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    Where to find GTX 980M inductors?

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by Danishblunt, Aug 23, 2017.

  1. Danishblunt

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    Hello everyone,
    today I finally swapped out all the vram chips of a broken GTX 980M, it finally booted with image and all, drivers installed succesful and the card gets recognized.

    BUT the moment i try to start a game, the notebook just freezes and won't proceed doing anything. When looking at the graphiccard, all looks fine except for 1 inductor, that seemed to have gotten hot by a heatgun from the previous owner. Now I'm looking for a replacement Inductor, the only issue is I have no idea where I should find the proper inductor.

    I would appreciate any help ;_;
     
    Danishblunt, Aug 23, 2017
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    sicily428 Donuts!! :)

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    sicily428, Aug 24, 2017
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    clevo-extreme Company Representative

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    No no no, we can provide only new graphics cards unfortunately. Sorry.

    Gesendet von meinem SM-G935F mit Tapatalk
     
    clevo-extreme, Aug 24, 2017
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  4. Mobius 1

    Mobius 1 Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    @Khenglish on techinferno forums, I can personally vouch for him

    @Raidriar @Mr. Fox @D2 Ultima
     
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  5. Danishblunt

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    If techinferno wasn't down for the last few days I'd already have done that :x
     
    Danishblunt, Aug 24, 2017
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    Mr. Fox BGA Filth-Hating Elitist

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    No need to go there anyhow. @Khenglish is here. You should send him a PM here. He has repaired several GPUs and a motherboard for me. He definitely knows what he is doing. He repaired a dead 1070 for @Coolane just a few days ago.

    He can also beef up the GPU to make it less prone to failure and overclock higher.

    You can buy many of the components from Digi-Key or Mouser. I generally buy my small IC components from Digi-Key.
     
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    Raidriar ლ(ಠ益ಠლ)

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    @Khenglish is already handling one of my cards, stellar guy. He had some trouble finding the right MOSFETs but I directed him to the right supplier on AliExpress, I hope the seller delivers.
     
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  8. Khenglish

    Khenglish Notebook Deity

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    Please post a picture of the card. Inductors are a tough part. They are literally a solid block of magnetic metal, so you can't really overheat them.
     
    Khenglish, Aug 25, 2017
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    Khenglish Notebook Deity

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    Your card has been tested and ready to ship since Monday, but you are blocking PMs to handle getting it back to you.
     
    Khenglish, Aug 25, 2017
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