Help Broken MSI 980

[TeamOhioFC]

While attempting to water cool my PC, I was cleaning off the GPU paste and thought I should get it all off. I think I actually rub off one of the resistors. I don't know exactly what I should do. I have plenty of experience soldering and could solder a new resistor back on; however, I lost the resistor and don't know how to find its proper value. I notice that all the other resistors around the card are the same and connect in parallel.

 

I have three options:

1) Try to make it look like I never opened my card and send it for warranty. (I didn't break the warranty label when I opened it)

2) Try to find the resistor value/get a matching resistor and solder it on

3) Just plug it in to my computer and sees if it works

 

Any suggestions? What's done has been done, so please don't lecture me on what I shouldn't have done differently.

[8-Bit Ninja]

fuck me, that was a bad idea. But yeh do your  best to try and my it look like you never opened the card. 

[8-Bit Ninja]

try plugging it in and pray it partially works, hopefully it will throw them off the idea that you broke it 

[TeamOhioFC]

I just put it back together and plug it in and it works for now. I am worried tho if there is too much stress it's going to break. Do you think there is a way to test this? Or is there something else I should be worried about?

[Suffokation]

I just put it back together and plug it in and it works for now. I am worried tho if there is too much stress it's going to break. Do you think there is a way to test this? Or is there something else I should be worried about?

Well you already disassembled it so no RMA. You've got no choice.

[k4p84]

If you RMA it it would get dismantled, they will notice that the thermal pads have been reused and the thermal paste is different. You will get a email back stating you broke it and you will need to pay to have the card either repaired or pay for it's return in a broken state.

Having dealt with MSI (Europe) for an out of warranty fan replacement their customer service was brilliant so please don't try and abuse the system.

If you are happy with SMD / hot air soldering replace the component or pay for a service to repair the card.