Chipped of resistor (???) on the back of MSI GTX 970. Am I able to fix it by myself?

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As the title says, am I? I'm not even sure if this is a resistor, its really hard to find the answer in google. Can anyone help in identifying the missing component? Thanks

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I have repaired many graphics cards with missing SMD caps like this, even Maxwell cards like that one. The problem is you're not going to find a schematic, and small ceramic caps don't have any markings. Fortunately the exact value doesn't seem to matter much. I would not short cap traces with solder though, as if it's a smoothing cap that would make a dead short.

SMD resistors like the one madmatt30 replaced do tend to have markings, and surprisingly a lot of them are rated 0 ohms so are only being used as jumpers! If you want the exact value of a cap though you're going to have to desolder one from a working card and test it.
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yes, as long as drivers aren't installed. after gpu drivers installation: Windows has stopped this device because it has reported problems. (Code 43)
i received the card in such state and i guess thats the reason of the problems
 
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I would certainly send it back if it was sent to you that way. Why are you even considering trying to repair it? Can you not send it back for some reason?

Here is something that might work, you would have to solder it in. You can also try just shorting the two pins with a piece of metal and some solder, however do that at your own risk it may trick the driver and allow the card to work or it may totally destroy the card or do nothing, I cant say for sure.

https://www.mouser.com/ProductDetail/Yageo/CC0603KRX7R8BB473/?qs=AgBp2OyFlx%252b3TvHumVQtZQ%3D%3D&gclid=CjwKCAiAlL_UBRBoEiwAXKgW54BSZOxdQQPBmjQS9SrMAYa96kU-4BgYhNkbkgLTDxfMAgWEQbH5CxoCgMEQAvD_BwE
 
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To be fair - as Dunlop says.

I did my own jtag hack on an xbox 360 to install homebrew etc & managed to strip a surface mount resistor off the board myself exactly the same.

What this did was killed all usb activity which essentially made the console useless.

Bridged the points with a piece of 3 amp fuse wire.

Still working fine to this day - some 3 years on.

Plainly theres a risk but the fact is those little resistors are capable of transmitting or altering very little current & those surface solder points are very likely to be 5v at most.

 
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i brought it dirt cheap as damaged card



nothing written on it : /
 
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It is a capacitor. hence the "C" next to the number. If it were a resistor, the letter would be an "R". If you could get a schematic and parts list for the board, find the indicated capacitor, and it should tell you the value and rating for the part. If you can get that capacitor, and you are any good at soldering, it should be a simple fix.
 
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I have repaired many graphics cards with missing SMD caps like this, even Maxwell cards like that one. The problem is you're not going to find a schematic, and small ceramic caps don't have any markings. Fortunately the exact value doesn't seem to matter much. I would not short cap traces with solder though, as if it's a smoothing cap that would make a dead short.

SMD resistors like the one madmatt30 replaced do tend to have markings, and surprisingly a lot of them are rated 0 ohms so are only being used as jumpers! If you want the exact value of a cap though you're going to have to desolder one from a working card and test it.
 
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