Got a Faulty GPU? Stick it in the Oven!

Do you have any video cards lying around the house that just refuse to work? Ones you've completely given up on? Why don't you try popping them in the oven? That is what one enthusiast did, and to everyone's surprise, it worked. Apparently the oven melts the solder, fixing any miniature cracks that might be leading to poor connection. If anyone does try it, be sure to tell us! But please do be careful, as OCC can not be held liable for any burned down cities, ovens permanently gaining a video card attachment, or any other damages.

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Zertz on May 31, 2009 12:55PM With all the crap found in solder and electronics... I'm not sure I want this in my oven reply to this

slick2500 on May 31, 2009 01:04PM Thats awesome. I have an old Geforce 2 with that problem might try it on that. reply to this

Rockstone on May 31, 2009 02:27PM hmm... toxic in an oven? reply to this

RHKCommander959 on May 31, 2009 04:29PM make sure it is RoHS compliant or else lead is in the card. This works for certain versions of xbox 360s because of the gpu/cpu connections being seperated from the board due to torsion from bad motherboard standoffs. But this would not likely fix many GPU's from my experience. Good luck to anyone who tries it, and be safe reply to this

tacohunter52 on June 1, 2009 09:13AM Why did he stick it back in his computer after it had been cooked? reply to this

RHKCommander959 on June 2, 2009 10:37PM @tacohunter He was trying to repair it by reflowing solder, his may have had a bad connection or been damaged by a cooler or something... Or the cake is a lie. reply to this

cold_snipe on June 3, 2009 09:33AM that last or is unnecessary. but yeah, take care kids! some cards might create lead fumes that aren't really healthy. reply to this

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