Windows 7: My vid card exploded'd!! :'(

It was a GeForce 8600GT may it RIP as it was a very nice card.

Anyways, when i took it out to see what was wrong, I noticed 3 of the bigger capacitors were burst. The tops were open and brown stuff was slightly commin out of one. Never a good sign : / Its strange though, the past like month or so, I noticed a LOUD popping noise, NO idea where it was commin from like a loud ballon pop. I've heard three total pops and I can guess it was these things bursting after all.

So my question to you is, why would this happen? Was it age goin on like 2 maybe 3 years? Maybe a PSU issue? Driver issue?

When i buy my new card I dont want this same thing happening, also, i like to know why things happen out of curiosity. If anyone has an idea please share

Lastly my new card is going to be a radeon 4870 or 50, single. To go with the new monitor I just bought before this happened.

ati sux

nvidia blows

Excess heat, over-clocking, old age !

If i were to guess, It would seem like your brand of the 8600GT had been using inferior components.
Can you supply more details about your video card?

Sure, foremost, the brand in question was XFX, PCI express, 256 MB of DDR3 RAM. I hadnt OCed it at all. I still have the box and it says 540MHz (card says on it too, these specs).

I second that entirely. + old type cheap ass capacitors.

You could replace them with new capacitors, and the card will work again.

I dont have a soldering iron for that but my friend does!! When he comes back from up north maybe that can be something we attempt.

How about my Flux Capacitors

I don't suppose you registered on the XFX website within the 30 days of purchase to receive the lifetime warranty did you?

Sounds expensive, How much?