only needs to last a few more months till the new socket 1155 etc stuff is out, then we can decide what to do.
i did measure the capitance of some of the worst caps, one was e.g. 420uF instead of 470uF (-10%), which is within typical tolerances. long term outcome might not be as good, but...
wow, its alive!...never would have expected that
so:
dead 9800GT code43 - 10 mins 200C - alive and working ~ 2 months
dead GA-73PVM-S2H single normal startup beep but thats it - no screen/video/beep codes - 7 mins 200C (electro caps just started bubbling) - alive for time being
big thank you for this thread - few months ago 9800gt had the 'Code 43: Windows has stopped this device because it has reported problems' i think it was - which lead me here.
did the 10 minutes at 200C, let her cool off, and back to normal!
now today i have a dead motherboard, im gonna...
thats the G0 stepping or SLACR s-spec Q6600
theoretically will run a tad cooler and might overclock higher, but until theyre actually available and in stock and buyable, no one knows anything more other than how the ES chips went (which dont specifically represent retail chips)
the website...