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MRC · Board-level graphics repair

Graphics card diagnosis and quote before repair work begins.

Start with a free intake assessment so MRC can decide whether to accept your standalone desktop GPU. If accepted, we perform a proper diagnostic and provide a quote before any repair work begins.

Describe your GPUThe intake assessment determines acceptance; it is not the repair diagnostic.

01 / Faults

Faults we assess

For an accepted repair, we diagnose the actual card and confirm the fault before quoting repair work.

No display or no power

Shorted power rails, damaged VRM stages, firmware faults, connector damage and failed components are considered after safe bench checks.

Artifacts and instability

Visual corruption, driver crashes and load failures may involve VRAM, the GPU, power delivery, firmware, cooling or the host system.

Heat and physical damage

Fan, thermal-interface, corrosion, trace and HDMI or DisplayPort damage can be assessed when parts and test access are available.

02 / Board-level scope

Board-level scope

We consider supported NVIDIA GeForce and AMD Radeon desktop cards, including some workstation models. Intel graphics cards are normally not accepted. Support depends on the exact model, condition, donor or new-part availability and safe test access.

  • Electrical diagnosis and power-rail fault isolation
  • Microsoldering, connector and PCB trace work
  • VRM, memory and passive-component replacement when diagnosis supports it
  • BGA rework only when the evidence and economics support it
  • Cleaning, thermal service and functional stress testing as the card allows

What we do not claim

  • A symptom alone does not prove that a GPU core or memory chip is bad.
  • A repair attempt, reball or component replacement is never presented as a guaranteed cure.
  • Laptop-soldered graphics, integrated graphics and unsupported cards are outside this intake unless accepted in writing.
  • Do not bake, heat-gun or ship the card before we review its history and exact model.

03 / Process

Assessment, diagnosis, quote and repair

  1. 1

    Submit an intake assessment

    Send the manufacturer, model, symptoms and all prior repair or mining history so we can decide whether to accept the job.

  2. 2

    Receive an acceptance decision

    If the card fits our scope, we send drop-off or shipping instructions. Do not send it before acceptance.

  3. 3

    Diagnostic and quote

    After the accepted card arrives, we perform a proper diagnostic and provide a quote. No repair work begins without your approval.

  4. 4

    Approved repair and testing

    After quote approval, we perform the agreed repair, test the card as the hardware allows and arrange its return.

04 / GPU Certification

GPU Certification

GPU Certification helps validate marketplace and other aftermarket purchases. For $50 CAD plus tax, we compare an accepted used desktop card with its listing and expected reference configuration and record factual observations about its identifiers, model, memory, required chip population, board, cooler and other required assemblies. This can reveal missing, substituted or changed chips and other discrepancies used in deceptive online sales. We also attempt to boot the card on the shop testing rig. The certification states only facts observed on the inspected card; it does not state that the card meets OEM standards and cannot determine seller intent, ownership or make a legal finding of fraud.

  • Required chips and assemblies are documented against the expected card configuration
  • If the card boots, you receive a written shop-rig test report with the checks completed and observed results
  • Not a repair diagnostic; no claim of OEM compliance, authenticity, performance, warranty or absence of latent faults
  • Shipping, repair and parts are extra; the certification fee is non-refundable once checking begins
$50 CAD + taxThe intake assessment determines acceptance; it is not the repair diagnostic.GPU Certification

05 / Start a repair

Start with a free intake assessment

Send enough detail for us to decide whether to accept the job. This intake assessment is not the repair diagnostic. If accepted, we send instructions; after the card arrives, we diagnose it and provide a quote before repair work begins.

Contact

New requests begin with this form. Voicemail: 226-702-0555 (this line does not receive texts). Drop-offs are welcome whenever we are open; no appointment is required. Do not mail a card until MRC provides shipping instructions.

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