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The first nano sized 980ti!

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RampantAndroid said:
He wanted to "solder it", so to simulate soldering it, he shoved a screwdriver in the hole...

Some people...D:
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At that point, why not? There's a very small chance it might have worked (eg. if there was only a single trace that got disrupted). Better than a 100% chance of a dead board.
 
Elixer said:
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 😉
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my thinking is that they may not see the hole. It depends on what they do before approving a replacement. And he may even go as far as to hide the hole so that its less obvious even if they did remove the heatsink and backplate.

If all they did was plug the card in and see if it worked, before sending the replacement, he'd have been set.

of course assuming they don't have a sticker on there and allow people to remove the heatsink without losing warranty.
 
HurleyBird said:
At that point, why not? There's a very small chance it might have worked (eg. if there was only a single trace that got disrupted). Better than a 100% chance of a dead board.
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Unless you want to see fire or have the rest of your pc get damaged that is one bad idea.

These PCBs are insanely complex with minimum 4 layers inside. Highends are normally 8 or more. Now when you drill a hole through the board, what normally happens is that some signal traces could be cut but more importantly the power and ground planes could end up shorting due to the drill.

Putting a metal to short these layers = short = lots of heat due to the current build up = fire if there isn't proper protection in place. Now it would have worked if the layers are all linked but thats rarely the case (actually never came across something like that before).

It is an idea that will 100% fail.

Also heres another tip to all you fellas. Even if on the surface it looks flat and void of any traces on the surface and visible ones are quite far away.. there still could be traces inside that same area! so DONT drill them holes unless you got an xray or the PCB files.. ! 😀
 
I was an electronics tech in the military. We could repair damaged internal traces in multi-layer pcbs, but not a hole drilled through. 😀
 
Elixer said:
I heard the more holes you drill in the GPU itself, the cooler it gets.
Temps went from 95C to room temp in no time! ()🙂
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I agree. Nice mod. Drilling holes in the PCB will help cool the card down. They act as vents (kinda like the holes on brake rotors for cars). The science is there to back it up. C'mon guys, don't be a noob. LOL. Cool Mod. 11/10. Would totally do.
 
Eddy Merckyx Drillium special?

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