Re: Blown Cap on GTX 460 GFX card. Halp?



Thanks, but if replacing caps doesn't fix the issue I'm writing it off, with the new gfx cards coming out (allegedly) in Jan there's nothing else so value-for-money compared to my old sli rig ...

Re: Blown Cap on GTX 460 GFX card. Halp?



Yes, I twisted the bugger off to get a better look at it on-the-spot as I didn't have my usual tools in the office....

Re: Blown Cap on GTX 460 GFX card. Halp?

Cheap! Good. At that price theres no reason not to "try" the card's repair in a junk box.

You think I should replace all the APAQ's I can find then?

Yeah. this is an asus card. only had a 1 year warranty :/ vs most 460's 3.

Hi all!

First time poster here, was referred to you by the Whirlpool internet/broadband forums. Must say, it seems like an excellent resource!

I've been running dual 460 cards in SLI for a while, seems one of them was a little loose in it's slot and the heatsink was resting on another cards cap, which exploded. I'm hoping theres no collateral damage.

However, I'm having trouble identifying where to get a replacement cap!

Cap was at the rear (right) of the card, marked PMCE1 on the board. There's two other caps on the board of the same...