Yeah, the only real way to get it fixed for good is to have a professional service reball the GPU with lead based solder. I found one on eBay to do mine, and it worked great afterward. (Costs about $150)
Hi @Samuelsan2001. Thank you for your reply.
Sorry I did not mention - my previous repair came just under the wire of my Apple Care - a few days or weeks before it expired, so I did not have to pay for that repair. This time I have no such coverage, but now there is Apple's repair program. An Apple agent said by phone that my MBP's serial and date of purchase means I am eligible, assuming the Apple Store tomorrow confirms the issue via their diagnostics. My concern is that might say I am not eligible because of the previous repair. Any thoughts? Thanks for any advice!
I have been eagerly awaiting the 2016 redesigned model, and have money set aside, but a working machine is crucial for my work until I can get my hands on one!
- Not relevant at all, as mentioned. Lots of people have had 3 or 4 repairs on the same machine.
- Indeed. Or up to four years from the original date of sale. Whichever is longer.
For what it's worth, I had mine reballed a little over a year and a half ago and it's been fine since.
That's what I'm going to do if mine fails after the repair program ends.
For what it's worth, from what I've read on forums, people who heat the motherboard find it to be a temporary fix at best. I've read that reballing is a permanent fix.
