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The first nano sized 980ti!

Elixer

Elixer

Lifer
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Tldr version; He took a drill press to the card to make a hole for a different cooler, but, he didn't realize that there are traces within the PCB.
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Then, he saw the traces, and decided to stick something metal (screwdriver) through the hole.
Yeah, you can guess what happened next.

Heck of a expensive mistake to have happen. 😱


https://linustechtips.com/main/topic/561041-980ti-darwin-awards-help/?page=1
 
I would have loved to see a youtube video of that, can you imagine the screaming and dancing around after the realization sunk in? Then the final primal scream as he broke the card in half.

Bwahhaaha
 
The people saying you could repair the 980ti after drilling a hole....are people on linustechtips that.....uninformed? It's either a 4 or 6 layer PCB most likely. There's really no repairing that. It was dead the moment the drill hit the board.
 
....wow.



From what I can tell, I didnt drill through any circuits on the card.
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On the outside layers, maybe. A board like that is going to have internal layers too. Ground and power layers at the very least, probably more if there are a lot of densely-packed BGAs.



RampantAndroid said:
The people saying you could repair the 980ti after drilling a hole....are people on linustechtips that.....uninformed? It's either a 4 or 6 layer PCB most likely. There's really no repairing that. It was dead the moment the drill hit the board.
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Drat, I took too many minutes to post. 😛
 
Jeff7 said:
....wow.



On the outside layers, maybe. A board like that is going to have internal layers too. Ground and power layers at the very least, probably more if there are a lot of densely-packed BGAs.



Drat, I took too many minutes to post. 😛
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He wanted to "solder it", so to simulate soldering it, he shoved a screwdriver in the hole...

Some people...D:
 
He should have checked the Corsair forums and determined what version he got of the bracket. The N980 had a horrendous QA issue where first generation models of it actually bended the PCB due to the risers being too short.

Corsair spent like 3-4 months fixing it and eventually released a revision model with new risers. But depending where he bought his, he could have gotten the older fubar'd version.

Oh well, judging from his post and ability to upgrade his whole CPU/MoBo on a whim - this is a life lesson.

(Reminds me of when I first got into selling my used GPUs, I lost $500 to an international deal gone wrong. Haha.)

EDIT:
http://forum.corsair.com/v3/showpost.php?p=824461&postcount=689
Corsair Rep said:
The fix is a change to the dimensions of the standoffs used to mount the coolers; this prevents them from breaking, but also allows them to provide the correct amount of clamping pressure instead of warping the board. We'll be sending these to existing N980 members, and they're being repackaged and rolled into our N980 stock.
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A lot of people (like me) we waiting for this bracket to release. It was scheduled for August, didn't release I believe until October possibly November, and it didn't work as advertised. Corsair issued a recall but a lot of people were stuck with units pass the 30 day return window. So I'd expect a few of the fubar'd older models floating around, some where.
 
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what i just realized is hilarious about this.... if he bought a fury x or nano he would have been perfectly fine. instead he got a 980ti and went and got an aftermarket water cooler and ended up killing his card just to get it on.

LMAO
 
Damn, poor guy!

Reminds me the time I modded graphics card with custom cooling ages ago, when cards actually came all passive no cooling in the early era. Hand cut copper heatsink block, added some TIM on the GPU, a few drops of superglue in the corners to hold the heatsink in place..

Yeah, bad idea.
 
Looks like he didn't even need to screw anything near that hole (assuming the drilled hole was for screws for bracket to pcb). The installation video doesn't have any screw near that area.
 
Silverforce11 said:
Damn, poor guy!

Reminds me the time I modded graphics card with custom cooling ages ago, when cards actually came all passive no cooling in the early era. Hand cut copper heatsink block, added some TIM on the GPU, a few drops of superglue in the corners to hold the heatsink in place..

Yeah, bad idea.
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As someone who's doctored some custom cooling setups, why would you use anything like glue? Haha.

I had duct tap holding a Arctic Cooler on a Radeon AIW AFTER I had to cut a corner of the copper plate so it would clear the capacitors.

Man, those were the days. Zip Ties became your friends for life. Haha.
 
Nvidia comes up short once again :awe:

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Not surprised this comes from Linus Tech Tips. The guy claimed he was a "DIYer".
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Well, to be fair, he did do it himself. Should I ever need a hole drilled in precisely the wrong place I'll know where to turn.
 
he might have been able to dishonest his way to a replacement if he didn't snap it.


Condoning RMA fraud is not something we entertain here. Your first and last warning.

-Rvenger
 
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he might have been able to dishonest his way to a replacement if he didn't snap it.
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With a hole through the PCB? I would think they would laugh at him, and then make him pay for shipping the card back to him.

Maybe we need a clear PCB, so when people attempt these things, then at least have a shot 😉
 
Has to be trolling. Sorry. No one drills a hole through a $650 video card. I have to admit, I wasn't aware of all the stuff going on INSIDE the PCB layers. I still can't imagine putting one of my 980ti's on a drill press table, turning the spindle on and telling myself, "Yep, this is OK".

Also, LOOOOL at "simulated soldering" by sticking a screw driver through the hole! LMAO!
 
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Erithan13 said:
Nvidia comes up short once again :awe:



Well, to be fair, he did do it himself. Should I ever need a hole drilled in precisely the wrong place I'll know where to turn.
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True. True. I guess you also have to accept your failures with your successes. That being said, my personal DIY process is to do exhaustive amounts of research first before attempting something new. It's not "Hold my beer I'm firing up the power tools."
 
P.S. I did read the instructions. Many times. There are four threaded holes with standoffs to connect the bracket to the card. One of those holes didnt have that standoff, and was WAY misaligned with the hole on the card. I installed the card initially and ran it without that bolt on. But my pc crashed when I opened any gpu intensive task. Which I finally figured out was because that missing bolt allowed the cooler to rise off the gpu on one corner, so it wasn't making contact. It would jump to 100 degrees then crash my monitor. This was the only solution I came up with.
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Classic :thumbsup:
 
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