how to destroy a 8800 gt (and fix it) - Page 2

Chai · 2nd Mar 2008, 11:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Max_87

Happened to my 9800Pro before... except I did that accidentally with a pocket knife LOL

Is that accident or intentional but slipped?

Max_87 · 3rd Mar 2008, 07:50 AM

I was removing the shim, then suddenly the pocket knife slipped

I was probably using too much force

rogue_tomato · 4th Mar 2008, 11:54 PM

Ouch, that sucks. Hopefully you can fix it!

Majormaggot · 8th Mar 2008, 11:13 PM

ok, its been a while so here it is

as you can see i'm still working out some kinks in my soldering skillz, also note the extra solder on the ends, they should definitely not fall off again.

Just make shure if ur doing this to make sure that u have a very fine tip on your soldering iron, also be careful not to apply to much heat as it will lift the contact pad under it.

and yes it works, like nothing ever happened.

Adrian Wong · 8th Mar 2008, 11:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Majormaggot

ok, its been a while so here it is

as you can see i'm still working out some kinks in my soldering skillz, also note the extra solder on the ends, they should definitely not fall off again.

Just make shure if ur doing this to make sure that u have a very fine tip on your soldering iron, also be careful not to apply to much heat as it will lift the contact pad under it.

and yes it works, like nothing ever happened.

Hehe.. It may not be a beauty, but the most important thing is it works!!

werty316 · 10th Mar 2008, 11:53 AM

Now lets hope notihng else bad happens.

Mac Daddy · 11th Mar 2008, 09:20 AM

Nasty on the soldering I can solder SMD with a standard pencil but been soldering since the 80's .. as long as it works

Trouz0rz · 19th Apr 2008, 11:03 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Majormaggot

as you can see i'm still working out some kinks in my soldering skillz, also note the extra solder on the ends, they should definitely not fall off again.

Hey i wouldn't be too upset about my solder skills if i could work with surface mounts. And it works too, well done!

martypastor · 11th Jun 2008, 09:57 PM

It also happens on my card ( I think ) because when i put the video card while the RAM locks are open or unlock. But i dont if it really happen. So what i did is just to solder the ends. You can see it on the Picture. But still it works

generalRage1982hrv · 13th Jun 2008, 02:53 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by martypastor

It also happens on my card ( I think ) because when i put the video card while the RAM locks are open or unlock. But i dont if it really happen. So what i did is just to solder the ends. You can see it on the Picture. But still it works

hmmm that is opposite side of pcb and pins from capacitor is on that side

3rd Mar 2008, 07:50 AM	#12 (permalink)
Max_87 h@x! Join Date: 11 Aug 2003 Location: the land of bandwidth cap Posts: 11,430 Reputation: 2090 Rep Power: 38	I was removing the shim, then suddenly the pocket knife slipped I was probably using too much force __________________ Max_87 Tech ARP http://www.techarp.com Dell Studio 15 / P7350 / 3GB DDR2 / Radeon HD 3450 / 250GB 7200RPM / 15" @ 1920x1200 E8600 @ 4.4GHz 1.36v / Asus P5E3 Deluxe / 2x2GB DDR3 / Radeon X1800 / Barracuda 7200.9 120GB / 7200.10 320GB x2 / Caviar SE16 WD5000AAKS / WD6400AAKS x2 / Dell 2007FP x2 / Silverstone ST56F

8th Mar 2008, 11:13 PM	#14 (permalink)
Majormaggot Getting there Join Date: 5 Sep 2005 Posts: 169 Reputation: 59 Rep Power: 5	ok, its been a while so here it is as you can see i'm still working out some kinks in my soldering skillz, also note the extra solder on the ends, they should definitely not fall off again. Just make shure if ur doing this to make sure that u have a very fine tip on your soldering iron, also be careful not to apply to much heat as it will lift the contact pad under it. and yes it works, like nothing ever happened. __________________ Intel Pentium Dual Core E2160 @ 3.4GHz 1.425 Vcore, Asus P5W DH Deluxe, 4GB Corsair XMS twin X 2 800mhz, enermax galaxy 850w, Sound blaster X-FI Xtream Music, XFX 8800GT 512 MB @ 715 core 1000 mem 1730 shader, 2x 400GB Seagate HDD in Raid 0, 1x 250 GB WD HDD, 1x 120 GB WD HDD, A mighty Zalman 9500 cooler crying for help. and ArcticSliver 5, DVD drives n shizzle.

10th Mar 2008, 11:53 AM	#16 (permalink)
werty316 Active Join Date: 3 Mar 2005 Posts: 643 Reputation: 138 Rep Power: 6	Now lets hope notihng else bad happens. __________________ Guns don't kill people, Chuck Norris kills people!

4th Mar 2008, 11:54 PM	#13 (permalink)
rogue_tomato Getting there Join Date: 1 May 2006 Posts: 154 Reputation: 15 Rep Power: 4	Ouch, that sucks. Hopefully you can fix it!

11th Mar 2008, 09:20 AM	#17 (permalink)
Mac Daddy Pickin' Da Gitfiddle Join Date: 19 Nov 2007 Location: Canada Posts: 2,051 Reputation: 802 Rep Power: 13	Nasty on the soldering I can solder SMD with a standard pencil but been soldering since the 80's .. as long as it works