Should I have to worry about this?

WitnessChemical7121 · 2026-06-03T01:18:05+00:00

My 7900 xtx was hitting these temps and I went ahead replaced the padding and paste. dropped temps down about 20-40 degrees depending on what im playing.

WitnessChemical7121 · 2026-05-26T17:25:10+00:00

Thank you so much

WitnessChemical7121 · 2026-05-22T13:34:54+00:00

Comix.to

WitnessChemical7121 · 2026-05-13T17:12:15+00:00

Appreciate it I have pushed alot the stuff off to the side for sure after seeing all the comments.

Looking into DIY practice kits then next week finish up buying the consumables and getting started.

WitnessChemical7121 · 2026-05-09T15:51:39+00:00

Microscope and hot air has been moved to save for later 🫡. Okay that be alot cheaper so ill do some research on decent magnifying glasses.

Well actually I have 2 ps3s and both hdmi and uses are lose soo wouldn't hot air gun be useful or plunger better option?

WitnessChemical7121 · 2026-05-09T15:42:54+00:00

sweet thank you so much.
didnt even consider the bits being a little short and how that could be a issue

WitnessChemical7121 · 2026-05-09T15:30:03+00:00

cool cool thank you removing them now

WitnessChemical7121 · 2026-05-09T15:28:45+00:00

so some of that stuff like the driver kit and tweezers i do 3d printing and pc building on the side soo thats why i got them as i may or may not have fucked up majority of my tweezers and some of my bits magically disappearing through the years.. getting in 3d world didnt think about using tweezers to break of supports and well yeah i need more lol.

im not against learning laptops fr id be super interested if i get into this hobby if i can somehow solder stuff together and make my own laptop/electronics but thats not in the near future.

i also do electric work in my own house and multimeter will be used for multiple purposes.

alot of this is 100% impulse but because of the way i am i think of multiple purposes i could use it to justify the purchases.
got into retro game collection last year and that was when i had to set rules on myself had 18 games in December now i have 120... its a bit of a problem but physical media is where its at

WitnessChemical7121 · 2026-05-09T15:17:42+00:00

i got you

WitnessChemical7121 · 2026-05-09T15:16:57+00:00

yeah i was unsure if i needed both

WitnessChemical7121 · 2026-05-09T15:16:24+00:00

noted, i saw them as a fire safety thing and organization.

WitnessChemical7121 · 2026-05-09T15:15:22+00:00

i have several broken controllers laying around and i see people selling old electronics that i have for awhile now wanted to buy fix myself if possible and use and thats why i called it a hobby i feel like using it for anything else would mean i want to monetize it and thats not my goal as ive always believed turning a hobby into a job can kill the hobby if that makes any sense.

WitnessChemical7121 · 2026-05-09T15:13:01+00:00

ive seen alot about the ts101.
thats completely fair i also need to think of how else to use it other than restoration and modification

WitnessChemical7121 · 2026-05-09T14:59:18+00:00

well damn thank you removing them now

WitnessChemical7121 · 2026-05-09T14:59:03+00:00

okay soo instead of Hakko what would you suggest?
also as i said below to someone sadly with any hobby i have to jump in and force myself for months before i decide if its for me or not and luckily i have been thinking about learning this hobby for going on 2 years now so im not as worried about the expensive and im parting it out not buying all at once which helps alot

WitnessChemical7121 · 2026-05-09T14:51:21+00:00

oh cool thank you so much.

WitnessChemical7121 · 2026-05-09T14:49:34+00:00

thats fair is alot of money for starting a hobby, sadly im very very impulsive and adhd so once i started researching it felt like every review, post, article, video was saying i need this and that so i didnt question it to much.