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Baking the sh*t out of my graphics card?

PerformerFX
By PerformerFX
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Hey,
 
I got a broken HD7850 (Green stripes during boot) and the warranty is void, so I guess my last resort is to bake it. 
I have a few questions: 
 
- Is this only a temporary solution? How long will the graphics work (if it does) after baking it? 1 month?
- Will 3D games work again? And if yes: Will playing them alot cause the graphics card to break again? Is there a risk? Shouldn't I play them?
- Is it better to go 212 °F for 30 minutes or 392 °F for 10 minutes?

 

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Hey,

 

I got a broken HD7850 (Green stripes during boot) and the warranty is void, so I guess my last resort is to bake it. 

I have a few questions: 

 

- Is this only a temporary solution? How long will the graphics work (if it does) after baking it? 1 month?

- Will 3D games work again? And if yes: Will playing them alot cause the graphics card to break again? Is there a risk? Shouldn't I play them?

- Is it better to go 212 °F for 30 minutes or 392 °F for 10 minutes?

If you praise Lord Gaben enough it will work again.On a serious note 212*f for 20 would be fine,incase you oven has that coil selection feature,choose the top coil facing the back of the pcb.

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- Is it better to go 212 °F for 30 minutes or 392 °F for 10 minutes?

At 392F the materials will just completely melt. Just do 212

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Dang....this actually works huh?  Crazy.  I just yanked my 7850 out of my PC because it has been replaced by the GTX 770 but it never died on me. Never really went above 61c either. Usually I replace when they die but I had a good opportunity to upgrade so I took it.

 

Good luck.

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If you praise Lord Gaben enough it will work again.

The question is: For how long?

 

 

Dang....this actually works huh?  Crazy.  I just yanked my 7850 out of my PC because it has been replaced by the GTX 770 but it never died on me. Never really went above 61c either. Usually I replace when they die but I had a good opportunity to upgrade so I took it.

 

Good luck.

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If it was defective solder from factory (which makes mroe sense since the card isn't that old) it will be solid

That means my card could potentially survive another year?

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Bake at 190°C for about half an hour with all plastic parts removed. Cool down VERY slowly. At least, that's what fixed my MacBook Pro's motherboard. Didn't last very long afterwards and bad solder isn't as much a problem as it used to be so YMMV.

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