Chipset damage question?

frenzyvanrafi

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My ECS NFORCE-3 A Socket 754 board had damaged nForce3 chipset because I release the stucked heatsink with my flat screwdriver. The chipset are eroded on edge by screwdriver, what I can do?

1. Replacing chipset if you said it won't work. I saw the nForce 3 250 chip from eBay.
2. Let the chipset eroded turned on if you said it still work.
 
xtreme5, sorry I'm late uploading this picture because I have to shot the chip with my sister DSLR (EOS 550D) yesterday, but unfortunately I can't using my computer.

Here's the damaged nForce3 chip because of my mistake
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And this was zoomed and cropped, these more severe.
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So, what I can do that?
 
You mean replace that chip? OK, I have to collect the bucks for nForce3 replacement chip. And which chip is compatible with my ECS NFORCE3-A?

This chip was sold from China, however I was worried about compatibility, but it was free shipping on worldwide:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/New-NVIDIA-nFORCE-3-nFORCE3-NF3-250-Chipset-/250608816987?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3a5973135b#ht_2967wt_952

And the same chip are sold from Hong Kong, but the revision are identical with my NFORCE3-A which made in Taiwan, however I must pay additional shipping fee:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/1X-New-nForce-3-nForce3-NF3-250NPB-250-NPB-Chipset-/220950863361?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3371b29e01#ht_1296wt_952

And I'm using Canon EOS Kiss X4 (Japan version of EOS 550D) DSLR camera to take this picture.