capacitor fell off gtx 280

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revenoff

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i bought a bfg gtx 280 h2oc off a member here not realizing it was for a water system, so i ordered an aftermarket cooler and started removing the waterblock so i could attach it. when i removed the block i noticed one of the capacitors was only half connected. i suppose i should have stopped at this point, but i continued cleaning the card and before i knew it it had fallen completely off.

i can't warranty the card because im not the original purchaser, and im really not interested in sinking more money into the card by buying soldering equipment. i'm not even sure if soldering would be effective, as i don't see any soldering joints; judging by the underside it appears to have been glued on.

am i boned?

ps. not sure if its relevant but the capacitor says

821
svp
82
16
 
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you could glue the capacitor onto the board then buy a soldering iron, alternatively you can give it to me and i'll do it.
 
0uch...should have done homework...! 0r the card was killed by somebody installing the "water" kit? Maybe you bought a dead card...or you unknowingly damage it yourself removing said water cooling apparatus!!!
 
A broken or missing capacitor may or may not mean the card is broken and useless. It may work fine. Have you tried it?

All depends on the purpose of the capacitor. They aren't all absolutely necessary for working functionality.
 
Super glue and rear window defogger paint. Fixes motherboard leads, unlocks cpu's, repairs broken caps. Your mileage may vary.
 
Not sure if that BFG OC card is a reference design or not, but maybe if you post a picture of the damage the BFG guy here can look up some kind of engineering schematic and let you know what the capacitor is used for.
 
Just soldier it back on or at least another cap that is of the same voltage with a higher rating. This happened to my 8800gtx before I had got it in the mail from a shop in Austin. All I did was get 3 16v electrolytic caps and soldered them on and no problems at with the card. It over clocks rather well can push the shader over 1.7ghz with out much of an issue.
 
revenoff said:
i bought a bfg gtx 280 h2oc off a member here not realizing it was for a water system, so i ordered an aftermarket cooler and started removing the waterblock so i could attach it. when i removed the block i noticed one of the capacitors was only half connected. i suppose i should have stopped at this point, but i continued cleaning the card and before i knew it it had fallen completely off.

i can't warranty the card because im not the original purchaser, and im really not interested in sinking more money into the card by buying soldering equipment. i'm not even sure if soldering would be effective, as i don't see any soldering joints; judging by the underside it appears to have been glued on.

am i boned?

ps. not sure if its relevant but the capacitor says

821
svp
82
16
Click to expand...

821
svp
82 = 8.2 uf
16 = 16 Volt


It was an SMD or surface mount device. If you have mad skills they are fixable. If not just buy a standard axial mount and solder it in. Don’t forget to keep the + to the + and the – to the -.
 
If it as simple as a cap falling off, then all you have to do is solder it. Soldering is very easy, you just have to be careful not to spill the solder.

If you have not soldered before, then take some old headphones or something similar and break the wires off of the contacts inside them. Try resoldering it.
 
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I just wanted to say, that if you haven't done this before i don't recommend it. If I can't stop you, then at least practice and follow some good tutorials. If it is surface mount, then I highly recommend these tutorials for surface mount soldering: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wQXhny3R7lk http://www.youtube.com/user/jkgamm041 This guys channel is really good for soldering tutorials. Please don't practice on the GPU. it is far too expensive for that. If you have an old gadget, then there are probably some surface mount components you can practice on. BTW surface mount components as you can look up are very small. Don't practice on a large regular component. However, I probably wouldn't try and run the card because some capacitors can provide key functions that may cause issues if you try to run it. In fact it may run great at first, but after a little while it could cause damage.:)
 
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I broke a capacitor off of a 8800 GT once and I soldered it back on, worked perfectly since.
 
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