Re: Gigabyte GA-7VTXE - Bad Caps

I got 4 Rubycon MBZ 3300uF, 6.3V, 10mm capacitors from AK0R, and finally got around to putting them in, after having even more programs freeze/reboot on me (that worked just recently, so I guess the caps were still degrading; it just died on a CD copy). I borrowed a conductive mat and wrist strap, then started with the motherboard removal, which came out easier than I had expected. I used a 40W Weller pencil iron and started with the cap removal, rocking them back and forth. The negative lead came out quickly, but the positive lead (for 2 of the...

Re: Gigabyte GA-7VTXE - Bad Caps

I recently started having problems where programs would hang, or the PC would freeze, requiring a power down. I tried swapping all my memory sticks but it still had problems. When I started looking a little closer, I saw these suspect caps. The 4 3300uf, 6.3V, 10mm GSC caps were all bulging and had brown crud on top. I'll be trying to acquire some replacements and will try to replace them myself....