Hello again,
I have a question about cheap VRM caps (AMD Ryzen processor power supply VRM). I have a gifted motherboard (AB350M Pro4) that is well known to cut power to the CPU about every 10-15-20 minutes or so depending on how much air flow you force over the VRM. Since this is a Power Supply thread and VRM are Power Supply for a processor, I thought I would ask my question here. Should I move it to another section perhaps?
Can the below 4 pictured caps be replaced with far higher quality versions? I believe these caps have surpassed their heat rating limit (it started freezing at about the 7 Month mark, which coincides with the 5000 hour 105C rating on these caps?) and thus power is cut from the processor in order to protect it, or something along those lines. I am no real electronics tech but I do posses excellent soldering skills (trained by Intel for a full decade) and have a professional soldering setup. So since it is only 4 caps in total I would like to see if installing very high quality versions would solve the constant freeze/shut down issues that everyone with this board is experiencing. Thanks
Oh and I measured roughly 6.5mm in width by about 9mm in height. It appears I have space to go bigger too as they are about 1.5 to 2mm away from the chokes. So I could go to up to maybe 8mm in width if needed?
On the top of the caps it reads:
I see no other marks of any kind on them. I just want to replace them with truly high quality caps, Rubycon or what ever is available. If it does not work I will sell the board on ebay as parts only and recoup my costs for the caps very easily of course.
Thanks again,
Rod
I have a question about cheap VRM caps (AMD Ryzen processor power supply VRM). I have a gifted motherboard (AB350M Pro4) that is well known to cut power to the CPU about every 10-15-20 minutes or so depending on how much air flow you force over the VRM. Since this is a Power Supply thread and VRM are Power Supply for a processor, I thought I would ask my question here. Should I move it to another section perhaps?
Can the below 4 pictured caps be replaced with far higher quality versions? I believe these caps have surpassed their heat rating limit (it started freezing at about the 7 Month mark, which coincides with the 5000 hour 105C rating on these caps?) and thus power is cut from the processor in order to protect it, or something along those lines. I am no real electronics tech but I do posses excellent soldering skills (trained by Intel for a full decade) and have a professional soldering setup. So since it is only 4 caps in total I would like to see if installing very high quality versions would solve the constant freeze/shut down issues that everyone with this board is experiencing. Thanks
Oh and I measured roughly 6.5mm in width by about 9mm in height. It appears I have space to go bigger too as they are about 1.5 to 2mm away from the chokes. So I could go to up to maybe 8mm in width if needed?
On the top of the caps it reads:
2.5 V
820
GW
820
GW
I see no other marks of any kind on them. I just want to replace them with truly high quality caps, Rubycon or what ever is available. If it does not work I will sell the board on ebay as parts only and recoup my costs for the caps very easily of course.
Thanks again,
Rod
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