I can't believe it!!!
Yesterday I was watching TV on my ATI TV Wonder when click, the monitor shut off. I checked everything, turns out my ATI Radeon 64 went (I tested it in another computer).
Went to Future Shop (chain electronics store) and they said they'd replace it, I was so happy as I got one of the new ATI Radeons with 5ns RAM and 198mhz clock!!!
So off I went to put it in, just needed to budge the water line a little... boots to CMOS?... Hmmm, oh well reboot. No Reboot!!!
Finally took chip off and just a tiny, tiny piece chipped of corner. Would a shim have prevented this, or would it still chip anyways (I heard there junk).
Since I watercool maybe it's not a bad idea with the hoses leveraging the water block????
Anyone else use a shim or chip a CPU??? or come close??? I've installed dozens of AMD's and I though I was better than this
