My nVidia GF 7600GS

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TeeJay

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Hi everyone,

Few days ago, something on my motherboard happened which caused it to get fried, and to fry something on my GFX too...But my GFX is still working, I tried it on my new build, and it's working, I can't smell anything like burn, PC running completely fine, but I'm scared to continue using it, it might screw up something on my new motherboard, I'm gonna get a 9600GSO soon but I'm being impatient.

Anyway, heres a picture showing the fried thing on the GFX:



Look at the red square I've made, there are 2 things, right...the thing on the right is fried on my GFX, and on the top of that thing, it says "Q20".

I don't know what that is exactly, will it affect the card, will it affect my motherboard?

Any help will be appreciated.
 
As long as the card works, its not going to be a danger to your other hardware. Worse case is that it stops working completely
 
Okay, I'm using it and it's working fine, nothing bad\wrong so far.

Theres just one thing, the Power Supply is making some smell like when you first open up a new motherboard's box, something smells really fresh...I don't know what's that because of, any ideas?
 
Its definitely a high tempature, but its a passively cooled card so thats to be expected. If youve got some zip ties and a spare 80mm or smaller fan mount it to the heatsink to get some extra cooling going. You could also try running with the case door off to improve airflow especially if your rig is prett closed off. That power supply smell is pretty common on new pc components. I wouldnt worry about it too much myself.
 
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