Re: Palit HD Radeon 4850 - OvenTrick and Recap

That's a negatory. Both mommyboard and PSU are crystal.
I work in an EMS facility here in Romania.
I'm an engineer, and yes, I still f-ed it, and yes, you may fire at will.
I could try taking the card to the X-ray machine to see if the traces are interrupted but the manager will have my head on a plate replete with silicon dressing, if he sees me.
Will let you know if I revive Frankenboard.

Re: Palit HD Radeon 4850 - OvenTrick and Recap


You can imagine the demons I'm conjuring right now
Should I even try it, or is it useless?
Oh well, at least the caps are good and the cooling system is sweet..
Might try it on an older 4850 I had. Using the backside "X" retention from the bubbly one, maybe I could keep the older "sort of" good board from bending. The old board works, but I have to reset the comp 3-5 times till it posts, after that it's all good. Unfortunately, powerful video cards are addictive. I got a...

Re: Palit HD Radeon 4850 - OvenTrick and Recap

I think I just screwed it up
I overheated it and the laquer on the board is raised a bit.
Also the coating on the GPU, very small area, like it's got a tiny air bubble underneath. What have my grubby lill hands done((((((((
Can someone please look at the pics and give me good news?
I'll be waiting with a gun at my head... ...

Re: Palit HD Radeon 4850 - OvenTrick and Recap

I kept them. I didn't have time to check them thoroughly because the measuring tweezers weren't mine and they're also not great, so not sure about the readings. The card works and the temps are awesome, 35°C idle and 60°C under load. The only problem is this card is an animal. Might need a better power source(using two molex's to power the 6pin pci-e piehole)

the tolerance is within the tolerance)I know. The mosfets are from STMicro, but I think the card will make it known far and wide, if its caps are failing....

Hello,

I need some help with the above mentioned graphics card. Bought it defective because it was "almost" dirt cheap. The card gets power but doesn't give a signal, either digital or analog. Will attempt to do the oven trick. Already worked on an 8500GT, temps in my oven are between 200°C at medium flame and 230°C at max(I don't have the gas marks on the knob).
I tooks the caps off(I would never put the board in the oven with the caps on), checked the capacitance and ESR, and have become somewhat concerned.
These are the PSC polymer series from NipponChemicon,...

Re: Can new caps have slightly bulging tops? SHE LIVES AGAIN

night of the living mobos..thx badcaps...they were DON and JAMICON most likely not real names, the others where completely noname..but it worked, can't believe it I thought the caps would just pop..It took 2 days to get it right, I just hope it remains stable

Re: Can new caps have slightly bulging tops?

thanks..I appreciate it the tops of 3 caps seem a very tiny bit swollen[or maybe I'm paranoid]...the bulgers I've seen were like mellons)..and another thing. Should I use'em if the casing is a bit deformed?[I'm guessing there might be some pressure inside] Two of them seem to have been poorly handled..They were cheap so I don't expect a lot of quality on the inside maybe I should just buy 5 more..no pics..I forgot my camera @ home

Hello, I just came from an electronics store...bought some new caps for a Epox 8RDA+ mobo......some of the smaller caps I bought, [1000mF/6.3V] don't have entirely flat tops, but the leads are ok and the capacitors don't seem to have been used...I wouldn't want to put them on just to have them taken off again...