GPU repair shop NorthridgeFix has been busy repairing hundreds of broken NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 graphics cards, with the repair shop reporting it receives RTX 4090s that have been burned from ...

Sometimes, it's better to leave things to the professionals. That's the reasonable conclusion you might come to watching this new video that showcases a repair shop's attempt to salvage a Nvidia ...

Repair technician "northwestrepair" on YouTube reveals the dangers of using copper memory cooling mods on GPUs. In a RTX 3080 ...

TL;DR: Northridge Fix, a Los Angeles electronics repair expert, warns against buying the GeForce RTX 5090 Founders Edition due to its fragile, complex multi-piece design and delicate PCIe connector.

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Why it matters: The surprisingly common practice of replacing a high-end graphics card's GPU with a different one from a cheaper card, borking it in the process, isn't going away. A Chinese repair ...

In brief: We've seen plenty of instances of fake graphics cards being passed off as the real deal over the years. While these forgeries usually fool the less tech-savvy, more experienced users can ...

Nvidia's warranty claim expenses for discrete GPUs spiked by 1,000% in 2025 to $894 million, with nearly 1% of units sold requiring service. Analysts link the jump to higher defect rates, quality ...

Defective RTX 5090 GPUs sell for €1499 without returns, leaving buyers to repair risky hardware with no guarantee of working ...