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    Soldered gpu

    Discussion in 'Gateway and eMachines' started by gselsidi, Jan 22, 2009.

  1. gselsidi

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    has any1 opened up their 6860fx and checked if the gpu is sodered onto the mobo?
     
    gselsidi, Jan 22, 2009
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    yes it is.
     
    BlackSheep5, Jan 22, 2009
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  3. N00d13s

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    and it's soldered with an L.
     
    N00d13s, Jan 22, 2009
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  4. gselsidi

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    what is an L? is there a way to unsolder the L? and if you unsolder it will the gpu become removeable?
     
    gselsidi, Jan 22, 2009
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    I highly doubt it.
     
    idiotpilot, Jan 23, 2009
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  6. Mimino

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    lol lol lol

    he meant that you misspelled the word: soLdered
     
    Mimino, Jan 23, 2009
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    actually yes if you unsolder it, it is removable but good luck fixing it. (please don't attempt it)
     
    motherpuncher22, Jan 23, 2009
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    LOL! I didn't even realize this..

    Until you pointed it out! ROTFLMAO That's freaking great.. LOL! Don't solder off my L's.. then I'd just be " O !" Nice catch Mimino :D

    Oh, and don't go trying to remove the GPU - buy a new computer.
     
    E-wrecked, Jan 23, 2009
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    Am I allowed to bump this for the best five-post sequence ever?
     
    Danja, Jan 23, 2009
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    E-wrecked BANNED

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    absolutely!
     
    E-wrecked, Jan 23, 2009
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  11. The_Moo™

    The_Moo™ Here we go again.....

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    NO not the L's no one messes with those lol

    ---thanks E-wrecked i needed that
     
    The_Moo™, Jan 23, 2009
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    LOL!

    beeebidy bobbbidy boo
     
    narsnail, Jan 23, 2009
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  13. gselsidi

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    lmao i thought he was speaking about like a metallic object shaped like an L holding the gpu in place lmao
     
    gselsidi, Jan 23, 2009
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  14. gselsidi

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    sticky this thread as best thread ever lmfao
     
    gselsidi, Jan 23, 2009
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    lol.. glad you have a sense of humor about it - I've advertised it in my FS thread and sent a few PMs. Priceless.
     
    E-wrecked, Jan 23, 2009
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  16. N00d13s

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    haha, maybe i should have put the "L" in some quotes, like that.
     
    N00d13s, Jan 23, 2009
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    too late..can't edit natural humor ;)
     
    E-wrecked, Jan 23, 2009
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    That was hilarious :D
     
    hehehemann, Jan 23, 2009
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    everytime i would read what i said i couldnt stop laughing lmao
     
    gselsidi, Jan 23, 2009
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    i'll second that bump.
     
    Alitronic, Jan 23, 2009
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    gsel, I am +rep'in ya just for being a good sport. Honestly, I read this thread the other day..and it never hit me. The mimino pointed it out, and I finally caught it. Priceless man..seriously.
     
    E-wrecked, Jan 23, 2009
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    My god. When I read this at first, I actually checked to see what an "L" solder looked like.
     
    gamadaya, Jan 24, 2009
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  23. flipfire

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    lol haha

    Sorry but I had to fix it so search/google picks it up properly for future wanderers.

    But yes, even though its a dedicated card its still soldered into the board. They just call it dedicated because it has a dedicated vMemory and vCore instead of using the system CPU/RAM.
     
    flipfire, Jan 24, 2009
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  24. gselsidi

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    i have a feeling this post is going to last a long long time haha, i don't think i could ever not laugh after reading it lmao
     
    gselsidi, Jan 24, 2009
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    ROFLMAOBBQL337SAUCE i think im just a stoner everything makes me laugh lol
     
    gselsidi, Jan 24, 2009
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