Re: My Little Project: Build and/or Rebuild

i4004, very informative post. Thank you for the links.

I heard back from TopCat today. The cost of the re-cap of my old board is VERY reasonable. That really sounds like the way to go. I will probably get my new build out of the way first, them send him the board.

Joe

Re: My Little Project: Build and/or Rebuild

It has been a while, but I have used a soldering iron before and yes I will need to get a new one. I know better than to use the old Radio-Shack version that's in my tool box.

You guys mentioned the places NOT to get an iron ... what are some of the places to purchase a good one for I.C. use?...

Re: My Little Project: Build and/or Rebuild

bgavin,

Thanks for the input. You have given me a lot to think about. You'll notice the [B]'D'[/B] in the Gigabyte board model I listed. Oddly enough, that was the reason for choosing that model. That's BEFORE I had the problem with the bad caps on my Asus.

I have sent the re-build request in to TopCat. I'm sure he'll get back with me as soon as possible. I'm certainly in no rush. I may build from new this time and have T.C. repair the caps on the bad board for a future project. Somewhere down the road, I...

[U]ORIGINAL PROJECT[/U]: I have two computers. One for every day use, the other is (was) used for audio production. I'm an old radio geek and for a few extra dollars I voice produce ads for radio and TV. See [url=https://www.badcaps.net/forum/member.php?u=6860][b]My Profile[/b][/url].

My first computer (the every day machine) is really starting to show it's age (just like me.) The main board is a Biostar M7VKB with an AMD Duron 750MHz processor and 512 of RAM. I figure it's time to upgrade and build from scratch. Plans are to lose the beige case, go for better graphics, faster RAM...

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No problem ... I knew what you meant. Of course, I discovered the issue when I was doing a vaccuum and blow out of the board. Now I have a nice clean ... [B]dead[/B] board. HA!! I think I may start a thread on the results of my project over in the mobo section.
That's what I may do. Is that a HAM call? It's gotta be ... I see you are from OH. 73s from ke5clj.Re: The Hall of Shame - Badcaps Photo Montage

No problem ... I knew what you meant. Of course, I discovered the issue when I was doing a vaccuum and blow out...

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Go ahead ... laugh it up at my expense. It couldn't come at a worse time. I'm getting ready to replace another system and was planning to put all my money into that build. Now it's just a matter of comparing the cost of replacement with a re-cap. I should hear from TopCat soon.

Time could be an issue. I use the bad board for a sideline business too.

Damn computers ... can't beat them with a baseball bat, can't live without'em! ...

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I figure this is the best place as any to make my first post. Plus, include a couple of pictures of why I am here. The attached are shots from my Asus A7N8X v1.04. Yep, I have one of those. It started giving me trouble just a few days ago. ...