Has anyone ever had a video card repaired by this place?

I contacted this place called Seattle Laptop Here by email, I'm just curious.

This is about the Gigabyte GTX590, this type card has a history with weak inductors and is not worth overclocking, since some cards actually had inductors die. The part is the one in the red square. Just curious, since this could be one reason why the card is not working, beyond dust or dried up heatsink compound, which are both minor compared to some busted vrm inductor chips...

Being an IC, U20 is much more likely to be a regulator controller, vs. an inductor (see L22). IF the shop is competent, they should have no problem with a simple repair like this -- assuming that's the only problem with the card. They've been around since 1998, so they can't be -too- bad. Only one complaint filed with the BBB.

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Has anyone ever had a video card repaired by this place?

I contacted this place called Seattle Laptop Here by email, I'm just curious.

This is about the Gigabyte GTX590, this type card has a history with weak inductors and is not worth overclocking, since some cards actually had inductors die. The part is the one in the red square. Just curious, since this could be one reason why the card is not working, beyond dust or dried up heatsink compound, which are both minor compared to some busted vrm inductor chips...

Being an IC, U20 is much more likely to be a regulator controller, vs. an inductor (see L22). IF the shop is competent, they should have no problem with a simple repair like this -- assuming that's the only problem with the card. They've been around since 1998, so they can't be -too- bad. Only one complaint filed with the BBB.

From what I've read and I could be wrong on this, all the 'inductors'(that's nvidia has called them in press releases) would have to be replaced to get the same level of performance, I think.

The blown ICs may be replaced with more robust parts. In which case you would want to do them all at once. Otherwise it would be a case of replacing them as they die.

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I was going to ask you why you like the 590s? I've noticed basic peformance comparisons between them and the 960/970s. Are the 590s better at crunching then the newer gen ones? Btw, got myself two more 750Tis in the mail, a new EVGA 750Ti from ebay $120 and a SC version from Bestbuy for $125, I had some credit there. I plan to add them to a budget G3258 build. All in this cheap as dirt Zalman Z5 case I picked up for $30 shipped. Its a decent case for an inexpensive build. Took my dremel to it and cut out the hexagon fan grills in the front and back for some better airflow. I'll post a pic of it when I get the new cards installed.

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it's a bit late for this, but if a 960 is comparable in performance to a 590(and that's a big if), then at $199 that's comparable to the $50+$130+shipping or the $210 for the 590. of course your 590 waterblocks won't fit. a 590 does use more power then a 960

Cause I have 4 Koolance 590 v1.1 waterblocks and I want to run 4 of them in the same case, I also have 3 580 cards and a 570 card, the next cards will be 970 I think, I'm not sure if I should go beyond 4 PCs to 5 PCs or not, I've got a lot to do, I can only potentially run 2 or 3 PCs here currently, as house wiring and a/c issues is a bit of a limit here. I've got other stuff to do here, some were put on a get 1st list cause of rarity, some later cause of supply and cost concerns, everything is chasing too few dollars in the check I get every month. I recently bought 2 car parts for $112.41 total, hard to get ones I might add, then there is the food supply, eggs are in short supply for the next 6 months and I'm 4 months short(cause of the bird flu), so I had to come up with an alternative fast, I get $889.40 a month in My SSI disability check, but I do My level best to stay afloat.

I'm a newb when it comes to remote management, but just figured it out so I could run my new machines as headless crunchers. Save a few bucks here and there. I plan to have about the same amount of rigs as yourself. I'm being cautious and trying to be power efficient with these 750's. I do plan on building a big rig, with one or two of those hybrid 980Tis. I'm shooting for a 100K+ RAC this summer. I have some parts here and some on order and plan to have that system running hopefully by the end of July. Then its probably a break time and wait for the Skylake chips and newer GPUs for next year. I'm hooked again like I was in '99, with my lil seti farm.

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that water cooled fury x you mentioned could be interesting depending on what it costs and how it performs

the efficiency is high, the card is compact, and the fan is only on the radiator so you might be able to have the cards right up against each other without them overheating

that water cooled fury x you mentioned could be interesting depending on what it costs and how it performs

the efficiency is high, the card is compact, and the fan is only on the radiator so you might be able to have the cards right up against each other without them overheating

If its priced at the 980ti hybrid and performs better across the board I'm in. I've always been an Nvidia guy, you can even tell by the team I'm part of...though I'm the only active member. So a move to the Radeon would be a big deal for me. When Zalster pointed these hybrid cards out I fell in love. I love the ease of the install and the nice card temps...I hate when things run 70C+.

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of course AMD/ATI isn't the most efficient way to process MB

there are many ways to spend your money

you can easily look up the price/power requirements/cuda cores/memory bandwidth of a 980 Ti Hybrid

a 750 Ti can run two WU at once and stay cool without the need for water cooling

the argument for getting a 980 Ti Hybrid would be that it would not take up as much room as four 750 Ti(s) and if it could really run seven WU at a time of course I would say pull the trigger. My guess is that something else would bottleneck it before you could run that many WU at a time on it.

This card has those same hex shaped screws, I'm going to have to get one that will allow Me to open that up.

Do you mean these

TORX

You can get driver sets quite cheaply.

TORX SET

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Those tiny TORX screws are built to be tamper resistant.

But.. from what I have learned through the yearly use of those, they are the most user friendly screws around. Even after years of being tightened and worn by weather you still can unscrew them or tighten them without worries of slipping or damaging the screw or surroundings.

The screw heads may cost a bit but with power tools their excellent properties will pay off.

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This card has those same hex shaped screws, I'm going to have to get one that will allow Me to open that up.

Do you mean these

TORX

You can get driver sets quite cheaply.

TORX SET

I think so, here's a close up of the card. That could be a security Torx, maybe. A T6 size may be required, from what I've read just now.
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From your previous images I thought it looked like a T-6, but I couldn't make out the security pin. I got all of those bits in a cheap multi piece magnetic screw driver kit. It even came with a few small sockets that are the right sizes for computer screws & the standoffs on the ends of cards.

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It's easy to tell if its a security screw or not - it will have a spike in the middle where the screwdriver goes.

The security screwdriver simply has a hole drilled it the center of it to fit around the spike.

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just look around hardware stores in your area for multi-packs of screwdriver bits. You will find something for like $5 for 20 assorted bits.

Look for the hole in the middle ... then it's a security set.

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I'm fairly sure home depot would have them, but not listed on the web site because it's a small item). Look for a pack of multi bits 1" long, 1/4 hex shaft.

Not a screwdriver, just the bits.

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That is always a danger when the on-line checker gives a low stock level as someone could be walking around the store with the last two in their barrow - they would still show up as "in stock" because they haven't gone through the till at the time of the query.

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I'm fairly sure home depot would have them, but not listed on the web site because it's a small item). Look for a pack of multi bits 1" long, 1/4 hex shaft.

Not a screwdriver, just the bits.

Home Depots site is independent of the local stores, that's why the site will say a local store has 2 of these, when in actuality the local store could have 2 or 0 or 100..

When I got several years ago was something like this Task Force 38-Piece Ratcheting Screwdriver Set. I can't tell if that one has the security bits or not from the photo.

Also after checking at work. The most common size I end up using, when taking hard drives apart, turns out to be T-8.

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I have had some success using small flat tip screwdrivers on Torx head screws.

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You could also try and file them thinner. Why buy when you could adapt a cheap set of screw drivers.

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You could also try and file them thinner. Why buy when you could adapt a cheap set of screw drivers.

Vic if the worst came to the worst and you can't get the tool you need there's ALWAYS SNAP-ON and MAC Tools ive got loads of "SNAP-ON" tools , yea they are expensive BUT I know they WILL have the tool you need and if you talk nicely to the dealer in his van he can let you have the tool on credit and you pay of a small amount each week . I don't know America that well but im sure snap on and mac will work the same way there as they do over in England (being American company's)
OR you can get 99% of their tools off ebay and over in England Snap - -on and MAC have their OWN Ebay pages so why would it be different in America ??