Graphics chip repair

Graphics chips run hot. After years of heating and cooling, the tiny solder balls under the chip crack and the picture breaks up or disappears. We rework or replace the chip on the board rather than replacing the whole motherboard.

Get a quote

Tell us which laptop you have and what it's doing. We'll reply with a price and a drop-off time.

Signs you need this repair

Lines, stripes or coloured blocks on screen
A garbled picture from the moment it starts
Black screen, but the laptop sounds like it's running
The same fault on an external monitor, which rules out the screen
Freezes when gaming or playing video

What we do

We confirm the fault is the chip and not the screen or its cable. Then we remove the chip, clean the pads and refit it with new solder balls (reballing), or fit a new chip.

We also clean the cooling system and replace the thermal paste, because overheating is what caused the failure in the first place.

How long it takes. Graphics chip work takes longer than most repairs because we test under load afterwards. We give you a timescale with the quote.

Warranty

This repair is covered by our 90-day warranty on parts and labour. If the same fault comes back, bring the laptop in and we’ll put it right.

Brands

We carry out this repair on laptops from Apple, Acer, Alienware, Asus, Dell, HP, Sony, Toshiba, and most other makers.