msi 6382 v1

[Sylvester]

This is an oem board, got 1 that has all G Luxon 1500uF caps blown, 3 x 10v and 6 x 6.3v. Never noticed until posting that the board had 3 x 10v caps, ordered 6.3's Its got 3 x 4700uF 6.3v HD nichicon alu cans which look fine. Between pci slots 1 & 2 a sanyo 1000uf 6.3v and 3 Chhsi 1000uF 6.3v, the sanyo is lower in height than the others. Its a project board so if it doesn't work, nothing lost, just a bit annoyed not noticing the 3 10v's. I'll post a photo of the board if there's interest.

[Shroomie]

Re: msi 6382 v1

6.3v caps of better quality would be fine. There's only three positive voltages going through a board: 3.3v, 5v, and 12v. MSI wouldn't have used 10v caps on a 12v line; the higher rating of the caps is to make up for their lower quality. They'll be on the 5v, so you'll be fine with your 6.3s.

The Nichicons are almost certainly fine, I believe the Sanyo is as well. Might be a good idea to replace the Chhsis too, they're certainly not good caps, worse than G-Luxon even. If you don't, just keep an eye on them.

Good luck! I'm sure someone'll come by with specifics if I missed anything.

[Sylvester]

Re: msi 6382 v1

Just a quick update, I've replaced the 6 G Luxon 6.3v 1500uF caps and 3 Lelon 10v 1500uF caps, the board seems to be fine so far. As this was a project the caps used were yageo 6.3v 1500uF. 7 of the 9 caps were in a bad way. I haven't bothered with the 11 or so Chhsi 1000uF 6.3v caps as yet. Needed the 50w iron to do the job, and clearing those holes!