Re: A7N8X - Aren't they supposed to have quality caps?

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here's a before and after that's better than jenny jones :

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Re: A7N8X - Aren't they supposed to have quality caps?



Ok, here's better pics:

it's an optical illusion - that cap's top is flat as a flapjack.


i have no idea what a toroid is - is that the copper-wound ferriswheel lookin thing?

if so, here's a closer look:

quite flat



umm, there's no way i could do the job myself, let alone in an hour. I've never soldered anything in my life. I am inept. In fact, it scared the hell out of me messing around with taking off just the cover. With everything...

Re: A7N8X - Aren't they supposed to have quality caps?

Are you saying that the "heavy metal" IS the copper?, or are you saying that this PSU should have larger heatsinks? Do you ask that I add it to the build quality thread as an example of a good one, or an example of a bad one?

Although the PSU is "Quiet", there are 2 80mm adda fans and I can attest that it definately spits out alot of heat and pretty quickly at that!
Seems to me that the heatsinks are doing their job well. I think I'd rather have the 2 fairly quiet 80s than a single, slow...

Re: A7N8X - Aren't they supposed to have quality caps?

Thanks for the input!
I do believe that this is a bit of an optical illusion. When I had it open, all of the caps were perfectly flat and standing straight up. These particular caps seem to have a wider than usual channel in the vent markings and the flash reflection makes the edges of them look beveled, causing them to look misshapen:



Also, being that this is a digital camera (canon powershot s410) it does not have a great focus when doing close up shots:



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Re: A7N8X - Aren't they supposed to have quality caps?

ok willawake, tell me what ya think. Here's the specs:


Now here's a top-down view. You can see the dual thermal probes on the aluminum heat-sink:


Now here's the best view i can get of the caps on the board:


A view to show the rest of the caps on the board (same jamicons):


And of course the big teapo that is in there:


BTW: there are 2 beefy adda fans that keep things quiet

This PSU runs great -...

Re: A7N8X - Aren't they supposed to have quality caps?

I don't remember seeing OST on them - I'm pretty sure that the markings were nichicon or posibly chemi con which would indicate United Chemi Con I would think.
If they are nichicon, I am curious as to why they gave out. Are Rubycons really that much better?
What can I do once I get back a stable board to ensure that this will not happen for as long as possible? I use an APC UPS already (1500), and my power supply is highly rated (and real expensive at the time too) and I have checked the voltages from time to...

Re: A7N8X - Aren't they supposed to have quality caps?

Thanks for the compliment - I researched quite a while when i built this fine lady. Unfortunately, I have already shipped her off, but I do have a couple more pics that i took right before I boxed her. They are a better angle, but I don't think that they will provide enough information.



As to your other question, the board has been running about 24/7 for just over 2 years. I guess that's pretty good, but it seems to me that it should have lasted longer. I have had a few other asus boards and they...

hello all,
I receive instant reboots with no error msgs, minidumps, or eventlog data when I try to encode video or even rip a cd. Sometimes, the box will just reboot while idle as well.
There have been some instances of BSOD, randomly and different msgs each time.

Due to the case and power supply, I have never had any problems with cooling or voltage. I never overclock anything, and the system has always been rock-solid up until about a month ago.

I have run memtest86 (latest) overnight (I think there were about 7 passes) with absolutely no errors. I...