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Solid Capacitor Motherboards Introduced

Posted by kdawson on from the charge-it dept.

jckrbbt writes with news that Gigabyte has introduced solid capacitor motherboards in its Intel 945 chipset products. From the article: "[S]olid capacitors have a higher tolerance for higher temperatures and they also perform better with higher frequencies and higher current than electrolytic capacitors. The superior heat resistance and better electric conductivity will allow PC enthusiasts to tweak the highest levels of performance from their system without fear of excessive capacitor wear or exploding capacitors."

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  1. Re:FUD by snowgirl · · Score: 5, Funny

    Yeah, you know, because that's *the* biggest complaint you see on enthusiast/overclocker message boards. Exploding capacitors.

    It could be worse... they could be a company selling a network card to reduce network lag... lol.

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  2. EH? by SinGunner · · Score: 2, Funny
    "superior heat resistance?"

    Doesn't resistance CAUSE heat?

  3. I'm sure the ... by SloWave · · Score: 4, Funny

    Gold Plated Speaker wire crowd will love this.

  4. Re:But by nmos · · Score: 3, Funny

    the question on everyones mind is whether these even-more-overclocked PCs will be able to run Windows Vista?

    Well maybe not "run" but it should at least "walk" now.

  5. Re:Average by Phleg · · Score: 3, Funny

    and fed the women a recipe from the early 60's

    That doesn't seem so bad. My mom still has some of her cookbooks from the 60s...

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  6. Re:23 years? by gbobeck · · Score: 3, Funny
    I guess a longer lifespan is good, but do I really need a motherboard to last for 23 years?

    Actually, the intended buyer of this motherboard happens to be Gentoo users. The idea is to sell them a motherboard which will run after everything compiles on their system.

    Note: I am a happy Gentoo user, above was only a joke.
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  7. Re:But by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny
    Well maybe not "run" but it should at least "walk" now.
    You all scoffed when Microsoft said they were focusing on safety... It's a documented fact that walking is safer than running.
  8. Re:Average by ArsenneLupin · · Score: 3, Funny

    and fed the women a recipe from the early 60's

    That doesn't seem so bad. My mom still has some of her cookbooks from the 60s...

    And how often do her dishes explode?
  9. Re:Average by EveLibertine · · Score: 3, Funny

    and fed the women a recipe from the early 60's

    That doesn't seem so bad. My mom still has some of her cookbooks from the 60s... And how often do her dishes explode? The average lifetime is around 3 years.
  10. Apologies to fellow slashdotters by theskipper · · Score: 2, Funny

    My electrolytes are low this morning so I currently don't have the energy or capacity post a reactive response to your highly charged and (possibly) polarizing comments.

    The summary looks tantalizing though.

  11. Average-Formulas want to be free. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    "This is due to their stealing the formula from a Japanese company who became aware of the attempted theft and fed the women a recipe from the early 60's (and well known to hold up for only a year)."

    Note to audiance. You can't "steal" ideas. Just "borrow" them. In this case formulas want to be free.