FTA the caps were made by Nichicon http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nichicon Capacitors were actually the #1 decision factor in my last motherboard purchase for my home server. I ended up going with a Gigabyte Ultra Durable 3 board for this reason. Info on Gigabyte UD3 http://www.gigabyte.us/FileList/WebPage/mb_080924_ud3/data/tech_080924_ud3_overview.htm# http://www.gigabyte.com/microsite/98/tech_090302_technology-guide_ultra-durable-f.htm (wish they'd clean up their site though)