Just got me a Gigabyte GA-K8NS-Ultra today.. (socket 939, NF3 Ultra).. Every cap on this thing is either a Nichicon or Panasonic cap.. So far it's been a nice board, even though i haven't had it for 6 hours yet..
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Well, the vast majority of the caps on this board are Nichicon HM(M) series. Has a total of 7 2200's by CPU socket, and quite a few 1000u's scattered on the board. The ones on the input side of the CPU VRM are the Panasonics, total of 7 1000u's.. This board uses a 6 phase VRM design, so presumably the power coming out of the FETs can be smoothed pretty easily. There's a few Panasonics, and like two Nippon Chemicon..
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Originally posted by MD WillingtonThe new "Grouper" mother board from Sapphire Tech is using the HM series...The board was featured at CEBIT...
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Yep same series, but Nichicon has acknowledged the problem, I had the link somewhere..basically it detailed that the caps where not to be used around chlorine and other disinfectants etc...since SARS was a big issue in Taiwan and China this may lead to some contamination of the capacitors...
Found it...
http://www.nichicon-us.com/english/seihin/index.html
" Some disinfectants contain halogenide such as fluorine, chlorine, bromine, iodine etc., and acid or alkali solutions. Please do not use the disinfectants which contain any substances as above-mentioned in a location where capacitors may be subjected to them. Halogens contained in the disinfectants can particularly cause corrosive reactions to aluminum electrolytic capacitors, such as reduction of capacitance, open circuit and so on as time goes by. Therefore, if the disinfectants containing the above-mentioned substances are used at the place where capacitors are exposed and may become with them, please be sure to dry the solution completely from capacitors."
At least these guys have the balls to come out and give a warning...
MDYa'll think us folk from the country's real funny-like, dontcha?
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