Need KT266A board cheap

[Howell]

My brother's Epox EP-8KHA+ (KT266A) board has bulging capacitors and is acting flaky.

I don't want to spend much money. I need some way to revive this board (cap replacement service?) or find a working equivalent replacement board I can drop in.

Any body got one?

 

[Mercutio]

I'll look.

 

[ddrueding]

Cap replacement isn't hard. All the values for the caps are written on the caps. (De)soldering is a pretty simple process, and the parts themselves are cheap.

 

[Mercutio]

Yes but there's a time aspect to that as well.

 

[Mercutio]

I do not have a KT266. I have a Gigabyte KT333 which should be a drop in replacement.

 

[LiamC]

Cap replacement isn't hard. All the values for the caps are written on the caps. (De)soldering is a pretty simple process, and the parts themselves are cheap.

Not that easy. I've had one go at it on a 8KHA+ and soldering the caps back on with good penetration is hard. You run the risk of generating a dry solder joint if you cannot get the solder to flow into the hole. Given the time I've spent so far, it's just as easy and cost efficient to pick up something like an Asrock K7S41GX (the only Socket A board I can buy new in Aus) for around $70—$75.

 

[Howell]

I do not have a KT266. I have a Gigabyte KT333 which should be a drop in replacement.

Thanks for looking. Do you know if that is a drop in replacement for the ram as well. If not, I can look it up.

 

[Mercutio]

It's the same. I'll need to test the board to be sure it's OK, but it should be.

 

[Howell]

Cool, Thanks. Once you check it out as ok PM me how much you want for it.