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  • Joun
    Senior Member
    • Jul 2011
    • 191
    • Greece

    #1

    Thank you guys!!

    I would like to thank all the members for helping me on my first succesfull recap..
    By reading your advices here I had the pleasure of reviving a graphics card that was only able to spin its fan.I put low quality caps on it as you can see on pictures because they were available to me..
    Well you can imagine how I felt when I turn the system on and I had image on my monitor..That was all I wanted ,I didn't care about stability etc.
    I couldn't stress the card to see how it behaves because there is a known issue with the M/B (it doesn't POST)but I will write details on another thread .
    The card is a RX1950PRO.You can see in photo the caps that were replaced(5 of them)
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  • ipman
    Senior Member
    • Jul 2011
    • 159

    #2
    Re: Thank you guys!!

    The cap on the right does not bulge. Don't throw it away until you measure it with an ESR meter, it can be a good one.

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    • PCBONEZ
      Grumpy Old Fart
      • Aug 2005
      • 10661
      • USA

      #3
      Re: Thank you guys!!

      It's a Sacon FZ.
      Those are beyond just junk, they are dangerous.
      Been known to blow so hard they eject their contents.
      .
      If those other three are FZ they should be replaced too.
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      Last edited by PCBONEZ; 07-26-2011, 11:09 AM.
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      • Joun
        Senior Member
        • Jul 2011
        • 191
        • Greece

        #4
        Re: Thank you guys!!

        I didn't tell you that I first replaced three Sacons in really bad shape, nothing changed..
        Only after I replaced the other two Sacons that weren't bulged the card came back alive..

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        • Joun
          Senior Member
          • Jul 2011
          • 191
          • Greece

          #5
          Re: Thank you guys!!

          Originally posted by PCBONEZ

          If those other three are FZ they should be replaced too.
          .
          Yes they will..

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          • TheLaw
            Badcaps Veteran
            • Jan 2011
            • 477

            #6
            Re: Thank you guys!!

            If you can, you might want to try getting RS components or doing export.Farnell.com..or something along those lines. A higher quality replacement might be beneficial to you...and it might attribute to better stability with the card. But, if this is all yo have, fine.

            The other FZ has got to go since you've already had 2 die, the others are bound to burst soon too.

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