GTX280 water cool mod disaster?

I think my water cooling mod adventure has just come to an abrupt end. Worked fine for first 20 minutes now things look grim.
anyone out there with experience in water cooling GTX280`s got any last hope suggestions for my card.
It fired up fine but didnt run for more than half an hour before it froze the machine and upon reboot the Bios post looked like Bad Teletext reception - sounds terminal to me anyone care to agree?

Its not giving me the red light incidently.

I think ive found the problem theres a surface mount at a jaunty angle that looks all blowed up. Guess it was a slightly duff card to put it polite style.
Clockings bad children
Bubblehead 0 - BFG tech 1
best go shopping I guess.

erm ok
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ill keep that in mind.

I`ve Re-built the card three times and checked it threw but its as much use as stitching someones head back on after an accident really.

This cards decapitated allright.

Question is should I buy another to experiment with. Ive been modding and thrashing cards for years but its the first I ever failed and killed off.

The question is...Can you afford it? Have you talked to BFG? You might get them to, if not replace the card, offer a repair. Remember; If you do n`t ask, you do n`t get

@ROYBOYZ, what country are you in? We get posts from all over the world here!
If you`re in the UK then Scan, Ebuyer and CCL have plenty.

Hi coozie,

have tried them all no joy,Scan dont even list them at the moment,ebuyer ccl dont even list them,
Bought in parts for a water cooled sli set up just waiting to get a couple of cards.
Scan do get them from time to time but not in great numbers,i've been checking every day .
When i contacted BFG some robot said they do not ship to europe anymore ........... some response eh.
Advance technologies site do advertise them for nearly £500 each!!!!!!!!!
which is a rip off.
I will wait a little longer to see if scan (£367) get them in again,if not i will get a couple of evga water cooled cards......not my first choice but there u go
I'm in the U.K. (BFGEGTX2801024H20CWE)water cooled
Why they are so difficult to get here......heaven knows.

i would put the cooler that came with the card back on, contact BFG and tell them the card gave up the ghost, don't tell them it was a water cooling accident, make out it is down to faulty workmanship on the card, i find if you confront some one they are less likely to ask the hard questions, keep them on the rope's and dont take NO for a answer

coozie

I could buy a fan cooled 280 an put a cooling block on it but this works out very expensive an invalidates the warranty

This is the card i am after
http://www.bfgtech.com/bfgrgtx2801024h2ocwe.aspx

there`s a B grade 280 for sale at overclockers £230 (anyone in UK lookin for a bargain)

I wouldn't guarantee that I could fix it but would be willing to try ,if you like -I have a water cooled system and currently am running a 280 gtx water cooled- worse comes to worse I could maybe use it for parts.

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