Motherboard killing video card possible?

[Vyx]

Is it possible for a motherboard to kill a video card?

If so, how? Through a bad PSU?

The reason I ask is because I've had to RMA 4 8800 GTX's to EVGA in the past couple of months because they always start artifacting and then blue screening after a couple of months. After this, even when put in a known working computer they still artifact so they are in fact fried.

The two things that have come to mind are a PSU issue which I think is more than likely or a motherboard issue. Any possibility of the motherboard side?

Thanks,
Vyx

 

[jaggerwild]

Is it possible for a motherboard to kill a video card?

If so, how? Through a bad PSU?

The reason I ask is because I've had to RMA 4 8800 GTX's to EVGA in the past couple of months because they always start artifacting and then blue screening after a couple of months. After this, even when put in a known working computer they still artifact so they are in fact fried.

The two things that have come to mind are a PSU issue which I think is more than likely or a motherboard issue. Any possibility of the motherboard side?

Thanks,
Vyx

I'd suspect it's the PSU as your video card requires 30Amps on a 12volt rail of power, so unless your hooking two(12 V plugs)together for one connection it's not even close! Your PSU ratting is 18amps on the 12V rail look an see.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817371002

This should be in the video card section also....

 

[john3850]

I killed a few EVGA 8800gt from a Sli setup with too high of a PCI-e bus speed.
Killed a EVGA 79gt from a Sli setup.
The original 8800 GTX's are realy hard to kill.
First I blew a 500 BlueStorm in 3days.
I then ordered a OCZ520ADJ.
Rma the first OCZ520ADJ 90 days later.
The 2nd OCZ520ADJ 33amp single 12v line is still running 88gt Sli spare pc.
I would say most of my SLI problems were PS related.

 

[Meghan54]

I'd suspect it's the PSU as your video card requires 30Amps on a 12volt rail of power,

Geez....not that stupidity again. His video card does NOT require 30A of power. That 30A recommendation is a SYSTEM WIDE recommendation, not for the video card exclusively.

Think about it....if his card required 30A of +12V power, it'd need 360W of +12V power, more than the new Fermi cards pull. And an 8800 of any variety can never pull 30A...ever. Sheesh.


Now, it still may his power supply, but it'd be from being an old power supply and probably has capacitors inside that are failing, but it's certainly NOT because his ps is underpowered. (Hint....his power supply is rated for 42A of combined +12V output, well more than enough to power that card.)

 

[jaggerwild]

Geez....not that stupidity again. His video card does NOT require 30A of power. That 30A recommendation is a SYSTEM WIDE recommendation, not for the video card exclusively.

Think about it....if his card required 30A of +12V power, it'd need 360W of +12V power, more than the new Fermi cards pull. And an 8800 of any variety can never pull 30A...ever. Sheesh.


Now, it still may his power supply, but it'd be from being an old power supply and probably has capacitors inside that are failing, but it's certainly NOT because his ps is underpowered. (Hint....his power supply is rated for 42A of combined +12V output, well more than enough to power that card.)

The only stupidity I see is your need to act like you know something ...............