NorthridgeFix tackles an RTX 5090 after a DIY repair

A melted power connector and missing surface-mount components put microscope work at the center of an upload-free week.

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ASUS RTX 5090 Came In After a DIY Repair Went Wrong

The connector had melted before the repair attempt began. By the time the ASUS RTX 5090 reached NorthridgeFix, the customer's effort to replace it had also left surface-mount components missing from the board.

No new videos arrived this week, but that October repair carries the strongest daily momentum among the channel's older uploads. Under the microscope, the host finds residue around the connector pads, clears excess solder and seats a replacement H++ connector, heating it from beneath until it sits flush. The inspection is as much part of the story as the soldering: he identifies a nearby circuit as an LED status circuit and explains that its damage will not hinder the card's functionality.

Then the bench meets the front counter. A walk-in customer brings an RTX 3090 Founders Edition that stopped working after a riser cable swap, giving the video a small slice of the shop's intake routine alongside the close-up repair.

Across the catalog, NorthridgeFix collected roughly 128,000 views this week, while subscribers held steady at 492,000. Daily viewing is running at a little over half its usual pace. Nearby tech channels Andrew Bond and cheapaudioman had substantially busier viewing weeks; This Does Not Compute was quieter.

Another RTX 3090 upload is also among NorthridgeFix's strongest daily draws, followed by "Why This University Still Needs a Pentium 4." Between a modern graphics-card connector and an aging computer's serial port, the repair queue covers quite a stretch of computing history.

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The videos drawing views on NorthridgeFix right now

Someone Sold This RTX 3090 Like This?!62,640 views Why This University Still Needs a Pentium 4241,000 views

The numbers

Here is how NorthridgeFix's week looks in views and subscribers.

views gained this week: this channel and similar channels

Andrew Bond

1,625,912

cheapaudioman

1,507,116

Andrew Ethan Zeng

1,416,029

WVFRM Podcast

595,813

This Is

453,785

Oliur / UltraLinx

376,751

NorthridgeFix

127,609

This Does Not Compute

87,854

Giaco Whatever

1,520

subscribers

492,000

no significant change in the last 7 days

total views

102,432,299

views per day

17,084

typical day: 31,394

subscribers: this channel and similar channels

WVFRM Podcast

534,000

cheapaudioman

515,000

This Is

510,000

Giaco Whatever

509,000

NorthridgeFix

492,000

Andrew Bond

486,000

This Does Not Compute

474,000

Oliur / UltraLinx

468,000

Andrew Ethan Zeng

451,000

As of November 7, 2026 · Data source: Trari Social News, Trari Traffic Trends and Ranking Platform, Google YouTube

Subscriber, view, like and comment counts are YouTube's. Rates, usual days, rankings, comparisons and categories are Trari's own calculations.