My graphics card has just died

Fantasma · Jun 8, 2004, 06:01 PM

After 1 year and a half, my radeon 9500 modded to pro has died, a chip burnt inexplicablily, Now, I´m stuck with an old voodoo3

Bye radeon 9500

Dom · Jun 8, 2004, 06:03 PM

How was it modded? softmod?

Drakon · Jun 8, 2004, 06:05 PM

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Originally posted by Fantasma

After 1 year and a half, my radeon 9500 modded to pro has died, a chip burnt inexplicablily, Now, I´m stuck with an old voodoo3

Bye radeon 9500

Sorry to hear that, fan. But look at the bright side, it makes way for a newer card...

Of course if u can afford one...

Fantasma · Jun 8, 2004, 06:06 PM

Yes, softmod, I don´t know how it burnt, I had it at 378/270 totally stable, and suddenly, it just began to smell burnt and soon the screen disappeared

Fantasma · Jun 8, 2004, 06:07 PM

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Originally posted by Drakon
Sorry to hear that, fan. But look at the bright side, it makes way for a newer card... Of course if u can afford one...

That´s the problem, now I haven´t got money to spend on it, at least, I can use a mobility radeon 9000 but it´s not the same

Dom · Jun 8, 2004, 06:09 PM

I've heard this happen with voltmods before but not with softmods... Sorry, dude.

Drakon · Jun 8, 2004, 06:09 PM

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Originally posted by Fantasma
That´s the problem, now I haven´t got money to spend on it, at least, I can use a mobility radeon 9000 but it´s not the same

Man that's gonna be tough...

But keep strong, things will work out...

Fantasma · Jun 8, 2004, 06:13 PM

I´ll have to save a LOT to buy a new one in several months, if now I had the money I´d buy a radeon 9800 pro but I can´t

Drakon · Jun 8, 2004, 06:16 PM

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Originally posted by Fantasma
I´ll have to save a LOT to buy a new one in several months, if now I had the money I´d buy a radeon 9800 pro but I can´t

Maybe u can get an extra job to bring a lil extra cash... Or maybe u can do some work around ur neighborhood, like mowing lawns, trimming hedges. something like that...

Fantasma · Jun 8, 2004, 06:19 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Drakon
Maybe u can get an extra job to bring a lil extra cash... Or maybe u can do some work around ur neighborhood, like mowing lawns, trimming hedges. something like that...

I´m playing in a music band, so maybe I´ll be able to earn 60euros every month, in 3 months may be I could afford a new mainstream card

Drakon · Jun 8, 2004, 06:22 PM

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Originally posted by Fantasma
I´m playing in a music band, so maybe I´ll be able to earn 60euros every month, in 3 months may be I could afford a new mainstream card

Cool, good luck with that...

tastyweat · Jun 8, 2004, 06:26 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Fantasma

After 1 year and a half, my radeon 9500 modded to pro has died, a chip burnt inexplicablily, Now, I´m stuck with an old voodoo3

Bye radeon 9500

sorry to hear that.... my 9700np recently went kapput... at least mine is covered under warranty though - even though komplett have friggin lost the card! ah well - they said they will replace it anyway - and replace it with a 9800pro.... just might take a week or two - ah well - I can wait with this crummy 440 I guess

Fantasma · Jun 8, 2004, 06:29 PM

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Originally posted by tastyweat
sorry to hear that.... my 9700np recently went kapput... at least mine is covered under warranty though - even though komplett have friggin lost the card! ah well - they said they will replace it anyway - and replace it with a 9800pro.... just might take a week or two - ah well - I can wait with this crummy 440 I guess

My warranty expired 6 months ago

tastyweat · Jun 8, 2004, 06:30 PM

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Originally posted by Fantasma
My warranty expired 6 months ago

mine has a 3 year warranty

Fantasma · Jun 8, 2004, 06:35 PM

I think that mine´s was oem

tastyweat · Jun 8, 2004, 06:40 PM

that explains it - mine was retail

Falstaff · Jun 8, 2004, 06:44 PM

I had a wierd problem with a 9800 and my father found the bad connection and did a microsolder on it

me.myself.&.ATi · Jun 8, 2004, 06:50 PM

Fantasma,

sorry to hear about your card

i still own a hercules prophet 9500 pro & must say that i had some
quite amusing moments with it.

out of curiosity,
would it be able for you to post a pic of the burnt card?
maybe someone here can still be of help after looking at it

Judas · Jun 8, 2004, 10:12 PM

WHAT KIND OF VOODOO 3? 3000? AGP? with the massive heatsink... what Bios version... memory?.... i want a old voodoo 3 3000 agp.... i missed mine..... 220+mhz on both the memory and core..... damn... that thing would pull in a damn good 2000 3dmarks in 01se and just over the 5000 in 2000... (with an older duron 700 and ram)

Fantasma · Jun 8, 2004, 10:30 PM

About my 9500 pro, I´ll see if I can post a pic but there is one of the black chips in the rear zone, just burnt, there is a circled mark and I have tried it again to put in the mobo but all I get is squares in the screen and a smell of chip burnt.

About the voodoo, it´s a voodoo3 2000 AGP with 16Mb and 143Mhz, in my 1800+ got more than 2500 in 3dmark2001, very near to 3000, this card was serving me during at least 3 years, and about the heatsink is a small black one, nothing in particular, ah, also it´s updated with the last bios, the 2.15.11SD if I remember well. Also very bad overclocker, I think that I got 160Mhz, maybe with a better cooling, it could be better

Judas · Jun 8, 2004, 10:33 PM

not bad score...... boy... those rare voodoo 3000 ... if you could find an overclocker that aloud past 220mhz... you could push em to 230-240 without changing the cooling on them..... they are sweet....

Fantasma · Aug 1, 2004, 01:22 AM

Happy ending

I emailed sapphire about this and they said to me that all sapphire products had 2 years of warranty, unfortunately, my reseller only gave me 1 year of warranty, so he didn´t want to rma it so I had to send it to UK, and yesterday, the new card arrived, I had to pay for sending it and taking it back but now I´m happy. The card I have received is a 9500np which, as the card I had, is moddable to pro but now instead of having the crappy etrontech 3.3ns memory (couldn´t be overclocked), it has a memory called HYD (????) 3.6ns. My new card, according to Ati tool, can be overclocked from 275/270 to 400/320 which is pretty much.

I was lucky at the end

mainman · Aug 1, 2004, 02:23 AM

Glad to hear that everything turned out for the best!!

Jun 8, 2004, 06:01 PM	#1
Fantasma HardwareHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Lorca (Spain) Posts: 757 Rep Power: 63 System Specs	My graphics card has just died After 1 year and a half, my radeon 9500 modded to pro has died, a chip burnt inexplicablily, Now, I´m stuck with an old voodoo3 Bye radeon 9500

Jun 8, 2004, 06:40 PM	#16
tastyweat Lurking Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: The void Posts: 4,794 Rep Power: 75 System Specs	that explains it - mine was retail __________________

Jun 8, 2004, 06:44 PM	#17
Falstaff Old Codger Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: USAFA Posts: 19,048 Rep Power: 207	I had a wierd problem with a 9800 and my father found the bad connection and did a microsolder on it __________________ "Inspiration is always a surprising visitor."

Jun 8, 2004, 06:50 PM	#18
me.myself.&.ATi .:z0diac Knight:. Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: .:this is definitely not my timeline:. Posts: 249 Rep Power: 0	Fantasma, sorry to hear about your card i still own a hercules prophet 9500 pro & must say that i had some quite amusing moments with it. out of curiosity, would it be able for you to post a pic of the burnt card? maybe someone here can still be of help after looking at it __________________ "No cause is a good cause as long as personnal interest is of matter." N. Ahdour

Aug 1, 2004, 02:23 AM	#23
mainman Mr. Nobody Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: OmniPresent Nightwatcher Posts: 5,961 Rep Power: 71	Glad to hear that everything turned out for the best!! __________________

Jun 8, 2004, 06:03 PM	#2
Dom DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 12,940 Rep Power: 0	How was it modded? softmod?

Jun 8, 2004, 06:06 PM	Thread Starter #4
Fantasma HardwareHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Lorca (Spain) Posts: 757 Rep Power: 63 System Specs	Yes, softmod, I don´t know how it burnt, I had it at 378/270 totally stable, and suddenly, it just began to smell burnt and soon the screen disappeared

Jun 8, 2004, 06:09 PM	#6
Dom DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 12,940 Rep Power: 0	I've heard this happen with voltmods before but not with softmods... Sorry, dude.

Jun 8, 2004, 06:13 PM	Thread Starter #8
Fantasma HardwareHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Lorca (Spain) Posts: 757 Rep Power: 63 System Specs	I´ll have to save a LOT to buy a new one in several months, if now I had the money I´d buy a radeon 9800 pro but I can´t

Jun 8, 2004, 06:35 PM	Thread Starter #15
Fantasma HardwareHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Lorca (Spain) Posts: 757 Rep Power: 63 System Specs	I think that mine´s was oem

Jun 8, 2004, 10:30 PM	Thread Starter #20
Fantasma HardwareHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Lorca (Spain) Posts: 757 Rep Power: 63 System Specs	About my 9500 pro, I´ll see if I can post a pic but there is one of the black chips in the rear zone, just burnt, there is a circled mark and I have tried it again to put in the mobo but all I get is squares in the screen and a smell of chip burnt. About the voodoo, it´s a voodoo3 2000 AGP with 16Mb and 143Mhz, in my 1800+ got more than 2500 in 3dmark2001, very near to 3000, this card was serving me during at least 3 years, and about the heatsink is a small black one, nothing in particular, ah, also it´s updated with the last bios, the 2.15.11SD if I remember well. Also very bad overclocker, I think that I got 160Mhz, maybe with a better cooling, it could be better

Aug 1, 2004, 01:22 AM	Thread Starter #22
Fantasma HardwareHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Lorca (Spain) Posts: 757 Rep Power: 63 System Specs	Happy ending I emailed sapphire about this and they said to me that all sapphire products had 2 years of warranty, unfortunately, my reseller only gave me 1 year of warranty, so he didn´t want to rma it so I had to send it to UK, and yesterday, the new card arrived, I had to pay for sending it and taking it back but now I´m happy. The card I have received is a 9500np which, as the card I had, is moddable to pro but now instead of having the crappy etrontech 3.3ns memory (couldn´t be overclocked), it has a memory called HYD (????) 3.6ns. My new card, according to Ati tool, can be overclocked from 275/270 to 400/320 which is pretty much. I was lucky at the end