Those who currently need a new gaming PC have to dig deep into their wallets. The costs for hardware are high and drive gamers to desperate measures.
A gamer experienced quite an expensive damage. His GTX 1080 served him loyally for 8 years before it started displaying artifacts and black screens, as he reported on Reddit.
A particularly bad moment given the current prices for hardware, which is why the gamer initially tried to repair it. He attempted to reapply thermal paste to the chip, replaced the thermal pads, and also tried reinstalling the drivers and resolving issues with software solutions.
But since all of that was unsuccessful, he resorted to a drastic measure.
The Old Oven Trick
What measure did he take? The player likely remembered a well-known trick. As a last resort, he put his graphics card in the oven at 190 degrees.
In theory, this is supposed to rejoin the connections due to the high temperatures by melting them. However, in practice, this is very dangerous for the hardware. Parts may not be designed for high temperatures, or dirt could get onto the circuit boards. The chance that the graphics card literally gets “cooked” is high.
Yet, in the gamer’s case, the trick with the oven actually worked. As he shows in a screenshot, the graphics card works perfectly again after the baking process.
What does the player think about it? Primarily, the gamer is looking forward to the release of Forza Horizon 6 with his new card. At the same time, the method spurs many comments in the community. Users on Reddit write:
- Bestyja2122: “The PC market is so bad that we’re applying necromancy.”
- Far-Tangerine-2690: “I did this twice with an old GTX6xx. The second time I was so stupid and accidentally did it upside down, and all the components fell off the board, hahahahaha”
- BannedSvenhoek86: “Yes, this is a very temporary solution. It doesn’t fix the problem that caused it, and all the connections that were remade are now probably made of less material and are more brittle than before. I hope for OP that it works, but the chances are good that he will be right back where he was in a week or two.”
At the same time, some users also point out that one should not do this in their regular oven. They claim that the melting connections produce toxic gases that would settle in the oven. The next pizza could thus become toxic.
The graphics card baker states that he cleaned his oven afterward to avoid poisoning himself.
A new graphics card can quickly become quite expensive – the only competition are the RAM prices, which are currently at a high level. If you need to upgrade your gaming PC, you can find the best current prices for RAM here: RAM price live ticker: What do DDR5 and DDR4 cost today?
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