Question Dead 3080ti for a steal, can you see anything wrong with it?

[joeybutterhands]

Hi guys, I can get my hands on a Zotac RTX 3080ti for a pretty good price from a friend, but it's dead. Fans and RGB work, but no display.
The seller sent me a few pictures of the PCB, but I can't see anything inherently wrong with it. Anything popping out to you guys?

I am fairly competent with a soldering iron and desoldering, having repaired many cameras and flash tubes in the early 2000s.

If it happens to be a cap or voltage regulator, I should be golden, however I can't see anything standing out, if it's the actual die, I'm screwed.

Note: The cards is 300mi from me, so I can't do any actual testing on it till a later date.

Link to images: https://www.photo-pick.com/online/aJASn82p.link

Thanks in advance!

 

[DSzymborski]

That I don't see any obvious cap that's the issue would make me an extremely hard no.

I'm also highly suspicious with how it was used because all 3080 TIs would still be under warranty. How close is this friend? You call the person both a "friend" and a "seller." If it's a friend, you should be able to get the whole story behind what's going on with the GPU.

If there's no warranty and no obvious problem to resolve, "pretty good price" better be almost nothing. Otherwise, it's certainly a steal, but for the other guy.

 

[joeybutterhands]

That I don't see any obvious cap that's the issue would make me an extremely hard no.

I'm also highly suspicious with how it was used because all 3080 TIs would still be under warranty. How close is this friend? You call the person both a "friend" and a "seller." If it's a friend, you should be able to get the whole story behind what's going on with the GPU.

If there's no warranty and no obvious problem to resolve, "pretty good price" better be almost nothing. Otherwise, it's certainly a steal, but for the other guy.

Thanks, more or less what I'm worried about.

Actual good friend, language barrier causing confusion.

Full story is, if I understand correctly, was working, then stopped. He opened it up and mentions he sees some burn marks near the cap close to the HDMI port. Does not have the skills to investigate further. Card past RMA period. Don't believe it was used for mining at all.

 

[joeybutterhands]

Further, what gives me a slight amount of hope is that there's zero display instead of artifacting, which points to a power delivery issue if I'm lucky.

Asking price is roughly $90

 

[SyCoREAPER]

1 post is sufficient in a 10 minute span, edit the first one.

Buying a card that is dead is a crapshoot. Not everything is visible and could be irreparable hence it being sold.

Nobody can say if it can be fixed without seeing it and playing with it first. General concencous is, you don't buy something that is broken unless you know what's needed to fix it.

 

[SkyNetRising]

I am fairly competent with a soldering iron and desoldering, having repaired many cameras and flash tubes in the early 2000s.

Watch some videos on how those gpus get fixed professionally.
Here's a good source:

https://www.youtube.com/@KrisFixGermany/videos

Do you think, you have knowledge/skills/equipment to do that?

 

[joeybutterhands]

Watch some videos on how those gpus get fixed professionally.
Here's a good source:

https://www.youtube.com/@KrisFixGermany/videos

Do you think, you have knowledge/skills/equipment to do that?

I've watched quite a few electronics repairs videos (it's what I watch to help me fall asleep) and I am confident that I can give it a good shot if I can figure out where the issue is. I was hoping something stands out to someone here.

Without running MemTest, I want to say it could be one or more of the memory channels, which could be an easy repair, but I'm just not sure

 

[DSzymborski]

Thanks, more or less what I'm worried about.

Actual good friend, language barrier causing confusion.

Full story is, if I understand correctly, was working, then stopped. He opened it up and mentions he sees some burn marks near the cap close to the HDMI port. Does not have the skills to investigate further. Card past RMA period. Don't believe it was used for mining at all.

I'd definitely want the full story. No 3080 Ti should be past the warranty period at this point; it came out less than two years ago. I can't remember the last time I saw a high-end Nvidia GPU that had a warranty that wasn't at least three years. That seems to me that your friend did something to make it not warranty eligible, so I'd be highly skeptical.

 

[joeybutterhands]

I'd definitely want the full story. No 3080 Ti should be past the warranty period at this point; it came out less than two years ago. I can't remember the last time I saw a high-end Nvidia GPU that had a warranty that wasn't at least three years. That seems to me that your friend did something to make it not warranty eligible, so I'd be highly skeptical.

Local laws equal 1 year warranty is standard for retailers. RMA is likely still possible, but shipping charges would be more than replacing the card outright. Welcome to the third world

 

[Tac 25]

OP

don't buy it. You don't need a 90 dollar paper weight.

 

[joeybutterhands]

Okay, general consensus is don't touch it. Thanks for the advice

 

[Avro Arrow]

This is what goes through my mind when I see something like that:
"If it seems too good to be true, then it probably is."

Of course, without telling us what the price is, you're denying us important context.

 

[joeybutterhands]

This is what goes through my mind when I see something like that:
"If it seems too good to be true, then it probably is."

Of course, without telling us what the price is, you're denying us important context.

I did mention the asking price, $90

 

[Avro Arrow]

I did mention the asking price, $90

That's a good price but you have to ask yourself, "Would I sell an RTX 4090 that wasn't completely dead for$90?". I don't know about you but I sure wouldn't.

 

[Eximo]

Buy it and re-sell the cooler only online if you can't get it work?

Pretty good deal for a 3080Ti cooler based on prices I have seen in the past and right now. https://www.ebay.com/itm/225424906130