First post, by user33331
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Hello ( Bought a used graphic card )
Is it normal that MSI 6800 AGP-version(TD-128) misses a 4-5 pcs of SMD chips on the back ?
- I drew crude points *from my memory* on Geforce's reference card[photo] where the missing SMDs are.(Note: that photo attachment is a somewhat similar reference only and not from the card I own.)
- There are marks that solder is ripped of, leavings and clues that SMDs were there at some point.
- Is there a way to easily identify and buy these SMDs(ebay) ? Maybe use conductive glue to place the new ones without soldering.
- It is amazing to me how SMDs(max.5pcs) are missing from this card. It got to take some force/direct hit to remove these SMDs 🙁 Weird.
- What is the function of these SMDs on the back and could the card somehow work without them ? ( I haven't tried it ON because it might break the card for good. Without these missing resistors and such.)
+ Could someone post a picture of a same working MSI 6800 AGP TD-128 card(back side) so I could compare if it is missing the same SMDs too ? Like is this normal for MSI that the SMDs are taken off or... ?
- One missing has a white code "C998" on side of it
- Is this some kind of "tuning" that people did in 2004 to get the card running faster ?
http://images.highspeedbackbone.net/skuimages … M452-7008-c.jpg