I took a saw to a video card... and it still works! (Pix)

[shoRunner]

Originally posted by: chuckywang

Originally posted by: everman
This also works for converting a PCI-E into an AGP card.

Really?

yeah definately. i'm still using AGP, so I just cut to fit my PCI-e card.

 

[So]

Originally posted by: shoRunner

Originally posted by: chuckywang

Originally posted by: everman
This also works for converting a PCI-E into an AGP card.

Really?

yeah definately. i'm still using AGP, so I just cut to fit my PCI-e card.

Oh yeah. I upgraded an entire computer lab this way -- of course it was much quicker since I just took the whole batch of cards to the shop guys and told them what to cut off.

 

[Slickone]

Originally posted by: So

Originally posted by: shoRunner

Originally posted by: chuckywang

Originally posted by: everman
This also works for converting a PCI-E into an AGP card.

Really?

yeah definately. i'm still using AGP, so I just cut to fit my PCI-e card.

Oh yeah. I upgraded an entire computer lab this way -- of course it was much quicker since I just took the whole batch of cards to the shop guys and told them what to cut off.

Any pics of one that's been cut?

 

[sswingle]

Now go dunk it in oil.

 

[Eug]

I saw some guy do some funky overclocking by dunking the whole mobo in oil.

 

[LuNoTiCK]

Question. Can you run 3d programs without any problems? No pixellation?

 

[MechaSheeba]

Cutting through traces like that is a pretty bad fire hazard man.

 

[Corporate Thug]

thats pretty amazing

 

[Eli]

Why is it surprising that it still works? It's obvious that you didn't cut off any important bits, just some ground plane.

 

[Eug]

Originally posted by: LuNoTiCK
Question. Can you run 3d programs without any problems? No pixellation?

None whatsoever, and it's even air-cooled with no fan. Remember, OS X itself can almost be considered a "3D program". The GUI is accelerated using Quartz Extreme.

Mind you I'm not overclocking or anything.

Originally posted by: Eli
Why is it surprising that it still works? It's obvious that you didn't cut off any important bits, just some ground plane.

Yeah, but I have no idea how the other layers are organized. It has been said there could have just as easily been a power plane in there.

Originally posted by: MechaSheeba
Cutting through traces like that is a pretty bad fire hazard man.

This is just a backup (Quartz Extreme-capable) card. I have another card coming.

 

[masterxfob]

lol, nice mod

 

[Akhen]

At least you didnt trim down a VGA PCI-e card to fit into a PCI slot like some guy did with a 7800GTX

 

[Eug]

I still want a pic.

 

[Nohr]

nvidia 7800 wont work

 

[MrPickins]

Originally posted by: Akhen
At least you didnt trim down a VGA PCI-e card to fit into a PCI slot like some guy did with a 7800GTX

Do you bother to read the threads you post in?

 

[0roo0roo]

hah yea i did this once to a modem a long while back. i used wirecutters instead and snapped off the corner, it looked free of circuitry and it worked fine

 

[randomlinh]

the cube form factor would work so nicely now... mac mini double sized, real video card and HD... core 2 duo... i'd buy it... but it'll come out after i get an imac.

 

[Eug]

Originally posted by: Nohr
nvidia 7800 wont work

O. M. F. G.

It's one thing to cut off the corner of a $20 card that's destined for the dumpster anyway, but cutting off the main interface of a frakkin' PCI-e 7800 GTX?!? :shocked:

I wonder if his "friend" was just pulling his leg, to see if he was dumb enough to go through with it.

Originally posted by: randomlinh
the cube form factor would work so nicely now... mac mini double sized, real video card and HD... core 2 duo... i'd buy it...

Yeah, me too.

 

[imported_LoKe]

Originally posted by: Eug
O. M. F. G.

It's one thing to cut off the corner of a $20 card that's destined for the dumpster anyway, but cutting off the main interface of a frakkin' PCI-e 7800 GTX?!? :shocked:.

I still say that's a chop (no pun intended).

 

[eits]

Originally posted by: Cutterhead

Originally posted by: quakefiend420

Originally posted by: ForumMaster

Originally posted by: Ricemarine
I thought this would be related to that person that tried to fit a video card even though the interfaces were incompatible...

Forgot if it was AGP -> PCI-E or vice versa... It was funny .

it was worse: a PCI-E 7800 something into an old dell that only had PCI slots. $300 went down the drain for that.

fvcking idiots...link?

I remember that thread. He had pictures of it, too... probably a year or more ago though, so it is long burried somewhere.

yeah it was a bfg 7800gtx oc that he bought for $400 and he wanted to put in his dell or something... so, he cut off part of it and put it in the pci slot and didn't know why it didn't work.

 

[Atheus]

leet hax-saw?

 

[Oblivionaire]

Originally posted by: Savij
I don't see what the problem is. those traces weren't going anywhere. Anyone actually use those pins on the vid card? ever?

I used to have an old TV tuner card that used that connector on the video card. The TV tuner card I have now doesn't need that though. I think they called it a video pass through cable IIRC. I'm not surprised that video card still works, you can forget about ever using that connector after you cut the traces to it obviously.