The badcaps you hate hate hate most...

[Kacerdias]

For me, it's GSC. I swear, I see more exploded GSC caps than any other. Any board with GSC's on it is guaranteed to be a horrorshow within a year. Argh!

GSC - If you're reading this, then you!

The pic is a Jetway 830CF that I'm recapping for my brother - it's destined to be a playtoy for so his daughter can play all her little Disney games.

[Topcat]

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Fuhjyyu (fuhk yyou) for the win of being the worst... Should have made all those brands selectable.

[Kacerdias]

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I would have, but the polls were limited to 10 options. So I picked the most visibly crappy ones.

[Shroomie]

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I'd've selected Fuhjyyu too, but I've had to deal with a buddy of mine whinging about his dead board, an Aopen covered in Lelons, for the last month...

And he's in Canada, so I can't do anything. I suggested you, but he got a new board instead. Because new OSTs are sooooo good.

[Rainbow]

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GSC, Chhsi and Lelon are probably equally bad - and also the worst for me.

[Topcat]

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GSC, Chhsi and Lelon are probably equally bad - and also the worst for me.

If I go by what I see the most of, I agree there. Not a day goes by when I don't yank those bastards out of someone's board.

[Big Pope]

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GSC, Chhsi and Lelon are probably equally bad - and also the worst for me.

I agree with this point, only the different is GSC got market share more than others in the world by computer hardware manufacturers.

[Tom41]

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I went for GSC - every single board I've seen with GSCs, they have bulged or vented. Tayeh is probably just as bad (but it wasn't on the poll)

Fuhjyyu would probably be in 3rd place for me. The Fuhjyuus I've seen haven't got to the venting stage of death, but even a slight bulge cause instability!

We should have some kind of numbering system to tell how good caps are. 1 would be the best ones like Rubycon and Panasonic, whereas 5 would be crap like GSC and Tayeh.

[Spacedye69]

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I have Fujyyuu in 2 older power supplies I am currently running - Sparkle 250w FSP-60GTA and an Enhance 350w - both good ps with crap caps and still going strong! My old Antec 400w Smart Power still working in my bro in laws comp. I have yet to see a failed Fujyyuu! I should play the lottery.

I picked GSC - I have yet to see a good one.

[pentium]

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I hate gsc and every time I see one I shudder.

[arneson]

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I hate Wendell even though they're not listed here.

[linuxguru]

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Gloria, YEC and Arcon - not listed here.

[UraBahn]

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My picks:

#1. GSC (hail the crowned king of shitty capacitors!)
#2. Fuhjyyu (a _very_ close second. I call them "Fuhkyyus". Nothing gets my blood boiling like seeing Fuhjyyu in a well-reputed PSU brand. Tells me that the manufacturer just doesn't give a rat's ass about the consumer.)
#3. G-Luxon (the "G" stands for "Garbage")
#4. Tayeh
#5. Teapo