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nVidia 6600GT AGP has blown caps. Can I fix it?

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mgpaulus

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While I was on vacation my secondary computer PSU had a meltdown and took the MoBo with it. I replaced the MoBo with a spare I have for just such occasions, but I was getting various intermittent lockups. I have tried a different MoBo, Processor(s), and memory stick. Eventually I replaced the MoBo again with a PCI-E version, and got a PCI-E 6600GT. Now things seem to be stable, which caused me to look at the Video Card much closer.

Looking at it showed that it seems 2 caps are slightly bulged at the top. So, I'm wondering if replacing those 2 caps would be enough to fix it, or should I replace all of them? Is there a good way to test the card once I do fix it?

Any other advice/thoughts for me?
 
I replace cap's on video cards all the time, as long as you use the proper rating and capacity capacitors you're good to go. Last repair I did, a Gigabyte S754 mobo saved a Leadtek GF4 Ti 4400 🙂 No overclockability or stability was lost either. Oh, make damned sure you put them on correctly, put them on backwards and you can possibly fry your card 😉
 
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