First repair - XFX RX 6800 XT SFWT 319 - Detached capacitor
Hey! As mentionned in the title, this is my very first time repairing a GPU (or any motherboard for that matter), and I'm going in a little blind if I put aside the dozen youtube videos I saw.
I gave it to a friend a little over 3 years ago for him to test his PC's performance with a higher end GPU, and when giving it back to me just landed on a black screen when booting up. He was honest and admitted to spilling something on it, but after a quick shutdown and rest, ran it again and noticed it worked just fine.
When I got it back, the fans spinned and all, but the white led signaling a GPU failure lit up on the motherboard and the screen remained black.
Since I have some time ahead, I decided to give fixing it a try depending on how easy it would be to get it running again. I just removed the heatsink and did a quick visual inspection. I immediately noticed this little capacitor near the PCIe that was just floating, and with a small nudge realized one side took off and the other held by a single thread (which could be from corrosion, not sure since the area seems relatively clean aside from the solder being brown).
I know that a removed capacitor is most likely responsible for the issue, but I was wondering if there was a way to make sure nothing else was damaged. Most videos I saw usually checked for a faulty fuse near the PCIe and pins, but I can't seem to find one on my GPU and can't find a schematic for that specific model.
Would love to hear some tips on what would be the safest way to check if the capacitor is dead, fix it and check for other possible damage.