HELP: Replacing Lelon 10v 3300uF capacitor in computer motherboard

Hi everybody. I'm an aspiring electrical engineer (going into first
year university in the fall) and have a problem with an old motherboard
(AOpen AK-73Pro(A)). Two capacitors (near the ZIFF slot on the
motherboard) are leaking electrolyte, and the computer experienced
completely random hard shutdowns. They are labelled in the diagram
provided by the manufacturer as "Low ESR condensers".

They are Lelon 10v 3300uF capacitors. I was wondering if there was a
distributor in Canada that doesn't ask for a minimum order so I can get
these 2 capacitors cheap. If anyone can get me a part number of the
equivalent and a distributor I would be forever grateful :) There seems
to be so many parts to choose from that I don't know what to pick.

Also, I only have basic soldering experience. Is the process of
removing the old capacitors and putting the new ones in overly
difficult? If I approach it with extreme caution, should I have a
problem? Any insight would be appreciated.

I understand the cost of replacing the capacitors is near the cost of
replacing the entire motherboard, but it is fitted with 1024mb of PC133
SDRAM that I don't want to replace with DDR. (cash-strapped).

Thank you in advance.
Steve ( steve.parson at gmail.com )

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