How much difference would 1 capacitor make on an XFX 6600 GT?

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HonkeyDonk

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So I purchased a new XFX 6600GT AGP card from newegg and I just got it today.

As I took it out of the packaging, I heard a little rattle in the plastic container that holds the vid card. Lo and behold, one of the small surface mount capcitors broke off from the board. I think the solder joins were shoddy and it broke off.

Would this card still function normally? I'm going to solder it back on tomorrow, but I was just curious how much does 1 small cap affect the board?

Edit: RMAed back to newegg. Staying away from XFX.
 
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Creig

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Why chance it? Return/exchange it for one with all its parts intact.
 
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Navid

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Originally posted by: HonkeyDonk
I guess I will RMA it...just was curious how much it affected it really.
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There is no way to know! Capacitors are used for many different functions.
 
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otispunkmeyer

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haha good luck with XFX RMA, heres another reason not to buy XFX, they dont make cards properly, a big cap to come off is fair, but a little suface mount one is bad
 
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Munky

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Ok, so not only does their rma process suck, but now they also have crappy manufacturing quality? I've heard nothing but bad stuff about xfx, enough to avoid them like the plague.
 
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PG

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Since the RMA is back to Newegg I bet there aren't any problems. They have great customer service.
Of course I'm assuming the RMA is back to Newegg.


 
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JBT

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Ahh just keep it. I bet they just mount a few spares on there for the hell of it.
 
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BobDaMenkey

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Dude, RMA it, there is no sense in voiding your warrenty for something as stupid as trying to fix your own $200 peice of hardware. Don't even try to run the card, there is no real way to know how much of an effect that missing peice of hardware will make.
 
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Insomniak

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Possibly none, possibly the world. It depends on the cap. RMA to be safe, and if possible get a refund and get the hell away from XFX.
 
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Jeff7181

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I know of someone who ran a 6800GT for a while without a cap that broke off right by the molex connector. It worked fine for him, but he ended up eBaying it I think.
 
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I have seen some of the newer video cards with the large surface mounted caps that have been knocked loose.

I am not saying this is the case here, but my concern is that they are generally near a corner of the card, where a person would be likely to place their fingers during install or removal.

I wonder how many of these "defective" cards are in reality the fault of the user that had a boo-boo when installing his video card.

Gentle
 
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HonkeyDonk

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I have called Newegg and got an RMA# with them.

I think I will buy another brand video card. XFX just doens't seem like the way to go.

I did have to get newegg to wave the 15% restocking fee...i mean why should I pay restocking fee for something that's broken right?
 
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Munky

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Good choice. And why should you have to try and fix something you didn't break? Let xfx worry about it.
 
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