It is not only a cold solder issue. That's how the problem starts. You can successfully reflow and console a few times but if it was heavily used eventually the motherboard needs to be "reballed" and often with a new GPU chip (varies from $10-20) for that part and $50-90 for the work.
I have 2 boxes that just got finished being reballed and are getting sent back this week. If the problem is the GPU, a reball with new GPU could outlast a new console with reball and extra cooling mods lopaka ________________________________ From: Thane Sherrington <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Wed, March 27, 2013 3:26:23 PM Subject: [H] Reflowing and reballing I hadn't heard these terms until today. Are they as much BS, as I take them to be? It sounds sort of moronic to refer to replacing the solder on chips as "reballing". Isn't this really a cold solder issue? T
