I think that is a great idea Hugh. Personally that is how I would do it. If you want to try replacing the caps first, have at it. But I personally I wouldn't take any chances by trying to reuse the old CPU or RAM in a new board. If replacing the caps does the job, then you've saved some money. If it doesn't fix the problem then you've either got some other unknown problem with the board or you messed something up in the process of replacing the caps. Either way that would make the CPU and RAM as being suspect and not worth trying to reuse as you may just end up moving your old problem to the new board, possibly even damaging it. Take it as a reason to upgrade and enjoy.
