So I got the parts I needed. Unfortunately it's a struggle for me.
That first one that was blown up is "off". But so is most of the pad underneath... is what it is. This is a learning experience at this point after all.
However, I don't understand what the heck I'm doing wrong here. I need to...
Sorry, what do you mean by pads? So you just removed them and didn't replace? How exactly does that work. Will the card just run slower/less stable at higher clocks? When I remove them I'll upload a pic of the board underneath, for suggestions on where to go from there.
Thanks for the input peeps. I'll definitely look into a hot air rework station. I didn't really think about the accuracy of the heat gun. It has small attachments, but when compared to the mosfet itself I realized how small they really are.
Also, once again I amazed myself with my own...
Just the person I was hoping would show up. I didn't want to specifically ask for your help as I'm totally new, but I appreciate you jumping in here too.
I cleaned up around the MOSFETS a bit. The bigger blob basically merging the two together came off easily. But I can see some copper colour...
Funny timing. I just took another look at the card. I actually bought a new PSU for my PC as my old one was a 500w EVGA from 7 years ago. Put in a 750w SuperNova G6.
But also, that info is no longer required as I realized I am dumb. I didn't pull off the heatsink to check the stuff underneath...
Hello everyone! New here, it looks like there are lots of smart peeps in this forum so I figured this would be the best place to ask for some help, if anyone is willing to.
So, I got this card from an auction sale. 50 bucks CAD got me the card, an i7 7700k with a strix board, and a bunch of...