EK 9800gx2 Acetal BLOCK issues

[fadz]

hey all just curious,as i got my block down here in australia,as im from australia....thermal pads were not included in my package,i dont know if they were suppose to be included or not so i used the stock ones that were on the 9800gx2 card,only to see that the card does not even work anymore,there is no signal and monitor goes straight to power saving mode,iv tried it on a friends pc only to get the same outcome,im not sure if something got fried in the card,but how much do thermal pads play apart in this block working or not,any feedback or information would be greatly appreciated cheers.

 

[302efi]

So you took apart a $500+ dollar video card and now its fubar ?

Damn...


If you tried in in another PC and still didnt post, then either:

A: Its toast
B: The GPU(s) or memory is not touching the Heatsink.

Try to take it back apart and refit the original cooler on it.

 

[cheezeit]

Wow, you definitely cannot just slap that block on. It needs thermal paste to actually transfer heat off the chip. The ram is not so much of an issue, because GDDR3 runs cool, but you may have fried your core.
Your best hope is that the GPU automatically shuts down to prevent damage, but if not then you probably fried it.