8600gt With bad caps. replace?

Dbiggs9 · Jan 17, 2010, 06:51 PM

I have a XFX 8600GT that has 3 bad caps. I have extra caps rated 6.3v@1800uf, Can these be used in place of the 6.3v@1500uf?

pepi74 · Jan 17, 2010, 06:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Dbiggs9

I have a XFX 8600GT that has 3 bad caps. I have extra caps rated 6.3v@1800uf, Can these be used in place of the 6.3v@1500uf?

Yes you can use them safety. The most important thing is that voltage is same or more then original voltage. Since your caps have same voltage there is no problem to use it.

Dbiggs9 · Jan 18, 2010, 01:38 AM

I fail

Goodman · Jan 18, 2010, 01:45 AM

If caps go bad or blow open then pretty sure that something else die on the card

Time to get another card

eidairaman1 · Jan 18, 2010, 02:00 AM

if you registered your card with in the first year of purchase you could be entitled to a new one from XFX (thats only if you registered the part within that year of purchase).

Dbiggs9 · Jan 18, 2010, 02:16 AM

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Originally Posted by eidairaman1

if you registered your card with in the first year of purchase you could be entitled to a new one from XFX (thats only if you registered the part within that year of purchase).

I know i bought 3 XFX Cards 2x8600GT and a 8800GS All XXX. all 3 died in the last 4 weeks.
XFX did replace my 8800GS with a 9800GT last week. But i forgot to register both 8600GT's

Goodman · Jan 18, 2010, 02:20 AM

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Originally Posted by Dbiggs9

I know i bought 3 XFX Cards 2x8600GT and a 8800GS All XXX. all 3 died in the last 4 weeks.
XFX did replace my 8800GS with a 9800GT last week. But i forgot to register both 8600GT's

Hmmm! lots of cards that died in short time , you may want to check/change your PSU seems like a surge somewhere that blow up your cards , unless you overclock & push your cards to far..?

sneekypeet · Jan 18, 2010, 02:20 AM

reg em now it dont matter. I had 7600GT's for a year before they popped, regd them and filed a ticket the same day

Dbiggs9 · Jan 18, 2010, 02:22 AM

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Originally Posted by sneekypeet

reg em now it dont matter. I had 7600GT's for a year before they popped, regd them and filed a ticket the same day

I replaced the caps or tried too. Im sure they are both Void now :P

eidairaman1 · Jan 18, 2010, 02:41 AM

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Originally Posted by Dbiggs9

I know i bought 3 XFX Cards 2x8600GT and a 8800GS All XXX. all 3 died in the last 4 weeks.
XFX did replace my 8800GS with a 9800GT last week. But i forgot to register both 8600GT's

do you have power problems at your house?

Dbiggs9 · Jan 18, 2010, 02:48 AM

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Originally Posted by eidairaman1

do you have power problems at your house?

Nope... just short on luck every card was in a different PC. 4 weeks ago when the first 8600GT caps went i know the other was not far behind, as for the 8800GS It was in my Wife's PC Card would not let the system even turn on so i replace the Power supply :P before i noticed it was the Card.

eidairaman1 · Jan 18, 2010, 02:52 AM

sorry for your losses, what are you going to do now?

Goodman · Jan 18, 2010, 02:56 AM

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Originally Posted by Dbiggs9

Nope... just short on luck every card was in a different PC. 4 weeks ago when the first 8600GT caps went i know the other was not far behind, as for the 8800GS It was in my Wife's PC Card would not let the system even turn on so i replace the Power supply :P before i noticed it was the Card.

Are you running those cards overclock?

Do you have the pc's on power bars?

Dbiggs9 · Jan 18, 2010, 03:04 AM

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Originally Posted by Goodman

Are you running those cards overclock?

Do you have the pc's on power bars?

Yes i do use power bars.. XFX8600GT are 680Mhz Stock with zalman Coolers never OC. 8800GS was OC from 580 to 850 and lasted well over a year really she ran better at 850 then 580 :P XFX replaced it with a 9800GT. The 8600GT's Will boot but not stable Both have same 3 caps that are dead.

Goodman · Jan 18, 2010, 03:11 AM

Well i guess you went true bad luck hopefully it's all over now & things will get better from now on...

Wish you luck & hope you wont have to go true this bad luck anymore...

eidairaman1 · Jan 18, 2010, 03:13 AM

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Originally Posted by Goodman

Are you running those cards overclock?

Do you have the pc's on power bars?

Dude Powerbars are nasty, no wonder the video cards crapped out.

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