THE- OVEN TRICK - WORKED

antipesto93 · 05-19-09, 01:37 PM

Ok, i got an 8800gtx of ebay, and it had artifacts all over the screen, like a chessboard
i reflashd the bios --- still nothing
then 'Jason4207' recomended the oven trick, i guessed this meant putting your graphics card into the oven

i put it in the oven for around 5 mins >>AND NOW IT WORKS
i seriously thourght he was joking, but i got so angry because i couldnt fix the card, i just bunged it in the oven and it workeddd WOO IME SOO HAPPY AND FEEL LIKE I SHOULD TELL EVERYONE!!!
THANKS FOR ALL YOU HELP!!

( by the way if anyone is going to try it make sure u take all the heatsinks off first and make sure u use PREHEATED oven set to 385F ( gass mark 6) (solder melts around 364F) )
different people left it in there for different times, most people said 6-8 mins 14 is too much

wow ime so happy

****EDIT1****
GUIDE

1: remove heatsink and thermal paste
2: preheat oven to 385F to 400F( NO HIGHER!) ( gas mark 6)
3: lay foil over the oven rack
4: make 4 balls of foil, about 4cm high,
5L when the oven is heated to its corrent temperature, put the graphics card on the 4 balls, one on each corner )
6: leave for around 6-10 mins, NO MORE THAN 12 OR IT WILL MELT
7: ENOJOY!!!

****EDIT 2****
THIS FIX MAY NOT LAST FOREVER, SO PLEASE DO NOT PUT CARDS IN THE OVEN AND THEN SELL THEM its not nice!!

Testimonials:

RAVANELI: but desperate to get it back I tossed it in the oven too. MIRACLE!

haste 226: i was finally able to attempt this today and im amazed! it worked. wow...if i had only known when it died...

POLARYS425: Add one more 8800GTX to the success list. I just baked it for 12-15 minutes at 385F.

ME: Stuck it in the oven for 8 mins (exactly) AND NOW IT WORKS!!!!! aaaaaa im soo hapy

DANBROKE: Sweet lord! I just did it too my cellphone that wasnt working and Walla!! It work again!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! OMG! Great trick!!

might as well give it a shot. To my amazement it totally worked, card is now (apparently) all good with no video corruption or anything

zOZ: I threw it in the oven and it came out and also... now works

BADBONJI: he didn't believe me (I gave him some links of how people have done it) and now it works again, saves him from buying another gpu for a while!

WIKING: Thank you so much, this resurected my x800xl that didnt even POST

ANOTHERSMOKE: let cool new paste and wallah! been folding when not at computer for 3 weeks

PINKGOLD This is madness!! Yesturday I had an 8800gtx that wouldn't even let my comp start if it was connected! Today after 5 mins of light baking, I have a fully functioning gpu!!

Gods_oMekone: it works! booted into windows fine. going to install some games and make sure 3d works

AND ANOTHER 23 PAGES OF IT WROKING FOR PEOPLE http://www.hardforum.com/showthread.php?t=1421792

anyone want to write a proper guide ?

bchur83 · 05-19-09, 02:07 PM

Damn, thats awesome. Similar to the Xbox RROD, Overheat it and it usually fixes the problem. I have heard of this trick before, but never tried it.

Twigglish · 05-19-09, 02:14 PM

Where does everyone find these dead video cards?
I haven't seen a single one on ebay.

antipesto93 · 05-19-09, 02:18 PM

i was just lucky some dude was selling them in the UK ebay
ebay uk and .com are all out at the moment !

{PGA}AfterShock · 05-19-09, 02:20 PM

how long is it suppose to be in the oven, I got 2 7950 gt cards collecting dust, 1 is dead and I'm going to kill the other card since they are worthless these days lol and it will be fun to try

ChinStrap · 05-19-09, 02:26 PM

what did you set the oven for?!

antipesto93 · 05-19-09, 02:29 PM

well after realiseing it was nota bios problem ( as i flashed the bios)
the card looked in perfect working order
but apparently, the oven thing works, because it melts the solder joints,
( the tiny ones that the human eye cany see ) and then freezes them again
i did it at 385F ( gass mark 6/5.5) (solder melts around 364F) )
i kept it in there for around 5 mins ( i lost count )
but basically untill you eithert - smell solder melting - OR when you see that the larger solder joints have gone abit more shiny

i will get some pics up 2morrow of before and after

i still cant get over what happend!!!

BobbyBubblehead · 05-19-09, 02:32 PM

antipesto93 #Laughs#
you lucky lucky lad!

well done on the bravery front #Chuckles#

im impressed

£20 GPU fixer upper... amazing, really was starting to think you were out of luck with that card.

imposter · 05-19-09, 02:56 PM

subscribed for further questioning

antipesto93 · 05-19-09, 03:02 PM

dam i think my 600w psu cant take it! its making some freaky noise when i stress test
i hope it dosent blow up on me!

downer · 05-19-09, 03:05 PM

Did you put the card directly on the rack or what?

BobbyBubblehead · 05-19-09, 03:09 PM

hows about just running it for a while before you go stressing it.
wait out for any anomalies before you go thrashing the pants off everything

expect the psu has found new work to do, depends how loud and un-associated a noise were talking here?

downer · 05-19-09, 03:20 PM

Are you sure it's the PSU making the noise? Sometimes it's the video card itself that can make a buzzing type of sound from the coils.

jason4207 · 05-19-09, 03:21 PM

Freakin' awesome!

So glad I could help!

I've never done it, but if I did I'd put the card in a Pyrex dish or similar. And instead of removing the card form the oven while hot, let it cool in the oven (you can open the door), so that none of the solder joints gets jostled about while melted.

Basically the solder joints can get brittle over time and develop micro-fractures. These can stop or weaken an electrical signal. Typically the tiny solder joints on the bottom of RAM chips are the earliest victims. The PCB has a bit of flex to it, but the chips do not, and that can exasperate the issue. So, the idea here is to melt all those tiny joints and let them re-harden into a like-new state.

I thought there might be an issue w/ some plastic melting on the board. Things like the PCIe 6-pin power plug, and fan header come to mind. But apparently it isn't as big of a deal as I thought.

It's probably a good idea to open some windows if you do this. The solder should be lead-free, but there may be other noxious fumes present.

hokiealumnus · 05-19-09, 03:22 PM

Put the PSU in the oven!!

(kidding.

)

antipesto93 · 05-19-09, 03:44 PM

i am pretty sure its the psu, i have uploaded a sound file
http://www.2shared.com/file/5857586/...itled__3_.html
( u need to put ur volume pretty high)
it kinda sounds like when you open a coke can just a tiny bit

MonkeyMhz · 05-19-09, 04:11 PM

Wow,

You mentioned it fixed the microfractures. Im not 100% sure, but I beleive the failing Mobile Nvidia GPU's are caused from the same problem. My old laptop died because of it. Maybe I should put my laptop in the oven. lol. Or just take out the mobo and stuff and give that a go. lol. I probably won't though, but I wonder.

Lol watch this catch on and have pizzareas doing computer repairs. Just slide it in the oven! Free medium and large pizza with every repair.

Neuromancer · 05-19-09, 04:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by antipesto93

Ok , i got an 8800gtx of ebay, and it had artifacts all over the screen, like a chessboard
i reflashd the bios --- still nothing
then 'Jason4207' recomended the oven trick, i guessed this meant putting your graphics card into the oven

i put it in the oven for around 5 mins
AND NOW IT WORKS
i seriously thourght he was joking, but i got so angry because i couldnt fix the card, i just bunged it in the oven and it workeddd WOO IME SOO HAPPY AND FEEL LIKE I SHOULD TELL EVERYONE!!!
THANKS FOR ALL YOU HELP!!

( by the way if anyone is going to try it make sure u take all the heatsinks off first and make sure u use aPREHEATED oven set to 385F ( gass mark 6) (solder melts around 364F) )

wow ime so happy - i got an 8800gtx for 20 pounds!!!!!

Wow some wierd fluke that you got a leaded solder card. Solder for the last ~5 years is ROHS compliant and you would probably melt the PCB before the solder is well over 400F and we had to turn our pots from 600 to 800F to keep it fluid.

Hardin · 05-19-09, 04:42 PM

I'm not comfortable with putting anything in the oven that isn't edible.

jediobi1 · 05-19-09, 04:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Neur0mancer

Wow some wierd fluke that you got a leaded solder card. Solder for the last ~5 years is ROHS compliant and you would probably melt the PCB before the solder is well over 400F and we had to turn our pots from 600 to 800F to keep it fluid.

i bought some solder recently thinking it was lead free but guess what it wasnt, and the store i got it from didnt have any without lead

antipesto93 · 05-19-09, 04:54 PM

NEW PICS: )
my temps were idling at around 65, so i took off the huge plastic thing and used zip ties to stick a fan to it
temps have been reduced around 10c

not too sure about if it should be pushing air into the heatsink or pulling

the plasting 'thing' ....yeah i know...pointless pic....

benbaked · 05-19-09, 04:58 PM

Pushing air into the fins should provide the most benefit.

ravaneli · 05-19-09, 05:18 PM

Me being a genius, decided to wash my old 6800 GT with hot water once koz the fan and sink were too dusty to try to clean otherwise. Needless to say, the card wouldn't work afterwards, even after 20 mins with my hairdryer. I had never heard of that trick then, but desperate to get it back I tossed it in the oven too. MIRACLE!

It's still running strong ( I sold the whole PC to a friend)

antipesto93 · 05-19-09, 05:22 PM

wow, washing a graphics card under water is a new 1 !

BobbyBubblehead · 05-19-09, 05:50 PM

bet you carnt make my R10 power choke go again thoe, looks like its been in the oven but the rest of the card hasnt

this is the miracle line isnt it?

jediobi1 - cheer up about the leaded solder it works better and you get to do it for less time #Chuckles#

ihrsetrdr · 05-19-09, 05:59 PM

mmm, I love that smell of baked PCBs...I don't usually smell it in the kitchen, more like in my computer room!

jediobi1 · 05-19-09, 10:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BobbyBubblehead

bet you carnt make my R10 power choke go again thoe, looks like its been in the oven but the rest of the card hasnt

this is the miracle line isnt it?

jediobi1 - cheer up about the leaded solder it works better and you get to do it for less time #Chuckles#

true, but i threw it out, dont wanna use something thats gonna kill me but thats getting harder and harder to do

Gods_oMekone · 05-20-09, 12:54 AM

i have a old x1950pro that gave my checkerboards then died soon after. i should give this a shot.

think its agp tho. no way to test after.

computernewbie · 05-20-09, 01:56 AM

its not really an "oven trick", you do the same thing with your xbox when you get the red ring of death, except you dont stick it in an oven, you put it under 5 pillows and let it overheat, ofcourse that temporarily fixes the problem, i do believe when a graphics card over heats its circuit breaks, thats why it wont work, and when you heat it all up, the whole circuit breaks i guess, providing a temporary fix, it'll last you for a week, maybe, or maybe youll get lucky and it'll last you much longer, not quite sure since its never been done with a graphics card :P

Zantal · 05-20-09, 02:58 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by antipesto93

i am pretty sure its the psu, i have uploaded a sound file
http://www.2shared.com/file/5857586/...itled__3_.html
( u need to put ur volume pretty high)
it kinda sounds like when you open a coke can just a tiny bit

No need to worry about it.

inductor coils, power section FETs, high speed memory access, and clock speed

are the cause of the noise, i suppose we are still young enough to hear those sounds, and not everyone can hear those

I asked a friend of mine and he didn't hear nothing i suppose his ears don't hear high pitched noise.

05-19-09, 01:37 PM	#1
antipesto93 Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: london	THE- OVEN TRICK - WORKED Ok, i got an 8800gtx of ebay, and it had artifacts all over the screen, like a chessboard i reflashd the bios --- still nothing then 'Jason4207' recomended the oven trick, i guessed this meant putting your graphics card into the oven i put it in the oven for around 5 mins >>AND NOW IT WORKS i seriously thourght he was joking, but i got so angry because i couldnt fix the card, i just bunged it in the oven and it workeddd WOO IME SOO HAPPY AND FEEL LIKE I SHOULD TELL EVERYONE!!! THANKS FOR ALL YOU HELP!! ( by the way if anyone is going to try it make sure u take all the heatsinks off first and make sure u use PREHEATED oven set to 385F ( gass mark 6) (solder melts around 364F) ) different people left it in there for different times, most people said 6-8 mins 14 is too much wow ime so happy **EDIT1 GUIDE 1: remove heatsink and thermal paste 2: preheat oven to 385F to 400F( NO HIGHER!) ( gas mark 6) 3: lay foil over the oven rack 4: make 4 balls of foil, about 4cm high, 5L when the oven is heated to its corrent temperature, put the graphics card on the 4 balls, one on each corner ) 6: leave for around 6-10 mins, NO MORE THAN 12 OR IT WILL MELT 7: ENOJOY!!! EDIT 2** THIS FIX MAY NOT LAST FOREVER, SO PLEASE DO NOT PUT CARDS IN THE OVEN AND THEN SELL THEM its not nice!! Testimonials: RAVANELI: but desperate to get it back I tossed it in the oven too. MIRACLE! haste 226: i was finally able to attempt this today and im amazed! it worked. wow...if i had only known when it died... POLARYS425: Add one more 8800GTX to the success list. I just baked it for 12-15 minutes at 385F. ME: Stuck it in the oven for 8 mins (exactly) AND NOW IT WORKS!!!!! aaaaaa im soo hapy DANBROKE: Sweet lord! I just did it too my cellphone that wasnt working and Walla!! It work again!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! OMG! Great trick!! might as well give it a shot. To my amazement it totally worked, card is now (apparently) all good with no video corruption or anything zOZ: I threw it in the oven and it came out and also... now works BADBONJI: he didn't believe me (I gave him some links of how people have done it) and now it works again, saves him from buying another gpu for a while! WIKING: Thank you so much, this resurected my x800xl that didnt even POST ANOTHERSMOKE: let cool new paste and wallah! been folding when not at computer for 3 weeks PINKGOLD This is madness!! Yesturday I had an 8800gtx that wouldn't even let my comp start if it was connected! Today after 5 mins of light baking, I have a fully functioning gpu!! Gods_oMekone: it works! booted into windows fine. going to install some games and make sure 3d works AND ANOTHER 23 PAGES OF IT WROKING FOR PEOPLE http://www.hardforum.com/showthread.php?t=1421792 anyone want to write a proper guide ? __________________ CPU ......... I7 920 3849B @ 4.0ghz @1.29v.............Cooler.............Prolimatech Megahalems.......................... MOBO............. Ex58-Extreme RAM ............. 6gb DDR3 OCZ Gold 1600................. HDD ............. WD black 640gb 23mb............. GPU.............Zotac GTX 260 SE PSU ............. OCZ stealthXtreme 600w.................Case............. CM Storm Scout ......................... Sound ............. Xfi Xtreme music + Logitech X-540 Last edited by antipesto93; 10-13-09 at 02:30 PM.

05-19-09, 02:07 PM	#2
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05-19-09, 02:14 PM	#3
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05-19-09, 02:18 PM	#4
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05-19-09, 02:20 PM	#5
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05-19-09, 02:29 PM	#7
antipesto93 Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: london	well after realiseing it was nota bios problem ( as i flashed the bios) the card looked in perfect working order but apparently, the oven thing works, because it melts the solder joints, ( the tiny ones that the human eye cany see ) and then freezes them again i did it at 385F ( gass mark 6/5.5) (solder melts around 364F) ) i kept it in there for around 5 mins ( i lost count ) but basically untill you eithert - smell solder melting - OR when you see that the larger solder joints have gone abit more shiny i will get some pics up 2morrow of before and after i still cant get over what happend!!! __________________ CPU ......... I7 920 3849B @ 4.0ghz @1.29v.............Cooler.............Prolimatech Megahalems.......................... MOBO............. Ex58-Extreme RAM ............. 6gb DDR3 OCZ Gold 1600................. HDD ............. WD black 640gb 23mb............. GPU.............Zotac GTX 260 SE PSU ............. OCZ stealthXtreme 600w.................Case............. CM Storm Scout ......................... Sound ............. Xfi Xtreme music + Logitech X-540

05-19-09, 02:32 PM	#8
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05-19-09, 03:02 PM	#10
antipesto93 Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: london	dam i think my 600w psu cant take it! its making some freaky noise when i stress test i hope it dosent blow up on me! __________________ CPU ......... I7 920 3849B @ 4.0ghz @1.29v.............Cooler.............Prolimatech Megahalems.......................... MOBO............. Ex58-Extreme RAM ............. 6gb DDR3 OCZ Gold 1600................. HDD ............. WD black 640gb 23mb............. GPU.............Zotac GTX 260 SE PSU ............. OCZ stealthXtreme 600w.................Case............. CM Storm Scout ......................... Sound ............. Xfi Xtreme music + Logitech X-540

05-19-09, 03:05 PM	#11
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05-19-09, 03:09 PM	#12
BobbyBubblehead Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: UK	hows about just running it for a while before you go stressing it. wait out for any anomalies before you go thrashing the pants off everything expect the psu has found new work to do, depends how loud and un-associated a noise were talking here? __________________ Q9650 @ 4050.1GHz WC`ed GIGABYTE EP45 Extreme 450FSB 35% OC 1.34v 4GIG 1066 OCZ GOLD 6 7 7 20 2T @ 1081 300GB raptor, 1.5TB 7200rpm, 1TB 7200rpm, 250GB 7200rpm, 750GB 7200rpm, 300GB 7200rpm GTX280 core720 shader1512 mem2538 WC`ed & GTX260 core850 shader1852 mem2110 (PhysX) Corsair HX 1000W PSU 2x WC loops 2x320 rads 2x Samsung SyncMaster T240 Lian Li Armorsuit PC-P80

05-19-09, 03:20 PM	#13
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05-19-09, 03:21 PM	#14
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05-19-09, 03:44 PM	#16
antipesto93 Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: london	i am pretty sure its the psu, i have uploaded a sound file http://www.2shared.com/file/5857586/...itled__3_.html ( u need to put ur volume pretty high) it kinda sounds like when you open a coke can just a tiny bit __________________ CPU ......... I7 920 3849B @ 4.0ghz @1.29v.............Cooler.............Prolimatech Megahalems.......................... MOBO............. Ex58-Extreme RAM ............. 6gb DDR3 OCZ Gold 1600................. HDD ............. WD black 640gb 23mb............. GPU.............Zotac GTX 260 SE PSU ............. OCZ stealthXtreme 600w.................Case............. CM Storm Scout ......................... Sound ............. Xfi Xtreme music + Logitech X-540

05-19-09, 04:11 PM	#17
MonkeyMhz Member Join Date: Apr 2009	Wow, You mentioned it fixed the microfractures. Im not 100% sure, but I beleive the failing Mobile Nvidia GPU's are caused from the same problem. My old laptop died because of it. Maybe I should put my laptop in the oven. lol. Or just take out the mobo and stuff and give that a go. lol. I probably won't though, but I wonder. Lol watch this catch on and have pizzareas doing computer repairs. Just slide it in the oven! Free medium and large pizza with every repair. __________________ Desktop Rig: II X4 955BE, XFX 4890 XT, Xigmatek Dark Knight, Corsair XMS3 2x2GB DDR3 1600, MSI 790FX GD70, WD Caviar Black 1TB, Corsair 850w, Coolmaster 932 HAF. Laptop Rig: MSI-1721(GT735) Barebones/LTD/Certified Data AMD Turion X2 Ultra Dual Core @ 2.2Ghz ATI 3850, 4GB RAM, 320GB Hard Drive, Blu-Ray/DVD/All in One Player, 1920x1200 Native Res, 64-Bit Vista.

05-19-09, 04:42 PM	#19
Hardin Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Sumter, South Carolina	I'm not comfortable with putting anything in the oven that isn't edible. __________________ cpu-AMD Phenom II X3 720 ram-G.Skill 2x2gb DDR3-1333 gpu-Nvidia Geforce GTX 260 motherboard-Asus M4A78T-E

05-19-09, 04:54 PM	#21
antipesto93 Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: london	NEW PICS: ) my temps were idling at around 65, so i took off the huge plastic thing and used zip ties to stick a fan to it temps have been reduced around 10c not too sure about if it should be pushing air into the heatsink or pulling the plasting 'thing' ....yeah i know...pointless pic.... __________________ CPU ......... I7 920 3849B @ 4.0ghz @1.29v.............Cooler.............Prolimatech Megahalems.......................... MOBO............. Ex58-Extreme RAM ............. 6gb DDR3 OCZ Gold 1600................. HDD ............. WD black 640gb 23mb............. GPU.............Zotac GTX 260 SE PSU ............. OCZ stealthXtreme 600w.................Case............. CM Storm Scout ......................... Sound ............. Xfi Xtreme music + Logitech X-540

05-19-09, 04:58 PM	#22
benbaked Folding/SETI/Rosetta Team Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Washington State	Pushing air into the fins should provide the most benefit. __________________ Maximus Formula SE \| QX6700 \| 4 GB ECC DDR2-800 \| Dual HD4850 in CFX \| TX750 GA-EP35-DS3R \| QX6700 \| 4 GB DDR2-800 \| 8800GT \| FX700-GLN GA-965GM-S2 \| E6600 \| 1.5 GB DDR2-533 \| 9800GT-U \| AX500-A msi CR600 \| T4300 \| 4 GB DDR2 \| 8200M G \| 320 GB HDD PowerBook G4 12" 1 GHz \| 1.25 GB DDR \| 160 GB HDD HEATWARE \| my quads \| OCF's first Folding/SETI/Rosetta triple millionaire (crunching BOINC as the ben.World.order) do you BOINC?

05-19-09, 05:18 PM	#23
ravaneli Member Join Date: Mar 2009	Me being a genius, decided to wash my old 6800 GT with hot water once koz the fan and sink were too dusty to try to clean otherwise. Needless to say, the card wouldn't work afterwards, even after 20 mins with my hairdryer. I had never heard of that trick then, but desperate to get it back I tossed it in the oven too. MIRACLE! It's still running strong ( I sold the whole PC to a friend) __________________ Q9550 @ 4.0 Ghz 9800 GX2 @ 750/1850/1075 GSkill 1333mhz 4x2GB RAID_0 3x500GB WD Black Caviar Corsair 750TX Gigabyte GA-EP45T-UD3LR BlackIce 360GT watercooled NB, GPU and CPU

05-19-09, 05:22 PM	#24
antipesto93 Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: london	wow, washing a graphics card under water is a new 1 ! __________________ CPU ......... I7 920 3849B @ 4.0ghz @1.29v.............Cooler.............Prolimatech Megahalems.......................... MOBO............. Ex58-Extreme RAM ............. 6gb DDR3 OCZ Gold 1600................. HDD ............. WD black 640gb 23mb............. GPU.............Zotac GTX 260 SE PSU ............. OCZ stealthXtreme 600w.................Case............. CM Storm Scout ......................... Sound ............. Xfi Xtreme music + Logitech X-540

05-19-09, 05:50 PM	#25
BobbyBubblehead Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: UK	bet you carnt make my R10 power choke go again thoe, looks like its been in the oven but the rest of the card hasnt this is the miracle line isnt it? jediobi1 - cheer up about the leaded solder it works better and you get to do it for less time #Chuckles# __________________ Q9650 @ 4050.1GHz WC`ed GIGABYTE EP45 Extreme 450FSB 35% OC 1.34v 4GIG 1066 OCZ GOLD 6 7 7 20 2T @ 1081 300GB raptor, 1.5TB 7200rpm, 1TB 7200rpm, 250GB 7200rpm, 750GB 7200rpm, 300GB 7200rpm GTX280 core720 shader1512 mem2538 WC`ed & GTX260 core850 shader1852 mem2110 (PhysX) Corsair HX 1000W PSU 2x WC loops 2x320 rads 2x Samsung SyncMaster T240 Lian Li Armorsuit PC-P80

05-19-09, 05:59 PM	#26
ihrsetrdr Senior Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: In the fold for Team 32	mmm, I love that smell of baked PCBs...I don't usually smell it in the kitchen, more like in my computer room! __________________ Folding Farm: i7 920-native Linux SMP Q6600-native Linux SMP Mac Pro-SMP client E6300-2 GPU clients another i7 920 on the way If you can't explain it simply, you don't understand it well enough. Albert Einstein Heat

05-20-09, 12:54 AM	#28
Gods_oMekone Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: New York	i have a old x1950pro that gave my checkerboards then died soon after. i should give this a shot. think its agp tho. no way to test after. __________________ CPU ---------------------- Xeon W3520 @ Stock For Now MOTHERBOARD --------- Evga Classified 760 MEMORY ----------------- G.Skill (3 x 2GB) DDR3 2000mhz COOLING ---------------- Thermalright TRUE120 VIDEO -------------------- eVGA 285 GTX (720/1620/2780) MONITOR ---------------- BenQ FP241VW STORAGE ---------------- 4x 32gb Super Talent Ultra Drive ME SSDs in Raid 0, 1x WD Black 1TB Storage POWER ------------------ Corsair-750TX Heatware

05-20-09, 01:56 AM	#29
computernewbie Registered Join Date: May 2009	its not really an "oven trick", you do the same thing with your xbox when you get the red ring of death, except you dont stick it in an oven, you put it under 5 pillows and let it overheat, ofcourse that temporarily fixes the problem, i do believe when a graphics card over heats its circuit breaks, thats why it wont work, and when you heat it all up, the whole circuit breaks i guess, providing a temporary fix, it'll last you for a week, maybe, or maybe youll get lucky and it'll last you much longer, not quite sure since its never been done with a graphics card :P