I finally started using a thermal camera for diagnostics and it changed my whole process

For years I just used my hands and a temp gun, but after a tough repair on a gaming PC in Tampa last month, I borrowed a Flir One. The before shot showed a single hot spot on the GPU, but after reapplying paste and adjusting the fan curve, the after image showed the heat spread evenly across the whole chip. That visual proof took the guesswork out. What other diagnostic tools have you guys found that give you that kind of clear before-and-after evidence?

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abby_wilson5119d ago

Wait, Tampa? That humidity alone could mess with readings. Did you account for ambient conditions before trusting those images?

holly_sanchez7518d ago

My last thermal scan looked like a ghost story.

jordan_young19d ago

My cousin in Tampa lost a drone to that soup, @abby_wilson51.