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  • maf
    New Member
    • Dec 2005
    • 4
    #1

    EPoX EP-8K9AI...

    I just found this site, and I'm fairly pi$$ed these motherboards are still out there with these faulty capacitors.

    A few years ago I had an MSI mobo stop working all of a sudden and I chucked the board out (I'm not skilled at electronics or soldering). I thought I'd wrecked the board using a can of compressed air but now I know better...

    As the title of this thread mentions, I had an EPoX EP-8K9AI board which I used in my gf's computer after upgrading to a P4 mobo. The EPoX has a few capacitors with the same brown corrosion/leakage on the tops as the MSI board had.

    I've taken note of the this, but I'm not sure how long the mobo has before problems start affecting performance - I'm hoping at least six more months.

    It's a real worry and significantly lessens my confidence in future motherboard purchases...
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    • willawake
      Super Modulator
      • Nov 2003
      • 8457
      • Greece
      #2
      Re: EPoX EP-8K9AI...

      I'm not sure how long the mobo has before problems start affecting performance
      its a good idea to take the board out of service and recap it once you see leaking and bulging. once it gets worse and fails to post it may require more troubleshooting than just recapping or may damage other components on the board or in your system.
      capacitor lab yachtmati techmati

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        • Newbie2
          Badcaps Veteran
          • Sep 2005
          • 885
          • Canada
          #3
          Re: EPoX EP-8K9AI...

          I agree with willawake, the board should be removed for service until it is recapped, or it will get worse.
          My gaming PC:
          AMD Phenom II X6 1100T Black Edition 3.3GHz Six-Core CPU (Socket AM3)
          ASUS M4A77TD AMD 770 AM3 Motherboard
          PowerColor AMD Radeon RX 480 8GB GDDR5 PCI-Express x16 3.0 Graphics Card
          G.SKILL Value Series 16GB DDR3-1333 RAM (4x4GB dual channel)
          TOSHIBA DT01ACA200 2TB 3.5" SATA HDD (x2)
          WD Caviar Green WD20EARX 2TB 3.5" SATA HDD
          ASUS Xonar DG 5.1 Channel PCI sound card
          Antec HCG-750M 750W ATX12V v2.32 80 PLUS BRONZE Power Supply
          Antec Three Hundred Mid-Tower Case
          Microsoft Windows 10 Pro 64-bit
          Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate SP1 64-bit

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            • maf
              New Member
              • Dec 2005
              • 4
              #4
              Re: EPoX EP-8K9AI...

              Thanks. Until we can afford to replace the mobo, though, it'll have to stay in operation :/

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                • Big Pope
                  Approved Vendor
                  • Dec 2005
                  • 426
                  #5
                  Re: EPoX EP-8K9AI...

                  I know this motherboard have so many 2200uF 10v, i have try 2 pcs in previous time.......i don't like this motherboard, because it's not full ATX.....it is cut cost ATX motherboard.
                  My SAMXON Capacitors Database HERE!!

                  X-CON is a new brand for SAMXON's Polymer Capacitors.

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                    • maf
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                      • Dec 2005
                      • 4
                      #6
                      Re: EPoX EP-8K9AI...

                      Originally posted by Big Pope
                      I know this motherboard have so many 2200uF 10v, i have try 2 pcs in previous time.......i don't like this motherboard, because it's not full ATX.....it is cut cost ATX motherboard.
                      Ah, well I kinda liked the board when I had it - a good stable thing until the caps started leaking...

                      The only thing I didn't like was the huge copper flower heatsink (Zalman) and fan which made it a pain to get in the case and change cards, etc.

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                        • maf
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                          • Dec 2005
                          • 4
                          #7
                          Re: EPoX EP-8K9AI...

                          Here's a photo of the badcaps on the EPoX board - as you can see it's not a pretty picture:

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