Was unstable, only two caps physically bad. Sam Young NXC, the non-bulging NXC were out of spec though, measuring 4,400-6,300uF. Most of the Teapo SEK were out of spec as well, one of them failed open circuit (not bulging). 100% of the OST RLX caps were within 10% spec, and all the KZG were within 5% spec. A lot of caps to replace, but I really like this board. Replaced the Athlon 64 3800+ with an Athlon 64 x2 4200+
I know it has one of the defective nVidia chipsets, but it has a decent sized heatsink, and I reapplied the thermal paste with Arctic MX2. It only has 2 out of the 4 RAM slots installed, but it still accepts 4GB @ 800MHz. Some pictures for your enjoyment (before and after):
I know it has one of the defective nVidia chipsets, but it has a decent sized heatsink, and I reapplied the thermal paste with Arctic MX2. It only has 2 out of the 4 RAM slots installed, but it still accepts 4GB @ 800MHz. Some pictures for your enjoyment (before and after):
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