Re: Gigabyte GA-7ZXE REV: 1.1

Well, I recapped the board and since then was able to run the machine for over 50 days, stable as a rock. Success!
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Re: Gigabyte GA-7ZXE REV: 1.1

Quick question: There's empty spaces on the board for additional caps, is it worth adding extra caps in some of these spaces? Would this prolong the life of the new caps, or would it just be a waste?

Re: Gigabyte GA-7ZXE REV: 1.1

I have the 2.1 revision of this board, in a machine that I run as a server. Last night the system became unstable, causing chaos throughout the system and some hard drive corruption as well. I'd previously noticed some capacitors with bulging tops and had been a bit worried about how much longer the board would last, but seeing as everything seemed to be working fine I hadn't given it any more thought. After the crash though, the capacitors were the first thing I checked.

This is what I found:
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