Graphic Cards Need a reliable guy to teardown GPU and replace thermal pads and paste

[BudgetAhhAhhAhhh]

I have a 7 year old 1060 which runs hot, as I am looking to upgrade some of my pc components this year, I thought why not give the gpu a makeover too? I have never done this and it looks quite complex and nerve wracking (messing up will cost a lot). Hence am looking for a reliable hardware guy who has done it successfully in the past and is reputed, preferably in mumbai, any suggestions would be most welcome.

 

[rockyo27]

I have a 7 year old 1060 which runs hot, as I am looking to upgrade some of my pc components this year, I thought why not give the gpu a makeover too? I have never done this and it looks quite complex and nerve wracking (messing up will cost a lot). Hence am looking for a reliable hardware guy who has done it successfully in the past and is reputed, preferably in mumbai, any suggestions would be most welcome.

It's very easy to open, clean nd replace.....get a good thermal paste...NT-h1 or some other good one....thermal pads u will have to check what size are on yours and buy those and then check YouTube for opening your gpu and follow the steps.
Buy a precision screwdriver set too.

 

[BudgetAhhAhhAhhh]

It's very easy to open, clean nd replace.....get a good thermal paste...NT-h1 or some other good one....thermal pads u will have to check what size are on yours and buy those and then check YouTube for opening your gpu and follow the steps.
Buy a precision screwdriver set too.

It might be easy while seeing someone else do it, but it looks quite a delicate and a difficult job for me, and to mess it up would mean 15k plus rupees down the drain!
That is why, I am willing to pay someone who is experienced to do it

 

[rockyo27]

Then better goto a reputed pc shop or ask around who can do this or service a gpu.

 

[Heisen]

I have a 7 year old 1060 which runs hot

Define hot.

It's very easy to open, clean nd replace.....get a good thermal paste...NT-h1 or some other good one....thermal pads u will have to check what size are on yours and buy those and then check YouTube for opening your gpu and follow the steps.
Buy a precision screwdriver set too.

And in the end static charge from hands kills the GPU.

I don't think it is easy for someone who has never done it before.

 

[idontknowman]

Static discharge is only a problem in places with low humidity right? I've never destroyed anything (motherboards, pi, sensors, etc) by handling with my bare hands. Is it really that big of a problem?

 

[mantheman]

Is it really that big of a problem?

 

[Heisen]

I've never destroyed anything (motherboards, pi, sensors, etc) by handling with my bare hands. Is it really that big of a problem?

It's not a problem until it becomes one some day and by that time it's too late, whatever you are working on is gone. It's very rare but it can happen.

You will always see your graphics cards and motherboard wrapped in anti-static bags from the factory.

If it's some cheap 2-3 dollar part I don't worry about damaging it. But if it's expensive you have to be careful. The mosfet's are the number one component that can be damaged just by touching it's gate pin.

The anti-static mat & wrist band setup is very cheap. You can connect both of them to your computer chassis because it is connected to the earth pin of your outlet or you can directly connect it to outlet earth pin like this.

But the main problem with indian households is that we normally have no idea how good our earthing is, or is it even their?

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And the biggest problem of all is some of our clever low grade electricians, sometimes swap the live and neutral cable of our outlet, which makes the earth pin worthless and deadly. *sigh*

 

[greenhorn]

Guys, static is a problem if you live in a cool dry climate like the US etc. I've been there and have been shocked by touching random household stuff. On the other hand if you live in a city with even okayish humidity static is not an issue unless you are in an ac room

I'm also looking for someone who does this professionally because while I'm comfortable doing this (I repair vintage audio hifi as a hobby) from my research a single card will need multiple thicknesses and small quantities of each, and a bit of experimentation to find the right thickness (different sources give different recommendations) and the thermal pad recommendations from US sources are not available locally, and the easily available stuff is not as conductive.

 

[n1r0]

electricians, sometimes swap the live and neutral cable of our outlet, which makes the earth pin worthless and deadly. *sigh*

Wait, what?

 

[Heisen]

Wait, what?

You can safely check with extension boards which has indicators on them, which tells if the wiring of the outlet is correct. Just plug the extension and turn it ON.

 

[greenhorn]

Wait, what?

The crap that i see builders pull off you have to see to belive. One flat i stayed in lighting fixtures were hooked up using transparent speaker wire. Not the flame retardant coloured stuff.
More recently spotted in my current flat

 

[n1r0]

You can safely check with extension boards which has indicators on them, which tells if the wiring of the outlet is correct. Just plug the extension and turn it ON.

No, I get that, but why would Live and Neutral being reversed make the Earth useless?

 

[Heisen]

No, I get that, but why would Live and Neutral being reversed make the Earth useless?

It's not entirely useless (thanks for correcting) it will still protect but for that earth grounding resistance should be less than 4-5 ohms.

But it's not completely safe either, with reversed live and neutral wires, the casing of the equipment will see 240V even when the switch is in off position, leading to a significant shock hazard, and if you touch it bare feet you could get an electric shock, but then your home RCCB will likely trip to protect you by cutting off the power.

So for your RCCB to save your life, the earth pin grounding resistance must be low enough which makes the fault current sufficient enough to create the necessary imbalance that the RCCB is designed to detect, so that it can trip just in time to protect you.

 

[mokendkomer]

I can help you out, I'm in bangalore though. PM me if you want to pay for shipping, you can choose what you want to pay me for my time and effort.

 

[n1r0]

...with reversed live and neutral wires, the casing of the equipment will see 240V even when the switch is in off position, leading to a significant shock hazard, and if you touch it bare feet you could get an electric shock

Good point about the always live scenario. I was only thinking along the lines of AC's alternating poles between L & N, so wiring polarity wouldn't matter as such. Totally forgot thw switch.

 

[calvin1719]

Then better goto a reputed pc shop or ask around who can do this or service a gpu.

I think this is where the thread started... with the OP asking for recommendations for just such a PC shop.

 

[variablevector]

Guys, static is a problem if you live in a cool dry climate like the US etc. I've been there and have been shocked by touching random household stuff. On the other hand if you live in a city with even okayish humidity static is not an issue unless you are in an ac room

I'm also looking for someone who does this professionally because while I'm comfortable doing this (I repair vintage audio hifi as a hobby) from my research a single card will need multiple thicknesses and small quantities of each, and a bit of experimentation to find the right thickness (different sources give different recommendations) and the thermal pad recommendations from US sources are not available locally, and the easily available stuff is not as conductive.

This + carpet flooring in many of their homes/apts don't help.When was the last time anyone here actually got a shock from static electricity? I'm guessing the answer is either never, or not in years.

If you're worried, just touch a large metal object before you touch sensitive electronics and you will be perfectly fine.

@BudgetAhhAhhAhhh All you need is a philips screwdriver (PH0 or PH1) and some patience. The only tricky part about disassembling GPUs sometimes is detaching the cooler fan cable from the pcb header without breaking it off, and only on some models. But if you're nervous, then definitely don't do it on a working card. Any computer shop should do it for you.

 

[pranjalrohilla]

I can help you with this. Shipping would be a problem. Try to find someone local.

 

[ssslayer]

Guys, static is a problem if you live in a cool dry climate like the US etc. I've been there and have been shocked by touching random household stuff. On the other hand if you live in a city with even okayish humidity static is not an issue unless you are in an ac room

I'm also looking for someone who does this professionally because while I'm comfortable doing this (I repair vintage audio hifi as a hobby) from my research a single card will need multiple thicknesses and small quantities of each, and a bit of experimentation to find the right thickness (different sources give different recommendations) and the thermal pad recommendations from US sources are not available locally, and the easily available stuff is not as conductive.

Most of the India (even Mumbai) has low humidity and static issues from January/February to March.