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Recommended GPU Repairshop in Europe (Germany)

39 points by DogRunner ↗ HN
I got a RTX 3080 20 GB from China, which probably has memory issues at higher temperatures. Repasting/repadding didn't resolve the issue. I don't want to reball the memory modules and so I am looking for a repair shop, which is located in the EU (for tax and shipping cost reasons).

It's really tough to find one. Krisfix.de was the only known good repair shop, but they decline to work on 3000 series since 2026.

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dust42
Ask on mikrocontroller.net. There will definitely be people who know who in Germany is doing it or maybe even offer to do it for you. One of the last old fashioned forums on the net. German speaking but nowadays that shouldn't be a problem.
Retr0id
> they decline to work on 3000 series since 2026

Curious, are they just generally not high-value enough any more to justify keeping spare parts around etc. for?

I see it listed on their pricing page still.

razvanneculai
There are some pretty good shops in Bucharest, Romania if you are interested, a Friend of had problems with his cpu and it would crash, he sent it there and in 5 days max he got it back, he said it worked good now, and didnt complain about anything, but im sure they are not specialised in GPUs.
larodi
There’s one in BG that does that and yo great success. Reply here if this is a destination you have access to. I’ll provide detail.
crawlwright
Have you tried posting in the eGPU.io forums or r/hardware? EU repair shops for GPUs are rare but those communities tend to have up to date recommendations. Also worth checking if any local PC builders in your area do board level repair, they sometimes take on GPU work quietly even if they don’t advertise it.
thiago_fm
I've had a similar problem with other hardware, my solution was to lower my expectations of "having a shop" to fix it.

No shop will want to have the expectations to successfully fix a complex GPU, unless it's their main business, as the solution can potentially not be 'reballing the memory modules' and they might just break your GPU in the process, they don't wanna have to pay you back in case they do, otherwise the risk they are undertaking isn't worth the chance of they fixing it and getting your X euros.

Go to hardware communities and ask them if they'd like to have a go at it, find somebody reputable and go with them.

Otherwise based on what you said, you literally will have to trash it, or find a way to constantly cool it down in a very reliable way (Good luck! I tried the same with a CPU with an overheating issue and failed miserably. Hopefully you'll manage it)