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It had been solved! I basically had to update bios lol like waaaaaaat I got a 2070 for free and using it at 4x lol heck yeah

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I just got gifted a Gigabyte rtx 2070 free from a friend and but there's a problem. He was experimenting with it. He chopped off like half of the pci gold metal contacts lol. I installed it into my computer and it doesn't post. I gives me 4 beeps and shuts down.. I don't know what was going thru his head. I would like to see if anyone can tall me if I'm wasting my time. If I can use it please tell me. See attached photo.

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That is never going to work again I am afraid.

 

He was probably testing to see if it would run at 8x speed and decided to cut off the rest of the connector in order to test that idea... 

 

Edit: If the card is still under warranty... I'd be genuinely interested to see if the card can be RMA'd. 

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It is destroyed and you cannot get it back. I guess if you really wanted to run it, you would have to get a donor card, chop off the pcie connection off of that, but that still wouldn't work so, it's dead.

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7 minutes ago, PhenixFel said:

I just got gifted a Gigabyte rtx 2070 free from a friend and but there's a problem. He was experimenting with it. He chopped off like half of the pci gold metal contacts lol. I installed it into my computer and it doesn't post. I gives me 4 beeps and shuts down.. I don't know what was going thru his head. I would like to see if anyone can tall me if I'm wasting my time. If I can use it please tell me. See attached photo.

All things considered, this is theoretically possible. You can actually put a graphics card into a smaller slot and be fine. (You are reducing the number of PCIe connections, from x16 -> x8). My big concern is shorting out the conductors he's cut, as well as separating PCB layers. You're probably wasting time, as it looks like there are separated layers already. (Notice the bubbling around the GIGABYTE logo)

 

Next time, tell your friend to cut the back out of the PCIe connector. Motherboards (and PCIe connectors) are much cheaper than a RTX 2070.

 

I wouldn't waste any time on the card. It's likely dead for good.

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F in the chat. Is this even salvageable?

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Just now, ogsdu said:

F in the chat. Is this even salvageable?

No

 

 

 

OP, you're friend is a fucking idiot.

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Lol oh man guys really? The fan and rbg turn on if that helps. well if its theoretically fixable. How would I go about that.

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1 minute ago, PhenixFel said:

Lol oh man guys really? The fan and rbg turn on if that helps. well if its theoretically fixable. How would I go about that.

This is because the card can still gain power from the PCI-E slot. However, half of it's data lines effectively were severed so it will not work in terms of being able to display anything. 

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1 minute ago, Brennan Price said:

This is because the card can still gain power from the PCI-E slot. However, half of it's data lines effectively were severed so it will not work in terms of being able to display anything. 

That makes alot of sense. I guess this card can be used to fix other cards.

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1 minute ago, PhenixFel said:

That makes alot of sense. I guess this card can be used to fix other cards.

Potentially. I'd be genuinely very interested to see if this can be RMA'd though if it is still under warranty. 

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Just now, Brennan Price said:

Potentially. I'd be genuinely very interested to see if this can be RMA'd though if it is still under warranty. 

Well the guy didn't keep any of the packaging and removed the stickers in the back of the card. I wouldn't be surprised if they said "wth no"

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he destroyed a 2070. what ....

Im with the mentaility of "IF IM NOT SURE IF ITS ENOUGH COOLING, GO OVERKILL"

 

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Just now, MartinKweh said:

he destroyed a 2070. what ....

Hahaha yup

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at that point, it can only be sold for parts. like for people that does the reballing to salvage the Vram, VRM, the GPU chip and stuff. otherwise, it looks completely dead. unless you can extend the PCIE lanes and have another GPU you can sacrifice and fix the connections. though it would be pretty hard it will have lower conductibility than gold. Unless you solder it with gold which is pretty much a hard thing to do.

Im with the mentaility of "IF IM NOT SURE IF ITS ENOUGH COOLING, GO OVERKILL"

 

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GPU             : ASUS RX 580 Dual OC (Formerly ASUS GTX 1060 but it got corroded for some odd reasons)

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MOUSE           : Logitech G603 Lightspeed
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Kingston Hyper X Stinger

 

and a whole lot of LED everywhere(behind the monitor, behind the desk, behind the shelf of the PC mount and inside the case)

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1 minute ago, MartinKweh said:

at that point, it can only be sold for parts. like for people that does the reballing to salvage the Vram, VRM, the GPU chip and stuff. otherwise, it looks completely dead. unless you can extend the PCIE lanes and have another GPU you can sacrifice and fix the connections. though it would be pretty hard it will have lower conductibility than gold. Unless you solder it with gold which is pretty much a hard thing to do.

Does it have to be another 2070 to fix the connections? I have 4 1060s and a 1070. I am completely down for fixing it. Too bad linus media group hasn't made a video about it.

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2 minutes ago, PhenixFel said:

Does it have to be another 2070 to fix the connections? I have 4 1060s and a 1070. I am completely down for fixing it. Too bad linus media group hasn't made a video about it.

it could even be a GTX 480. i dont think PCIE lanes changed much since 2010 or 2012. though, im telling you its risky and not even guaranteed to work. 

Im with the mentaility of "IF IM NOT SURE IF ITS ENOUGH COOLING, GO OVERKILL"

 

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Kingston Hyper X Stinger

 

and a whole lot of LED everywhere(behind the monitor, behind the desk, behind the shelf of the PC mount and inside the case)

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haha if I can get a 2070 outta this I am okay with collateral damage. I have a few motherboards I can test this card when fixing it.

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do a bit of research though. many PCB especially in the computer components usually have layered circuits in them. if that part happens to be not layered, the chance could be higher.

Im with the mentaility of "IF IM NOT SURE IF ITS ENOUGH COOLING, GO OVERKILL"

 

CURRENT PC SPECS    

CPU             : Ryzen 5 3600 (Formerly Ryzen 3 1200)

GPU             : ASUS RX 580 Dual OC (Formerly ASUS GTX 1060 but it got corroded for some odd reasons)

GPU COOOER      : ID Cooling Frostflow 120 VGA (Stock cooler overheats even when undervolted :()

MOBO            : MSI B350m Bazooka

MEMORY          : Team Group Elite TUF DDR4 3600 Mhz CL 16
STORAGE         : Seagate Baracudda 1TB and Kingston SSD
PSU             : Thermaltake Lite power 550W (Gonna change soon as i dont trust this)
CASE            : Rakk Anyag Frost
CPU COOLER      : ID-Cooling SE 207
CASE FANS       : Mix of ID cooling fans, Corsair fans and Rakk Ounos (planned change to ID Cooling)
DISPLAY         : SpectrePro XTNS24 144hz Curved VA panel
MOUSE           : Logitech G603 Lightspeed
KEYBOARD        : Rakk Lam Ang

HEADSET         : Plantronics RIG 500HD

Kingston Hyper X Stinger

 

and a whole lot of LED everywhere(behind the monitor, behind the desk, behind the shelf of the PC mount and inside the case)

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haha okay will do. I wish linus media group had a video how to do guide of this.

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15 minutes ago, PhenixFel said:

Does it have to be another 2070 to fix the connections? I have 4 1060s and a 1070. I am completely down for fixing it. Too bad linus media group hasn't made a video about it.

So your friend mutilates a $500 video card, why?

 

This is beyond understanding.  Like cutting off the back half of your car to see if you can make it run front wheel drive.

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8 minutes ago, Dedayog said:

So your friend mutilates a $500 video card, why?

 

This is beyond understanding.  Like cutting off the back half of your car to see if you can make it run front wheel drive.

Lol he wants to be an engineer i think

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1 minute ago, PhenixFel said:

Lol he wants to be an engineer

🤔

1 minute ago, PhenixFel said:

i think

Sadly, He obviously doesn't. 

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1 minute ago, Zando Bob said:

🤔

Sadly, He obviously doesn't. 

The electronic enthusiast that I am cried when I saw it. I immediately wanted to make a post on here to show everyone.

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