# Ingenious father fixes dead RTX 3070 with a jerry-rigged capacitor from an old radio — Saves worried son $120 in repair costs, GPU 'works better than before' now

> We've seen a lot of dead GPUs around here, some of which have been brought back to life in the most fascinating ways possible — this one we found on the r/SerbiaGaming subreddit is no different.

- **Source:** [Tom's Hardware](https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/gpus/ingenious-father-fixes-dead-rtx-3070-with-a-jerry-rigged-capacitor-from-an-old-radio-saves-worried-son-usd120-in-repair-costs-gpu-works-better-than-before-now?utm_source=gearopen.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=feed&utm_content=6a4fe609dad6b5f668a017cb)
- **Published:** 2026-07-09
- **Category:** Gaming
- **Tags:** #rtx #rtx-3070
- **Canonical:** http://localhost:4321/a/6a4fe609dad6b5f668a017cb

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