Gigabyte EP45-UD3R problem

[Dark Mantis]

Is that an image of  another card that has the capacitor I take it ?


Can you post one of both cards together please ?

[CosmicDust]

Sadly i don't have them both near me , the faulty one is . And here is an actual picture of it

http://img802.imageshack.us/img802/1930/dscf2066.jpg

The other one has that capacitor present there , as seen in the last pics with the PCB alone.
Thanks for your help !

[Dark Mantis]

Sadly the quality of the photo isn't great so it's hard to decide if something was there originally and has been broken off or if it is just some new modification. I must admit all the photos that I could find of this card do show it with a capacitor there. Is there any chance of getting a better quality macro picture of that part ?

[CosmicDust]

Yes , like you i searched the models from different manufacturers and that capacitor is there. I hope later on i can post a better picture with the video card ! Till then , thank you for your time mate.

[Dark Mantis]

You are welcome CosmicDust. I will look forward to hearing the outcome of this missing capacitor.

[CosmicDust]

Hello once again,

Just added that extra capacitor and it does exactly the same thing! BSOD when i try to run a basic app like firefox or do a WEI or even play a game. Afterwards i tested the system with a HD 4770 and everything worked perfect.
The new 3870x2 with the capacitor works fine,i mean no video errors on screen, and did try pretty much any software trick i could find. If anyone has an idea about this ..feel free to share it ! Thanks

[CosmicDust]

I opened it and it seems like the thermal paste is not enough on both GPU's ! and is not that dense Could this be the problem and everytime i push the card a bit to enter is some sort of protection state and give me a BSOD !