GIGABYTE GTX 780 TI WindForce 3X (Card C)

Summary

  • Very good condition cosmetically
  • At first, I thought this was a GTX 770. When fixed, I noticed it is actually a GTX 780 TI! Nice when the surprise is that way round and not a scam resulting in a lower card! 🙂
  • Resistances
    • VCore – 4.1Ω
    • VMem – 82Ω (Hynix H5GQ2H24AFR-R2C)
    • PEX – 721Ω
    • 5V – 6.32KΩ
    • 3.3V – 853Ω
    • 12V – all MΩ+ range
  • Clear picture, but error 43 in Device Manager
  • MATS reveals a faulty E1 chip

Replacing the E1 VRAM chip

It appears to be a classic faulty E1 case. I should have this chip type in stock, so I’ll try to replace it.

mats version 367.38.  Testing GK110B with 20 MB of memory starting with 0 MB.
Errors found. Use -matsinfo for details.
This message will only appear once.
  SUBPART     RANK0 RD ERR  RANK0 WR ERR   UNKNOWN ERR
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FBIOA[ 31:  0]            0             0             0
FBIOA[ 63: 32]            0             0             0
FBIOB[ 31:  0]            0             0             0
FBIOB[ 63: 32]            0             0             0
FBIOC[ 31:  0]            0             0             0
FBIOC[ 63: 32]            0             0             0
FBIOD[ 31:  0]            0             0             0
FBIOD[ 63: 32]            0             0             0
FBIOE[ 31:  0]            0             0             0
FBIOE[ 63: 32]            0        442831             0
FBIOF[ 31:  0]            0             0             0
FBIOF[ 63: 32]            0             0             0

Rank 0 Failing bits:
   E032 E033 E034 E035 E036 E037 E038 E039 
Read    Error Count: 0
Write   Error Count: 442831
Unknown Error Count: 0

BIT  RANK0 WRITE  RANK0 READ     UNKNOWN
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E032         155           0           0
E032         213           0           0
E032         227           0           0
E032         181           0           0
E032       53660           0           0
E032       54294           0           0
E032       54662           0           0
E032       54877           0           0
E033         765           0           0
E033        1139           0           0
E033        1248           0           0
E033        1044           0           0
E033      107589           0           0
E033      108223           0           0
E033      108591           0           0
E033      108807           0           0
E034         152           0           0
E034         213           0           0
E034         229           0           0
E034         181           0           0
E034       53660           0           0
E034       54294           0           0
E034       54662           0           0
E034       54877           0           0
E035         763           0           0
E035        1139           0           0
E035        1247           0           0
E035        1044           0           0
E035      107589           0           0
E035      108223           0           0
E035      108591           0           0
E035      108807           0           0
E036        1436           0           0
E036        1809           0           0
E036        1922           0           0
E036        1714           0           0
E036       53659           0           0
E036       54293           0           0
E036       54661           0           0
E036       54877           0           0
E037         787           0           0
E037        1139           0           0
E037        1285           0           0
E037        1044           0           0
E037      107589           0           0
E037      108223           0           0
E037      108591           0           0
E037      108807           0           0
E038         154           0           0
E038         213           0           0
E038         231           0           0
E038         181           0           0
E038       53660           0           0
E038       54294           0           0
E038       54662           0           0
E038       54877           0           0
E039         762           0           0
E039        1139           0           0
E039        1245           0           0
E039        1044           0           0
E039      107589           0           0
E039      108223           0           0
E039      108591           0           0
E039      108807           0           0

ADDRESS    EXPECTED ACTUAL   REREAD1  REREAD2  FAILBITS TPSEIB ROW  COL
---------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- ------ ---- ---
0001354cbc 00000000 000000ff 000000ff 000000ff 000000ff WE1037 0033 16f
0001354cb8 00000000 000000ff 000000ff 000000ff 000000ff WE1036 0033 16e
0001354cb4 00000000 000000ff 000000ff 000000ff 000000ff WE1035 0033 16d
0001354cb0 00000000 000000ff 000000ff 000000ff 000000ff WE1034 0033 16c
0001354c9c 00000000 000000ff 000000ff 000000ff 000000ff WE1037 0033 167
0001354c98 00000000 000000ff 000000ff 000000ff 000000ff WE1036 0033 166
0001354c94 00000000 000000ff 000000ff 000000ff 000000ff WE1035 0033 165
0001354c90 00000000 000000ff 000000ff 000000ff 000000ff WE1034 0033 164
0001351cbc 00000000 000000ff 000000ff 000000ff 000000ff WE1057 0033 16f
0001351cb8 00000000 000000ff 000000ff 000000ff 000000ff WE1056 0033 16e
0001351cb4 00000000 000000ff 000000ff 000000ff 000000ff WE1055 0033 16d
........
00002e728c 00000000 000000ba 000000ba 000000ba 000000ba WE1033 0007 143
00002e7288 00000000 000000ba 000000ba 000000ba 000000ba WE1032 0007 142
00002e7284 00000000 000000ba 000000ba 000000ba 000000ba WE1031 0007 141
00002e7280 00000000 000000ba 000000ba 000000ba 000000ba WE1030 0007 140
000102d83c 00000000 000000ff 000000ff 000000ff 000000ff WE1077 002b 0ef
000102d838 00000000 000000ff 000000ff 000000ff 000000ff WE1076 002b 0ee
000102d834 00000000 000000ff 000000ff 000000ff 000000ff WE1075 002b 0ed
000102d830 00000000 000000ff 000000ff 000000ff 000000ff WE1074 002b 0ec
000102d81c 00000000 000000ff 000000ff 000000ff 000000ff WE1077 002b 0e7
000102d818 00000000 000000ff 000000ff 000000ff 000000ff WE1076 002b 0e6
000102d814 00000000 000000ff 000000ff 000000ff 000000ff WE1075 002b 0e5
000102d810 00000000 000000ff 000000ff 000000ff 000000ff WE1074 002b 0e4
000102a83c 00000000 000000ff 000000ff 000000ff 000000ff WE1037 002b 0cf
000102a838 00000000 000000ff 000000ff 000000ff 000000ff WE1036 002b 0ce
000102a834 00000000 000000ff 000000ff 000000ff 000000ff WE1035 002b 0cd
000102a830 00000000 000000ff 000000ff 000000ff 000000ff WE1034 002b 0cc
000102a828 00000000 000000ba 000000ba 000000ba 000000ba WE1032 002b 0ca
000102a824 00000000 000000ba 000000ba 000000ba 000000ba WE1031 002b 0c9
if you are getting failure for first MBof FB then try option -no_scan_out
Error Code = 00000001 

                                        
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I have Hynix Hynix H5GQ2H24AFR-R2C in stock. So, hopefully, a routine VRAM fix by following Graphics Card VRAM Chip Replacement Procedure to replace E1.

VRAM E1 Pads Cleaned

Success! And a nice surprise that this card is actually a 780 TI (not the 770 I first thought it was).

Testing

  • MATS passes 10Mb, 25Mb, 50Mb
  • Kombuster HD – looking stable and good
  • 3D Time Spy – passes, score a bit below average, but this isn’t a highly clocked model. In fact GPUZ thinks it’s the reference 780 TI, unlike it’s faster brothers, the OC and GHz versions. Still, if it’s now fixed and reliable, then that’s fine.
  • These Windforce cards do seem to have efficient coolers, this one seems to run about 65°C

Update 05/12/2022 – After more than a week of testing it has failed

  • My main PC started reset and hang
  • MODS 367 – Error 690 (NVRM FB Training Failed)
  • Visual corruption in places
  • Quite a lot of heat seems to build up quickly on the back of the PCB
  • MATS 367 – Just 1 single bit failing on E1
mats version 367.38.  Testing GK110B with 10 MB of memory starting with 0 MB.
Errors found. Use -matsinfo for details.
This message will only appear once.
  SUBPART     RANK0 RD ERR  RANK0 WR ERR   UNKNOWN ERR
------------- ------------- -------------  ------------
FBIOA[ 31:  0]            0             0             0
FBIOA[ 63: 32]            0             0             0
FBIOB[ 31:  0]            0             0             0
FBIOB[ 63: 32]            0             0             0
FBIOC[ 31:  0]            0             0             0
FBIOC[ 63: 32]            0             0             0
FBIOD[ 31:  0]            0             0             0
FBIOD[ 63: 32]            0             0             0
FBIOE[ 31:  0]            0             0             0
FBIOE[ 63: 32]            0          5264             0
FBIOF[ 31:  0]            0             0             0
FBIOF[ 63: 32]            0             0             0

Rank 0 Failing bits:
   E036 
Read    Error Count: 0
Write   Error Count: 5264
Unknown Error Count: 0

BIT  RANK0 WRITE  RANK0 READ     UNKNOWN
---  -----------  ----------     -------
E036         655           0           0
E036         655           0           0
E036         655           0           0
E036         655           0           0
E036         669           0           0
E036         655           0           0
E036         666           0           0
E036         654           0           0

ADDRESS    EXPECTED ACTUAL   REREAD1  REREAD2  FAILBITS TPSEIB ROW  COL
---------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- ------ ---- ---
0000686a9c 00000000 00000010 00000010 00000010 00000010 WE1087 0011 0a7
0000686a98 00000000 00000010 00000010 00000010 00000010 WE1086 0011 0a6
0000686a90 00000000 00000010 00000010 00000010 00000010 WE1084 0011 0a4
00001e22f4 00000000 00000010 00000010 00000010 00000010 WE1025 0005 0dd
00001e22f0 00000000 00000010 00000010 00000010 00000010 WE1024 0005 0dc
00001e22ec 00000000 00000010 00000010 00000010 00000010 WE1023 0005 0db
00001e22e8 00000000 00000010 00000010 00000010 00000010 WE1022 0005 0da
00001e22e4 00000000 00000010 00000010 00000010 00000010 WE1021 0005 0d9
00001e22e0 00000000 00000010 00000010 00000010 00000010 WE1020 0005 0d8
000022ae94 00000000 00000010 00000010 00000010 00000010 WE10e5 0005 1e5
000022ae90 00000000 00000010 00000010 00000010 00000010 WE10e4 0005 1e4
000022ae8c 00000000 00000010 00000010 00000010 00000010 WE10e3 0005 1e3
000022ae88 00000000 00000010 00000010 00000010 00000010 WE10e2 0005 1e2
000022ae84 00000000 00000010 00000010 00000010 00000010 WE10e1 0005 1e1
000022ae80 00000000 00000010 00000010 00000010 00000010 WE10e0 0005 1e0
00002b69fc 00000000 00000010 00000010 00000010 00000010 WE1057 0007 09f
00002b69f8 00000000 00000010 00000010 00000010 00000010 WE1056 0007 09e
00002b69f0 00000000 00000010 00000010 00000010 00000010 WE1054 0007 09c
000053ed54 00000000 00000010 00000010 00000010 00000010 WE10e5 000d 155
000053ed50 00000000 00000010 00000010 00000010 00000010 WE10e4 000d 154
000053ed4c 00000000 00000010 00000010 00000010 00000010 WE10e3 000d 153
000053ed48 00000000 00000010 00000010 00000010 00000010 WE10e2 000d 152
000053ed44 00000000 00000010 00000010 00000010 00000010 WE10e1 000d 151
000053ed40 00000000 00000010 00000010 00000010 00000010 WE10e0 000d 150
000031de98 00000000 00000010 00000010 00000010 00000010 WE10a6 0008 0a6
000031de90 00000000 00000010 00000010 00000010 00000010 WE10a4 0008 0a4
00000a7310 ffffffff ffffffef ffffffef ffffffef 00000010 WE1024 0001 124
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00006ca4f0 ffffffff ffffffef ffffffef ffffffef 00000010 WE1044 0012 09c
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000031f090 ffffffff ffffffef ffffffef ffffffef 00000010 WE10e4 0008 0c4
000031f098 ffffffff ffffffef ffffffef ffffffef 00000010 WE10e6 0008 0c6
00007c30d0 ffffffff ffffffef ffffffef ffffffef 00000010 WE1044 0014 1f4
00007c30d8 ffffffff ffffffef ffffffef ffffffef 00000010 WE1046 0014 1f6
00001ba990 ffffffff ffffffef ffffffef ffffffef 00000010 WE1014 0004 184
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0000292dd0 ffffffff ffffffef ffffffef ffffffef 00000010 WE1084 0006 154
0000292dd8 ffffffff ffffffef ffffffef ffffffef 00000010 WE1086 0006 156
000085a730 ffffffff ffffffef ffffffef ffffffef 00000010 WE10b4 0016 00c
000085a738 ffffffff ffffffef ffffffef ffffffef 00000010 WE10b6 0016 00e
0000644698 55555555 55555545 55555545 55555545 00000010 WE1046 0010 106
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0000527718 55555555 55555545 55555545 55555545 00000010 WE1066 000d 146
0000527710 55555555 55555545 55555545 55555545 00000010 WE1064 000d 144
0000428758 55555555 55555545 55555545 55555545 00000010 WE1046 000b 096
0000428750 55555555 55555545 55555545 55555545 00000010 WE1044 000b 094
00009a4e40 aaaaaaaa aaaaaaba aaaaaaba aaaaaaba 00000010 WE1010 0019 150
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......
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00007069fc aaaaaaaa aaaaaaba aaaaaaba aaaaaaba 00000010 WE1037 0012 15f
0000769100 aaaaaaaa aaaaaaba aaaaaaba aaaaaaba 00000010 WE10c0 0013 160
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000076910c aaaaaaaa aaaaaaba aaaaaaba aaaaaaba 00000010 WE10c3 0013 163
0000769110 aaaaaaaa aaaaaaba aaaaaaba aaaaaaba 00000010 WE10c4 0013 164
0000769114 aaaaaaaa aaaaaaba aaaaaaba aaaaaaba 00000010 WE10c5 0013 165
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if you are getting failure for first MBof FB then try option -no_scan_out
Error Code = 00000001 

                                        
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