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Keep or not broken MSI NX6800-TD128 AGP Tomorrow is bring free waste day ?

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First post, by user33331

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Hello
Tomorrow is the annual bring free waste day(at my location).
So should I keep or not the MSI NX6800-TD128 AGP that is missing 9pcs of small SMDs (teared off) ? -> Creates artifacts therefore.

I have no solder kits+magnifiers+skills+SMDs to solder it to working condition(=no artifacts) and probably never will.
So would it be usable in future or should I trash it ? ( It is not the better GT-version )
I think the card works even in older Win98 systems\drivers if fixed.
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Can I get replacement SMDs out of the broken NX6800 for newer graphic cards if needed ?

Is there a real need for these kind of cards in old computers ?

Reply 1 of 3, by The Serpent Rider

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Regular 6800s are usually easy to obtain and there's no guarantee that fixing SMDs will help your card.

I must be some kind of standard: the anonymous gangbanger of the 21st century.

Reply 2 of 3, by user33331

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Ok I probably dump it. How ever if never fixed can I use these SMDs on other cards as spare parts ? Or are these SMDs card specific ? How likely would I need these SMDs in future ?
Yes it is just a basic 6800.

Reply 3 of 3, by candle_86

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I'd just toss it, now if it was a 6800GT or Ultra then i'd hang onto it, those are getting harder to find

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