To echo Thane's comments: the industry-wide plague has subsided, but there are still crap electrolytic cap brands (e.g., I would place Capxon, Teapo, OST, and especially Fuhjyyu, on my list of DO-NOT-USE). On the flip side, there are a number of exceptional brands, including Rubycon, Nippon/United Chemi-Con, Panasonic, and Hitachi. Sanyo, Nichicon, and Samxon are also generally good quality. The first thing I look for when I'm looking at a power supply is the brand of 'lytics used.
I say this with some trepidation as it is not my intention to start an AMD v. Intel war, but I am of the opinion that AMD boards are often of lower quality than the Intel ones. It has nothing to do with AMD and everything to do with the fact that AMD boards typically have a lower price point and lower margins, and are therefore seem to get second-class treatment. This applies to most board components, including thermal solutions, power regulation circuitry, integrated components, etc. There are exceptions, but AMD has yet to lose the "value" connotation and therefore customers tend to demand lower price points. Greg -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of FORC5 Sent: Saturday, May 05, 2012 10:26 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [H] more bad caps I thought this plaque was over. >:-o I retired in 08 but as a favor to a old friend who was starting a new business I build him 5 computers in 09. MB was a Asus m2n-e with a AMD X2 6400 on the main machine which serves as server ( so to speak ) other units were intel core 2's with p5kpl's. ( had really good luck with that mb) system been acting up but running, 9 puffed and some leaking caps. system was very *dusty* inside with lots of fuzz on the cpu fins. system not running on a UPS AFAIK. PSU checks OK. For some reason I have a spare am2 mb so I guess I got lucky this time. MB is a new asus m2a-vm. not a question just a rant about these darn caps. seems like I have seen more AMD boards with bad caps then intel but I have seen them all, including factory built. hohoho and I am supposed to be retired :'( off for the grind, hope I can remember how to. thanks fp -- Tallyho ! ]:8) Taglines below ! -- I'm user friendly, I don't byte -- I snap.
