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[Updated] Gigabyte voided my warranty, did nothing during my RMA. I *almost* got screwed from a Best Buy Open Box

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She's a good overclocker. Not the best, but definitely above average. MSI Afterburner +460 for the best score in Cyberpunk2077, but +470 had a slightly worse score, and +480 crashed. Gets up to 3300MHz peak Core Clock.
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Geekbench 7 Stock:
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Geekbench 7 +460 OC:
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Not the best job in the world, it's been decades since I've repaired electronics equipment, and now that I'm older, my eyes aren't what they used to be. Everything's a lot smaller now, and I don't have the best equipment. I ended up putting hi-temp masking tape between the new fuse and the graphics card cover just in case. There's only a slight bend now near the Displayport/HDMI connector end, but the PCIe slot is straight.

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Nobu said:
That fuse is way too close to that other smd thing. Good job!
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The picture is just at a weird angle, it's still maybe a cm or two away from the fuse. Still, it wasn't an easy repair with just a 20x magnifying glass and a 60V soldering iron with a somewhat fine tip. I tried with 350W hot air, but the solder on it wouldn't melt. I pretty much had to clip it off, then solder as little as I could on the ends with the soldering iron. It's still a bit too raised.
 
El_Capitan said:
The picture is just at a weird angle, it's still maybe a cm or two away from the fuse. Still, it wasn't an easy repair with just a 20x magnifying glass and a 60V soldering iron with a somewhat fine tip. I tried with 350W hot air, but the solder on it wouldn't melt. I pretty much had to clip it off, then solder as little as I could on the ends with the soldering iron. It's still a bit too raised.
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those things have fuses?
Good to know that is working!
 
Nobu said:
Yeah, probably to protect the motherboard more than anything. A short on one of those vrms is pretty spicy.
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Is this because 12v can reach other pc components through pcie slot?

Corrected.
 
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El_Capitan said:
Not the best job in the world, it's been decades since I've repaired electronics equipment, and now that I'm older, my eyes aren't what they used to be. Everything's a lot smaller now, and I don't have the best equipment. I ended up putting hi-temp masking tape between the new fuse and the graphics card cover just in case. There's only a slight bend now near the Displayport/HDMI connector end, but the PCIe slot is straight.

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I recommend re-doing this with Thermal putty. Good putty performs better than the best pads or stacked pads. And there will be no stress on the board. And then put some PTM on the GPU die.
There are cheaper options. But.....I typically just pay extra for Thermal Grizzly stuff, now. Phasesheet for the die and their "Advance" putty for everything else. The 100gram bottle will be enough for at least 2 GPUs. Maybe 3. They are doing 10% off on Amazon right now, as well.

Additionally, padding the backplate makes a negligible difference, with the current VRAM modules. I would at least take those pads out.
 
chameleoneel said:
I recommend re-doing this with Thermal putty. Good putty performs better than the best pads or stacked pads. And there will be no stress on the board. And then put some PTM on the GPU die.
There are cheaper options. But.....I typically just pay extra for Thermal Grizzly stuff, now. Phasesheet for the die and their "Advance" putty for everything else. The 100gram bottle will be enough for at least 2 GPUs. Maybe 3. They are doing 10% off on Amazon right now, as well.

Additionally, padding the backplate makes a negligible difference, with the current VRAM modules. I would at least take those pads out.
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I think the Gigabyte OEM thermal putty is what caused the bending in the first place. There's no stress on the board with the thermal pads, I tested it to make sure it was touching the heatsink without having too much to cause bending. They're Arctic TP-4 pads, if not better than Thermal Grizzly, they're at least on par. Temps are cooler than any of the stock RTX 5070 Ti's that have come through. I may do a thermal test with thermal putty vs thermal pads in the future, but I'm good for now.
 
pendragon1 said:
lol
putty did not bend that card, it was clearly dropped.
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Maybe. If it were dropped, I think there would be more damage to the card. Aside from a bent heatsink cover (which was easily bent back), and a bent PCB (which was straightened), the only issue was a blown fuse. I could not effectively bend the PCB straight until after I removed the putty.
 
pendragon1 said:
it landed on the connector end, its clear from your pics.
damn lucky it still works.
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Makes sense. The connector end right now is the only part preventing me to completely straigthten the PCB out. I guess I am lucky nothing else got damaged. Luck has never been on my side.
 
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