Last week I had two bad caps, 6.3V 2700uF brand: Chhsi, near the AGP port. I replaced them last Wednesday and all (i.e. browsing and a little text-editing) seemed to go well. My pc has only been on for a couple of hours after the first problems.
The same badcaps symptoms occured just now. I was working as the screen went blank and a reboot failed. No visible damage to the board, but the only thing I can see is that a couple of the 9 1000uF capacitors seem to bulge a little. So it appears that I have to replace all of the bleedin' capacitors.
I have another idea though. The PSU (300W ATX) on this system is about 6 years old, and I have recently added RAM and replaced a 5400RPM harddisk with a 7200RPM harddisk. Could it be that the capacitors are more prone to failure now, because the PSU is a little on the weak side or because there is more heat inside the case? My cpu and motherboard run at approximately 45°C and 38°C respectively, lately.
Buying a new motherboard isn't the first option, since I would be unable to use the PC133 RAM and the AGP 2x videocard.
Any suggestions?
The same badcaps symptoms occured just now. I was working as the screen went blank and a reboot failed. No visible damage to the board, but the only thing I can see is that a couple of the 9 1000uF capacitors seem to bulge a little. So it appears that I have to replace all of the bleedin' capacitors.
I have another idea though. The PSU (300W ATX) on this system is about 6 years old, and I have recently added RAM and replaced a 5400RPM harddisk with a 7200RPM harddisk. Could it be that the capacitors are more prone to failure now, because the PSU is a little on the weak side or because there is more heat inside the case? My cpu and motherboard run at approximately 45°C and 38°C respectively, lately.
Buying a new motherboard isn't the first option, since I would be unable to use the PC133 RAM and the AGP 2x videocard.
Any suggestions?
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