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Originally Posted by T.G
IIRC, it's like 50 or so caps that ought to be changed out, that was kind of a SWAG on the pricing based on going to an electronics store and buying them OTC. Basically every cap from a certain manufacturer needs to be swapped out. Sure, some of them haven't failed yet, and they might or might not ever fail, but if you're going to go through the work of replacing them, you might as well replace all of them when you have the board out.
I think there are some kits on fleabay that list all the caps needed.
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Makes sense.
Wherever you look, make sure you're looking for computer grade capacitors, and also make sure your case is well cooled. Lowering the interior temperature of your server case will extend the life of future capacitors greatly.