Broken metal part of graphics card

[kapilsh7733]

What can I do if my graphics card outside metal part are broken little bit AMD graphics card work now or not??

 

[racksmith101]

Should still work but it depends on what you have broken, pic would help.

 

[10tacle]

Not enough info for any way to help here on the question. What metal part? What model graphics card? How did it break?

 

[kapilsh7733]

Not enough info for any way to help here on the question. What metal part? What model graphics card? How did it break?

ASUS Nvidia GeForce GT 710 2GB 64-Bit DDR3 Graphics up side part
that look like hair brush

 

[10tacle]

ASUS Nvidia GeForce GT 710 2GB 64-Bit DDR3 Graphics up side part
that look like hair brush

So does that mean the connector slot with the gold pins stamped on it that fits into the motherboard? A picture link or upload here would really help. Without knowing more, you might short something out if you try using it. Can't say for sure without a physical photo. If it is a part of the broken connector slot, then the worse that would happen is that it won't work at all and no damage to the motherboard's PCI slot would happen.

 

[kapilsh7733]

ASUS Nvidia GeForce GT 710 2GB 64-Bit DDR3 Graphics up side part
that look like hair brush

So does that mean the connector slot with the gold pins stamped on it that fits into the motherboard? A picture link or upload here would really help. Without knowing more, you might short something out if you try using it. Can't say for sure without a physical photo. If it is a part of the broken connector slot, then the worse that would happen is that it won't work at all and no damage to the motherboard's PCI slot would happen.

but where i can upload tha image this site did not give me any option so it is hard to send tha image it's only provid the url options

 

[kapilsh7733]

Ok hear is the link

 

[kapilsh7733]

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1s-jbIXxXouTTfYHYJSfbv3DEJpvbAlwa/view?usp=drivesdk

 

[dudio]

Those metal fins are part of the heatsink and are there to help keep the graphics card cool. That bit of damage should not affect it much at all. It's hard to tell from the picture if the heatsink has bent and lifted from the board a bit also..that would affect its ability to disipate heat since it would not be contacting the processor properly. If that's the case, the worst that happen is the card would overheat during more demanding 3D applications (games), and shut down. You can monitor the temperature with software (HWInfo) and see. Anything over 80 celcius would become a problem. Other than that, it sjould be fine to try. Be sure to get your drivers from nVidia. It is NOT an AMD card.

 

[10tacle]

Yeah that's not a big problem assuming as dudio said above that part is not separated from any part of the actual GPU chip where cooling is needed. It's a passive cooler in the first place (no fan). Your biggest concern there based on that photo is cleaning that heat sink. That is a LOT of dust affecting cooling ability. If you can remove it and wash it in mild soapy warm water and let air dry for a day, it would probably do better in cooling than any fin damage to the heat sink. Compressed air will not remove it all. Likely microscopic oil molecules are caked on it.

Do you live in a dusty environment? You might want to buy a home air conditioner filter and cut it to size to put in the front of your case to minimize dust going in there. It won't obstruct airflow much. I do this myself having a home that collects fine dust quickly. My guess is your intake fan and area are full of dust too further inhibiting cooling abilities of that passive cooler. That's asking for eventual serious problems if not all out failure at some point.