Hello!
I have a Pentium 4 motherboard, a AsRock P4i65G that I'm wondering whether it would be worthwhile doing a polycap upgrade on? The existing capacitors look fine to me, none are bulging or leaking that I've noticed. I was approaching it more from an 'upgrade' perspective, as to whether there would be any benefit to do such a mod even if the existing capacitors look fine?
I believe that if I do go down this route, for the Voltage Regulation circuits that I should be sticking to the same capacitance and voltage, and that a higher ripple voltage and lower ESR can be beneficial?
for the other parts of the board however, I've heard mixed advice - some saying to halve capacitance but keep the same voltage (this seems like a dangerous plan to me that may impact stability), some saying to follow the same rules as with the Voltage Regulation circuits, and some saying that I would need to match the ripple voltage and ESR specs as well or risk blowing the board.
Ive attached some photos of the board and caps for reference - any advice would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks,
-Erroneous
I have a Pentium 4 motherboard, a AsRock P4i65G that I'm wondering whether it would be worthwhile doing a polycap upgrade on? The existing capacitors look fine to me, none are bulging or leaking that I've noticed. I was approaching it more from an 'upgrade' perspective, as to whether there would be any benefit to do such a mod even if the existing capacitors look fine?
I believe that if I do go down this route, for the Voltage Regulation circuits that I should be sticking to the same capacitance and voltage, and that a higher ripple voltage and lower ESR can be beneficial?
for the other parts of the board however, I've heard mixed advice - some saying to halve capacitance but keep the same voltage (this seems like a dangerous plan to me that may impact stability), some saying to follow the same rules as with the Voltage Regulation circuits, and some saying that I would need to match the ripple voltage and ESR specs as well or risk blowing the board.
Ive attached some photos of the board and caps for reference - any advice would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks,
-Erroneous
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