ASUS RTX 2080 Power Connector Repair (Black Screen Crash/Loud Fan Fix) (Mini Projects Ep.9)
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- My ASUS Nvidia RTX 2080 graphics card started acting up, causing the computer to suddenly black screen and crash the operating system. The graphics card fans would also turn up to full speed and Windows would report a power failure in event viewer. Eventually the problem went from intermittent to every day, and at the start it was only when the system was cold but started to occur anytime.
Some basic diagnosis lead to the power connector having a bad connection to the main board, so in this video we will disassemble the card and try to resolder the connector's pins to make a solid connection and hopefully fix the problem once and for all!
Date of filming: May 7th, 2019 (Computer Assembled)
November 19th, 2019 (Connector Resolder)
January 29th, 2019 (Reapplied Thermal Paste)
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When you're so much of a car guy that having to let your computer warm-up doesn't seem like a problem.
lmfao
ahahahahhaa
"and honestly a bit to my surprise it still works"
me after every project
As someone who only knew your channel for its car content, i'm pretty impressed that you had the balls to take a soldering iron to your Graphics card.
I'm very comfortable handling and using computer parts, but damn, it takes some confidence to do that to a Component that expensive.
If it’s already technically broke might as well start rolling dice.
@@aduty23 Right, not only broken, but the manufacturer wouldn't do anything about it.
"and honestly a bit to my surprise it still works"
thats the feel every time you mess with pc parts! hahah, part of the fun.
LOve your videos, cars and now a bit of pc? i am in
I've watched a handful of whatever videos from your channel but never in my life would I *ever* encounter something about computers. You've probably gained my lifetime support as a viewer. Keep the surprises coming!
I have been looking for MONTHS for a solution to this problem on the same graphics card. Thank you so much for this content
Nice fix mate 😊 Gotta say as someone that did a degree in electronic engineering those solder joints looked crap even through the epoxy resin coating. Nice to know many hundreds of our dollars are spent on such high quality items 😅😊
Seriously! Looked like maybe not enough heat or something? The smaller stuff seemed fine but on the larger power connector pins the joints were just terrible looking.
@@FuzzyDiceProjects They looked kinda corroded to me... Makes me wonder what that board had gone through before you adopted it...
maybe the card was dropped or something
@@Kurkkulimu I'd just go with lack of heat when soldering the larger power connections. I repair electronics all the time so pretty used to what bad soldering looks like.
@@GarageItYourself It lacks plumbum (PB) too. F**D "green" tech for bearu-thieves around the world
Thanks man I had this black screen problem for a month and tried everything. It turns out it was the cable, when I wiggled it, the black screen appeared with fans at 100%. I changed the cable and now it has been running fine for days. Thank you for sharing!!
I am having the same problem and I do not know anything about pc’s, did you buy a new cable or just replug it back in and what do I buy if I need a new one?
as a car pc enthusiast this was a treat thanks for sharing and thats awesome it was so simple
I like you doing tech re[air videos in the same format as your car videos. I loved this a TON! Please do more of these in the future- even maybe make it a whole series!
THANK YOU SO MUCH!! I’ve had the same issue with my pc (gtx 1080) the past two months and I tried so many different things, but nothing worked. After watching this video I simply unplugged and replugged those cables and everything seems to work again now!
This comment is not only for you, sir, but for anyone who decides to repair their own electronics: iFixit has full teardowns and even troubleshooting steps for most electronics out there, like your 2080. Think of it as the Chilton manual for electronics, but the info is free. They also sell tool kits for repairing electronics.
You should do more PC builds, these would be great!
I really like the Cooler Master holder for the video card.
Initially In I thought it was a handmade one (since the channel doesn't have problems with it).
I have had this issue for ages, thank you so much!
I am so thankful for this video!!! The same problem is happening to me and when I wiggle the GPU power cable the GPU fans blast and disconnects from monitor. Glad to know the problem so I can replace it.
You are the Truest Repairman !
your card where having this issue from the start the 1st owner returned it,the store clearly fixed this for the first time and the evidence is the resin and if you notice at the start of the video the solder joints are clearly made with a soldering iron and not with INDUCTION heating ,and secondly the resin you found,none of the known manufacturers use resin for this kind of job....otherwise bravo.....very nice job
That's not quite true because I had the same 2080 rog strix and my card looked exactly the same. Asus was obviously just sloppy
OMG I think I have the exact same problem! (gigabyte rtx 2080ti). I had all the same signs as you and also concluded all the same stuff even my bios once displayed the same message! tried different psu cables etc. in order to figure it out!
Will need to purchase some supplys as I want to replace the termal pads etc aswell but Im so happy I found this video this seems very accurate to what im experiencing thank you!
NT-H1 is a good choice for thermal paste. Good thing you swapped it out. I got concerned about the big tube of what looked like automotive thermal paste was applied. You get alot for your money but the paste more often than not doesn't preform very well.
This cheap generic chinese crap also separates into oil and a sticky goopy mess that doesn't really work as thermal paste anymore *really* quickly. If it has to be cheap stuff, at least go for something like Arctic Ceramique in the huge 25g syringes (the tiny tiny syringes are waaay more epensive per gram). Even that stuff is worlds better than the generic paste, and from there you can still step up to MX-2/MX-4, noctua stuff, thermal grizzly and all the other expensive boutique goop
Gotta love lead free solder and cold solder joints. Also Arctic Silver forever.
A true renaissance man
The thermal paste you should use for low calling mx-4
A little tip about applying thermal paste to a GPU: Instead of just putting a bit of paste on it and letting the heatsink spread it out like you do with a CPU it's better to manually spread it over the entire chip. Because the GPU doesn't have an IHS like a CPU the die makes direct contact with the heatsink and there can be hotspots if the paste isn't applied evenly.
Spreading the paste creates air bubbles. It's much better to put on a fat pea of paste and squish it with the heatsink
When do you think you will be doing a video on the 78 firebird ?
Given cables hang off those Power Connectors these should have a mechanical attachment(screws/nuts) to the PC board so the electrical/soldered ones aren't taking the strain. Maybe that's what the epoxy was suppose to accomplish? Actual screws or something like it would have been better.
I had same problem on my washing machine, it seems that now days manufactures are forbitten to use lead based soldering tin and they have to use lead-free that can not handle mechanical force ( lead based if more flexable ). It seems that original owner used too much force. For my washing machine it was just that machine fibrates and so does heavy components like relay on circuitboard. Resoldering usually fixes electrical problems.
nowadays? Leaded solder has been banned since 2005, with the first problems popping up just a year later in the PC world of things (the mass dying of Geforce 8xxx graphics cards) and in game consoles (Xbox 360 with their red rings of death and PS3s with their yellow light of death)
That's a monster video editing rig. I'm rocking an amd 3950x 16 core/ 32 thread cpu and 5700xt gpu. In the next week or 2, amd will release their new 6000 series gpus. I've had pretty good luck with my Asus rog strix x470 motherboard. I only edit at 1080p and rendering literally takes a few minutes for a 45-60 minute video. Editing takes longer because I'm a slow mofo.
I use Thermal Grizzly hydronaut thermal paste. I've considered using their conductonaut liquid metal. I believe it's the best that money can buy.
It's cool to see that you're into tech stuff as well as wrenching. The wireless monitor video was interesting tech.
don't use liquid metal on chips without heatspreding caps. liquid metal can eat bare crystal
awesome video
Life pro tip. Do as much testing with as little reassembly as possible. Nothings worse than getting something “fixed”, reassembling it completely, and seeing that it didn’t work and then you have to strip it all down again.
I needed to replace thermal paste on my graphics card. Didn't realize how tight the screws needed to be around the dye, so I just did them up a little bit. Went to run a benchmark to test, and it went straight to 90. Took it out, took the cooler back off, looked everything over, then realized that I needed to torque down those screws a bit more. Worked fine the second time I put it together.
ah, yes. such diversified content
just received the exact same card back from a month long rma process, boot it up ready to see if they actually did anything, exact same issue occurred. Not sure if i should rma again or sort it myself
I have the same problem with my strixx 2080 but wiggling did not turn the error. :( please help me
Man, been having this issue, exactly EXACTLY the way you describe for the last 1.5 years. About to open up my case tomorrow and wiggle that cable. I honestly hope this is the problem because everything else has failed so far. Wish me luck.
I just wiggled. It did the thing. I am actually happy about this? Holy CRAP thanks for this video. I would have never known. ASUS GeForce RTX 2070 Super.
@@StingrayOfficial so did you fix it?
@@jadyounes697 Yes, working now. I ended up pushing on the connector and the card to make sure they were both seated and haven't had the problem since. It could still be broken via the solder joint but maybe it's in a happy place. I think most likely it was a connector issue. But exact same problem in the video.
@@StingrayOfficial ok thx i will try your solution cuz i cant solder my gpu
@@StingrayOfficial haha, Pcs do that to us, i have a geforce 1650 and i tried averything nonstop for two months, i still cant solve my problem (its just like his problem in this video), its a hardware problem, almost garantee, but mine dont have energy cable, its just the slot on the board, i cleaned and changed paste but the problem is still there.
Lol here comes the thermopaste comment war. Cool video Fuzzy Dice.
So what do you think, too much or too little? Or did he put it in the wrong spot? Maybe he should have used an X, or lines, or drawn a picture of a unicorn with the thermal paste!
@@NerfCraft The idea behind thermal paste is the fill in the small gaps between two flat metal plates. As long as the gaps are filled, any excess thermal paste is either squeezed out the sides and goes all over the PCB or it stays between the fan and the heatsink, making heat conduction worse. (The thicker the thermal paste, the more heat has to travel, the larger the head differential and the longer it takes for the heat to travel to the heatsink.)
Very interesting....I've had a similar issue....black screen...all fans go faster....I wiggled my cable..did same thing...not sure if I'm the sawdering type though
I'm having the same problem with an 1660 S, gonna check the connector later and update if the problem is the same as you
thank you so much i solve my GPU problem i thought my card is broken when i start my desktop ''GPU fan start to speed up at 100% then i saw your video and check the two 6 pin i reset them and what a magic my card back to life again then i touch the front 6 connector it starts to speed up the fan again that 6 pin is little bit loose.
I too have built many PCs before and shit like this annoys me. I had a GTX 750 low pro with 2 missing resistors that wouldn’t boot and a gtx 670 that had corrupt memory
I've got the same card and same problem but I just dread the thought of fixing it.
Hi massive thank you for this video. I have a Gigabyte RTX 2080ti Extreme. I'm not sure if your aware how much of a problem this "RTX 2080 - 2080ti fans revving up then screen going black, PC restarts" thing is but there's posts on almost every forum about it. With many theories about what is causing it and possible fixes. I have been suffering this problem for the last week or so. After going through many of the forum posts I found, and trying many of the "fixes". My problem was that the PC would boot but as soon as I tried a game I'd suffer the fans revving screen black PC restart thing. After watching your video I did your "wiggle test" on both my 8 pin power connectors and sure enough one was loose, as soon as I touched it my fans revved up and screen went blank. My temporary fix for tonight has been to prop up the offending 8pin connector with the very handy anti sag bracket provided by gigabyte :) As soon as I get the chance I'll get the card along to my local electronics repair shop to have both 8pin connections resoldered. As proof of the fix I have now been gaming for 5 hours straight without any issues for the first time in over a week, so thanks again. If its ok with you I'll copy the link to your video and drop it into some of the forums I came across on my journey to finding a solution to this problem. To finish on another positive note, after reading all the "it may be this, or try this" posts I found before I came across this video, I have updated every driver in my computer, and also repasted and installed new heat pads on my GPU so not only is it running stable (thanks to you) but it is also way cooler sitting at 63 degrees in game right now :)
Having same issue on an 2080Ti XC from EVGA as of last night, RMA in progress
How's your GPU doing now? Still good?
I am having the same issue with my EVGA rtx 2080ti, will try it out tomorrow... cold boot brings the black screen and fans maxed.
@@user-qk5mr8ez6y hey, sorry for the late reply. I got both 8 pin connectors re soldered that same week, and never suffered any other problems with the card.
I just started having a problem with my 2 year old Gigabyte rtx2080 super. The screen goes black and fans throttle full speed whenever I try to play a game. I'll try wiggling those cables. I just tried some benchmark software and got the card to fail though so I might have a different problem.
Hello ,did this video help you? Or did you get the gpu fixed
I have a 2060S and it is producing the same problems as your 2080, I'll check the power connectors on it. Thank you for the video. :D
Update?
Is it solved? I have the same graphic card and I'm having the same problem!
@@guibarao I never did the repair because it would void my warranty (which will expire in 2023) I'll wait till suppliers will have graphics cards in stock and RMA it.
@@guibarao The only thing I can help you with is if you turn off your PSU for ~30 secs, turn it back on the GPU will turn on without a fault. (at least mine does)
I've same issue with my rtx 2060 what should I do
As being a casual gamer only, I bought a used RTX 2080 Super via the German E**y Classifieds portal a few months ago. It was working perfect - till last month, when suddenly exactly the same problem as in the video appeared. At first only one or two times a week (I had updated the Nvidia drivers shortly before it started, so this was my initial suspicion), but within some time, the blackscreen crash became really annoying, as it happened everytime I started the PC after a few minutes of working or gaming.
I hope mine has the same flaw as the one in the video. I will come back here when I tried the fix and update my case :)
Are you fix your GPU?
Did you fix it?
Hey man. Im having the same problem, but I dont know how to open the pc and do All of that. And I really cant afford a New one. Any idea of how i can fix it without taking the whole gpu appart?
same thing with my gpu any fix for this
Thnx dude!
My GPU started acting up in the same way a few weeks after installing it in a new build. Was supposed to be "brand new". Did your graphics card ever experience the same issue again or was it all good until end of life?
Thank you, Thank you, Thank you, after a year swearing profanity you made me find the problem. I was already thinking it was euro 1200 down the drain
My old computer broke, so I got a new one. It had a crappy GPU so I got a new one. It came in broke, and customer service didn't compensate me for it. I have it lying around to this day.
When I initially plugged it in, it had the exact same issue as shown in this video (it was loud, and I couldn't boot my PC up).
Any good recommendations on how to fix it?
I have a GT 730 that works perfectly fine.
This is about the time when the entire internet cyberbullies you for putting the wrong amount of thermal paste on your GPU dye. lol
So that’s what your hands look like clean.
Computers? On a car channel? Yes please!
Linus at LTT would be proud.
Break out the torque wrench! :)
I have the same problem with my gigabyte 2070 super i checked gpu temp before the black screen and fan max speed it always happen when the gpu temp 47 so do you think your fix can be my fix too? Or i have another problem?
Have you found any solution?
Thanks lead free solder! So silly. If properly recycled and if you don't eat it lead solder is 100% safe. Another example of people who dont understand something passing laws on it .
Even though this probably makes me sound like some conspiracy theory retard, I get the feeling this was just yet another way for more planned obsolescence that they could push for heavily by appealing to eco terrorists with "we'll ban the toxic, dangerous lead from all electronics!!!11one". Every dumbfuck agreed with removing the lead, not knowing how bad this would be for the longevity of... well literally anything with solder in it. Except of course medical and safety related equipment which is exempt from this... I wonder why 🤔
I was able to RMA mine, got my replacement today and out of the box did this exact same thing.
Any update?
@@naturesix8061 the ATX cable on my PSU ended up being shorted out so if it moves the issue appears
You sure they didn't send you the same card back?
@@trucid2 Nah it ended up being my PSU
Wiggling my connector always seems to give me problems
thank you so much lol
I had so much bad luck across my pc experience that it developed into a enjoyment in trying to figure out whats wrong with it lol.
Some problem 😢
I'm having the same issue but with an RTX 2060 Super... Think I'll try this solution.
Did it work ? please tell me some suggestions, I’ve the same problem with my Gigabyte RTX 2080 super
@@badboy_17. Actually my problem was in the power cabble connected to the graphic card, I just disconnected and connected again firmly and voilá!
You're lucky you bought that gpu prior the gpu shortage
1:40 For anyone else who encounters this. Contact the retailer. I've had numerous computer parts that have failed, any companies have either refused to RMA it for x reason, request for me to pay 2 way shipping to another country or just ghost me with automated responses. I have yet to have a computer hardware retailer deny a replacement part after explaining to them. They typically have either a discretionary fund to solve shitty situations and make the occasional customer happy, or better channels with the manufacturer/distributor to get it sorted out themself.
This probably the solder join cracked and disconnected from the pad on the pcb
nope. not simple enough for me. if this needs done I'll FIND someone to do it.
I have the same problem but no confidence to do this myself on my 3070 ti
Ah yes. I also end up getting my arse bitten by my own cheap ways..
But congrats. I've done similar. The latest being to replace the capacitors on my old FX5200 in my Web Server PC. Ah yes.. the time of dodgy capacitors comes around every so often..
I personally buy most of my pc parts used to save money, and actually have had very very few problems, lol. Just so happened Fuzzy got unlucky here I guess. The RX 480 I have now was purchased about 2 years ago from someone on Facebook. Paid $85 for it. Now I would have been happy with any model of the 480, but this one happens to be a Red Devil 8gb model, so it's really nice.
Actually the funny thing is that during Black Friday last year, I went to Micro-center and bought a Ryzen 5 1600, a320 Motherboard, and 2 8gb sticks of ram to upgrade from my old i5. Wouldn't you know it, after buying all these used parts with no issues, I buy new RAM that turns out to be faulty. Had to take the 30-40 minute drive back to the store to get a replacement.
Bruh I don't own any of the soldering stuff needed nor do I have the skill to do this.. I really need another solution
I am facing this problem for the second time. My video card was replaced under warranty, less than a month has passed and here it is again ... manufacturers should be ashamed
Are you sure they didn't send you the same card back after running some tests on it? Should've marked it with a permanent marker in an inconspicuous spot before RMAing.
200 bux for a RTX 2080, that's one pretty sweet deal issues and all.
$200 off retail, not $200 total. Those cards are around $750 new, so he got it for around $550
@@farmboy805 awww
I am also facing the Same GPU problem, but problem is I don't have engineering degree
Hello Fuzzy. I noticed you keep uploading less and less automotive content. Do you plan to keep running your car related series?
Definitely! Things have just been a bit tough and busy recently so putting those videos together has been more of a challenge. Most of the upcoming car videos are ones that need a lot of editing time and I have been struggling to get them to come together. Plenty more car content coming up though!
Fuzzy Dice Projects I'm really happy to hear that. Have a good day
If you want to make the performance of the cooler even better, try using liquid metal. Just make sure your headsink is copper and that you use some sort of covering agent to stop to liquid metal from shorting out the chip if it leaks out.
Liquid metal is an absolute mess, and probably not actually worth it here. Linus Tech Tips uses liquid metal to break overclocking world records. Most people will just be happy if their stuff works.
Listen here buddy, I run liquid metal on all of my graphics cards, especially the laptops. You are literally leaving thermal performance on the table and it is a low risk high reward upgrade. It is not more trouble than it is worth and is infact a very good setup.
@@StormHawksHD I mean, if yall wanna go through the trouble of putting liquid metal, then go for it, but I still think most people are just going to use a regular high quality thermal paste. I 100% believe that you do get insanely low temps, and crazy overclocks with liquid metal, but it's just not for everyone.
@@NerfCraft I never said it was for everyone, this is just a better option, its performance than will do even better than what he has. It was a suggestion. leave it alone.
@@StormHawksHD My whole point was always that it wasn't for everyone. So we agree then?
Can i get the totque specs lol
Kernel Power, made lousy chicken.
I'm going to send you my PS3 - if you can fix your graphics card, a console should be a piece of cake. :)
A console would be harder. Less interchangeable parts. Also the graphics card here happened to be an easy fix. lol
i've got the same problem with a Rx570 bruh xD
here is a pro tip from someone who works in that field... dont buy stuff from ASUS... they have very very veeeeery bad quallity control and next to no costumer support... they really are the worst of the worst hardware supliers... ASROCK seperated them selfs just because of it and if you want quallity computer hardware go to ASROCK... sure you pay a little bit more for their stuff but its worth it
are you going to start holywar? oh, wait. I'm going to get me some bucket of popcorn
This is true for almost all their hardware. I have not once had a piece of tech from Asus that lasted longer than 2 years.
@@maxz8807 Please tell me, what is wrong with my P5Q mobo? It still works... Should I call asus to get it destroyed?
@@maxz8807 I have a 4 year old Asus motherboard.
Yeah, back in 2004, that was definitely not the case.. they've switched for sure, and I'll take Asus over Gigabyte any day. If your GB product ever fails, just trash it, their warranty process is a joke... it was 16 years ago, 4 years ago, and 8 months ago.
Ummm, I don't trust Fuzzy Dice with a PC since most of the cars he works on aren't in good shape.
Nah
Then don’t watch the video, litterally no point in this comment
@@callmeastro1734 dude, it was a joke. Get a sense of humor
@@jshkohler “dude it was a joke”🤓
🤓
That's the problem with china. You never know what you get and when it fails. Asus QC is one of the worst, IMO.
wtf wheres the title?>
Step One: DON'T BUY CHEAP THERMAL PASTE!!!
Cheap doesn't have to be crappy (see Arctic Ceramique 2. damn good bang per buck in case of the 25g syringe), but this cheap generic chinese crap that most of the time separates into oil and a gloopy mess that doesn't work as thermal paste anymore *inside the syringe already* is definitely something to avoid at all costs
R.I.P Asus Warranty
stay away from Ausus ROG and STRIX
absolute waste of money
Their lower tier products like the TUF Series is a lot better value for money. They still suck bc Asus but you not getting scammed as much.
I have had 3 ASUS cards die on me. I only buy EVGA now. They are beasts. Never an issue with them. ASUS cards sometimes had driver issues too, forcing me to use older drivers to get things to work right. ASUS support sucks too. Just don't buy from them.
I feel really bad for you now that EVGA isn't making GPU's anymore.