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"Most 8000 series cards died because of the poor quality lead-free solder failing which is why baking them often revived dead cards"

Someone said this on reddit. Is this true? I wasn't into pcs back then so i wouldn't know.

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"Most 8000 series cards died because of the poor quality lead-free solder failing which is why baking them often revived dead cards"

Someone said this on reddit. Is this true? I wasn't into pcs back then so i wouldn't know.

 

Could be true as early intel MacBook Pro GPUs were also susceptible to the same issue in which the solder contact points below the GPU would desolder themselves with the lower heat tolerance of lead-free solder.

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Well i dont know the reason but the soldering points kinda failed so you bake the card and "refresh" the soldering.

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Could be true as early intel MacBook Pro GPUs were also susceptible to the same issue in which the solder contact points below the GPU would desolder themselves with the lower heat tolerance of lead-free solder.

hmm, technology was shit back then

 

Well i dont know the reason but the soldering points kinda failed so you bake the card and "refresh" the soldering.

Makes sense

 

Not at all... that can happen with all BGA technically bc they now (well, since before 2005) use SAC solder and it's harder than leaded tin, it easily cracks and the solution is rework

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"Most 8000 series cards died because of the poor quality lead-free solder failing which is why baking them often revived dead cards"

Someone said this on reddit. Is this true? I wasn't into pcs back then so i wouldn't know.

yeah, I remember this being the hype back then.

 

Though I never experienced it since I had a 7000 series card.

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I have no idea. Then again, my 8800GTX is still working.

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Not at all... that can happen with all BGA technically bc they now (well, since before 2005) use SAC (bc of tree-lovers shyte) solder and it's harder than leaded tin, it easily cracks and the solution is rework

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I'm no solder expert but thats kinda what i said, only for noobs :P

Not sure if only 8series cards but you heard a lot of those and not any others. Your explanation with solder types and stuff sound good tho ;)

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Lead+Tin= Noice solder, it's soft and does it's work but we all know the problems of Lead

SAC= SnAgCu= Tin, Silver and Copper = Does it's work, no lead, better conductivity, but it's a hard material, cracks at temperature change (this is the problem). Rework is the method of melting the solder again (usually repairmen replace the whole BGA)

Or, baking it, is what your getting at, right?

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Well i dont know the reason but the soldering points kinda failed so you bake the card and "refresh" the soldering.

The actual terminology is "solder reflow". Source:  The Ben Heck Show.

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