22 points DogRunner 2 days ago 7 comments
I got a RTX 3080 20 GB from China, which probably has memory issues at higher temperatures. Repasting/repadding didn't resolve the issue. I don't want to reball the memory modules and so I am looking for a repair shop, which is located in the EU (for tax and shipping cost reasons).
It's really tough to find one. Krisfix.de was the only known good repair shop, but they decline to work on 3000 series since 2026.
dust42 1 hour ago | parent
Ask on mikrocontroller.net. There will definitely be people who know who in Germany is doing it or maybe even offer to do it for you. One of the last old fashioned forums on the net. German speaking but nowadays that shouldn't be a problem.
MrBuddyCasino 6 minutes ago | parent
Prepare to get yelled at, berated and belittled.
Retr0id 1 hour ago | parent
> they decline to work on 3000 series since 2026
Curious, are they just generally not high-value enough any more to justify keeping spare parts around etc. for?
I see it listed on their pricing page still.
aliljet 16 minutes ago | parent
I've been looking for broken 3090s for a short while. And the whole market is funny. Most of these devices have had their VRAM and GPUs physically harvested (for no clear reason). The ones that are truly broken, however, are still trading in the ~$300 range making me think they're destined for more harvesting. Where are people buying these repairable GPUs? I'd gladly take the gamble for fun, honestly, less profit.
Retr0id 15 minutes ago | parent
> for no clear reason
Cards are bought from the consumer market, stripped for parts, and then repackaged for datacentre usage (single slot cooler, more vram)
razvanneculai 1 hour ago | parent
There are some pretty good shops in Bucharest, Romania if you are interested, a Friend of had problems with his cpu and it would crash, he sent it there and in 5 days max he got it back, he said it worked good now, and didnt complain about anything, but im sure they are not specialised in GPUs.