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[sub-80]

My pc is i7 875k oc @ 3.5GHz
motherboard: Asus p7h57d-v evo
Ram: 16gb (4x4gb) gskill 1333mhz
Psu: thermal toughpower 1500w 80 plus silver
Vga: 2xGTX780

The cards burned after mining 3 months and watching movies and browsing the net.

Sent the cards for warranty repair and got them 1 month ago but afraid to connect them to my pc.

My current pc is using gtx 460. Cpu is running 70% and ram is about 75%. Had this pc since august 2010.

Thinking of building a new pc
*I7 - 5960x
*Want the best x99 motherboard
The ultimate motherboard that is the most future proof
*Corsair h100i
*64 gb ddr4 xxxxmhz
*1200psu gold corsair
*Harddive not sure if ssd or msata

What do you suggest?

 

[BTRY B 529th FA BN]

I suggest you inform us on what the intended purpose of the machine is. Maybe in some hierarchy form. e.g. gaming>mining>watching movies in bed with the lady friend, etc etc

 

[Ken g6]

So, you're afriad your computer will go up in smoke? Maybe you shouldn't get a Haswell-E, then, at least not right away.

 

[Cerb]

*Want the best x99 motherboard
The ultimate motherboard that is the most future proof
(...)
What do you suggest?

Replace it in the future.

Beyond that, as noted, what you do with it would make a difference.

*Harddive not sure if ssd or msata

mSATA drives are all SSDs, as are M.2.

 

[sub-80]

I suggest you inform us on what the intended purpose of the machine is. Maybe in some hierarchy form. e.g. gaming>mining>watching movies in bed with the lady friend, etc etc

I am always downloading torrents 24/7, but most of the times am watching movies.

What I usually do is watch a series, play a game, convert some video formats and download torrents. And if its a strategy game I watch a series, convert some video formats (or similar tasks), browse the net and download torrents.

So, you're afriad your computer will go up in smoke? Maybe you shouldn't get a Haswell-E, then, at least not right away.

I'll probably attach the 2 gtx 780 to a mining rig that is faulty (it goes straight to bios screen) to see if the circuitry of the vga has been fixed.

Quote: Originally Posted by sub-80 View Post *Want the best x99 motherboard The ultimate motherboard that is the most future proof (...) What do you suggest? Replace it in the future. Beyond that, as noted, what you do with it would make a difference.

I remember when I asked the forum about upgrading my pc before I had the gtx 780 they informed me that my weakest part in my pc was the motherboard.

 

[Cerb]

I remember when I asked the forum about upgrading my pc before I had the gtx 780 they informed me that my weakest part in my pc was the motherboard.

Motherboards have certain features and limits. At any given time, they're only going to have so much.

It would very much matter why it was supposedly the weakest part. Whether that was right or wrong is very dependent on context, which usually boils down to PCIe slots, PCIe lane speeds and distribution), RAM support (basically socket-dependent, these days), integrated goodies, and firmware stability. The last time you asked here, over the course of two pages, only one poster said anything about the motherboard, and it was nothing to do with your current one, so...

In general, your motherboard hosts other parts. It is either capable of doing so, or is not. Only in 3 or 4 GPU cases is there typically much more to it than that, beyond benchmark score bragging rights (like the number of SATA 6Gbps ports, on older boards).

 

[Cerb]

Also, related to the video card failures, look very carefully into your cooling. That and PSU are usually what kill them in short order. It's not the number and size of the fans, but making sure cool air goes in, and warm air goes out, without much recirculating.

 

[sub-80]

I dont think it the psu because I connected a 280x on it and now gtx 460.

In terms of temp of cards were 75 -83 degrees Celsius

Here's a photo

This when I first installed the 2 gtx 780

Theres 2x220mm fans at top of the thermaltake cpu fans pushing in the same direction. And 220mm fan on the door to close the case and it pushes air in.

For new pc new case

 

[richaron]

I remember when I asked the forum about upgrading my pc before I had the gtx 780 they informed me that my weakest part in my pc was the motherboard.

They probly meant it was older, so you can't get newer CPUs without upgrading the motherboard too.

I dont think it the psu because I connected a 280x on it and now gtx 460.

About the PSU... Your current unit is very powerful but it's got 4 x 12V 'rails', are you sure you have balanced your plugs (if possible) to make sure you aren't overloading one of the rails? (Power Supplies subforum here has lots of good info)

 

[mfenn]

How much money are you looking to spend and where are you located? I assume that you have a significant budget in mind given your current parts and the parts that you mentioned.