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Buck · 08-26-2008, 05:22 AM

NVIDIA GPU failure possibly linked to the use of high lead solder:

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According to our sources, the failures are caused by a solder bump that connects the I/O termination of the silicon chip to the pad on the substrate. In Nvidia’s GPUs, this solder bump is created using high-lead. A thermal mismatch between the chip and the substrate has substantially grown in recent chip generations, apparently leading to fatigue cracking. Add into the equation a growing chip size (double the chip dimension, quadruple the stress on the bump) as well as generally hotter chips and you may have the perfect storm to take high lead beyond its limits. Apparently, problems arise at what Nvidia claims to be "extreme temperatures" and what we hear may be temperatures not too much above 70 degrees Celsius.

Source: TomsHardware

vcw · 08-27-2008, 02:35 AM

Is this for both notebook and desktop cards?

Buck · 08-27-2008, 04:18 AM

I don't believe there is any concrete data that implicates desktop cards....not yet anyway.

Gulkor · 08-27-2008, 12:40 PM

G94 and G92's are faluty what has been going around. but i have not seen alot of people have alot of problems or seeing alot of people saying they have faluty cards. i have a 9800GTX o/ced and i have not had any problems.

Gulkor · 08-31-2008, 03:21 PM

thats ok for me

i have a evga card which comes with lifetime warranty

Ericko · 09-09-2008, 07:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gulkor

G94 and G92's are faluty what has been going around. but i have not seen alot of people have alot of problems or seeing alot of people saying they have faluty cards. i have a 9800GTX o/ced and i have not had any problems.

That's because the fatigue symptons can take some time to show up.

GoHack · 11-04-2008, 11:36 PM

Heat is what's accelerating the problem, so I wouldn't recommend overclocking your GPU.

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Fxi · 11-09-2008, 06:28 PM

Had a 7900GTX die on me but warranty made it all good.

darkphantom · 03-03-2009, 11:34 PM

anything about the 9 series chips failing?

Djembe · 03-04-2009, 09:01 AM

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Originally Posted by darkphantom

anything about the 9 series chips failing?

not that I've heard

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08-27-2008, 04:18 AM	#3
Buck Moderator Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Arkansas Posts: 2,389 Credits: 75,511	I don't believe there is any concrete data that implicates desktop cards....not yet anyway.

08-27-2008, 12:40 PM	#4
Gulkor Registered User Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 30 Credits: 539	G94 and G92's are faluty what has been going around. but i have not seen alot of people have alot of problems or seeing alot of people saying they have faluty cards. i have a 9800GTX o/ced and i have not had any problems.

08-31-2008, 03:21 PM	#5
Gulkor Registered User Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 30 Credits: 539	thats ok for me i have a evga card which comes with lifetime warranty

11-09-2008, 06:28 PM	#8
Fxi Registered User Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 152 Credits: 410	Had a 7900GTX die on me but warranty made it all good.

03-03-2009, 11:34 PM	#9
darkphantom Registered User Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 8 Credits: 222	anything about the 9 series chips failing?