dr.zeissler wrote on 2022-03-19, 16:12:
Great cards, the 256MB versions are 128Bit.
Unfortunately all the three card are the 128 MB 64 bit vestions... but they still are good cards for P3 era PC's without AGP slot. I needed one for my Compaq Deskpro EN SFF 😁
Big Pink wrote on 2022-03-19, 16:57:
The yellow caps on the back stick out quite a bit. Probably mechanical damage from poor storage conditions.
BitWrangler wrote on 2022-03-19, 15:57:
I've got a card where they're messed up in that area too... coincidence? Or do they fall off if the GPU overheats???
On my card is definitely mechanical damage! I don't think overheating can cause the SMD's to fell off. That area can heat up quite a bit, but it wouldn't reach 180-200 deg C in order to melt the solder tin. I think...
So, today I had a little more time and tested all the graphics cards bought at the flea market.
The good news is, 4 out of 5 cards are working just fine!
And the most exiting news is, the CT6970 is working perfectly despite the missing SMDs! This was an unexpected surprise!
HWInfo32 identifies it as a CT6974... maybe it's an OEM card after all...
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One of the red Radeons is not working at all, it is simply dead. No signal, no POST, no beep, nothing. I think it has a short somewhere, because every time I replace the card with a good one, the PC enters automatically in BIOS(the mainboard is an ASUS CUBX). But I don't really care about it, I'm really excited due to the working Geforce 256 😀
Also happy about finding an appropriate power brick(18.5v original HP) for my Compaq Evo N620c. It turned out the battery on this notebook is like new, it holds the power for more than 2 and a half hours! That is really good, considering the age of this machine 😀. I'm writing this post from this notebook... 😁
Kahenraz wrote on 2022-03-19, 17:11:
Poor storage, yeah. I did a repair recently on a GeForce 4 To 4200 where I had to replace about a dozen mm size capacitors. This kind of damage is easily repaired with with the right tools and experience.
NVIDIA GeForce 4 Ti 4200 triage and repair
Hey! That's a really nice repair job! And I think is easier than using an soldering iron... I should try it out, but I need to get some soldering paste.