Is this guy FOS or what?

Iceman · Post by **Iceman** » Thu Nov 11, 2004 7:35 pm

This guy at a computer shop in town claims that there is a bad capacitor batch plaguing the motherboard industry. He showed me an MSI board with 5 or 6 capacitors that were blown on it. He claims that the ABIT, GigaByte, and ASUS boards also have this problem. Is he full of chit or does this guy know what he is talking about?

CDN_Merlin · Post by **CDN_Merlin** » Thu Nov 11, 2004 7:52 pm

At work, we haad a series of IBM Intelli that would blow their caps. Haven't heard about yorus though.

BUBBALOU · Post by **BUBBALOU** » Thu Nov 11, 2004 7:56 pm

He's close to the truth, it was not a Bad batch, it was an incomplete stolen formula which was resold

BUBBALOU · Post by **BUBBALOU** » Thu Nov 11, 2004 7:57 pm

Iceman · Post by **Iceman** » Thu Nov 11, 2004 8:05 pm

Wow ... So what to do? Wait 6 months for it all to go away?

Avder · Post by **Avder** » Fri Nov 12, 2004 1:16 am

The article says the whole thing happened in 2001. Its 2004 now. So whats the deal, yo?

Mr. Perfect · Post by **Mr. Perfect** » Fri Nov 12, 2004 1:50 am

Wow, that's old school. I can remeber reading that back then. You where supposed to look and see if your caps where starting to puff up, pushing the tops up.

ccb056 · Post by **ccb056** » Fri Nov 12, 2004 5:57 am

It's fairly old news, if you motherboard is post 2002, you shouldn't have much to worry about.

Iceman · Post by **Iceman** » Fri Nov 12, 2004 8:22 am

The motherboard this guy showed me was a socket 939 board. It is less than 3 months old.

STRESSTEST · Post by **STRESSTEST** » Fri Nov 12, 2004 11:48 am

I too remember this being a Kt7 era problem. I have an A7V in the garage with bulging caps now (not in use).

Maybe this guy has a 939 board with bad caps and is attributing it to this older problem? Fluke?

Jagger · Post by **Jagger** » Fri Nov 12, 2004 12:39 pm

It could be pure coincidence. I don't remember ever running into this problem in '01 or even recently. Something tells me it's not an issue anymore.

ccb056 · Post by **ccb056** » Fri Nov 12, 2004 1:21 pm

They were mostly found on Abit boards, but some other boards used the same caps

http://www.overclockers.com/tips1081/

Iceman · Post by **Iceman** » Fri Nov 12, 2004 2:44 pm

I sensed that he enjoyed being the 'one in the know' and it is possible he was trying to get me to buy one of the off brand boards he has in stock.

So ... Based upon your comments ... I am going to assume that this guy is FOS until I am proved otherwise.

BTW ccb: Those pix look EXACTLY like what this guy showed me