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Some of you not too long ago might remember my story involving two resistors that I had mistakenly broken off my G92 8800GTS while installing my newly acquired Accelero S1.
My initial plan was to just RMA it, but I would've had to send it to California (I live in Canada) and the support people from XFX implied that they wouldn't cover it because it was more than likely that I damaged the card myself (I should've played dumb, I know..) But even so, as small as the resistors were, I think they would've noticed it when I RMA'd it and my request would've been denied.
ANYWAY, taking all this in mind, I decided to solder back the resistors myself - after a lot of hard work and stress, I actually did it - those microscopic resistors are sitting tight in their little spots and all contacts look good (to the left):
If any of you have an 8800GT or 8800GTS, I really suggest you look down there just to get an idea of how small and difficult of a job that was. I'm just so relieved that I was able to do it, although the ultimate test will come when I have my computer up and running, so I'll keep you updated.
While I'm posting pics here.. I took up the task of stripping off the old inside paint job I did (it was terrible) from my Antec 900 and I sanded the inside surface with 400 grit sandpaper (I hadn't sanded it the first time). Cleaned it off really, really well and painted carefully. It's still not 100% perfect, but the most visible areas actually turned out really well. The small imperfections are going to be covered by the PSU and Mobo anyway, so I'm happy:
My initial plan was to just RMA it, but I would've had to send it to California (I live in Canada) and the support people from XFX implied that they wouldn't cover it because it was more than likely that I damaged the card myself (I should've played dumb, I know..) But even so, as small as the resistors were, I think they would've noticed it when I RMA'd it and my request would've been denied.
ANYWAY, taking all this in mind, I decided to solder back the resistors myself - after a lot of hard work and stress, I actually did it - those microscopic resistors are sitting tight in their little spots and all contacts look good (to the left):
If any of you have an 8800GT or 8800GTS, I really suggest you look down there just to get an idea of how small and difficult of a job that was. I'm just so relieved that I was able to do it, although the ultimate test will come when I have my computer up and running, so I'll keep you updated.
While I'm posting pics here.. I took up the task of stripping off the old inside paint job I did (it was terrible) from my Antec 900 and I sanded the inside surface with 400 grit sandpaper (I hadn't sanded it the first time). Cleaned it off really, really well and painted carefully. It's still not 100% perfect, but the most visible areas actually turned out really well. The small imperfections are going to be covered by the PSU and Mobo anyway, so I'm happy: