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Thus, the auction also included all of the broken fan parts in a small bag. Fortunately, he thought this might be repairable, so he saved all of the parts. The seller said his son tried to clean it because it was seized, but the fan was so stuck that eventually the whole fan blade assembly broke. You can also see on this picture that the original fan was indeed damaged.
So, the next thing I did is I took off the GPU heatsink and gave the board a quick wipe with a bit of alcohol. The strong smell of smoke was still there even after the wash. Unfortunately, that was only as far as the visuals went. After another rinse with the hose, the card looked great. Using an old tooth brush and a generous amount of dish detergent, I scrubbed every surface at least twice. Of course, there was still quite some room for improvement. Immediately, the card looked 100x better.
RTHDRIBL 1.2 FULL
Next, I put the garden hose on full tilt and gave the video card a good blast. First, I removed the socket 370 heatsink and fan. So the first thing I did – take it outside for a wash. When the shipping box arrived at my door, I immediately noticed the strong smell of cigarettes. Given that no one bid and that the video card had a lot of stuff to be fixed (but was otherwise functional), I decided to grab it just as a fun project. In short, he just said he didn't want to throw it away, since he had it running for a long time and so would rather someone find a home for it.
RTHDRIBL 1.2 MOD
He warned of the heavy cigarette smell, explained how and why the mod was done (original video card fan failed), posted GPU-Z screenshots of the video card running, and even offered DOA warranty. Moreover, he described and pictured this video card exactly as it was (minus the bulged caps, but I saw them before buying). So yes, I got this video card for just $0.01 – a great deal if you don't factor in the shipping (which was something along the lines of $8-12, I don't remember exactly anymore.) But what really interested me was the seller's ghetto mod. That, and the fact that the auction started at just a penny and no one bid on it at all. Now you may be wondering, why would anyone sane buy something like this? Well, maybe that's because I am not. Old socket 370 cooler to cool the heatsink – checkĭust, dirt, filth, and some small dead roach bodies – checkĪwful smell of cigarettes that I am glad cannot be captured as part of the picture – check Ladies and gentlemen, brace yourselves, as I have another ghetto mod… except this time, I wasn't the mastermind behind it. Why I haven't posted it earlier? Well, because I am slow and tend to leave pictures on my hard drive until they ferment a good amount before I post them. So I bought this gem at the end of last summer on eBay (or thereabout).
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