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computing2 years ago

Professional Repairer Fixes Cracked PCIe Slots on 19 Damaged GeForce RTX 4090 GPUs

A repair professional received 19 broken Nvidia RTX 4090 graphics cards, most of them with cracked PCBs. Repairing the cracked cards is not practical or economical due to the complexity of the GPU's PCB, which consists of multiple layers and electrical traces. The cause of the cracking is believed to be the weight and size of the RTX 4090, which is a heavy and large GPU. Lack of support and rough handling during transit could also contribute to the issue. The customer who sent in the damaged cards may have bought them cheaply with the intention of fixing and reselling them, but most of them are deemed unrepairable.

technology2 years ago

Cracked PCIe Slots: Repairing 19 Damaged GeForce RTX 4090 GPUs

Repair professional and YouTuber NorthridgeFix received 19 Nvidia RTX 4090 graphics cards with cracked PCBs near the PCIe slots. The cause of the damage is unclear, but PCB cracking on heavy GPUs has become more common. The cracked cards are not practical to repair due to the cost, but they can be used as donor boards for parts. This issue has been reported by other repair technicians in the past, and it may be related to PCB design issues with certain brands.