Should I do the Oven trick to my GTX 980?

[Uhh effects]

Hello, I am a gaming enthusiast but don't have a lot of money. I currently have an MSI GeForce GTX 1050 Ti. Yes, I know MSI doesn't have a healthy reputation with cards or anything in general; but, it was my first card! Anyways, I have really wanted a NVIDIA GTX 980 4GB Reference card and finally dug up some money! But the card is listed that there is no video, but fans spin and it get's power, same scenario as Linus's GTX 750 in the video they uploaded. So I took it upon myself and said, screw it I will buy it and try it. I have already purchased it but just wanted to come on here and see if you people could give enlighten me with your opinions and/or facts. I would really like to know if you have personally done it and if it worked for you. Feel free to ask for more in-depth info on the card!

 

-Dennis

[Princess Luna]

Don't buy a broken card if you can't even afford your desired main card first.

[Ashleyyyy]

the oven trick only fixes cards temporarely. i had a 2008 macbook pro that had gpu fail, i baked the board, and it workt for... *drumroll* 1 day. after that, exactly the same problem.

 

buying a broken card with the little money you have is really silly.

 

i have no experience with 980's, but are there diagnostic led's lit up on it or something?

 

also, just something that i'm wondering, how much did you pay for it?

[SeanAngelo]

7 minutes ago, Uhh effects said:

Hello, I am a gaming enthusiast but don't have a lot of money. I currently have an MSI GeForce GTX 1050 Ti. Yes, I know MSI doesn't have a healthy reputation with cards or anything in general; but, it was my first card! Anyways, I have really wanted a NVIDIA GTX 980 4GB Reference card and finally dug up some money! But the card is listed that there is no video, but fans spin and it get's power, same scenario as Linus's GTX 750 in the video they uploaded. So I took it upon myself and said, screw it I will buy it and try it. I have already purchased it but just wanted to come on here and see if you people could give enlighten me with your opinions and/or facts. I would really like to know if you have personally done it and if it worked for you. Feel free to ask for more in-depth info on the card!

 

-Dennis

not worth it. save up a few more for a 1070 that works.

[Uhh effects]

Just now, firelighter487 said:

the oven trick only fixes cards temporarely. i had a 2008 macbook pro that had gpu fail, i baked the board, and it workt for... *drumroll* 1 day. after that, exactly the same problem.

 

buying a broken card with the little money you have is really silly.

 

i have no experience with 980's, but are there diagnostic led's lit up on it or something?

 

also, just something that i'm wondering, how much did you pay for it?

I mean, Linus did do it with his 750 Ti in this video and it did seem to work. I would be really glad if someone was able to tell me if the card is still working or not :V    Here is the video if you want to watch it 

 

[21rkosta]

Wait, who hates MSI? Anyway a 1050ti is a great card and doesnt perform too much worse than the 980

[Ashleyyyy]

i watched the viedo the day it came out. in another video (can't remeber which one) linus said that the 750ti only worked for a week or two.

 

like i said, unreliable way of fixing stuff.

[Kobathor]

1 minute ago, Uhh effects said:

I mean, Linus did do it with his 750 Ti in this video and it did seem to work. I would be really glad if someone was able to tell me if the card is still working or not :V    Here is the video if you want to watch it

it's a temporary fix more than anything. It's potentially expensive too, because you'll have to use an oven that you'll never cook food in again. I hope you didn't pay much for the card, because chances are you won't get it permanently working again.

[Uhh effects]

Just now, Kobathor said:

it's a temporary fix more than anything. It's potentially expensive too, because you'll have to use an oven that you'll never cook food in again. I hope you didn't pay much for the card, because chances are you won't get it permanently working again.

I got the seller to sell it to me for $150.00 USD and already have a deal on craigslist to buy a Toaster oven for $20 USD.

[Synawke]

7 minutes ago, 21rkosta said:

Wait, who hates MSI? Anyway a 1050ti is a great card and doesnt perform too much worse than the 980

the 980 preforms twice as good as a 1050ti...

[kelvinhall05]

3 minutes ago, Uhh effects said:

I got the seller to sell it to me for $150.00 USD and already have a deal on craigslist to buy a Toaster oven for $20 USD.

You spent $150 on a broken 980. That's retarded.

[Uhh effects]

Just now, kelvinhall05 said:

You spent $150 on a broken 980. That's retarded.

I mean, if you could find me a reference GTX 980 or 970 I would really appreciate it.

[Synawke]

4 minutes ago, Uhh effects said:

I got the seller to sell it to me for $150.00 USD and already have a deal on craigslist to buy a Toaster oven for $20 USD.

you are kidding right???? you paid 150 flippin bucks for a BROKEN card? why would you do that? especially if you are tight on money. if you spend money like that you will STAY tight on cash

[Synawke]

1 minute ago, Uhh effects said:

I mean, if you could find me a reference GTX 980 or 970 I would really appreciate it.

you can find completely working 970s for around $150 bucks and for 200 bucks you could find working 980s. dude you messed up. I wouldnt pay more than $30 for a broken card

[Uhh effects]

1 minute ago, Synawke said:

you can find completely working 970s for around $150 bucks and for 200 bucks you could find working 980s. dude you messed up. I wouldnt pay more than $30 for a broken card

Any recommendations for where I can them for that cheap, working? I would really appreciate it if you could throw me some links :V

[Synawke]

Just now, Uhh effects said:

Any recommendations for where I can them for that cheap, working?

craigslist.... just search around for a week or 2 and you will find one. possibly ebay

[Enderman]

Broken GPUs are only worth like $10-50...

Why did you pay so much for something that may not even be fixable???

[Uhh effects]

Just now, Synawke said:

craigslist.... just search around for a week or 2 and you will find one. possibly ebay

I have been searching for 2 months on craigslist and just put out a wanted add. Nothing. 

[Uhh effects]

Just now, Enderman said:

Broken GPUs are only worth like $10-50...

Why did you pay so much for something that may not even be fixable???

The GPU gets power and the fans spin tho ;-;

[Enderman]

Just now, Uhh effects said:

The GPU gets power and the fans spin tho ;-;

But it does not work.

There's no point in having a GPU that doesn't output video...even if the fans spin.

 

Is this your first time buying something used ever? Do you not know what used and broken products are worth?

[Uhh effects]

Just now, Enderman said:

But it does not work.

There's no point in having a GPU that doesn't output video...even if the fans spin.

 

Is this your first time buying something used ever? Do you not know what used and broken products are worth?

To be fair, I have only built to PC's, mine has a GPU and the other doesn't. I bought everything new. Sooo no

[MageTank]

7 minutes ago, Uhh effects said:

Any recommendations for where I can them for that cheap, working? I would really appreciate it if you could throw me some links :V

Honestly... you can get refurbished 1060's for $180 from reputable websites like EVGA's B Stock page: https://www.evga.com/products/product.aspx?pn=03G-P4-6160-RX

 

$150 for a broken card was just a bad idea period. I wouldn't have chanced it even on something like a 1070. Cold solder joints are not the only causes of lack of display. Any of those VRAM IC's could be dead, or even the core itself. I've had 9800GT's that powered on and spun the fan, but the GPU itself be completely dead (VRM not even producing any heat). 

 

With you already having a 1050 Ti, you should have just saved some extra money and get a real upgrade, like a 1070, or used 980 Ti (which can be found all day long for $300-$350). 

[Synawke]

30 minutes ago, Uhh effects said:

The GPU gets power and the fans spin tho ;-;

its still broken...

[Uhh effects]

To be completely honest... I am really thankful for all your help. I know I will sound like and idiot but I will give it a shot. If it works and keeps working god really did shine his light on me. If anyone could send me a link to a working GTX 980 or 970 I would definitely send this card back and buy it instantly. Thank you all.

[DaftPansy]

Return your purchase if you are able. It will only lead to sadness. Check out hardwareswap on reddit if you want cheaper video cards. A non-reference gtx 970 for $150 isn't all that rare. Consistently going for $170 on a daily basis.