Side note: feels like someone saw that Corsair Dominator Platinum Torque memory & did a “hold my beer”
P_ForeRacing
That last Fortnite battle got heated!
CaptainCatgirls
It looks like someone’s exhaust backfired and burned
qu38mm
Maybe it was part of a steampunk build and they gave it a lil aesthetic upgrade lol
TheHairyMess
RTX 3050 | Case Hardened
Ult1mateN00B
Its been baked as in fixed in oven. If it works reliability might be a concern.
FunFact5000
3050? I find anything nvidia ending in 50 is trash. Why they even bother with the 50. It’s like who wants a gpu that can run notepad? Ok ok, it’s ok, barely but still. At least go for a 3060 at this point bare minimum.
Bleach_Baths
My 3060ti looked like this when I upgraded. These cards just run really hot and it oxidizes.
Jamesmor222
Nah he clearly was hardening the grill he wanted to be sure it will resist any kind of screw put there
reallyryan-1899
It’s a bit overcooked imo
BalmyBadger
The gtx 480 would be proud
Responsible-Ad5725
Someone using Afterburner correctly
YasirNCCS
lets know if it works!
EKbowyers
Cheap impure stamped steel with a very hot gpu like the 3050 will turn it blue/gold real quick. Its called blue or blackening steel in blacksmithing thats why some other guy thinks its been hit with blowtorch or house fire but the plastic would have melted or the whole plate would be blue if they done that.
Minebeck
The screw and pcb look good, maybe the backplate was taken off for a DIY custom „paint job“ trying to do some case hardened effect
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Looks like it was in a house fire.
“you should bake it, can’t lose anything” here we are
Did you buy it in a “hot sale” ? >D
https://preview.redd.it/1uphgnxjopjc1.jpeg?width=300&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=592a29e4f48b541399306f4bf4f8cb90a4f97e9b
Not sure what that is but one of my gpu-s decided to tattoo itself same way it never ran hot. Probably oxidation or something
does it taste good?
If your lucky that’s just from heavy smoking. Try to rub the metal with a bit of alcohol on a tissue if it gets brownish it’s cigarette smoke residue.
Case Hardened RTX 3050
A shiny RTX 3050 appeared!
Ah yes, the Marlboro Gold RTX 3050
Someone took light baking a little bit too literal.
I’ll never understand people that buy used GPUs. I hope you didn’t pay more than $50 for that roll of the dice.
That thing was clearly baked.
https://preview.redd.it/2dnmuqrzaqjc1.jpeg?width=1280&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=8214c98d60651c92b3c67f66b437c6a7b89b7d66
Is the rest of it as melty as I hope?
Side note: feels like someone saw that Corsair Dominator Platinum Torque memory & did a “hold my beer”
That last Fortnite battle got heated!
It looks like someone’s exhaust backfired and burned
Maybe it was part of a steampunk build and they gave it a lil aesthetic upgrade lol
RTX 3050 | Case Hardened
Its been baked as in fixed in oven. If it works reliability might be a concern.
3050? I find anything nvidia ending in 50 is trash. Why they even bother with the 50. It’s like who wants a gpu that can run notepad? Ok ok, it’s ok, barely but still. At least go for a 3060 at this point bare minimum.
My 3060ti looked like this when I upgraded. These cards just run really hot and it oxidizes.
Nah he clearly was hardening the grill he wanted to be sure it will resist any kind of screw put there
It’s a bit overcooked imo
The gtx 480 would be proud
Someone using Afterburner correctly
lets know if it works!
Cheap impure stamped steel with a very hot gpu like the 3050 will turn it blue/gold real quick. Its called blue or blackening steel in blacksmithing thats why some other guy thinks its been hit with blowtorch or house fire but the plastic would have melted or the whole plate would be blue if they done that.
The screw and pcb look good, maybe the backplate was taken off for a DIY custom „paint job“ trying to do some case hardened effect
Bro put shit in the oven to “repair the solder”
Which is it? Fried or Bbq’d?