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core2due
05-04-07, 04:42 PM
I was just surfing the web and I guess my heatsink fell off? The card is/was a GeForce4 MX 440 AGP. The card served me well for 4 years as a backup PC. Anyways, here are some pix of the damage.

http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i276/aegman/DSC02847.jpg
http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i276/aegman/DSC02848.jpg
thideras
05-04-07, 04:45 PM
I was just surfing the web and I guess my heatsink fell off? The card is/was a GeForce4 MX 440 AGP. The card served me well for 4 years as a backup PC. Anyways, here are some pix of the damage.

http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i276/aegman/DSC02847.jpg
http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i276/aegman/DSC02848.jpg
Are you serious?! I thought those cards had a shutdown temp! This one looks like it was burned...

Something is wrong here, why is the VGA port melted? And to warp the metal like that, it would have to be subject to extremely high temps. And your heatsink FELL off?!
bchur83
05-04-07, 04:49 PM
I am going to have to call BS. There is no way that card would look like that. It looks more like someone took a torch to it.
thideras
05-04-07, 04:51 PM
I am going to have to call BS. There is no way that card would look like that. It looks more like someone took a torch to it.

After looking at the pics for a few mins, I'm going to agree.
core2due
05-04-07, 04:53 PM
Yeah, I'm just kidding :) It was torched. Wanted to see what you guys would say :)
thideras
05-04-07, 04:55 PM
Yeah, I'm just kidding :) It was torched. Wanted to see what you guys would say :)

Totally called that one...:mad:
imposter
05-04-07, 05:02 PM
Please tell me it was already dead...
oakstave
05-04-07, 05:04 PM
Here's some actual video of heatsinks being taken off of CPU's- It's AMD vs. Intel!

It's an old video, as you can tell from the models. But I LOVE this vid. Apologies to those that have already seen it a million times.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M7XosLKUJEE
risingsun
05-04-07, 05:15 PM
Idk how, but i acutally had a nvidia 4200's fan melt in on itself, i didnt even know it for weeks, but it kept working.....even on high loads like hl2
maxio098ui
05-04-07, 05:18 PM
lol those thermal paste jobs suck .
and it was easy to spot it the port is all flamed
Adragontattoo
05-04-07, 07:28 PM
After looking at the pics for a few mins, I'm going to agree.

After scrolling past it I KNEW it wasnt a simple overheat with a lack of HS.
E4300
05-04-07, 07:33 PM
Lol I nearly believed that one! But I had a Geforce 2 MX400 long time ago, and the fan had quit functioning without me realising. Heaven knows how long it had been at a standstill before I realised.

I still use that card to test AGP slots and it still works magnificently.
Valk
05-05-07, 02:57 AM
hey, neo 2 looked like that when it bit it from a leaky pump. ;) Almost thought you killed your SECOND GS hah.
maddog39
05-05-07, 03:26 AM
Rofl! When I saw it I immidiatly started cracking up, because its so blatantly obvious. :P Those AMD CPUs burning up was funny too.
core2due
05-06-07, 09:22 AM
hey, neo 2 looked like that when it bit it from a leaky pump. ;) Almost thought you killed your SECOND GS hah.
Ya that would of sucked if it was my second gs.:mad:
reclaimer122
05-09-07, 02:57 PM
Lol, actually I don't know if the card was dead :) I pulled it from my first computer, an HP, a long time ago when I upgraded to a Radeon 9600 :) It was sitting in a dresser for a loooong time, and then I had it just lying on my desk for the last few weeks. I don't have any AGP computers at my place to use it in anyways, soooo... I now have a GPU core and a memory module :D

BTW, it had a passive HS :)