Re: BlownRecap: Ripple Current ?
Monitoring voltages is key to knowing how bad your capacitors are. You replace bad because they supply the wrong voltage / unsteady voltage.
Monitoring in BIOS you can get an impression of how bad the issue is, but the load is constant. Monitoring in Windows where the load is constantly fluctuating is also worthwhile, seeing what effect spinning CD's, dis-engaging Idle mode or more advanced tests such as changing BUS power timing window (a technique for reducing heat on hot running systems without affecting performance at all).
On my first recap here, deciding to recap was based on my noticing over time of widening gaps in voltages,
https://www.badcaps.net/forum/showthread.php?t=2785
(*note if one wants to prevent cap tops from shorting on SMD parts of graphics cards (something that happened to me unfortunately despite being careful - the cause was replacement caps beint just a millimetre or so larger than original) I now recommend using electricians liquid tape instead of sellotape.)
After replacing bad capacitors I think you should go right in BIOS and see the difference, as in my recap, it was immediate, fluctuation was reduced from ~10% down to an admirable 2% even in Windows on an overnight test with mixed loads, any devitation over 2% was set to trip the alarm and wake me up and it stayed super stable thanks to the Rubycon ZL series.
Monitoring voltages is key to knowing how bad your capacitors are. You replace bad because they supply the wrong voltage / unsteady voltage.
Monitoring in BIOS you can get an impression of how bad the issue is, but the load is constant. Monitoring in Windows where the load is constantly fluctuating is also worthwhile, seeing what effect spinning CD's, dis-engaging Idle mode or more advanced tests such as changing BUS power timing window (a technique for reducing heat on hot running systems without affecting performance at all).
On my first recap here, deciding to recap was based on my noticing over time of widening gaps in voltages,
https://www.badcaps.net/forum/showthread.php?t=2785
(*note if one wants to prevent cap tops from shorting on SMD parts of graphics cards (something that happened to me unfortunately despite being careful - the cause was replacement caps beint just a millimetre or so larger than original) I now recommend using electricians liquid tape instead of sellotape.)
After replacing bad capacitors I think you should go right in BIOS and see the difference, as in my recap, it was immediate, fluctuation was reduced from ~10% down to an admirable 2% even in Windows on an overnight test with mixed loads, any devitation over 2% was set to trip the alarm and wake me up and it stayed super stable thanks to the Rubycon ZL series.
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