This P4C800-E Deluxe is built around Intel's Canterwood chipset, the best of its era, and presumably the most expensive
Does the P4C800-E Deluxe use capacitors of similar calibre for a top-of-the-line board ?
Errr no
1500uf 6.3v VRM caps are Elite - not what their name implies
All 1000uf 6.3v capacitors are Ltec, a regular contestant for bad caps (dis)honour awards
And not to be outdone in the race to the bottom, the small 100uf 16v non-vented capacitors are GSC, arguably the worst of the worst
This board has four problems:
1. All fan headers are dead - fans connected to any of them, don't work
2. On-board sound is detected, but produces nothing - it's not missing jumpers on the FP_AUDIO connector, been caught with that before
3. BIOS Hardware Monitor says zero for 12v
4. Drains a CMOS battery fairly quickly
Are any of these problems likely to be caused by bad capacitors ?
I'm loath to spend time and money replacing them, only to end up with something no better than before I started
Does the P4C800-E Deluxe use capacitors of similar calibre for a top-of-the-line board ?
Errr no
1500uf 6.3v VRM caps are Elite - not what their name implies
All 1000uf 6.3v capacitors are Ltec, a regular contestant for bad caps (dis)honour awards
And not to be outdone in the race to the bottom, the small 100uf 16v non-vented capacitors are GSC, arguably the worst of the worst
This board has four problems:
1. All fan headers are dead - fans connected to any of them, don't work
2. On-board sound is detected, but produces nothing - it's not missing jumpers on the FP_AUDIO connector, been caught with that before
3. BIOS Hardware Monitor says zero for 12v
4. Drains a CMOS battery fairly quickly
Are any of these problems likely to be caused by bad capacitors ?
I'm loath to spend time and money replacing them, only to end up with something no better than before I started
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