Nvidia GPUs

Nvidia GPUs
Manufacturer	Nvidia
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Device type	Computer Component

Explanatory Guides

	Type	Difficulty	Sample applicable devices (non-exhaustive)
Base Voltage Rails For GPUs Explained	Circuit	1. Easy	Nvidia GPUs AMD GPUs
PEX Rail on Pascal GPUs Explained	Circuit	2. Medium	GTX 1070 GTX 1070Ti GTX 1080 GTX 1080Ti GTX 1060
VMem Rail on Pascal GPUs Explained	Circuit	2. Medium	GTX 1070 GTX 1070Ti GTX 1080 GTX 1080Ti GTX 1060
VCore Rail on Pascal GPUs Explained	Circuit	2. Medium	GTX 1070 GTX 1070Ti GTX 1080 GTX 1080Ti GTX 1060
1.8V Rail on Pascal GPUs Explained	Circuit	2. Medium	GTX 1070 GTX 1070Ti GTX 1080 GTX 1080Ti GTX 1060
5V Rail on Pascal GPUs Explained	Circuit	2. Medium	GTX 1070 GTX 1070Ti GTX 1080 GTX 1080Ti GTX 1060
Nvidia Pascal (GTX 1000) GPU Diagnosing Guide	Troubleshooting/Diagnostics	2. Medium	GTX 1070 GTX 1070Ti GTX 1080 GTX 1080Ti GTX 1060
Nvidia GPU Memory Testing Guide	Troubleshooting/Diagnostics	2. Medium	Nvidia GPUs
5V Rail on Turing GPUs Explained	Circuit	2. Medium	RTX 2060 RTX 2070 RTX 2080 RTX 2080Ti
Nvidia Turing (RTX 2000) GPU Diagnosing Guide	Troubleshooting/Diagnostics	2. Medium	RTX 2060 RTX 2070 RTX 2080 RTX 2080Ti
PEX Rail on Turing GPUs Explained	Circuit	2. Medium	RTX 2060 RTX 2070 RTX 2080 RTX 2080Ti
VCore Rail on Turing GPUs Explained	Circuit	2. Medium	RTX 2060 RTX 2070 RTX 2080 RTX 2080Ti
1.8V Rail on Turing GPUs Explained	Circuit	2. Medium	RTX 2060 RTX 2070 RTX 2080 RTX 2080Ti

Repair Guides

	Affects part	Type	Difficulty	Sample applicable devices (non-exhaustive)
Short on 12V or 3.3V rail on Pascal (GTX 1000) GPUs Repair	Whole board	Soldering	3. Hard	GTX 1070 GTX 1070Ti GTX 1080 GTX 1080Ti GTX 1060
BIOS Problems on Pascal GPUs Repair	BIOS Circuit	Soldering Software	3. Hard	GTX 1070 GTX 1070Ti GTX 1080 GTX 1080Ti GTX 1060
Asus GTX 1060 6GB Expedition. Please power down and connect the PCIE power cable(s) for this graphics card	Whole board	Soldering	3. Hard	GTX 1070 GTX 1070Ti GTX 1080 GTX 1080Ti GTX 1060
GTX 1070 Not turning on (5V short) Repair	Whole board	Soldering	3. Hard	GTX 1070 GTX 1070Ti
GTX 1070 Random freezing/crashing fix, power hot plug detection fault	Whole board	Soldering	3. Hard	GTX 1070
Gigabyte GTX 1080Ti Not detected (faulty AND gate) repair	Main Logic Board	Soldering	3. Hard	GTX 1080 GTX 1080Ti
GTX 1080 PC turning on for split second, short on 12V repair	Capacitor VRM	Soldering	3. Hard	GTX 1080
GTX 1080Ti Not detected repair (Short on 1.8V)	Capacitor C83 22uF 6.3V 0603	Soldering Part replacement	3. Hard	GTX 1080 GTX 1080Ti GTX 1080Ti SC2 Hybrid
GTX 970 Jetstream Fan Spin, no image and core not heating up repair	Whole board	Soldering	3. Hard	GTX 970
BIOS Problems on Turing GPUs Repair	BIOS Circuit	Soldering	3. Hard	RTX 2060 RTX 2070 RTX 2080 RTX 2080Ti
Short on 12V or 3.3V rail on Turing (RTX 2000) GPUs Repair	Whole board	Soldering	3. Hard	RTX 2060 RTX 2070 RTX 2080 RTX 2080Ti
GTX 1080Ti Not turning on, no fan spin (1.8V rail issues) Repair	Whole board GPU core	BGA Soldering	4. Specialist	GTX 1070 GTX 1070Ti GTX 1080 GTX 1080Ti
GTX 1080 Error 43 repair	Whole board	BGA Soldering Software	4. Specialist	GTX 1080 GTX 1080Ti
Zotac GTX 1080Ti Not turning on, not detected (short on PEX) repair	GPU Core	BGA Soldering	4. Specialist	GTX 1080Ti