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Old Dec 21, 2011, 12:40 PM   #23
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Originally Posted by btarunr View Post
FAQ #1: What is this?:
http://img.techpowerup.org/111221/bta9874d.jpg
Ans: It's a spacer for the production line. They remove it after the assembly and QA are over. Your graphics card will have marks of its spacer if you look closely.
Sometimes it's also because components are made "2 at a time" and then broken apart later like the ones in this vid. Of course you know that bta, just a message for the masses
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