Post your folding casualities

[BrainEater]

There is a broken pci-e retention clip , and a broken usb header (just one side of the plastic).I'm pretty sure I broke it when I was trying to get connectors into it with a video card in the last slot.

I admit , it's quite possible my attempt to use this header is the direct cause of the failure.I had to custom make a connector to make it work....

....I bought that damn motherboard specifically to do a 1-4-7 tri-SLI....and when I got it I find that all the connectors on the mobo are inaccessable when a card is in the last slot.

So while I'm willing to admit it's possibly my fault , I feel like a victim of false advertising all the same.It wouldnt be broken if it did'nt have that issue.

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Not sure what I'm going to do......I'm going to email asus and plead my case and beg for mercy.

[Soullessone21]

YGPM Brain I can help you get a replacement board, your not the first to have that clip break then the board die 2 others on here have had that issue and I got them replacements

[BrainEater]

That's awesome !..Thanks a lot.

First thing I'll do is shoot yah a couple pics ..I'm just at work , but when I'm done I'll PM yah.

Thanks again !

[MARSTG]

No casualties so far, and the 2P folder just got a PSU upgrade finally

[BrainEater]

I'm getting to post more here !!

So my Q9450 cpu is toast too......looks like it died with the mobo.

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GG pornstar'ing my rigs....

[boggtrotter59]

I've also had a steady stream of hardware failures in the last 6 months... 4-5 mobo's, one X3210 quad, 2 videocards and a power supply... kinda put a damper on my enthusiasm for folding. Most of the boards were s775 so I guess it was time to upgrade anyway. Too hot for me to fold this summer as we don't have air conditioning but I'll be back as soon as it cools off.

[frontier204]

Originally Posted by boggtrotter59

4-5 mobo's, one X3210 quad, 2 videocards and a power supply...

Have you looked into a UPS with line conditioning? As you mentioned that's abnormal unless you're running a whole rack full of computers overclocked to the point they're barely stable with insufficient cooling...

[boggtrotter59]

Originally Posted by frontier204

Have you looked into a UPS with line conditioning? As you mentioned that's abnormal unless you're running a whole rack full of computers overclocked to the point they're barely stable with insufficient cooling...

Not really... machines are scattered all over the house so I'd have to buy several... Probably just bad luck

[BrainEater]

It's my pleasure to burn shit to the ground for folding.Only D.C. people actually use thier machines......everyone else is just playin.



I just got an IBM bladecenter....16 er so procs werking .....I want to try and light that sucker on fire with folding.....just gotta find the right 208v power and a home where constant noise isnt an issue.I think I have it too....

[sswilson]

Hehehe.... damn dude!!!!!

As far as folding casualties goes... I've been pretty lucky so far (knock on wood).... my GTX 280 was a folding casualty (X2 because it came back once after a "bake", and then died again a few months later), and the fans on my 560ti twin frozr II cards (total 4 RMAs) really didn't enjoy running 100% 24/7.

Other than that.... haven't had any mainboard/cpu/mem failures, but I suppose the burn-through on the 12V motherboard connection on my 750W PC P&C Silencer would be considered a casualty even if it was still working afterwards.