Re: 2004/05 AGP GPUs: Repair Tips and Tricks



Thanks for the input. I'll give these threads a look once i'm able to. So far, i tried to desolder some of the capacitors using the same approach that you mentioned in your reply, and i succeeded at that. I replaced them with the ones i found in one of PSUs that i found (and applied that on one of the GPUs), but to no avail. I still get artifacts on the screen. I should probably replace all of them if i want to make everything to work reliably. Hopefully, it's not the memory that got corrupted for some reason....

Hello, everyone!

This is my first actual post on this forum. I don't know anyone here nor have any knowledge on proper etiquette that is supposed to be applied here... So, bear with me and my mistakes. I'll try my best. Regardless, here's my story.

A few days ago, i discovered and managed to purchase two AGP x8 GPUs (ASUS Extreme N6600 [NVIDIA GeForce 6600] and ASUS AX1650PRO AGP [ATI Radeon X1650 Pro] ), from a trusted seller, for dirt cheap, which were released way back in 2004/05. They were primarily used for graphics design and 3D modelling. As far as know,...

Re: New Members - please post your introductions here

Hello, everyone! My name is Leo. I came here to seek knowledge and wisdom regarding electronics and computer hardware repair. I don't consider myself a professional when it comes down to fixing stuff, but i have a basic know-how on soldering and limited understanding of electrical circuits. I'd like to change that in some capacity. Hopefully, i will find what i need on this forum. Cheers!