Was: OOps.. I break my new radeon 9700 PRO

[Ai.Learning]

First I though I had removed a Memory heat sink, but that's not it... Take
a look at what came off my card, that's the metal plate on the upper right
corner.

http://www.explosivelabs.com/reviews/ati_radeon9700-128mb/card_back.jpg

What's the impact of this??? Will my card overheat?


Thanks for your help!

 

[First of One]

Yes, that heatspreader is necessary. Purchase some Arctic Alumina thermal
adhesive and glue it back on.

Newer 9700 cards don't have that heatspreader there, due to better power
circuitry design.