8800GT GPU Reflow with hot air gun

This 8800GT displayed artifacts and froze at the pre-windows bios screen.

Baking is for cookies and pies NOT graphics cards. Most of the components on these boards are not rated to handle such high temperatures so USE A HOT AIR GUN NOT AN OVEN.

Card was tested via 3dmark vantage 10 consecutive times at default settings with no artifacts, abnormalitys or freezing.

Re-apply your thermal paste before giving your video card a permanent home inside your PC case ( or before running any GPU intensive processes ).

The unit I used for the rework was:
BlackJack SolderWerks Hot Air System w Suction Pen & Mechanical Arm (BK4050)
http://www.circuitspecialists.com/prod.itml/icOid/9751

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Howto & Style

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• 8800GT
• 8800 GT
• fix
• repair
• artifacts
• Over heat
• G P U
• GPU
• Re-flow
• Reflow
• hot air gun
• Graphics card
• BlackJack BK4050
• BlackJack
• BK4050

[digitalmonkeynuts]

loved the video thanks for taking the time to make it, I have an 8800 here and just purchased a hot air reflow soldering workstation, are you hovering around 2 inches above? or 3 inches? also the card I have is rebooting the machine constantly - it boots with no post, then just reboots again, tested with another graphics card and works fine, will re flowing to GPU it be worth a chance?

[CPRcomputersDirect]

@digitalmonkeynuts

Your very welcome, you want to keep the gun around 1" away this gives the hot air room to spread a little more evenly ( avoiding hotspots ) without allowing so much space that the hot air cools before it hits the chip.

Typically, it will only reboot if the card is working long enough to load into the OS (Due to the system failure default settings "automatically restart") ...It can't hurt to try though.

[rimtech45]

awsome video Reflow with hot air gun how much are they

[CPRcomputersDirect]

@rimtech45

Thank you, they are currently around $119.00 USD

[leonlim2008]

Thanks for sharing, by the way may I know is this method works with laptop graphic card too?

[CPRcomputersDirect]

@leonlim2008

Yes, it will be the same with most intergrated graphics.

[CPRcomputersDirect]

@andrestall

There will be no gum in the next video ;)

[2Hitt]

Thx, I used wifes hair dryer ;)

[novat3kk]

@kim0050 good for you, i can work for months, but when your supplying a service and giving a warranty you need a BGA rework station to repair this type of fault as i wouldn't be charging money for this type of repair if i wasn't 100% sure it wouldn't fail again after a few weeks :)

[novat3kk]

This isn't a reflow, but only a super heat for a proper reflow you require a BGA rework station which heats from top and bottom, this "fix" will last about 1 month maybe more if your lucky :)

[kim0050]

my gtx 280 still works 4 months now.my 7900gtx toooo....

[swsurf01]

No its the same problem - GPU

[render8]

Thanks for reply, I posted same question @ your other vid, please ignore. Will probably pickup same unit. Great price.