Thanks Topcat and badcaps.net!

Collapse
X
Collapse
 
  • Page of 1
  • Time
  • Show
Clear All
new posts
Previous template Next
  • Heywire
    Member
    • Sep 2010
    • 10
    #1

    Thanks Topcat and badcaps.net!

    Just wanted to say thanks to Topcat and the badcaps community. I started my account here a few months ago when I had an LCD to repair with some bad caps. The community came through with quick advice on replacement caps. Within a few days I had a new (to me) 19" LCD to compliment my existing 22".

    Then, a few days ago my Gateway PC (ECS mobo) gave up the ghost as I sat here using it. I've been a computer geek since my age was in the single digits, but for me, repairs were always part swaps -- never component level.

    With the knowledge I gained from this community, I confidently searched for the culprit(s), which ended up being two swollen OST caps. I ordered some replacements from badcaps.net, which arrived only a few short days later (even over the holiday!). I just finished the repair a couple hours ago, so I decided to fire up Prime95 and post this note...

    Again, thanks!
    Tags: None
    • ratdude747
      Black Sheep
      • Nov 2008
      • 17136
      • USA
      #2
      Re: Thanks Topcat and badcaps.net!

      congrats on the successful recap!

      btw, welcome to the forum!
      sigpic

      (Insert witty quote here)

        Comment

        • Philly Cheese Steak
          Senior Member
          • Mar 2011
          • 114
          • USA
          #3
          Re: Thanks Topcat and badcaps.net!

          Very Cool! I have been the same way my self, but in this economy........... When my 42 inch went bad I knew it was a PSU, saved myself around $600 or more as I usually buy bigger.
          Also great to know I can buy all my caps from here, I'll have to find out more about this. Is there a link you could post?
          X99 5930K
          X99-gaming 9
          EVGA 1080 Vanilla
          Gskill 16GBRip JAWS@2400
          SSD'S
          Corsair AX1200

            Comment

            • PCBONEZ
              Grumpy Old Fart
              • Aug 2005
              • 10661
              • USA
              #4
              Re: Thanks Topcat and badcaps.net!

              https://www.badcaps.net/store/
              Mann-Made Global Warming.
              - We should be more concerned about the Intellectual Climate.
              -
              Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind.
              - Dr Seuss
              -
              You can teach a man to fish and feed him for life, but if he can't handle sushi you must also teach him to cook.
              -

                Comment

                Previous template Next

                Related Topics

                Collapse
                • ratdude747
                  Topcat's Acer Dual Slot 1 Server? - The Acer Altos 1100
                  by ratdude747
                  ...Before y'all ask, no, I'm not Topcat! ...

                  Anyway, while unsuccessfully hunting down a rig (or parts for such) for my Dad's future gaming rig, I saw something I thought was Topcat's cup of tea... and it was. It also happened to be "local" to me (as a pickup only item), so I was dispatched to fetch this rig until the next time I head out to MO (which is a semi-regular occurance these days, between family and tradebait ).

                  Anyway, I shot pics, and he said to post them, so here we go!

                  This is a 1999 AcerAltos 1100 Server/workstation:
                  ...
                  03-09-2021, 07:40 PM
                • Topcat
                  Topcat's Supermicro X10DAI Build - Plus NVMe BIOS Mod Inside
                  by Topcat
                  Yes, I know I don't post this stuff much anymore....the only reason I'm posting this one is because of a NVMe adapter incompatibility; seems rather planned by Supermicro.....or I'm atleast a bit suspicious. It's plenty new enough to have a UEFI bios but a short 'happy list' of NVMe controllers that will work with this board, as if by some 'miracle', all Intel....so lets start at the beginning; we'll get back to this later.

                  Of course the motherboard is as the thread title states; X10dai....but we'lre going to have some fun shoehorning this into a modern 'gamer case' that can actually...
                  09-29-2024, 03:55 PM
                • Topcat
                  Topcat's New Home System
                  by Topcat
                  Well this one didn't last long....

                  https://www.badcaps.net/forum/showpo...&postcount=872

                  We had some severe weather pass though late fall and it got jolted.....got through multiple surge protection devices and got the NIC. I stuck a PCIe NIC in it....but it just hasn't acted right since......but I've been limping it along. I decided it's time to start working up a replacement.

                  First up is the case.....this came from the shop I cleaned out last October. This is an Enlight built server case OEM'd for Intel....and rebadged by Nobilis.
                  ...
                  02-23-2023, 11:21 PM
                • Topcat
                  Topcat's First Weird Project of 2023!
                  by Topcat
                  2022 was crazy busy around here....I really didn't get to play with many of my toys.....

                  Lets start out 2023 a little better on that front, beginning with a bad Quadro FX5800....



                  ...but this is what I was after, the outer shell...

                  The casing surrounding the heatsinks is plastic....however the backplate feels like magnesium or some alloy....not completely sure, but it's not plastic.



                  This will make more sense as the project develops....especially what weird build it's going in...but HAPPY 2023!!
                  ...
                  01-01-2023, 03:32 PM
                • Topcat
                  Topcat's Ultimate Pentium 4 Retro Gamer!
                  by Topcat
                  I'll open this build with the comment that the Pentium 4 processor was probably my least-favorite CPU; even in Xeons. Netburst processors were hot-running and quite unimpressive performers considering the high clock speeds....but they were capable to a certain extent.....and are now entering the peculiar era of 'retro-ness'.

                  With that said; I was given THIS LITTLE JEWEL last Friday....a gaming rig built on the very CPU I liked the least....but there were some interesting things in it to say the least....and I really don't have a really good P4 retro gamer in my fleet....so....hmmm...yea...lets...
                  03-07-2022, 08:20 PM
                • Loading...
                • No more items.
                Working...