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imod · 27-August-07, 12:57 PM

Hi everyone...So, I bought an ATI Radeon X850XT PE (AGP) 256MB off of someone online (not here)...it turns out it was not working, getting crazy artifacts while windows starts and even after it's all loaded...thought it might be the cooler so I took it off and checked it and put new grease and put it back on...still the same problem...after googling around a bit i notice from all the images i found of my card, a capacitor (the round all metal ones) that sits in the top left hand corner is not there on mine...it looks as if it's been snapped off...can a capacitor like this be replaced?...i paid $70 for the card and before i trash it i thought i'd give it a shot by posting for some help here...the break on the capacitor looks clean as if it snapped off and not burnt out or anything...am i dreaming for a fix here?...any thoughts?...thanks!!!

27-August-07, 12:57 PM	#1 (permalink)
imod Apex Techie I Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: New York, NY Posts: 55	Capacitor replacement on Radeon X850XT PE (AGP) 256MB Hi everyone...So, I bought an ATI Radeon X850XT PE (AGP) 256MB off of someone online (not here)...it turns out it was not working, getting crazy artifacts while windows starts and even after it's all loaded...thought it might be the cooler so I took it off and checked it and put new grease and put it back on...still the same problem...after googling around a bit i notice from all the images i found of my card, a capacitor (the round all metal ones) that sits in the top left hand corner is not there on mine...it looks as if it's been snapped off...can a capacitor like this be replaced?...i paid $70 for the card and before i trash it i thought i'd give it a shot by posting for some help here...the break on the capacitor looks clean as if it snapped off and not burnt out or anything...am i dreaming for a fix here?...any thoughts?...thanks!!!