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Have to RMA one of the blocks though, one of the metal standoffs was broken off inside the bubble wrap.
Must say of all the block manufacturers, these guys make some of the nicest Gfx blocks but their packaging could do with a bit of improvement.
Must say of all the block manufacturers, these guys make some of the nicest Gfx blocks but their packaging could do with a bit of improvement.
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Aww
So they get around 14k PPD as well? Impressive.
Just noticed OcUK have some Zotacs with 5 years warranty for £260: http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-032-ZT
Might be worth a look for my folding rig.
Just noticed OcUK have some Zotacs with 5 years warranty for £260: http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-032-ZT
Might be worth a look for my folding rig.
As some of you know weebeastie hasn't been well lately This is why:
To test a mobo that was giving me trouble from another rig, I thought I'd use weebeasties PSU to see if the other machines PSU was faulty.
When I tried to unplug the 24pin cable from weebeasties mobo it was a mite difficult to do so and required a bit of judicious wriggling and carefull prising to get it off, and then when it did come off I noticed this:
Looks like the motherboard was drawing too much down one or both of the 12V wires and the powersupply didn't have enough features to prevent that sort of surge or whatever, the jury is out on it right now.
The PSU has been RMA'ed the motherboard is still working as far as I can tell, there is no scorching other than the pins, the board itself is ok or so it looks, but I'll know more when I get it back together. But its crunching a bigadv as a test and seems ok so far.
Now I'm not sure when this happened, whether it was during normal folding/crunching duties or when I was testing tri-sli or when I was benchmarking furmark or what, no idea, I do know that the machine started to shut down on its own a few times but put that down to just normal clocking instability.
Anway, I'm moving the GTX480 to my regular rig and bringing the GTX470 from that to put into weebeastie, that should lower the power draw hopefully enough to keep the plugs from melting.
For reference incase you didn't know the PSU was a Xigmatek which is a Thermaltake rebadge 1500W PSU and its been sent back to be tested but I've got a replacement already
I'll put some pics of weebeastie in its prime before
This is why:To test a mobo that was giving me trouble from another rig, I thought I'd use weebeasties PSU to see if the other machines PSU was faulty.
When I tried to unplug the 24pin cable from weebeasties mobo it was a mite difficult to do so and required a bit of judicious wriggling and carefull prising to get it off, and then when it did come off I noticed this:
Looks like the motherboard was drawing too much down one or both of the 12V wires and the powersupply didn't have enough features to prevent that sort of surge or whatever, the jury is out on it right now.The PSU has been RMA'ed the motherboard is still working as far as I can tell, there is no scorching other than the pins, the board itself is ok or so it looks, but I'll know more when I get it back together. But its crunching a bigadv as a test and seems ok so far.
Now I'm not sure when this happened, whether it was during normal folding/crunching duties or when I was testing tri-sli or when I was benchmarking furmark or what, no idea, I do know that the machine started to shut down on its own a few times but put that down to just normal clocking instability.
Anway, I'm moving the GTX480 to my regular rig and bringing the GTX470 from that to put into weebeastie, that should lower the power draw hopefully enough to keep the plugs from melting.
For reference incase you didn't know the PSU was a Xigmatek which is a Thermaltake rebadge 1500W PSU and its been sent back to be tested but I've got a replacement already
I'll put some pics of weebeastie in its prime before
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Used to program and set mills like this - some years ago now though. A lot of wasted moves in those programs, and no three axis moves for tool positioning at all! The tool change is quick, but all the time gained there is lost waiting for the spindle to ramp up in RPM - and a lot of coolant wasted spraying the tightner on the tool holder! Happy days!
As some of you know weebeastie hasn't been well lately
To test a mobo that was giving me trouble from another rig, I thought I'd use weebeasties PSU to see if the other machines PSU was faulty.
When I tried to unplug the 24pin cable from weebeasties mobo it was a mite difficult to do so and required a bit of judicious wriggling and carefull prising to get it off, and then when it did come off I noticed this:
The PSU has been RMA'ed the motherboard is still working as far as I can tell, there is no scorching other than the pins, the board itself is ok or so it looks, but I'll know more when I get it back together. But its crunching a bigadv as a test and seems ok so far.
Now I'm not sure when this happened, whether it was during normal folding/crunching duties or when I was testing tri-sli or when I was benchmarking furmark or what, no idea, I do know that the machine started to shut down on its own a few times but put that down to just normal clocking instability.
Anway, I'm moving the GTX480 to my regular rig and bringing the GTX470 from that to put into weebeastie, that should lower the power draw hopefully enough to keep the plugs from melting.
For reference incase you didn't know the PSU was a Xigmatek which is a Thermaltake rebadge 1500W PSU and its been sent back to be tested but I've got a replacement already
I'll put some pics of weebeastie in its prime before
Wow, that certainally isn't good but at least you are well on your way to getting it sorted.
Surely however this was more down to a particular problem with the PSU or motherboard than the draw of the cards. Most of the power for graphics cards these days is taken via the PCI-E power connectors as I understand the PCI-E slot draw is capped at around 75W.
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Who knows when it happened, its been ages since I had the 24pin connector off the mobo.
Point is that it shouldn't happen, regardless of the reason really.
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Yeah very true. Did the guys who tested the PSU provide any feedback or did they just ship you a new unit? If I had to put money on it I'd say it was the PSU at fault.
Might pay to sell the new unit and get something else, unfortunately Gold rated units are very expensive. But something from Corsair or Enermax would be where I'd put my money.
Might pay to sell the new unit and get something else, unfortunately Gold rated units are very expensive. But something from Corsair or Enermax would be where I'd put my money.
I've already got a new PSU, I ordered it same time as RMA'ing the original.
But Scam have refused to replace or refund me the duff one under warranty even though the unit is less than a year old. They are returning it to the manufacturer as its no longer in stock and end of life.
Bit miffed at the mo really.
New one is a SST-ST1500 - 1500W Silverstone Strider Silent Modular PSU, 135mm Fan, 88% Max. Efficiency, Six +12V Rails 80+
But Scam have refused to replace or refund me the duff one under warranty even though the unit is less than a year old. They are returning it to the manufacturer as its no longer in stock and end of life.
Bit miffed at the mo really.
New one is a SST-ST1500 - 1500W Silverstone Strider Silent Modular PSU, 135mm Fan, 88% Max. Efficiency, Six +12V Rails 80+
That's utter bull. But are you expecting to get a replacement from the manufacturer? If so it's probably not worth the hassle of making a fuss, but if they're attempting to hang you out to dry there's a few bits of pertinent EU regulation you should consider pointing out to them. If I remember rightly, one of them essentially states that if an electrical component fails within a year, it is assumed to be faulty from outset and the responsibility of the retailer to offer refund/replace for the consumer.
I've had issues with them myself actually, I won't go into details but I no longer buy from them despite their frequently good prices.
I've had issues with them myself actually, I won't go into details but I no longer buy from them despite their frequently good prices.
I've had problems with pretty much all retailers in one way or another over the years. I just go where the prices are best and kick up a fuss if they don't follow the letter of the British and EU Consumer law.
Biffa, isn't 1500w overkill? I'd of personally put my money in a 1200w Gold unit. The 1250W Enermax Revolution85+ PSU, 91% Efficiency, 8x PCI-E 6+2P, 16xSATA, 6x12V 104A, PeakPower 1500W seems a good buy, high silver rated, 3 year warranty. Enermax make superb PSUs.
Biffa, isn't 1500w overkill? I'd of personally put my money in a 1200w Gold unit. The 1250W Enermax Revolution85+ PSU, 91% Efficiency, 8x PCI-E 6+2P, 16xSATA, 6x12V 104A, PeakPower 1500W seems a good buy, high silver rated, 3 year warranty. Enermax make superb PSUs.
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