Oh no I killed my 9800PRO

[andyddr]

Did the Vmods on VGPU and VDDR and last light I was giving the VDDR somemore juice when I got a screen full of squares and lines. Mem is dead. Question is what has blown? Is it the mem itself or is there a regulator that can be unsoldered and a new one put in its place?

[X-Ecutioner]

i think only the mems are dead ...
u could try to solder on rams from another card
or ask someone whos able to swap rams

X

[PanaBob]

I have some 3.3ns samsungs... dont know how to desolder though. two came off with the ramsinks after I killed mine

[andyddr]

Mine are 2.8`s. I`ll contact Samsung locally and see if they can help. Just wish it was a regulator rather....

[Asio]

Those chips have connections underneath them so thats very hard to solder back on ...

[hollywood]

Ok folks...this may sound rude...so forgive me...but


WTF!?!?!?!:rolleyes:

Changing the BGA memory on a graphics card is virtually impossible. Only a very lucky few have actually done it successfully and you guys talk about it like it's as easy as a basic vmod???

If the memory is fried, your done. Either RMA or shell out for a new one. It's up to you to make the ethical choice.

Other than that...I'm awfully sorry to hear you nuked your card. It happens to the best of us. Hell, I even blew a card in 2002. It was a GF4 Ti4600 when they were brand new. It seriously sucked.

[tennvols_69]

it can be done as i have done it in our micromin shopat the navy base i work at. ifits the types with the legsyou can do it with a heat gunlike you can buy at lowes but it gots hot quick so you will ahve to experiment with distancesand whatnot if its the type like ihave on my 9800 theni think those are imposible. might be able to witha a heat gun but that wouldbe a long tedious process. but seing how its dead already it wouldnt hurt to try.

[STEvil]

Takes about 2 seconds to heat a memchip enouch to pull it off with a heatgun.

[andyddr]

Seems like it`s going to be a VERY difficult process. Rather going to send it back to the factory and get them to repair it if they can and I`ll have to pay for it `cause my mods are permanent (soldered). Dam what an expensive lesson to learn. But the worst of all is it was the best clocker I`ve seen (470core and 430mem - no artifacts on air). Going to be hard to find one that clocks as good as that again.

P.S. Anyone know the ETA of R420? I`ve heard late next month?

[hollywood]

Originally posted by tennvols_69
it can be done as i have done it in our micromin shopat the navy base i work at. ifits the types with the legsyou can do it with a heat gunlike you can buy at lowes but it gots hot quick so you will ahve to experiment with distancesand whatnot if its the type like ihave on my 9800 theni think those are imposible. might be able to witha a heat gun but that wouldbe a long tedious process. but seing how its dead already it wouldnt hurt to try.

Hollywood = Former Marine Avionics / Aircrew guy

Yeah man..I know it's POSSIBLE...but not for the average guy at home without access to micro-circuit repair equipment.

[sKiTz0]

you might want to talk to laikrodiz (think i spelled it right =/).. im pretty sure it was him that did it to a 9500.