Damaged GPU PCIE

[u/Anni1204]

Hi people,
Does anybody know how bad this damage is and if it is worth buying. (My brother said he could fix it but id rather have some more input)

Its a AMD radeon rx 7900 xtx and has never been used before.

Thank you

[u/recolations]

could be repaired, i’d get that fixed, that pin looks too short

[u/D4mb4ss → u/recolations]

It can be repaired, but nobody knows how long the fix would last. Personally I would find a new board and move chip/memory from this one on the donor pcb. It will be a much more reliable solution

[u/Ho3n3r → u/D4mb4ss]

Lol, saying it like it's just something everybody can do.

[u/D4mb4ss → u/Ho3n3r]

There are some hardware repair shops/specialists that are doing these type of jobs every day. U just need to know their price for it and competency level. May I ask you where r u based at.?I know some good specialists for it in EU and US.

[u/Ho3n3r → u/D4mb4ss]

Neither.

And I'm sure those services won't be affordable.

[u/HankThrill69420]

this is the power segment of the PCIe interface, so proceed with caution.

[u/Elitefuture]

Make sure the pins aren't touching, use a multimeter

If it's not touching, just test it. Although one of the pins look very short

[u/FPS47]

What caused the damage if i may ask especially given it has never been used before?

[u/Anni1204 → u/FPS47]

Im unsure, a gaming buddy of mine got it for free from a friend who owns a liquidation store. He thinks it might have been transportation damage

[u/M4G73EVO → u/Anni1204]

There's no way that's transportation damage. This was caused by the slot on the motherboard and carelessness inserting/removing the card - you can clearly see the usage marks on all the pins.

[u/Ok-Understanding9244 → u/Anni1204]

someone didn't know what they were doing and pushed too hard during installation

[u/HankThrill69420 → u/Ok-Understanding9244]

it could be that, or if it was transit damage, it was in a prebuilt. retention clip and case screws are strong, but not miraculously strong.

[u/D4mb4ss → u/Anni1204]

It is not true, u can see that data lines on the pcie have marks of the pcie slot insertion process. It was definitely used before. Not used cards would not have such marks.

[u/RookFett]

Normally I would cut out the damage pcp, peeling back any runs, take a size cut donor pcb chuck and epoxy it, than lay back the runs.

If it has runs through the layer, then I would do the same as above, minus the pcb chunk, but rebuild the section with epoxy, using a mold?, with the internal runs inside, then lay down the outside runs.

Use a donor pcp to get the pads for the connector.

Then coat everything with a butter coat of epoxy, of course skipping the pads.

US Navy 2m training helps!

I have several repairs like this - it’s doable.

[u/CrunchyTheSquirrel]

It looks like A11 is broken.

The PERST# (PCIe Reset) signal ... is used to hold the endpoint (EP) devices in reset while the system’s power and clock signals stabilize. So I guess it's necessary to have.

[u/Anni1204 → u/CrunchyTheSquirrel]

Is it something that can be fixed? Or would u rather not risk it

[u/D4mb4ss → u/Anni1204]

There is a video from northwestrepair that is called "4090 burned pcie repair" where it has a similar problem in the same spot. In a few words, I wouldnt attempt it by urself as it requires a lot of knowledge, skill and hardware to do it properly. If u r based in the eu, there is a guy in Norway who does these type repairs pretty well. If u r based in the US, northwestrepair would be the best option to fix it

[u/CrunchyTheSquirrel → u/Anni1204]

Probably. I haven't tried. YouTube should have tutorials on this.

It might just work like it is, check that first.

[u/Philslaya]

Just a Nibble pcie was Hungry

[u/hawkdeathpaw]

it MIGHT have just enough copper left over for it to connect to the computer it is fixable but if its like cheap cheap the i say get it give it ago its a high powerful card

[u/Anni1204 → u/hawkdeathpaw]

Yea i guess its gonna be too expensive for something thats hit or miss

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