Memory inductors on older Nvidia GPUs are failing

[DrMacintosh]

Nvidia Reference cards are having there memory inductors exploding!

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Based on his research of looking at what type of memory inductors that are available and based on the size of the inductors that are there, they really are not rated for the type of amperage that is being pushed through it. -UFD Tech

GPUs affected: GTX 780, 780Ti, 980Ti, and Titan X (Maxwell). And possibly more that are yet to be discovered. 

 

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Basically this is speculated that this was a cost saving measure by Nvidia to save money when there building the PCBs of these cards not putting high enough rated memory inductors on the PCB - so these things are popping because Nvidia cut corners- UFD Tech

But its not the end of the world!

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replacing the inductor that is there with a bit of soldering can make it as good as new, mostly. You can get the card working again - if you have the soldering skills - but who knows what could happen to the card after that. -UFD Tech

 

So it would seem that Nvidia is having more issues with older reference GPUs, granted these are old and reference but this should not be happening and is still a problem. It seems to be 100% a result of Nvidia cost saving measures. 

 

Its also a little interesting that LTT talked about on the WAN Show as to why Nvidia is not used in Apple products, Nvidia seems to have a tendency to cut corners to save cost, and they did it again. 

[r2724r16]

These graphics cards are old now and they aren't even "exploding" as the thumbnail suggests, their more so just dying. 

[GDRRiley]

Wow LOL. I was thinking about buying a used 980Ti but not now. 

They would cut corners like that again, now hopeful the community will punish them correctly. 

 

39 minutes ago, Rasbir Singh said:

These graphics cards are old now and they aren't even "exploding" as the thumbnail suggests, their more so just dying. 

a 2 year old card is "old" no way. they are somewhat I don't think it is a horrible tittle. 

[DrMacintosh]

1 minute ago, Rasbir Singh said:

These graphics cards are old now and they aren't even "exploding" as the thumbnail suggests, their more so just dying. 

They are dying because Nvidia is cheap and gave them Memory Inductors rated below spec. 

[captain_to_fire]

By exploding do they mean like Galaxy Note 7 exploding? 

5 minutes ago, DrMacintosh said:

Its also a little interesting that LTT talked about on the WAN Show as to why Nvidia is not used in Apple products, Nvidia seems to have a tendency to cut corners to save cost, and they did it again. 

And this is why the 2018 refresh of the 15” MacBook Pro will likely use an HQ Intel processor and mobile Radeon Vega graphics taking advantage of that EMIB. 

[Sauron]

1 minute ago, DrMacintosh said:

Its also a little interesting that LTT talked about on the WAN Show as to why Nvidia is not used in Apple products, Nvidia seems to have a tendency to cut corners to save cost, and they did it again. 

This sort of thing generally doesn't apply to the mobile gpus Apple seems to be so fond of, besides they could get the card engineered to whatever specs they provided if they wanted to.

 

I suppose this is why you don't buy reference cards... although I've had this happen on my R9 290 too in a different part of the pcb, probably due to a faulty capacitor rather than to poor pcb design (it was in the power delivery system and since that thing was absurdly oversized I just scraped off one of the 6 60A lanes and the card was as good as new).

 

It's pretty unforgivable on the Titan X though, the damn thing launched at 1200$ and could only be purchased from nvidia... what excuse is there to be cutting corners with a card like that?

[Majestic]

clickbait, the inductors are just melting. It's not exploding or going up in a ball of flames.

[DrMacintosh]

Just now, Majestic said:

clickbait, the inductors are just melting. 

Because they are rated below spec. Nvidia used weak inductors. 

[asus killer]

cutting corners. some lcds from LG are known for their shitty capacitors that will die for sure in some time, not maybe but for certain. They just don't make things like they used to i guess.

[Majestic]

2 minutes ago, DrMacintosh said:

Because they are rated below spec. Nvidia used weak inductors. 

True, but they card is not exploding. Neither is the GPU. Just the inductor fizzles. 

Given the Samsung tablet fiasco, people might assume their 980TI could set the PC ablaze with that title.

[xAcid9]

9 minutes ago, DrMacintosh said:

980Ti

Fuck.

 

12 minutes ago, DrMacintosh said:

Nvidia Reference cards

Fuck yeah.

[DrMacintosh]

30 minutes ago, Majestic said:

Just the inductor fizzles. 

Which just so happen to take out the entire card. 

 

This is pointless I already said there is a fix in my OP

 

30 minutes ago, xAcid9 said:

Fuck yeah.

Assuming your 980Ti did not just slap a cooler on a reference board...

[Misanthrope]

Samsung be like:

 

[DrMacintosh]

Just now, VegetableStu said:

do AIB partners buy or manufacture the reference bare PCB to populate on their own, or do they buy complete cards from Nvidia? o_o

AIB partners do both all the time. 

[iRileyx]

Kinda click baity ngl..

 

At the very least i was expecting exploding capacitors.. this involves no exploding.

[Master Disaster]

One component failing =/= EXPLODING!!!!!!!

 

Click bait title is click bait.

[DrMacintosh]

2 minutes ago, RKRiley said:

At the very least i was expecting exploding capacitors.. this involves no exploding.

Exploding memory inductors don't count as exploding? 

 

Nani?

[Kyatto]

Samsung and AMD are claiming copyright violation on this.

[AresKrieger]

It's probably a case of they used min spec for a card that most people OC, either way I never buy reference anyway for good reason and it is part of why EVGA has such a good rep, they greatly overspec.

 

(for reference I'm referring to their custom PCBs and motherboards, see some of buildzoids other content for examples)

Edited March 31, 2018 by AresKrieger

[xAcid9]

13 minutes ago, DrMacintosh said:

Assuming your 980Ti did not just slap a cooler on a reference board...

Fuck.

 

IIRC only Zotac 980 Ti Amp! use ref PCB while Amp! Omega and Amp! Extreme use custom PCB. 

[PopReference]

2 minutes ago, xAcid9 said:

Fuck.

 

IIRC only Zotac 980 Ti Amp! use ref PCB while Amp! Omega and Amp! Extreme use custom PCB. 

should be confirmed that they don't use the same part, to be safe.

[ItsMitch]

33 minutes ago, DrMacintosh said:

GPUs affected: GTX 780, 780Ti, 980Ti, and Titan X (Maxwell). And possibly more that are yet to be discovered. 

 

lol rip my gpu then 

[xAcid9]

8 minutes ago, PopReference said:

should be confirmed that they don't use the same part, to be safe.

I don't feel like ripping the cooler to confirm since i don't have extra thermal paste lying around.

[Valentyn]

34 minutes ago, xAcid9 said:

Fuck.

 

Fuck yeah.

I’m dead! Got a launch day 980Ti in my system still.

 

I swear if it happens to it or my new Titan I’ve ordered I’m going to open a big can of Consumer Law on NV.

 

6 years coverage for manufacturing issues and defects in Ireland.

[Crunchy Dragon]

Oh great, like I needed even more reason to upgrade from my 780. Hopefully I can make it last another year at least...