SwanSong83

I want to state, before I address anything else, that THIS video should have been the video Tailosive released, rather than his previous, awful attempt. I do think he has done a much better job at addressing his criticism, along with the other criticism thrown at Apple recently. And, as well, I would like to state that I do have some liking for Tailosive's channel. He does release some decent quality videos from time to time, and also is pretty good at covering some of the good that Apple has done. However, I do think he still is missing some key points that people have brought up. And the key points can be summed up into one word: precedent. He states that the reason Apple wasn't probably able to provide the parts is due to lack of interest with the iMac Pro. One, Apple is a trillion dollar company at this point, and while I can understand that they are still pro-profit, they could take the hit with having repair/replacement part options for the iMac Pro, no matter the size of the user-base. Even the iPhone X Apple plans on discontinuing this year still has repair/replacement part options, and Apple claims that the device has a pretty small user-base. Second, he also forgets to address that the FTC has declared any warranty policy that says " *insert company* cannot repair your device if it was opened/tampered with" to be essentially illegal. As I brought up this point previously, Tailosive has yet to address this point. And while he does a good job pointing out there were several more things that needed repair, besides the screen (that Linus has addressed in the recent WAN Show), it still doesn't matter. Apple should be able to provide the parts needed to give to him to repair on his own, or even to Third-party repair shops.

I would like to start off this response with regards to why I'm making this response. I am writing this response to both vent out some anger I got from watching the video and to also get through Tailosive's perceived bias for Apple. Whether or not he actually realizes this, no company is perfect. Apple is certainly no exception. Even with Steve Jobs, he had the questionable work ethics, controversy regarding his denial of his biological child, and plagiarizing the competition essentially. Not to put any of his great work down, but there are always going to be negative aspects of a company. Anyways, to address the beginning sketch, it's a complete strawman to those who support Right to Repair. He seems to have this point of view that all these supporters want is free devices, despite purposefully breaking said device. This doesn't not represent what the movement is about at all, and this mindset continues on with his response. And while, sure, the joke about LTT having to many ad reads was that, a joke, it was still a pointless endeavor that has nothing to do with his point, but rather his dislike for LinusTechTips. Now, onto his main points. Skipping over his admission to having a neutral taste for LinusTechTips, which does reveal his Apple bias further, and his long, unneeded tangent about the SFX used within the introduction of the video. While I can agree that Taran, or whoever edited the video, should have had spent a few minutes on motion tracking the SFX, the whole argument was not needed to support his thesis that Apple has the right to not distribute documentation nor replacement parts, thus being anti-Right to Repair by association, we can discuss his first point, being that Apple has the right to not repair an "out-of-warranty" device, and that the video's message is mixed. First, the FTC had declared warranty guidelines with regards to fixing and/or modding your device to be illegal(1). So, on a legal stance, Apple has to take into consideration all the devices that come in for repairs. And that's what they did with Linus's iMac Pro, sort of, as he explains within his video. Second, Linus's points throughout the video are very much consistent with his thesis of how companies need to provide documentation of how to repair the device, and replacement parts as well. Next, he argues that iMac Pros were never meant to be disassembled by the home user, as Apple's concept with the iMac line is to have a plug 'n play style for this series of products. This argument is not only ignorant of the current state of technology, but very much gives the perception of the home user being nothing but complete tech-illiterate individuals. As many people have addressed, including Louis Rossmann, Apple are making their devices much harder to repair through the means of soldering components to the logic board, making the components non-user replaceable. While I can see through Apple's perception of making devices more convenient to transport, would it be worth the cost of repairability being crippled along with creating a slippery slope of corporations having complete control over the user? While I do realize that Right to Repair is a more pro-larger government-centric bill, there needs to be some government intervention in places where it is a must, both for either the safety of the consumer (FDA) or maintaining fair competition. And regarding consumer perception, are you, Tailosive, trying to claim that someone doesn't have the cognitive ability to take out two screws, use little force to pull the screen away, detaching a few connectors like Lego, and do the reverse? While I can understand people may not have the time to understand complex electronic and computer theory, most of the US population knows basic home appliance repair and has interacted with Lego in the past. I'm pretty much tired now, so in short, go watch Louis's video on an anti-Right to Repair article here: I may finish this response, but we'll see... (1) - http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-warranty-void-20180411-story.html

Well, here are some close-up-ish photos of the card, both front and back. https://imgur.com/a/T6bAd

This video just honestly pissed me off. So I may make a post about it soon.

I did, specifically a new 1080 Ti. I just want to see if it's at all possible to revive the card.

So I still have a dead 980 Ti, after it died from what I assume was overheating (having my bitcoin miner, Nicehash, on too long over the weekend). Which component could I replace theoretically, if any, to bring the card back to life? Or would the "put the GPU in an oven" method work?