Motherboard capacitors

jfitz57 · 8th April 2011, 05:00 AM

So I did a search first. Is it safe to go to PC Based now? Is the "bad capacitor" thing fixed for good?

Jim

mightydub · 8th April 2011, 06:23 AM

All electrolytics will eventually go bad. But other than the "capacitor plague" of 2004-2005, any PC you buy now will be obsolete long before the capacitors go bad.

wwenze · 8th April 2011, 07:40 AM

The cheaper motherboards (those brands that are half the price of most others) still can leak after a few years. Repaired an AM2 board just recently.

If in doubt, go full solid capacitors.

stratus46 · 8th April 2011, 07:50 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by wwenze

The cheaper motherboards (those brands that are half the price of most others) still can leak after a few years. Repaired an AM2 board just recently.

If in doubt, go full solid capacitors.

I've seen those fail explosively too.

G²

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8th April 2011, 06:23 AM	#2
mightydub diyAudio Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Where the sky loves the sea	All electrolytics will eventually go bad. But other than the "capacitor plague" of 2004-2005, any PC you buy now will be obsolete long before the capacitors go bad.

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wwenze diyAudio Member Join Date: Mar 2008	The cheaper motherboards (those brands that are half the price of most others) still can leak after a few years. Repaired an AM2 board just recently. If in doubt, go full solid capacitors.

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