Anyone in Oregon know where I can buy some 1500uF capacitors?

[ThisIsMatt]

Originally posted by: Booster

Well I drove up to Portland yesterday, no luck @ Fry's. Checked GreyBar, no luck. Called someplace from GreyBar called Radar something, no luck...
But hey, at least I got to drive in Portland rush hour traffic, during the holiday rush, with a headache, in the rain........

I may not be the best person to give a piece of advice, but is replacing capacitors worth it? I don't think so. Motherboards aren't expensive, and the amount of time and effort you're putting into replacing capacitors makes it ineffective. I think it would be better just to get a new board. Of course, that's just my opinion.

Some people have more time than money. $50-150 is a lot of money to just replace a motherboard.

I suppose fixing the broken cable on my ~$300 value laptop wasn't worth it, either? 😛 The stupid cable costs anywhere from $50 to $160 to replace depending on where you look and how lucky you get (ebay)...

 

[etech]

Booster, read the thread that Brutuskend linked to earlier. It's worth a shot in this case.

 

[Booster]

Originally posted by: etech
Booster, read the thread that Brutuskend linked to earlier. It's worth a shot in this case.

I know it's a motherboard more expensive than a regular one, hey I said it was just my opinion. But why not sell the second CPU and go with a 1-CPU setup? The speed difference isn't going to be all that great, and no hassles, no trouble.

 

[ThisIsMatt]

Originally posted by: Booster

Originally posted by: etech
Booster, read the thread that Brutuskend linked to earlier. It's worth a shot in this case.

I know it's a motherboard more expensive than a regular one, hey I said it was just my opinion. But why not sell the second CPU and go with a 1-CPU setup? The speed difference isn't going to be all that great, and no hassles, no trouble.

You know what programs he's running? 😛

Got any "broken" motherboards (or any other electronics) you don't want? 😀

 

[Booster]

You know what programs he's running?

Actually, I don't, so pls excuse if you didn't like my comment.

Got any "broken" motherboards (or any other electronics) you don't want?

Actually, I had a bunch of electronics I didn't want but I gave it all to my brother as a gift.

 

[Hamburgerpimp]

Forget the capacitors, I would just buy this Abit VP6, may be able to get it for $50!

Link

 

[Brutuskend]

Originally posted by: Hamburgerpimp
Forget the capacitors, I would just buy this Abit VP6, may be able to get it for $50!

Link

The problem with this is that chances are it has bad Caps as well. It was VERY wide spread. I could buy this one (or a used one) and just have the same problems again down the road. If I put in new HIGH QUALITY Caps, then that should be the end of the story. (Assuming of course I don't waste the board in the process...)

There is another Anandtecher that lives in Bend Or. that has a VP-6 I can get for around $75. But then I'm just asking for trouble again later on...

 

[spanky]

ohhhh.... just the info i am looking for. i think the caps went south on my epox 8k7a too. 🙁

 

[Wingznut]

Did you try Norvac Electronics?


Norvac Electronics, Inc
Location: 7940 SW Nimbus
Beaverton OR
Voice: (503)644-1025
(800)938-1025
We are the source for all your electronic needs. Norvac Electronics is one of the largest electronic and computer component suppliers in the Northwest. Whatever your computer needs, from cables to motherboards, we''re the place.

Norvac Electronics, Inc
Location: 960 Conger St.
Eugene OR
Voice: (541)345-2904
(800)390-1025
We are the source for all your electronic needs. Norvac Electronics is one of the largest electronic and computer component suppliers in the Northwest. Whatever your computer needs, from cables to motherboards, we''re the place.

Norvac Electronics, Inc
Location: 1545 Commercial St, NE
Salem OR
Voice: (503)585-9810
(800)934-1025
We are the source for all your electronic needs. Norvac Electronics is one of the largest electronic and computer component suppliers in the Northwest. Whatever your computer needs, from cables to motherboards, we''re the place.

 

[Brutuskend]

yes, they don't have them. Don't even have a listing for them from thier suppliers.

 

[dmcowen674]

This is becoming an epidemic for Motherboards of these Caps imploding rendering these systems dead before their time. It's about time the PC Board Industry own up to this defect in design. :|

 

[spanky]

question: i rummaged through some junk psu's and could not find 1500mf 6.3v caps... but i did see some 2200mf 16v caps. would it be safe to use those in place of my busted 1500mf 6.3v caps? i have no problem ordering the exact specs caps, but i sorta want to get my board working asap 😛

 

[Brutuskend]

You can safely up the voltage, but it isn't a good idea to mess with the capacitance. (SP) Or so I've read. I was told by a computer/TV repair shop that you COULD....I still didn't want to take a chance though.

 

[spanky]

Originally posted by: Brutuskend
You can safely up the voltage, but it isn't a good idea to mess with the capacitance. (SP) Or so I've read. I was told by a computer/TV repair shop that you COULD....I still didn't want to take a chance though.

well my cousin and i (both with mobo's with bad caps) felt we had nothing to lose, so we went ahead and soldered on some 2200uf 10v caps we got from some PSUs we tore up. so far so good 🙂 his mobo had 3 bad caps... we did his first. now his mobo is up and looking stable... i gotta get some caps for me. i just reinspected my mobo again and i actually have 5 bad caps :Q i went to mouser and they were OOS for the 2200uf 10v caps 🙁 i guess i will just order the 1500uf 6.3v caps. wow, this is quite an adventure 😛