Re: Suitable Replacement Caps for Video Card



I see, thank you for the heads up, I was not aware of that!



Yes, will do. As I said, this is more of a trial as I have never done this before.



Ok thanks, I will replace it also. I guess it is safe to assume that the single polymer cap on there should be ok?



Good to know, here's hoping the GPU is still alive! I might take the heatsink off to have a look at it. Although I guess there will not always be any psychical signs that it...

Re: Suitable Replacement Caps for Video Card



Yes, the caps I have are 10x12.5mm. I was relying too much on the image as the one I picked looked to be of similar proportions. The one you listed would be the better fit, thanks!



Apologies, I forgot to mention I would be adding some pictures later. The card is a [URL="https://www.asus.com/Graphics-Cards/EN8500GT_SILENT_MAGICHTP512M/"]Asus EN8500GT (GeForce 8500GT)[/URL]. I know it's old and probably not worth the effort, but this is really just a practice for future reference,...

Hi all,

I have a dead video card with some bulging caps. I've always been interested in just how easy it would be to resurrect a piece of hardware by simply replacing the caps, so now is a good time to give it a go!

The bad caps are KZG 1500uF/6.3V. I was wondering if the following would be a suitable replacement?

[url]https://au.rs-online.com/web/p/aluminium-capacitors/0571969/[/url]

They are the same rating and a similar size, but I have no idea about ESR and anything else that may need to match in order to be suitable. I am new to...

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Hi all, I've always wondered just how easy it would be to resurrect a piece of hardware just by replacing some bad caps. So now is the time to give it a go on a dead video card..

Cheers!