Dead in the water.

guandi · 02-01-2004, 08:45 AM

Today my mum came home with a Albatron Geforce FX 5900 that my little brother found in the river. it looked a bit shitty, had been in the water for a few days by the look of it. i thought it would be scrap at first, but the HSF has just finished drying out in the airing cupboard and i have gone over it with a few cotton buds to make sure (a can of compressed air is very helpfull in these situations

) and it seemed okay, so i put 12v through the fans to see what would happen... 2 of the three span up. i thought i had a dead fan... turns out i dont, apparently its some kind of smart fan, when one of the two primarys fail, the third takes over... i stopped one of the fans, the third span up. kewl i thought. i then moved onto the now slightly cleaner PCB. the spray air got some more water out form under the ram chips, but it doesnt seem to want to dry out on its own, so i think its time for a White Spirit bath and a blast from the air compressor.

I will update later if it works

lolito_fr · 02-01-2004, 09:19 AM

what was it doing in the river???
maybe you'll find out once its dried out :shrug:

killernoodle · 02-01-2004, 09:59 AM

N00b at watercooling probably

Lucky ass find if you ask me

guandi · 02-03-2004, 02:43 PM

the card works, and is awaiting a changeover into my brothers machine.

the plesure pain theory is real, i find a 5900, i loose half a finger and 5950u. typical.

killernoodle · 02-03-2004, 02:59 PM

Ive lost parts of two of my fingers. I feel your pain.

Tum-0r · 02-03-2004, 06:10 PM

U give a little and u get a little

Still very lucky u found that card, shame it wasn't a 9800xt
That might have cost a little more then only 1 finger

guandi · 02-11-2004, 03:57 PM

i'm getting a 9800XT in a few day, Finger crossed...

although, i would rather miss another small lump thats gonna grow back (painfully...) than shell out £350

02-01-2004, 08:45 AM	#1
guandi Cooling Savant Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: UK Posts: 174	Dead in the water. Today my mum came home with a Albatron Geforce FX 5900 that my little brother found in the river. it looked a bit shitty, had been in the water for a few days by the look of it. i thought it would be scrap at first, but the HSF has just finished drying out in the airing cupboard and i have gone over it with a few cotton buds to make sure (a can of compressed air is very helpfull in these situations ) and it seemed okay, so i put 12v through the fans to see what would happen... 2 of the three span up. i thought i had a dead fan... turns out i dont, apparently its some kind of smart fan, when one of the two primarys fail, the third takes over... i stopped one of the fans, the third span up. kewl i thought. i then moved onto the now slightly cleaner PCB. the spray air got some more water out form under the ram chips, but it doesnt seem to want to dry out on its own, so i think its time for a White Spirit bath and a blast from the air compressor. I will update later if it works __________________ A8N-SLI Deluxe FX55@3ghz 2x TwinX1024-3200XL 2x BFG6800Ultra Audigy2 ZS + Gigaworks S750 2x120gb/4x80gb lots of water/copper/pumpy goodness.

02-01-2004, 09:59 AM	#3
killernoodle Thermophile Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Charlotte, NC Posts: 1,014	N00b at watercooling probably Lucky ass find if you ask me __________________ I have a nice computer.

02-03-2004, 02:43 PM	#4
guandi Cooling Savant Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: UK Posts: 174	the card works, and is awaiting a changeover into my brothers machine. the plesure pain theory is real, i find a 5900, i loose half a finger and 5950u. typical. __________________ A8N-SLI Deluxe FX55@3ghz 2x TwinX1024-3200XL 2x BFG6800Ultra Audigy2 ZS + Gigaworks S750 2x120gb/4x80gb lots of water/copper/pumpy goodness.

02-03-2004, 02:59 PM	#5
killernoodle Thermophile Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Charlotte, NC Posts: 1,014	Ive lost parts of two of my fingers. I feel your pain. __________________ I have a nice computer.

02-03-2004, 06:10 PM	#6
Tum-0r Cooling Neophyte Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: BE Posts: 13	U give a little and u get a little Still very lucky u found that card, shame it wasn't a 9800xt That might have cost a little more then only 1 finger Last edited by Tum-0r; 02-03-2004 at 06:18 PM.

02-01-2004, 09:19 AM	#2
lolito_fr Cooling Savant Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: France Posts: 291	what was it doing in the river??? maybe you'll find out once its dried out :shrug:

02-11-2004, 03:57 PM	#7
guandi Cooling Savant Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: UK Posts: 174	i'm getting a 9800XT in a few day, Finger crossed... although, i would rather miss another small lump thats gonna grow back (painfully...) than shell out £350 __________________ A8N-SLI Deluxe FX55@3ghz 2x TwinX1024-3200XL 2x BFG6800Ultra Audigy2 ZS + Gigaworks S750 2x120gb/4x80gb lots of water/copper/pumpy goodness.

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