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GFX card shot to hell
the bad caps are affecting everything from TV's and VCR's to power supplies
and motherboards. I even heard about them in microwaves! -- Thomas Geery Network+ certified ftp://geerynet.d2g.com ftp://68.98.180.8 Abit Mirror ----- Cable modem IP This IP is dynamic so it *could* change!... over 115,000 FTP users served! ^^^^^^^ "Khayman" wrote in message ... This is the second time it happens to me - crappy capacitators causing big holes in my wallet... Yesterday, me and my she was looking at "Gone in 60 Seconds" when all of a sudden the film disappears - and my she notices a wierd smell coming from the computer... Taking it out I notice that one of the caps have "popped" - that what you get for buying cheap graphic cards I suppose... For once I kept the receipt (company money) - and guess when I bought the godforsaken card? August 26, 2002. One year warranty - two weeks overtime... Would the shop replace the card for good PR? No fscking way. New Geforce4Ti4200 in hand and I notice that Daytona apparently changed manufacturer of the capacitators - from unknown, ungoogable "Canicon" to "Rubycon".. I wonder why.... So, if you happen to have some card/device/whatever which is about to go out of warranty, check those capacitators!! I've heard rumors that if you give a faulty cap a little bit too much power, they'll pop like a small firecracker - could be good to know... (Last year it was a MSI motherboard that went "pop"... (pictures at my http://mypostingip/mainboard.html)) Khay. |
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