Question Is it safe to replace a dead motherboards' Solid Polymer Caps with equivalent (and cheaper) Aluminum Electrolytic Caps?

[discourse4]

I have a new-old-stock motherboard that turned off during a stress test. It now only powers on for about 1/10 of a second before losing power (I can tell because of the fan LED).

I will try recapping the solid caps since I have more than enough capacitors to spare. Is it safe to use electrolytic caps w/ equivalent uF & voltage as replacements for the solid caps? All the caps are in the CPU area.

edit: To avoid any tangents, yes the motherboard is dead. PSU & CPU works on another same-model motherboard.

 

[13thmonkey]

They might have a different discharge curve changing the way that they smooth.

To the question, is it safe? It won't kill you so it's safe.
Will it kill a CPU that you attach? Probably not.
Will it work? Maybe, any evidence it's actually the capacitors that are the problem?
Will it work well? Maybe, but the way that they smooth might be different, and given the frequency that mobo power requirements change ,100's of times a second, it might cause issues with power delivery.