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Recent content by tps07

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    Killed my R9 290 - broken part on pcb

    Thanks... and thanks again for the board!
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    Killed my R9 290 - broken part on pcb

    Thanks! I think I've been spoiled. Been playing around with computer parts for so long. This is the first time I've had a problem really. I wonder if they make the parts, or even the "glue" they use cheaper these days. Or maybe I'm getting older and rougher. lol. I got a new appreciation for...
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    Killed my R9 290 - broken part on pcb

    True... did I mention I love tropical places?
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    Killed my R9 290 - broken part on pcb

    The power is a definite. Even just one R9 draws so much juice. As for heat I have them all in a water cooled loop. Which solved the noise issue as well.
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    Killed my R9 290 - broken part on pcb

    Thanks! :)
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    Killed my R9 290 - broken part on pcb

    Oh, I ended up finding another broken part after I first the thread, which is the one in the second picture above.
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    Killed my R9 290 - broken part on pcb

    It got it working!! Thanks to everyone for their help. Special thanks to thesmokingman for sending me a board I could take parts off of. I really appreciate it. I'm no soldering specialist so it took me a little while. It took more patience than skill really since the parts are so small...
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    Killed my R9 290 - broken part on pcb

    Thanks guys. Might be worth it as a side project. Still got the other two so not in a hurry. Thanks again!
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    Killed my R9 290 - broken part on pcb

    Any idea on how I can buy these components if even possible? As was suggested, I can maybe buy a dead card and learn how to solder really small things. lol. I'm assuming I can buy small solder tips that will fit on the iron I have. Would they have been ripped off? Could it have resulted from...
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    Killed my R9 290 - broken part on pcb

    Ok so I removed the led. However, looking at the board again I think I found the real culprit. Looks bad. Ideas? Thanks!
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    Killed my R9 290 - broken part on pcb

    Thanks for the input guys.... Let me try and remove it and see what happens. I didn't drop it for sure... just the occasional tap while coming in and out of the case. Funny thing, a transistor fell off one of the other cards. I was so lucky to find it just sitting on the desk. I soldered that...
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    Killed my R9 290 - broken part on pcb

    I have 3 R9 290s and recently tried to install a waterblock on the last card that didn't have one. When I went to start everything up I was getting huge problems. Tried the software end, even reinstalling windows, but didn't help. Looking the the PCB, I noticed that something looked...
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