Your PC ATM

[brandonwh64]

hows that 9800GX2 comming along?

I got a 3870x2 today for 15$

 

[(FIH) The Don]

thats kinda CHEAP that is still a pretty strong card i'd say but uses more power than 2 5770s

uhm havent really done that much with it, no one wanna let me use their oven to bake it haha

 

[brandonwh64]

Yea this 3870x2 is dead. he said that it will power on but no video. he hassnt tried baking and the card has not been used long. could this be a corrupted bios?

 

[(FIH) The Don]

phew dunno, tried powering it on?
check for dead caps and stuff, if nothing looks wrong then try powering it

 

[brandonwh64]

the fans turn and the LED comes on the board itself but no video

 

[Duffman]

Update on the Black Knight.

So Fresh and So Clean...

 

[(FIH) The Don]

strange, is the cooler loose in someway?

 

[brandonwh64]

dunno he shipped it out to me today and i should get it by thursday. ill take my GTX 285 out and test it further.

Thats nice duffman!

 

[Velvet Wafer]

thats kinda CHEAP that is still a pretty strong card i'd say but uses more power than 2 5770s

uhm havent really done that much with it, no one wanna let me use their oven to bake it haha

maybe i can find a small desk oven, i can use on our balcony. i would bake the side looking the worst first,then try, and then bake the other, and try it again,if it doesnt worked the first time.

 

[brandonwh64]

im gonna take this card apart once it gets here and do a full inspection then try to boot with it in both my PCs, also with my GTX 285 just to see if i can see it. if i have no luck there i will try baking it

 

[Velvet Wafer]

im gonna take this card apart once it gets here and do a full inspection then try to boot with it in both my PCs, also with my GTX 285 just to see if i can see it. if i have no luck there i will try baking it

just remember: ATI solder is much harder than NVIDIA solder. if you try to bake it,i mean

 

[brandonwh64]

so what should i do to it?

 

[Velvet Wafer]

so what should i do to it?

um i dunno... i believe its much harder to repair ATI cards, but worser than the case, that the card is roastbeef, nothing can happen to you
if the normal 200-220c° / 10min method wont work, try it a second time, after card has cooled down a little, or use higher temps. after 12 minutes, the PCB should start to melt
so please be careful, and ventilate everything good, if you dont have a gas mask!
otherwise various chemicals may poison you!

 

[brandonwh64]

hopefully it doesnt come to that

 

[(FIH) The Don]

rofl, just try and fire it up, in you rig i mean

and see what happens

 

[Velvet Wafer]

hopefully it doesnt come to that

it will, and it will probably smell like the inner side of a mainboard carton, when its new + the odor that a overheated PSU or VGA will emit.
30 times stronger,just

 

[brandonwh64]

i will. hopfully its a small issue that can be fixed but im thinking for 15$ the other owner tried his own tricks too

 

[stevorob]

My setup now - probably not gonna change anything anytime soon, wiring is about as clean as I can get it.

 

[Velvet Wafer]

i will. hopfully its a small issue that can be fixed but im thinking for 15$ the other owner tried his own tricks too

depends on who owned it before... a noob, or a versatile electric craftsman, a master of the soldering iron?

 

[brandonwh64]

hmm i dunno. hopfully it can be fixed but hey it can be a 15$ soldering practice board

 

[brandonwh64]

heres a pic of it

 

[Velvet Wafer]

hmm i dunno. hopfully it can be fixed but hey it can be a 15$ soldering practice board

i bet it will be a good choice for that! i also made a mistake, Nvidia are the ones with the hard solder. the ati went liquid at about 200 degrees i guess, at least the last card i soldered, a x1900 or sth like that, had very soft solder. should be easy to reflux

EDIT: you got it from Greasemonkey, so i bet it wont be no cake to get it to run
i literally can smell the hot,steamy solder

 

[brandonwh64]

i will go easy on the card if i have to bake it. i will park my but in front of the oven watching it the whole time.

he told me he didnt bake it. i dont even think he took it apart but i maybe wrong

 

[brandonwh64]

Nice PC stevorob! me and VW got to talking about this video card that we completely overlooked your post!

how do you like your H50?

 

[Velvet Wafer]

i will go easy on the card if i have to bake it. i will park my but in front of the oven watching it the whole time.

he told me he didnt bake it. i dont even think he took it apart but i maybe wrong

no i meant, you "will have to bake it" with that
sounds like a plan to do, just protect you breathing organs, with a cloth or sth like that,alright? ;-)
dont you have an ABC mask ? i even have one, Bundeswehr stuff, even with a sealed and fresh filter, for emergencies ;-)
looks like this one: