Won't be folding for a while, rig caught on fire

OrangeSVTguy · 02:25 PM

Well I got the i7 970 installed and my rig caught fire. I'm so pissed right now. Now I just hope nothing of mine is screwed up, especially my new expensive 970

Gonna take it over to my friends to test it out along with my other components.

Don't know when I'll be back.

twoodcc · Feb 17, 2011, 10:07 PM

dang i'm sorry to hear that. were you overclocking? what piece is that burned?

OrangeSVTguy · Feb 17, 2011, 10:12 PM

I punched in the same volts(1.23) as we did just prior to testing in another system. Overclocked @ 4.2ghz. This was running completely stable as it passed the IBT and Prime test.

What burned was the 8 pin CPU power connector. It burned completely off the motherboard.

Here's more pictures.

http://www.overclock.net/intel-gener...l#post12427934

wordoflife · Feb 17, 2011, 10:30 PM

Sorry to hear about what happened. Hopefully the damage is limited.

I heard EVGA has good support, and they might RMA that for you. Hopefully they won't blame it on that 1600w PSU!

If you do get a new motherboard, I'd suggest a Gigabyte. I know they aren't as beastly as EVGA but they seem very sturdy/durable. I almost went with an Asus but got a Gigabyte for my personal build.

Was your computer still running when it caught on fire?

alphaone · Feb 18, 2011, 04:02 PM

This is why sometimes I'm afraid of leaving my computer on when I'm not home for the day. Once I had one of my old PCs' PSU spit fire out the back when I was sitting right next to it. Unless there was a big power spike on the rest of the power plugs hopefully nothing else got fragged.

lordonuthin · Feb 18, 2011, 08:07 PM

Ouch! sorry about that.

SciFrog · Feb 19, 2011, 02:21 PM

I guess I wasn't very keen on overclocking, seeing this, I will never overclock anything. Not worth putting my family at risk for that.

techfreak85 · 05:54 PM

^I'm not so sure this particular problem was necessarily because of the OC. You probably have a similar risk leaving the computer on 24/7 at stock speeds.

OrangeSVTguy · Feb 20, 2011, 03:33 PM

The OC had nothing to do with it. It was a VRM failure on the motherboard plus lack of over current protection on the PSU. This particular motherboard was only 6+2 phase and couldn't handle the extra current needed for the 970. Getting the RMA and then will sell that. Should have my rig up within a week as I'm likely to pick up a Rampage III Extreme this week

. Very very and might I add another very nice board. Selling the PSU too and picking up a Corair 850w. Want some nice hardware this time for the $600 CPU

My 970, memory, GPUs and believe it or not, PSU are all working fine. Tested everything last night. Yay!

techfreak85 · Feb 20, 2011, 05:07 PM

Good news! But if for some reason you decide to not get a new mobo, you can give the 970 to me.

OrangeSVTguy · Feb 20, 2011, 05:08 PM

You can buy my RMA'd motherboard or 920 if you want

twoodcc · Feb 20, 2011, 06:18 PM

glad not everything was ruined. so it was basically the 970 that caused the problem? the motherboard couldn't handle it?

OrangeSVTguy · Feb 20, 2011, 10:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by twoodcc

glad not everything was ruined. so it was basically the 970 that caused the problem? the motherboard couldn't handle it?

Yeah the cheapie mobo couldn't handle it. I guess the EVGA SLI LE was a 6+2 phase and my power supply lacked OCP

The 970 is a beast though, pulled too much current and the PSU wouldn't shut off by itself. Got something good coming soon

Ace134blue · Feb 20, 2011, 11:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by OrangeSVTguy

The OC had nothing to do with it. It was a VRM failure on the motherboard plus lack of over current protection on the PSU. This particular motherboard was only 6+2 phase and couldn't handle the extra current needed for the 970. Getting the RMA and then will sell that. Should have my rig up within a week as I'm likely to pick up a Rampage III Extreme this week

. Very very and might I add another very nice board. Selling the PSU too and picking up a Corair 850w. Want some nice hardware this time for the $600 CPU

My 970, memory, GPUs and believe it or not, PSU are all working fine. Tested everything last night. Yay!

It is not the motherboard nor the VRMs. Most EVGA X58s have Digital VRMs which is better than analog. 6+2 digital vrms > than 10+2 analog.

100% sure its that piece of ***** ultra psu, i thought everyone knew that they sucked.

twoodcc · Feb 21, 2011, 10:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by OrangeSVTguy

Yeah the cheapie mobo couldn't handle it. I guess the EVGA SLI LE was a 6+2 phase and my power supply lacked OCP

The 970 is a beast though, pulled too much current and the PSU wouldn't shut off by itself. Got something good coming soon

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ace134blue

It is not the motherboard nor the VRMs. Most EVGA X58s have Digital VRMs which is better than analog. 6+2 digital vrms > than 10+2 analog.

100% sure its that piece of ***** ultra psu, i thought everyone knew that they sucked.

hmm. you know i have a friend with a 970 that blew up 2 power supplies (no fire though). he then upgraded to a better psu and hasn't had a problem since. weird

OrangeSVTguy · Feb 24, 2011, 12:31 AM

Ok back up and running stock clock for now. Till I learn this new board, I'll begin to overclock as my 970 will do 4.2 at around 1.23v

.

Gave everyone a week to catch up but I guess you lost your chance now

Ace134blue · Feb 24, 2011, 08:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by twoodcc

hmm. you know i have a friend with a 970 that blew up 2 power supplies (no fire though). he then upgraded to a better psu and hasn't had a problem since. weird

Yes, the PSU could not give enough amperage to the 970, i am sure it has multiple rails, which was the problem with the OPs PSU, which is also a cheap brand too.

OrangeSVTguy · Feb 24, 2011, 09:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ace134blue

Yes, the PSU could not give enough amperage to the 970, i am sure it has multiple rails, which was the problem with the OPs PSU, which is also a cheap brand too.

120 amps on one 12v rail. I think that was enough

.

vincenz · Feb 24, 2011, 09:11 PM

Youch, that's a lot of money.

Ace134blue · Feb 24, 2011, 09:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by OrangeSVTguy

120 amps on one 12v rail. I think that was enough

.

Cheap generic PSU my friend.

Feb 17, 2011, 09:59 PM	#1
OrangeSVTguy macrumors 68040 Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Northeastern Ohio	Won't be folding for a while, rig caught on fire Well I got the i7 970 installed and my rig caught fire. I'm so pissed right now. Now I just hope nothing of mine is screwed up, especially my new expensive 970 Gonna take it over to my friends to test it out along with my other components. Don't know when I'll be back. __________________ ╔═════╦═════╦═════╗ ╚═════╩═════╩═════╝ Last edited by grapes911; Feb 19, 2011 at 02:25 PM. Reason: replaced img with timg to trim image.
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Feb 17, 2011, 10:07 PM	#2
twoodcc macrumors G5 Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Right side of wrong	dang i'm sorry to hear that. were you overclocking? what piece is that burned? __________________ tville Smarter than the average bear
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Feb 17, 2011, 10:12 PM	#3
OrangeSVTguy Thread Starter macrumors 68040 Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Northeastern Ohio	I punched in the same volts(1.23) as we did just prior to testing in another system. Overclocked @ 4.2ghz. This was running completely stable as it passed the IBT and Prime test. What burned was the 8 pin CPU power connector. It burned completely off the motherboard. Here's more pictures. http://www.overclock.net/intel-gener...l#post12427934 __________________ ╔═════╦═════╦═════╗ ╚═════╩═════╩═════╝
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Feb 17, 2011, 10:30 PM	#4
wordoflife macrumors 604 Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Republic City, URN.	Sorry to hear about what happened. Hopefully the damage is limited. I heard EVGA has good support, and they might RMA that for you. Hopefully they won't blame it on that 1600w PSU! If you do get a new motherboard, I'd suggest a Gigabyte. I know they aren't as beastly as EVGA but they seem very sturdy/durable. I almost went with an Asus but got a Gigabyte for my personal build. Was your computer still running when it caught on fire? __________________ "When we hit our lowest point, we are open to the greatest change."
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Feb 18, 2011, 04:02 PM	#5
alphaone macrumors 6502 Join Date: Aug 2003	This is why sometimes I'm afraid of leaving my computer on when I'm not home for the day. Once I had one of my old PCs' PSU spit fire out the back when I was sitting right next to it. Unless there was a big power spike on the rest of the power plugs hopefully nothing else got fragged.
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Feb 19, 2011, 02:21 PM	#7
SciFrog macrumors 6502 Join Date: Jul 2008	I guess I wasn't very keen on overclocking, seeing this, I will never overclock anything. Not worth putting my family at risk for that.
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Feb 19, 2011, 05:23 PM	#8
techfreak85 macrumors 68040 Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Places	^I'm not so sure this particular problem was necessarily because of the OC. You probably have a similar risk leaving the computer on 24/7 at stock speeds. __________________ Join the MR folding team! Help cure cancer! Take it. Embrace it. Love it.™ Last edited by techfreak85; Feb 19, 2011 at 05:54 PM.
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Feb 20, 2011, 03:33 PM	#9
OrangeSVTguy Thread Starter macrumors 68040 Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Northeastern Ohio	The OC had nothing to do with it. It was a VRM failure on the motherboard plus lack of over current protection on the PSU. This particular motherboard was only 6+2 phase and couldn't handle the extra current needed for the 970. Getting the RMA and then will sell that. Should have my rig up within a week as I'm likely to pick up a Rampage III Extreme this week . Very very and might I add another very nice board. Selling the PSU too and picking up a Corair 850w. Want some nice hardware this time for the $600 CPU My 970, memory, GPUs and believe it or not, PSU are all working fine. Tested everything last night. Yay! __________________ ╔═════╦═════╦═════╗ ╚═════╩═════╩═════╝
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Feb 20, 2011, 05:07 PM	#10
techfreak85 macrumors 68040 Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Places	Good news! But if for some reason you decide to not get a new mobo, you can give the 970 to me. __________________ Join the MR folding team! Help cure cancer! Take it. Embrace it. Love it.™
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OrangeSVTguy Thread Starter macrumors 68040 Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Northeastern Ohio	You can buy my RMA'd motherboard or 920 if you want __________________ ╔═════╦═════╦═════╗ ╚═════╩═════╩═════╝
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Feb 20, 2011, 06:18 PM	#12
twoodcc macrumors G5 Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Right side of wrong	glad not everything was ruined. so it was basically the 970 that caused the problem? the motherboard couldn't handle it? __________________ tville Smarter than the average bear
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Feb 24, 2011, 12:31 AM	#16
OrangeSVTguy Thread Starter macrumors 68040 Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Northeastern Ohio	Ok back up and running stock clock for now. Till I learn this new board, I'll begin to overclock as my 970 will do 4.2 at around 1.23v . Gave everyone a week to catch up but I guess you lost your chance now __________________ ╔═════╦═════╦═════╗ ╚═════╩═════╩═════╝
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Feb 24, 2011, 09:11 PM	#19
vincenz macrumors 601 Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: New York	Youch, that's a lot of money.
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