Sorry for the clickbait title, here are the pictures: https://imgur.com/a/hf6Duoi I'm wondering what this resistor is for and whether it was added by the previous owner or at the factory (it would be easiest to determine if someone has the same card). The soldering is very good, there is no flux …

Haste makes waste Very true. by the way, did you remove GPU heatsink before reflowing whole thing? Unfortunately, I didn't, so that's probably what killed it. I baked a few cards in the past and they all had removable heatsinks, so I would always remove them (I only ever managed to get an X700 Pro …

Ozzuneoj wrote: You could always keep it anyway... having a non working Erazor X2 is still kinda cool. 😉 I know, but it will haunt me forever. You probably know the feeling: "Maybe I could still try this..." And then it doesn't work. I guess I'll just put it away somewhere. Bury it deep. What a …

Thank you very much for your input, SSTV2. Since I have no access to a hot air rework station and only a very crappy iron, I decided to put it in the oven before throwing it away (preheated to 200°C, 10 minutes). It ended just as one would imagine. I lost yet another SMD cap and something caused a …

Hi, this is my first post on VOGONS and already quite a downer, but here goes. Last week on a local Craigslist equivalent I stumbled upon a GeForce 256 DDR from the title for around €7. I bought it together with a GeForce 6600 AGP from the same seller for a combined €15 with shipping. Both GPUs were …