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Video card broke. can i fix

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asus 6800 GT that ive had since 2005. this windter i tried to upgrade to something else, foolishly. the new card sucked so i sent it back. all of the slot changing must have damaged my 6800 GT because now when i boot a PC with it there is repeated vertical tears and strange characters that overlay whatever image should be displayed. can i fix this with a soldering iron or something??

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I'd try taking it apart again and doing a thorough dust check. Then reassemble it and make sure all fans are working properly. Also, could try resetting the motherboard BIOS.
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Inspect the back side of the card for missing small elements such as SMD caps and resistors.




This is how it should look and very similar for the pci-e version. I personally own a new mint condition EVGA 6800gt pci-e.

the lights turn on and i can feel air blowing around it when i turn it on.. so i assume that the fan is working.

.. also i don't k its the bios needing to be reset.. same problem if i stick it in another pc.
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