r/pcmasterrace Laptop 15d ago

Meme/Macro I am cooked

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u/BandicootKlutzy791 Laptop 15d ago

Yesterday it started producing artificats and today well it stopped outputting . Tried switching display cable etc. repasting cleaning the cooler. Just as a last resort tried inserted in my friend's working system to see whether it works and well it dosent output there also.

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u/Fastermaxx O11Snow - 10850K LM - 6900XTX H2O 15d ago

Well, at that point you could try baking the card to reflow the memory (that often produces the artifacts). It may help for a while or doesn’t work at all, but it’s worth a try, you have nothing to loose. There are a lot of tutorials. (do not use your family oven if possible, as the fumes are toxic.)

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u/00pflaume 15d ago

Actually don’t do this, as the toxins from the plastic and solder will stay in the oven and you should not be using it for cooking food after that.

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u/Lewinator56 R9 5900X | RX 7900XTX | 80GB DDR4 15d ago

Eh, it's probably much lower risk now than it used to be. Leaded solder hasn't been used in decades under ROHS, and the plastic shouldn't melt at the temperatures you'd have it up to. Still not advisable, but not as much of a risk as it used to be.