On Reddit, a user shows the fatal consequences that poor quality control in a graphics card factory can have.
What was the problem? The Reddit user kentukky had overheating problems for weeks with his brand new RTX 4090 from Palit after his illustrated report in the pcmasterrace subreddit. It was apparently not usable for him as intended.
What did the support do? Judging by the statements of the Reddit user, they were not very helpful. He describes customer support as a joke
. Therefore, he set out to solve the puzzle himself. He disassembled the fan.
Something seems to have been forgotten…
What did the user discover in his GPU? When he took apart his brand new RTX 4090, the cause jumped out at him: The thermal pads were glaringly absent; they were never installed in the factory. Thus, the crucial medium for effective heat transfer from chip and memory to the fan was missing.
A burning out of the graphics card was always averted by the nonetheless minimal heat transfer, but operation under heavy load was inconceivable.
Is the GPU now running perfectly? Yes, his repair (or completion?) with pads and thermal paste – without assistance from the manufacturer – succeeded. Now he uses the silent BIOS of the graphics card and can still enjoy quite high, but not worrying temperatures of around 80 degrees – so no more overheating.
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What are the Reddit users commenting? The commentators are appalled by the reported behavior of support and also by the discovery of the resourceful gamer. Not everyone would have dared to disassemble their expensive graphics card themselves to address the issue.
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