Multiple 6x00XT die after driver update, GPU-die dead

[BitMaster]

 

Not another one... please !

 

This guy has some reputation, found his channel through Der 8auer.

 

Edited January 10, 2023 by BitMaster

[SkateZilla]

The GPUs look like they were improperly re-pasted and the paste dried to the GPU and was torn during heatsink removal.

I know he says never opened, but there are definite signs that a few of them were in the images posted on his forum/facebook.

that being said, they all appear to have exceeded max temps, but the 6800/6900 Hotspot isnt even the center of the GPU and if the GPU hit a catastrophic temp, then VDDC #1 would have also blown up and in the images VDDC #1 shows no signs of thermal damage.

So here is what's not being reported:
~50 Units out of Millions sold,
-All within the last month,
-Because MFG Repair/Replacement warranty only covers if the seal is in tact, most of the cards show signs of being previously re-pasted, so warranty is likely voided, and some MFGs already ended Support for 6K Series purchases before a specific date.

Also as of December 13th, AMD / MFGs stopped services unregistered / warranty voided cards.

I'd say the users replaced the TIM and Overtightened the coolers and cracked the GPU.

Edited January 10, 2023 by SkateZilla

[Mr_sukebe]

How did the title of the video get translated from "are they dying" to "they are dying" as the header for this forum post?

[BitMaster]

vor 2 Minuten schrieb Mr_sukebe:

How did the title of the video get translated from "are they dying" to "they are dying" as the header for this forum post?

Oh yeah, my bad !  I was so shocked from that video that I didn't really watch my typing, I'll check if I can change the Header, I don't want to make a ! out of an ?.

[EightyDuce]

Interesting. I've seen a few of this guys videos in the past, he does some wild repair videos. Definitely knows his way a round a GPU, honestly, electronics in general.

[EightyDuce]

 

TLDR most cards have a sketchy background (mining OP). 

 

That's the danger of buying used cards from a sketch source, especially whwre they are run ragged as they would be in a mining rig. 

Edited January 20, 2023 by EightyDuce

[Thinder]

On 1/10/2023 at 9:05 PM, BitMaster said:

 

Not another one... please !

 

This guy has some reputation, found his channel through Der 8auer.

 

 

Looks like AMD bad news make a lot of dosh from contributors for those Youtube gurus...

Personally I'm happy I retain a critical mind and don't always take their videos for granted, I'm more than pleased with my new AMD card, on the other hand I don't trust GPU drivers that much, AMD or Nvidia alike..

 

[SkateZilla]

So Miners sold them all off when Mining took a hit,

Then they were all warranty voided as they were likely submerged in mineral oil.

Bought cheap to play games, and boom GPU gets trashed.