Solid capacitors burst, PC seems fine, how safe is it to keep using it?

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Mar 15, 20269952 views

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Tonight while I was using my desktop PC, I heard a very loud pop from the inside of my case. After investigating I found that two capacitors on the graphics card had burst, and yellow fibers were poking out of them. Now, The capacitors were the newer solid-state type with flat tops, not the older t…

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I would not recommend to use this card and would replace it immediately. It looks like you're not the only one - does this look familiar?

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Solid capacitors burst, PC seems fine, how safe is it to keep using it?

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