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Ketchup

Ketchup

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Virgorising said:
K that's wut I thought I saw. But YOU said one reason you chose the PSU was it can power two! And, din U say you had two leads from the PSU?
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There are two PCI-E power connectors on that board. Throw in that with all the case/radiator fans, three hard drives, and the water pump, and the power requirements jump up pretty quickly, especially when you throw in some overclocking.
 
Virgorising

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ketchup79 said:
There are two PCI-E power connectors on that board. Throw in that with all the case/radiator fans, three hard drives, and the water pump, and the power requirements jump up pretty quickly, especially when you throw in some overclocking.
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Understatement of the millenium. When I wasted the time (tho that was so ME) I did, getting more info on his components to try to fill out that worldclass PSU calculator on his behalf.........I realized just how fast it all does add up.

Always got GPUs are gluttons re energy, but many other components are as well in a rig this over the top.

No surprise those posting reviews who did list their specs, appear to have 1000W PSUs.

Gotta say, as I have shared, I am adverse to overclocking altogether, but in a rig THIS fast, forgive me, it's kinda , WELL, a bit much.
 
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Still tinkering with the computer right now, I am trying to run memorytest86+. It died 3 times already. On the third time it reported 1 error while running both dimms. So I tried testing 1 at a time. During one of the boots the psu had a red light on it and would not power without turning off the main switch then back on. Currently it is testing one ram stick... "Just failed!" and now boot cycle.
 
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ClutchAutomatic said:
Still tinkering with the computer right now, I am trying to run memorytest86+. It died 3 times already. On the third time it reported 1 error while running both dimms. So I tried testing 1 at a time. During one of the boots the psu had a red light on it and would not power without turning off the main switch then back on. Currently it is testing one ram stick... "Just failed!" and now boot cycle.
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In service of Keepin it real.....and on the heels of my posting please shut it down and leave it until the new unit arrives, which was dittoed by very smart Canadian Denis.....I am getting increasingly turned off by your relentlessness, lack of patience and, what I see is a lack of respect for the machine which you go on kinda torturing, and with no upside potential.

Nice you had the dead Presidents to spare to build it, always felt terrible you were having to endure what you have.....but Jeeze, cultivate some patience.

It would also have been so nice if you had shared you had already RMAed the PSU. Cause we just went on trying to help not knowing that.
 
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I haven't rma'd the bad one yet, just bought a new one. I used the psu calculator and it seems my computer should only pull 600 watts under 100% load.
 
Virgorising

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ClutchAutomatic said:
I haven't rma'd the bad one yet, just bought a new one. I used the psu calculator and it seems my computer should only pull 600 watts under 100% load.
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O! You bought a new, identical one? :eek: As opposed to the usual RMA chronology?

Nice you used that excellent calculator....and also nice U got around the same result as I did for your system, tho I was missing some data.

Now, CHILL AND TRY TO BE PATIENT. Just because it is watercooled, does not MEAN it is OK for you to go on WATERBOARDING it.
 
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Ok, lets look at a couple of things here. One, unless your power supply is defective, 860w is more than enough to run your build.
I dont think its a rail or amperage problem either.
Truthfully I would say its the ram, I had a pretty similar issue with a build of mine and it turned out to be the ram. Running memtest86 is a good way to test the sticks, even if you see one error, you should rma it.
A really easy way to test this hypothesis is to find a buddy to borrow some ram (different brand) and see what happens when you use that ram instead. If thats not possible, buy a 2 or 4gb stick of ram from microcenter or frys if nearby and use that for testing.
I think the air pocket in the h100i is actually an interesting idea and needs to be considered. Again, unless I missed it, what are temps of gpu and cpu right before it crashes? Do they spike?
If possible (it definitely will be painful) try using the stock heatsink on motherboard, but I would do this test after you have ruled out the ram.
Maybe try using ssdlife with your ssds to make sure you havent had windows defrag running on them. Actually, try that along with memtest first, windows USUALLY turns it off but I have seen antivirus programs turn it back on for pc turnup.
Hope this helps.
 
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Net Prowler said:
Ok, lets look at a couple of things here. One, unless your power supply is defective, 860w is more than enough to run your build.
I dont think its a rail or amperage problem either.
Truthfully I would say its the ram, I had a pretty similar issue with a build of mine and it turned out to be the ram. Running memtest86 is a good way to test the sticks, even if you see one error, you should rma it.
A really easy way to test this hypothesis is to find a buddy to borrow some ram (different brand) and see what happens when you use that ram instead. If thats not possible, buy a 2 or 4gb stick of ram from microcenter or frys if nearby and use that for testing.
I think the air pocket in the h100i is actually an interesting idea and needs to be considered. Again, unless I missed it, what are temps of gpu and cpu right before it crashes? Do they spike?
If possible (it definitely will be painful) try using the stock heatsink on motherboard, but I would do this test after you have ruled out the ram.
Maybe try using ssdlife with your ssds to make sure you havent had windows defrag running on them. Actually, try that along with memtest first, windows USUALLY turns it off but I have seen antivirus programs turn it back on for pc turnup.
Hope this helps.
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INTERESTING.

When the new PSU arrives and he installs it, if he continues to have issues, we will know lots more.
 
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ClutchAutomatic said:
Okay installed the new one, the corsair pump light had less flickering this time. Hopefully it holds together.
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O! EXCITING! Now, focus and test over time, and report.

Will you now send the original PSU back for a refund? Did U get both from the same vendor I hope? And, after giving a full report of what was going on to make a proper record?

You will never get yr time back, or be compensated for the cumulative stress U hadda endure in this mess (being an optimist, I used past tense), but at LEAST get yr refund, should we learn via new testing with new unit installed, the original one was, in fact, DEFECTIVE.

Not about disposable income, it's about what is acceptable and what is not.
 
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Water cooled guy!!!!

Something moved me to check out reviews of yr PSU on Newegg, and OMG! See what some hadda go thru to RMA! It isn't on the official Corsair list? U gotta go thru hoops???? Seriously???:eek::mad:

Customer support has been empirically proven pivotal in long term success! It is why enlightened companies who outsourced early on...came to see the folly of this penny wise pound foolishness-defining thing. My provider, RCN, is one of them. And, among the reasons they now have most of this building, it is high on the list, and Time-Warner, once Goliath, is being left in the dust.

But do not let ANY impediments stop you from getting yr refund. Or else something important in you will be eroded and die. Do NOT capitulate/settle!

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...FcTm7Aod5G0AfQ
 
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AND???????????

We who are INVOLVED in this, however remotely, are waiting for an update.
 
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Virgorising

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denis280 said:
:biggrin:see 99.9%
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SOOOOOOO Impressive, and in two languages!:sneaky:

:thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup::biggrin:

PS, and Denis, I just looked at yr profile! If ever you work on a '67, big block, tri power, numbers matched Vette.....could you convince the owner to send it to me? I prefer the convertible.():)

I once drove one. I never got over it.

I could not pay for it, but I would take such good care of it! 99.9%!!!!!!:sneaky:
 
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