Otherwise id get an eVGA for customer service/warranty. I wouldnt have a preference between Zotac and MSI, whatever is cheaper i guess. They are both reference design, they come from the same factory, same parts, just put their own stickers on them.
I saw those duo fans on the Asus and thought they looked great. Only reason I didn't post that one is because I didn't see any eggs near it (for customer reviews). But that one looks delicious. Thanks!
funny, i recommended that once in a thread in the reloaded forum regarding a defective macbook pro logic board and got a truckload of shitty comments on how i'm trolling an such. turns out understanding the basics of soldering can save you money after all.
would you like some more fun facts? firstly i'd like to say that modern cards aren't "soldered" in the way you're describing, and what heating it does has nothing to do with that. modern boards are layered, and literally impossible to "solder." also, there is this, which is nice:
"No-one should attempt this in a household oven, for various reasons:
1. Both lead and tin are volatile when heated. Specifically, this means that lead oxide and other dangerous chemicals are emitted when lead is heated.
2. The fluxes used in production of modern electronics are designed to remove oxides very, very efficiently. They are NOT designed to be biocompatible. Small amounts of residue may still be on the board.
3. Boards may contain parts which will melt at the reflow temperature. These components are generally through-hole and added as a separate step.
So, basically, once you have completed this operation and (possibly) fixed your video card, BUY A NEW OVEN.
The other option is to buy a cheap toaster oven and use it only for reflowing – however, that’s cost prohibitive."
you're going to die from lead and possible other volatile metal poisoning.
edit: i don't want you do die. so don't cook any pizzas in there. unless you give them to sturmtigerost. thats right you nazi fuck, eat shit and die. or in this case lead and tin poisoning and die. i still hate you.
At the very least, get it checked out. And if the gasses are lighter than air, you could have contaminated anything it touched on the way up, assuming you had the overhead vent running.
Xcom should know the most about vapor deposition, he'd have to provide more helpful information.
Just give it a thorough cleaning and your fine no worries, otherwise I'd be dead already since I've already done this numerous times before as I've told you already.
edit: i don't want you do die. so don't cook any pizzas in there. unless you give them to sturmtigerost. thats right you nazi fuck, eat shit and die. or in this case lead and tin poisoning and die. i still hate you.
would you like some more fun facts? firstly i'd like to say that modern cards aren't "soldered" in the way you're describing, and what heating it does has nothing to do with that. modern boards are layered, and literally impossible to "solder." also, there is this, which is nice:
"No-one should attempt this in a household oven, for various reasons:
1. Both lead and tin are volatile when heated. Specifically, this means that lead oxide and other dangerous chemicals are emitted when lead is heated.
2. The fluxes used in production of modern electronics are designed to remove oxides very, very efficiently. They are NOT designed to be biocompatible. Small amounts of residue may still be on the board.
3. Boards may contain parts which will melt at the reflow temperature. These components are generally through-hole and added as a separate step.
So, basically, once you have completed this operation and (possibly) fixed your video card, BUY A NEW OVEN.
The other option is to buy a cheap toaster oven and use it only for reflowing – however, that’s cost prohibitive."
Interesting, considering there is some kind of glue/something used to hold stuff together that when heated melts and then solidifies again since this trick has been used for a long time and no one has had died from doing it.
And you never explained what the heating would actually do...so what does it do since you know all of this? (I'm seriously wondering what it actually does)
Hopefully my card will keep working at least until 2013 and the release of CoH2. Only then will I really want to buy a new one.
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