How to kill a £300+ gfx card (by me)
Well this card:
had a problem , it was overheating , so it was removed from the machine , and the EPOXY frozen in the freezer for 6 hours
yes epoxy on the core
well , i tried to remove the heatsink and this happened:
a bad picture of the thickness of the epoxy :
Yes thats a DEAD Radeon X800 XT PE.
damn.
You stuck it in the freezer.................................
And you used epoxy..............
I don't wanna go there, thats a bad place.
6014 3DMk 05Originally Posted by Errr...me
So that's what the inside of the chip looks like.
On a more positive note check your household insurance as it may cover accidental damage like this. It may not but it's worth checking.
My condolences by the way.
Dont worry. Its probably just a driver problem.
Don't use epoxy if you _ever_ want to remove the HSF
Lesson learned...
I didn`t use epxoy it was on the card when i got it - been in this game for long enough to know NOT to do it - but the car was artifacting at stock , and that heatsink was way to big , so i had to try and get it off some how
whats that heatsink that was stuck to it??
Thats what happens if you use epoxy..
Especialy on a heavy heatsink. The wieght of the heatsink probably played a big part in weaking the chip...
Someone sold you the card like that?I didn`t use epxoy it was on the card when i got it - been in this game for long enough to know NOT to do it - but the car was artifacting at stock , and that heatsink was way to big , so i had to try and get it off some how
Last edited by SilentDeath; 11-08-2005 at 01:36 PM.
LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL
MOLLY AND POPPY!
More like, "you bought the card like that"?
Ebay it as faulty
anywone want to buy it....... [wink]
Rofl omg I done that with my geforce 3So i dismantled it and took the actual GPU off of the board. Except the damn thing was moulded on, so I ended up peeling several parts of the GPU off
that sucks, looks mad like.
nah, a reboot should fix that.
Nox
ROFL you two.
that heatsink is thermal right sp-97 looks to me. this thing is quite heavy & will break the chip soon or later anyway
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