Sort of had the same problem, but I didn't have the round cables. The capacitors turned to slag after I'd had the board running for 6-7 months. I had noticed an odd popping sound emanating from my box occasionally, but the computer continued to work, so I attributed the popping to my imagination, and a lack of the proper drugs, on an alternating basis. I sent it back to Abit with an RMA and a $25 check for processing, and they sent me a brand new one, cables and all. It took about two weeks from failure to replacement. None of my other hardware was affected adversely. On a side note, the melted capacitors looked really cool. I brought the board into the office and co-workers were impressed all around!
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Sort of had the same problem, but I didn't have the round cables. The capacitors turned to slag after I'd had the board running for 6-7 months. I had noticed an odd popping sound emanating from my box occasionally, but the computer continued to work, so I attributed the popping to my imagination, and a lack of the proper drugs, on an alternating basis. I sent it back to Abit with an RMA and a $25 check for processing, and they sent me a brand new one, cables and all. It took about two weeks from failure to replacement. None of my other hardware was affected adversely. On a side note, the melted capacitors looked really cool. I brought the board into the office and co-workers were impressed all around!