I think it might just be cheaper to get another Radeon 9800.

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Yeah... $20-$60 for a new card vs. $81 for a tool to fix the one I have... the prices are in favor of getting a new card, definitely.

Nothing wrong with getting tools you think you will use again.

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I might get one eventually, because I think it would open up a bunch of new possibilities; it would allow me to fix more stuff that I otherwise couldn't.

Waffle/pancake iron or electric hotplate from a thrift store, with a DIY or modified thermostat. Even a clothes iron, if you can mount it upside-down securely.

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Do I put a cloth between the iron and the piece to be repaired, or do I sit the piece directly on the hot surface? Wouldn't stuff melt?
Thank you much!

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