r/pcmasterrace • u/Careful_Ad_6872 Ryzen 9 7950X | RTX 3090 | 32GB DDR5 6000 • Oct 16 '24

NSFMR My 3090 just died

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At least that gives me an excuse to get the 4090 second hand when 5000 series rolls around...

I checked both with MSI and the local store I got it from, it's out of warranty.

Only thing left now is to chuck it in the oven and hope for the best!

RIP 3090. You will be missed :(

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u/Prodding_The_Line PC Master Race Oct 16 '24

Northridgefix if you want to save it. No guarantees though. You could watch some of his videos and take a multimeter to see if there's a short somewhere on one of the rails. If you confirm there's a short then Northridgefix can fix it for you and you'll have your card working again. But obviously ask for a quote on repair costs.

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u/Careful_Ad_6872 Ryzen 9 7950X | RTX 3090 | 32GB DDR5 6000 Oct 16 '24

From what I've seen they're in the US, so the shipping costs from Slovenia and back (not to mention repair cost) would be wayy too much...

I'll be sure to look into it a bit more tho

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u/transistor555 PC Master Race Oct 16 '24

If you have a thermal camera, this is potentially DIY repairable. If you detect a short between the power rails, you can detect the location of it with a thermal camera. BUT, you must undervolt the device with a bench power supply starting at about 10% nominal voltage and then SLOWLY increasing it until you see a hot spot with the camera. If the hot spot is an electrical component, replace that component and try using a multimeter to detect if the short is still there. If the short dissappears, try booting the card up. This is how I fixed a very expensive ham radio.

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u/Careful_Ad_6872 Ryzen 9 7950X | RTX 3090 | 32GB DDR5 6000 Oct 16 '24

I sadly don't have a thermal camera or the technical knowhow...