might want to start saving for a new card.
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Regular AS5 will do just fine
still interested in the unbaked vs baked benchmarks.....:bigggrin:
I'll put it on the list.
But who knows, there's only one way to find out.
So uhh.... yep.
Good to see that the expected results are as expected, baking restored function at the same specs....within the margin of error
Is yours still working ?
I have another one so i'll try and get a 780i mobo so I can use them all hehe
385F = 196C.... Check
10minutes northern = 10 minutes southern.... Check
I just baked a dead 8800gtx and 8 or so minutes into the bake, had electronic components going off like rockets inside the oven.
One valueble thing I did learn from it though. If you want to harvest a bunch of components off a PC board, overbaking it is the way to go. They pop off with the pins all clean and shiny.
Im off to scratch in my spares bin to see if I can find another GPU to experiment on.....
Dozens of people have performed this successfully with 385F @ 10 minutes, so it sounds like temperature is to blame.
I have baked my card twice, without any problems.
Even the plastic connectors are unharmed by the heat.