Testing & Restoring A Used Mining GPU
So you bought a used graphics card and you want to be sure it’s working right so you want to know how to test it. Maybe it’s running hotter than you think it should be. Maybe it looks like it’s been living in a dumpster for the past year and you want to clean it up. In this video I’ll show you how to test it, tear it down, clean it up, replace the thermal paste, lubricate the fans and put it all back together.
I’ve bought a lot of used GPU’s for these Dell OptiPlex projects. In this video I’ll walk you through my refresh process, from start to finish, when I get a used GPU in. From testing, to tear down, cleaning, reapplying thermal paste, lubricating the fans, and putting it all back together.
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More Used OptiPlex Content: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLV5rlj-09omynt4Zp_cjKi_oFuf_hTooH
Timestamps:
0:00 – Start
1:03 – Visual Inspection
1:24 – GPU Drivers
3:08 – GPU Removal/Install
4:10 – Testing
5:33 – Why This Isn’t Teardown Tutorial
6:36 – Teardown Tools
7:08 – Start Of Teardown
8:19 – Short Rant About “Warranty Void” Stickers
9:06 – Heatsink Removal
10:18 – Thermal Paste Tools And Supplies
12:19 – Tearing Down The Heatsink Shroud (Optional Step)
14:29 – Cleaning
17:14 – Re-Lubricating The Fan Bearings (Optional Step)
18:52 – Reapplying Thermal Paste
20:18 – Reassembly
Software:
AMD Drivers: https://www.amd.com/en/support
nVidia Drivers: https://www.nvidia.com/Download/index.aspx
Display Driver Uninstaller: https://tinyurl.com/zaf4h2r
GPU-Z: https://tinyurl.com/y4pw2rjc
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