Wii Black Lines

[Mako321]

Black lines and dots are appearing in game and stuff on my wii, have been for a really long time. I know it's some kind of GPU overheating, but is it fixable?(my wii is modded and has no case so I can't really send it in) People on the internet all say to send it to Nintendo due to faulty GPUs and stuff, but it's just the heating. Right? Could I just reflow the Playstation some way or another and go on with my life?

 

[Bush]

No. It's permanent heat damage. Sucks. Get a black one this time.

 

[J.D]

No. It's permanent heat damage. Sucks. Get a black one this time.

lolfail?

 

[Bush]

No. It's permanent heat damage. Sucks. Get a black one this time.

lolfail?

What? I'm telling him there is no fix. The GPU gets damaged by heat over time, there is no repair. I was telling him to get a new one. Or he could send it in for repair.

 

[Mako321]

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Anybody sure about that?

 

[Twilight Wolf]

I would try a new cooling setup first. The GPU has a heatsink of some kind, I'd assume -- try replacing it with a better one if possible, and use some Arctic Silver. Couldn't hurt.

 

[Bush]

The only issue is, the problem doesn't come when it gets hot, it happens because its been hurt by heat. Its like getting sunburned, irreparable damage is done over time, not like getting sweaty from being temporarily exposed to heat.

 

[Twilight Wolf]

You could very well be right, but like I said, it couldn't hurt to try new cooling.

Either way you're probably gonna have to get a new Wii before long.

 

[Bush]

it couldn't hurt to try new cooling.

Forgot to say this. Try turning off wiiconnect24 and adding a 3rd party fan.

 

[Mako321]

I'm about to add a fan to the main metal flax that's under the dvd drive, if that'll help. The lines dont't appear for a few seconds on screen, if that helps at all. Also, if a 360's gpu doesn't die I don't think a wii one would normally. Right?

 

[J.D]

No. It's permanent heat damage. Sucks. Get a black one this time.

lolfail?

What? I'm telling him there is no fix. The GPU gets damaged by heat over time, there is no repair. I was telling him to get a new one. Or he could send it in for repair.

lern2science

Black insulates heat. Probably not enough to make a GPU overheat, but the crammyness of the Wii surrounded by a cheap black Chinese case and a crappy fan will probably make a black Wii have problems prematurely, compared to a standard Wii.

 

[Bush]

Yeah, if you put it in the sun.

 

[Mako321]

Lines showing up after I turned the thing on from room temperature, I think my wii is done for

 

[Bush]

You could possibly buy I used GPU and replace it yourself, but good luck on that one. Call nintendo and ask for repair rates. If you sign up for club nintendo you can extend your warranty, but I dont know if that will help.

 

[Twilight Wolf]

my wii is modded and has no case so I can't really send it in

 

[Bush]

Whoops. Thanks TW

 

[Mako321]

I could have revirginized it, but my parents lost the case.