cant find the name of the caps on my pc

[k-9]

ok to start with my pc is a hp pavilion a350n the motherboard is a MB manufacturer: ASUS P4SD-LA

HP name: Yale-UL6E
i can see some of the spec the 7 that are bad right by the cpu they are 6.3v @1800uF the writing on them are wcz or wc2 and to334. can any one help me find the right cap

thanks robert

[ChaosLegionnaire]

Re: cant find the name of the caps on my pc

lol top view pic is not really helpful at all. cant make out anything when the writing is supposed to be on the side... how bout side view pic on either side?

tho i hope they arent rubycon mcz as these are top grade caps.

[selldoor]

Re: cant find the name of the caps on my pc

tho i hope they arent rubycon mcz as these are top grade caps.

Unfortunately they went through a period when the were not!


That is what they will be see

https://www.badcaps.net/forum/showth...mcz#post304144

Do search on D530 or MCZ and there are a few threads about it.


This may also help
https://www.badcaps.net/forum/showth...D-LA#post81545

[k-9]

Re: cant find the name of the caps on my pc

ok pulled the pc down and yes they are rubycon caps is it ok to use a different brand cap with the same spec and if so what have you guys found as a good replacement cap . and what i have read these are good caps if so what else should i look at that might have caused this the psu ?

thanks

[brispuss]

Re: cant find the name of the caps on my pc

A suitable replacement for the Rubycon 1800uF 6.3V MCZ series capacitor would be a Nichicon 1800uF 6.3V HZ series capacitor here.

[ChaosLegionnaire]

Re: cant find the name of the caps on my pc

usually when caps vent or bloat they are due to overheating. most likely they overheated since they are right next to the cpu heatsink.

my suggestion is to get a better cpu cooler if u are using a pentium 4 3ghz or faster. a top down blower cpu cooler usually is the best for keeping the surrounding components cool.

the scythe zipang is one example of a very quiet top down blower tho it is too big to fit in a mini tower micro atx case. maybe try big shuriken or shuriken b instead tho i think they may not be powerful enuff to cool a hot 3ghz+ pentium 4.

[k-9]

Re: cant find the name of the caps on my pc

thanks for your guys help got the nichicons orded and as far as the cpu cooler im looking in to one the my hp has a Pentium 4 / 2.80 GHz so im looking for a replacement for better cooling

[momaka]

Re: cant find the name of the caps on my pc

Should have went with all-polymer replacements. These boards work great with them. See this thread for more details if you want:
https://www.badcaps.net/forum/showthread.php?t=23503