Graphics Card Capacitor Blown

Replacing caps is very risky. I set fire to a card in my machine once by trying to replace a blown cap. Chances are pretty high that it's a deader.
 
You don't need to do it by yourself. Very basic soldering skills are required and checking for shorts before connecting power. :)
 
Thanks guys. I think what I will do is take it to a PC Shop like Matrix and ask them if they can do it and what price. If it is too expensive I will try to get the capacitor myself.
 
I would not take it to a place like matrix. I would take it to someone in the area that does component level repairs.
If you were close by I would have done it for you as I have a temp controlled soldering station & solder sucker.
 
+1
Cellphone repair shop is better place. But they won't have such capacitors.
BTW, Suckers don't work with multilayer PCB's. Happily there is only two pins. heat one and pull out carefully corresponding side. Heat another one, pull out and this side should go out completely. Now finish a job with first one. Soldering a new one is more tricky, it can be done by cleaning holes (sucker might work on empty holes) or stainless steel needle. Sharpened wood match for larger holes. If everything fails... by reversing above procedure. :)
 
Do not take it to a retail PC shop as they will most probably not know what to do. Try and find a company/business in your area that does Printed Circuit Board repairs (or manufactures them). They will sort it out pronto.
 
sajunky said:
BTW, Suckers don't work with multilayer PCB's.
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If there is sufficient space between the leads and the holes then you have a better chance with a solder sucker as it does get 'in there' to some degree. If the leads are a tight fit then no such luck.
 
Replaced the capacitor. Now when plugged in and turned on, the fan spins super fast, but still nothing when plugged in to a monitor.
 
Probably other caps might also be gone - they dont have to appear bulged to be blown. For the low impedance, high frequency caps you will need a esr meter to test them.
 
Eish seems like too much trouble for such an old card. When I upgrade my GPU (also old) I will put my old one in the computer the broken one is from.
 
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