Exhibit 23.0


            CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM


We  hereby  consent  to the  incorporation  by  reference  in  the  Registration
Statements on Form S-8 (File No. 333-42628,  No.  333-82602,  No. 333-102774 and
No.  333-76919) of Capital Bank  Corporation  of our report dated March 10, 2005
relating to the  financial  statements,  which appears in Amendment No. 1 to the
Annual  Report on Form  10-K of  Capital  Bank  Corporation  for the year  ended
December 31, 2004.



/s/  PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Raleigh, North Carolina
April 18, 2005






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