Gigabyte GA-8IPE775-G

[Oldskool]

Hello everyone,

My motherboard has 7 bad caps, and Im looking for a source to buy some replacements. I know this site has a wealth of knowledge and I need to read the FAQ and such, but figured I would post this and see if I can get the Cliffs Notes version.

3 - 6.3v 3300 uF
4 - 16v 1500 uF

If any of you kind & knowledgeable folks can tell me who/how to purchase these few listed above, or even buy the same Mobo new, I would be very grateful.

Gigabyte GA-8IPE775-G

[kc8adu]

Re: Gigabyte GA-8IPE775-G

where are you?

[Oldskool]

Re: Gigabyte GA-8IPE775-G

In in central Texas. In between Austin & Houston.

[PCBONEZ]

Re: Gigabyte GA-8IPE775-G

The owner of this site sells caps. (Name is Topcat)
Drop him an email with needs.
He or eBay are probably the best places for P4 VRM caps when you only need a few.
Other places usually don't have good enough caps or want you to buy 500(up) minimum.


You should also (at least) replace those two by the memory slots
. probably those two by the ATX connector
. and if you use an AGP card those three by the slot.
(this assumes they are KZG series as the others appear to be.)

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[Oldskool]

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Yep, they are KZG.

The ones I listed above are already popped and 3 of them purging at top just a bit.

I talked to Gigabyte and they said they would replace the bad ones if I pay the shipping - but Im not sure how long that would take and if it will get lost in the system.

What a shame, you know. I am a vintage Pioneer stereo collector and I have components that are over 30 years old that still sound awesome. All discrete electronic stuff. (no ICs and totally rebuildable) And this stupid Mobo grenades after only a few years.

Gotta love 'progress'.

[PCBONEZ]

Re: Gigabyte GA-8IPE775-G

At least Gigabyte is being honest about it.
Can't say that about most others. (Okay I'll say it,,, Asus.)

These low ESR caps on modern boards work a bunch harder than ordinary caps.
They have to get ripple down to about nothing for the low voltages the CPU's use now.

The KZG series seems to have problems with heat.
Other series from the same brand are good but KZG's are iffy...

If you have some popped I would replace all the KZG's.
The others probably aren't far behind the first ones.

I wouldn't buy another of the same board unless you can inspect it in person.
Too much chance of getting KZG again.
It's hit and miss with Gigabyte...
I have two identical (to each other, not to yours) same model / revision Gigabyte boards and in the VRM, one came with KZG, the other with Rubycon in those spots.

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[kc8adu]

Re: Gigabyte GA-8IPE775-G

get on the badcaps main page and order mcz to replace your kzg.
www.badcaps.net
if that were mine it would get polymers.
tc may be carrying them soon.

[PCBONEZ]

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The board already has poly's over by the CPU.
Nice but don't really need them in other places.

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[davmax]

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As you said PCBONEZ. The KZGs have a heat problem. Polymers are better with heat. A cooling solution looks difficult on this board the caps are widely seperated. Because the failed caps are input caps operating at 12V I would suggest long life caps such as Rubycon ZL or ZLG or Samxon RS. The requirement for ultra low ESR is not pressing in the input caps.

[Oldskool]

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Well after all is said & done, this board is toast and Gigabyte basically told me "tough sh*t - you will hafta buy a new board and ditch your video & memory and start over. " Yeah right, like Im gonna buy one of thier boards again.

Is there anywhere I can get a board similar to this so I dont hafta chunk my AGP video and the PC3200 RAM I already have here?

Cmon guys, help a fella out.

[Oldskool]

Re: Gigabyte GA-8IPE775-G

Slim pickens at Newegg:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813135182

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813157115

[dood]

Re: Gigabyte GA-8IPE775-G

Did you actually get the board recapped, or what? How did they come to the conclusion that it was dead?

[Oldskool]

Re: Gigabyte GA-8IPE775-G

Did you actually get the board recapped, or what? How did they come to the conclusion that it was dead?

They recapped it, and tested it and said there was further damage past the caps and they would not repair anything further than the caps that were bulged. So I got charged $10 bux to ship a dead mobo back.

Oh well, it was worth a try.

[starfury1]

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by other problem did they say what?
I guess thats their prerogative I suppose if you weren't actually paying for a repair.

So I am thinking they probably didn't look at it much further and just wrote it off but I suppose that would depend on the tech who did the job how much time they had etc

Still its bad luck you had secondary damage.
If it was just MOSFETS its possibly repairable but again it will cost.

Money I think better spent on getting another working MB...
AGP is more or less is history
so yeah slim pickings for new stuff (probably NOS anyway) you might see if one of the recappers here have something to do the job on offer.

yes it was worth a go especially if you were happy with the system.

Dont know the specs or how prone to problems they are*...its a nice looking MB and I am guessing not that old in the scheme of things, ashame really
(*apart from above mention Caps)

I have 2 GB's Amd socket A's one needed a recap but both are fine

cheers

[gonzo0815]

Re: Gigabyte GA-8IPE775-G

Well i have the K8 brother of the Asrock board, for me it is working fine, but do not expect good capacitors from them.

If your lucky, you get some KZG at the CPU VRm, but on every other place they are notorious for using crappy Ost or Evercon (yepp, the name is progress err.. program).
Same is true for ECS, they just do not have anything than crappy capacitors in their stock.

[Oldskool]

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by other problem did they say what?

Nope, didnt say. Truth is, they probably didnt test a damn thing. I could easily tell they didnt want to fool with my mobo and it was a major inconvenience to them to even dink with it.

I told them that I paid money in good faith for a product they sell, and I didnt think it was unreasonable to expect it to last more than 3 years.

The guy I talked to named 'Chuck' told me, "I buy new motherboards every 6 months, so I dont worry about how long they last."

I told him the PC it came from was a decent P4 system with fast AGP and 2 gigs of PC3200. It works just fine for me and I dont care about about the latest gadget that has come out and there is no reason why I cant use the PC for years & years. I just need my PC to do typical work. As I posted above, I have a complete collection of vintage Pioneer audio stuff that is all over 30 years old, and ALL the old caps in my stuff still work fine and I can literally shake the sheetrock off the walls. After 3 decades, these caps are still going, why cant they make a mobo that last longer than 2 years?

He basically told me that tough sh*t, it was out of warranty and get over it.


So I doing just that. Im never gonna buy a Gigabyte product again and will talk smack about their products and their employees attitudes to everyone I meet. Not that it will make a difference, but thats what Im gonna do.

Oh, by the way, screw Gigabyte; buy ASUS !


Thanks for the help you good folks, I appreciate the input. If you will excuse me, I gotta go buy a new mobo and fix my old P4 box.

[davmax]

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Re new mainboard. I guess you are already on to it. But just in case go to ebay, search for 775 mainboard then AGP. I can see quite a few offerings.

[starfury1]

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Thanks for the feedback ..and yeah good on chuck...not everybody wants to or needs to, or for that matter wants to part with money every six months.

Sound like you were a bit shoddily treated by them

But just on the Gigabyte,
if you read the posts around here you will see that no company is exempt from failed caps, (ok granted not 100% sure on that)

Its usually the junk or quality of caps used, the conditions they are run under and unfortunately those that had the bad cap formula used in the caps that will dictate how long a MB may last
(thats excluding potential junk psu's)

There has Been a switch to poly's for the CPU voltage regulator (VRM) and this circuit can be quite brutal in its demands on caps.
(although your problem was I/P caps not O/P by the looks of the picture of the MB, seems poly's are used for O/P of VRM)

Some P4 Versions I believe can generate lots of heat too, which is no friend of any cap

So just cause its Asus or any other brand, don't think you wont have problems
My advice is research the brand and model your are thinking of using
and shake the google tree to see what issues you may encounter.

I do agree thought, apart from the Documented (here anyway KZG? heat issues) that PCB (and barring any defects) should have been able to last a long time.
but I have been an AMD man for awhile so not sure how stressful the power demands are on petium type MB

what the "further damage" is and what caused it is still an open question.

Anyway electrolytic caps do have a finite life regardless and an MB is a hash work environment for them, so it does pay to use the right cap of best quality for the job but even they can be killed quickly if the conditions aren't right.

Good luck in sourcing a new MB again yeah I would do same if I was happy with the system, rather then bin parts.

Keep us posted on how you go

Cheers

[Oldskool]

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Hey fellas, I got a board from Newegg and the ole P4 is singing again.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813157115

Thanks for all your help on this whole issue and have a healthy & safe 2008.

[starfury1]

Re: Gigabyte GA-8IPE775-G

no worries same to you too for 2008
hope it just keeps on truken on for you Oldskool

Cheers