uh oh

Post by **Tormentius** » Wed Apr 27, 2005 3:44 pm

ToxicBug wrote:How long do you think my mobo has to live?

Not long. You should pick up another one, say sometime last week.

Post by **SOAPboy** » Wed Apr 27, 2005 7:43 pm

ToxicBug wrote:How long do you think my mobo has to live?

Depends..

If its not "much" and they havent been cleaned before (thats not ALOT of leakage), id say a month give or take a few days..

Now, if they have been cleaned, a few weeks, tops..

Also, if they have STOPPED leaking, it "could" in theory last for years..

Be warned tho, if one of those caps blow, it could take out other hardware with it.. so its best to just RMA that fucker..

Post by **AmIdYfReAk** » Wed Apr 27, 2005 7:58 pm

what ram sticks do you have toxic?

Post by **SOAPboy** » Wed Apr 27, 2005 8:03 pm

AmIdYfReAk wrote:what ram sticks do you have toxic?

Looks like value ram..

Post by **4g3nt_Smith** » Wed Apr 27, 2005 8:46 pm

I've heard bad stories of those things going, and taking the PSU with them, which opens a whole other can of worms, since you really DON'T want your PSU to fuck up, becuase thats a helluva lot of energy.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Wed Apr 27, 2005 9:01 pm

It stopped leaking, I think, since its solidified. No money for a mobo atm though :/

Btw, those are generic ram sticks, 2x256mb.

Post by **YourGrandpa** » Thu Apr 28, 2005 12:34 am

No telling how much more life it's got left, just like any other piece of electronics. The caps. aren't bad either. For best results, keep the heat down. It may last for years.

GL

Post by **YourGrandpa** » Thu Apr 28, 2005 12:47 am

Check this link and the brand of your caps (if you can).

http://www.spectrum.ieee.org/WEBONLY/re ... /ncap.html