Hi reddit! I was just about to watercool my GB 3070 and now im basically sitting here in tears… idk how i did it but i somehow loosend one solderpoint of probably a capacitor… should I be able to just resolver it? Is there any advice on what to do now?
I’m literally crying
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Resolder it. Just make sure to not spill over to any other contact.
This is super fixable. Just get a soldering iron with a pointy tip, put a tiny bit of flux on the joint (this is not strictly neccesary, but helps to make the solder flow better and not stick to the iron) and touch the iron to the broken joint for half a second. Then a splash of IPA and a qtip to wash off excess flux.
If you have access to an electronics repair place maybe see if they can do it for you. Wear safety glasses or protection over your eyes. It’s a small space and many times repair shops will use very small soldering equipment with magnifying glasses. Of course you’d want to have the card out of the case if it isn’t already (assuming it is).
The concern is the capacitor. If the soldering iron gets that capacitor a little too hot it’ll blow. I saw a vid just the other day, can’t recall if it was northwest repair or another channel where he was heating solder to remove and replace some parts near the cap. Even shielding it, it wasn’t enough. 2 caps blew and popped in their face. This is kind of tedious for someone not used to soldering such small pieces. You also don’t want to accidentally overheat or burn the chip next to it.
Replace the component. A good tech should be able to fix it. If it is a capacitor, it might work without it.
The biggest problem would be if it shorting.
Why would you watercool a 3070? You could have sold the 3070, used the watercooling fund added to that, and bought a newer card that performs better.
Buy gigabyte buy twice
Any electronic repair shop will gladly re-solder that for you at Little to no cost since you know what the issue is (if it’s an issue at all)
If you just broke the solder joint, thats probably fixable, you just have to resolder it like others suggested. But if you tore the solder connector from the PCB thats probably GG
also dont waste your money watercooling a 3070. use the money to buy a better graphics card.
Why waste money water cooling a 3070…
No. You didn’t. Just solder it back. This is a VERY minor problem.
If you’re in Toronto I can fix it for you in like 3 minutes for free. Nobody deserves to cry over this.
Don’t bother with fancy modding to squeeze out an extra umpth in performance if you’re not already confident at it. Better to use the money on an upgraded component.
This is dummy easy lesson -4 basic electronics knowledge. If you knocked the capacitor, that‘s the big metal grey thing, off the contact you can just resolder it. If you have access to a soldering iron that is.
First off don’t try and disassemble parts you can’t easily replace or live without. There basically no reason at all to try and water cool a 3070. If you broke the card this will be a fun life lesson for you.
Pour baking soda and vinegar on it immediately or it might explode
watercooling a 3070? what a moron.
Please don’t try to resolder this yourself unless you are already skilled at soldering small electronics. You will end up damaging it even more.
Don’t solder it yourself. Send it in to a professional. That’s a very easy fix if you know how to solder. If you don’t know how, it’s very easy to destroy that card.