Capacitor on Motherboard blew. Next steps?

[CepsBrahh]

I bought a $130 motherboard back in January 2010, and just recently one of the capacitors blew on it and now I cannot play games. Was debating whether or not I should spend the money on some caps and solder a new one on or just simply buy a new Mobo since my current one's so outdated.

Here's the model of it: TA790GX A3+ :: Motherboard :: BIOSTAR

Think the mobo couldn't handle the voltage the GPU required so one of the caps blew? I don't want to solder a new cap in just for this to happen again.

Also if you were to suggest a new mobo which one would it be?

Here are the rest of my specs:

GPU: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 570
Processor: AMD Phenom II X4 Processor (4 CPUs), ~3.4GHz
Memory: 3584MB RAM
PSU: Thermaltake TR2 800W
Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit

[JLK03F150]

That board has a 3 year warranty through Biostar. Why not just RMA it & get it replaced for free (or the cost of shipping).

[evereddie]

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You probably fall into this problem. If you have one bad cap probably many others will follow. RMA the board or upgrade.

[rodtoo40]

Or you could sale it to me cheap and I would replace the cap and use it

[Chuckiechan]

Cheaper still is to replace them yourself. It's not all that hard. I've done it and I'll all thumbs!

[JLK03F150]

Why does everyone think repairing a mobo (and voiding the remaining warranty) is a better idea than getting a warranty replacement? Just sayin'.

Nothing to lose once it's out of warranty & attempting a repair makes sense at that point.