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    What is this component called and how much does it cost?

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by Danishblunt, Aug 15, 2017.

  1. Danishblunt

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    So I was wondering what this component is named and what it costs?

    I might have to replace that one and am wondering where to get it.
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    Alright, I somehow was finally able to google it correcly (I don't know why after this post I was suddenly able to finally figure it out)
    So correct me if I'm wrong.
    The thing is called an inductor and is basicially just a coil of copper.

    On my graphicscard the grey plastic is reddish (probably due to high heat) and I assume that is a result of sloppy reword on a chip. I thought that it would be a chip or something and therefore broken, but not that I know what a inductor looks like I can safely say, that it's just the plastic and nothing else, inside the plastic is just a coil of copper. Which you would need insane temperatures to melt which which when exposed the plastic would have been completely gone. So basicially I was worried about nothing?.

    Please correct If I'm wrong.
     
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    Inductor doesn't need to be cooled.

    If you see visual damage, then it would be from an electrical problem.
     
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    According to the guy who I got the card from he used a heatgun to try and fix a vram chip and ended up burning the plastic.
     
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    I think if a heat gun is involved with an inexperienced repairman, the choke is the least of your worries.

    Try to contact Khenglish on techinferno, maybe he can help you out.
     
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    I did it the old fashion way and simply plugged the card into my notebook, everything worked flawless except for when I was trying to benchmark or use tools like GPU-Z. This is caused by broken Vram which I had to remove from the card in order to get my notebook to post (someone melted solderballs together on 1 vram chip). Now my question is where can I find GDDR 5 Samsung ram for the GTX 980M?

    I got flux and a heatgun, so that shouldn't be a problem. Now the question is, where do I find those chips?