- Jun 8, 2013
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This is quite an old PC relatively, it is running a Phenom 8550 to give you an idea of its age. It works perfectly fine, however some of the capacitors are staring to look like they are bulging at the top. The PC does spend a large part of the day turned on, although a lot of that time will be just idling.
The room the PC is in gets very hot this time of year when it is sunny in the afternoon, 24c minimum if I am lucky. I can just about afford to replace it with a new build, however I would rather wait. My concern is with the additional heat at this time of year the capacitors will finally give up very shortly.
Should I try and wait a bit longer or replace it now?
The photos are not the best.
http://s1226.photobucket.com/user/blobsaudio/library/caps
The room the PC is in gets very hot this time of year when it is sunny in the afternoon, 24c minimum if I am lucky. I can just about afford to replace it with a new build, however I would rather wait. My concern is with the additional heat at this time of year the capacitors will finally give up very shortly.
Should I try and wait a bit longer or replace it now?
The photos are not the best.
http://s1226.photobucket.com/user/blobsaudio/library/caps