ASUS 780 very strange PCB

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Hi everyone.

So, well i was going to swap the thermal paste in my (ASUS DC2 GTX780) and of pure curiosity i removed the VRM heat sink, and saw all these VRM there, and than i notice that one of them is... well, i don't know how to describe but it's "obliquely" i guess. Just look at the pic and you will see.. It's like leaning towards the pins, so well it's really weird thing, just look at the pic. So i wonder could this be any problem for performance/stability. Could i send back the card and get another one (RMA i guess)? And lastly what should my description of problem sound like? I don't think ASUS or seller would appreciate me opening their card and voiding warranty in some way, i dunno. So what's your opinion on this weird problem?

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Zeraoo98

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If it causes instability to my OC, than it's a problem. But you can never be sure if it does or not, just looks so weird to me. I mean, i pay for some hi quality product, and don't expect to get something like this : /
 

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Okay, thanks for tip
 

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Wonder how it does not short circuit the whole thing, lol.
 


Its not impossible. If it did there could be fireworks
 

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This may sound kinda silly, but i could not overheat it to the temp where solder gets soft, right? As it's vrm we are talking about it must be voltage and power limit that makes them hot, so without like 1.4 volts and 150% tdp, that's impossible, right? Sorry for stupid questions but im just 15, so yeah ^^
 
This may sound kinda silly, but i could not overheat it to the temp where solder gets soft, right? As it's vrm we are talking about it must be voltage and power limit that makes them hot, so without like 1.4 volts and 150% tdp, that's impossible, right?
Not unless there was a serious malfunction or you ran it without a heatsink


 

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Thanks for answer