Have an ASUS P4B266-E p4 board here. Computer has some issues (could be related to other issues) but is generally stable the caps look good. Saw some fast fluctuations on the power rails????
Funny thing is if you check the caps. It has :
Rubycon YXG 6.3 1000mf (nice) 18x
Rubycon YXG 6.3 1500mf (nice) 1x
JEC 100mf (???) 6x
Various small caps
then wait for it :
TAICON 16v 1200mf (wtf??) 3x
TAICON 6.3v 3300mf (wtf??) 6x
wtf is TAICON? probably no good (Taiwan). Anybody see any failures with TAICON? Anyway, what kind of idiot put Rubycons with taiwan caps.
I am swapping it out with a new intel board anyway cos the secretary whose computer it is complains way too much. Put in a slower CPU also - be nice and you will be rewarded, otherwise.....
So any ideas whether i should use this board for something else or do the caps have to go?
Funny thing is if you check the caps. It has :
Rubycon YXG 6.3 1000mf (nice) 18x
Rubycon YXG 6.3 1500mf (nice) 1x
JEC 100mf (???) 6x
Various small caps
then wait for it :
TAICON 16v 1200mf (wtf??) 3x
TAICON 6.3v 3300mf (wtf??) 6x
wtf is TAICON? probably no good (Taiwan). Anybody see any failures with TAICON? Anyway, what kind of idiot put Rubycons with taiwan caps.
I am swapping it out with a new intel board anyway cos the secretary whose computer it is complains way too much. Put in a slower CPU also - be nice and you will be rewarded, otherwise.....
So any ideas whether i should use this board for something else or do the caps have to go?
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