White_Dragon Posted October 15, 2014 Member ID: 20018 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 27 Topic Count: 47 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 184 Content Per Day: 0.04 Reputation: 244 Achievement Points: 1870 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 09/08/13 Status: Offline Last Seen: January 9, 2023 Birthday: 07/01/1952 Posted October 15, 2014 I'm not sure exactly what the problem is with my computer but, it has been smoking Video cards like they are free and grow on trees. I can't afford to buy new sets of X-fire cards at $800.00 plus a set every 6 weeks so I'm going to use a less powerful Video Card for the next few weeks and dial down everything to bottom line specs. Maybe they will last a little longer. Right now I'm going to put a new Antivirus called webroot in as I'm thinking that's my main problem. Awards
BUDMAN Posted October 16, 2014 Member ID: 800 Group: *** Clan Members Followers: 152 Topic Count: 139 Topics Per Day: 0.02 Content Count: 7109 Content Per Day: 1.26 Reputation: 4646 Achievement Points: 60462 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 6 Joined: 11/27/09 Status: Online Last Seen: 10 minutes ago Birthday: 05/29/1957 Device: Windows Posted October 16, 2014 What temps are they running under load ? Awards
BigPapaDean Posted October 16, 2014 Member ID: 1128 Group: *** Clan Members Followers: 78 Topic Count: 1211 Topics Per Day: 0.22 Content Count: 6554 Content Per Day: 1.18 Reputation: 4430 Achievement Points: 63664 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 6 Joined: 02/13/10 Status: Offline Last Seen: Yesterday at 01:06 AM Birthday: 10/21/1954 Device: Windows Posted October 16, 2014 I'm not sure exactly what the problem is with my computer but, it has been smoking Video cards like they are free and grow on trees. I can't afford to buy new sets of X-fire cards at $800.00 plus a set every 6 weeks so I'm going to use a less powerful Video Card for the next few weeks and dial down everything to bottom line specs. Maybe they will last a little longer. Right now I'm going to put a new Antivirus called webroot in as I'm thinking that's my main problem. If you don't have a program that tells you the temps your vc's have been running let me give you a site to download and install one that will tell you how hot they run. All you need is the free one! https://www.piriform.com/speccy then tell us what temps your running! Awards
Twinkie 13 Posted October 16, 2014 Member ID: 3003 Group: *** Clan Members Followers: 26 Topic Count: 36 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 437 Content Per Day: 0.09 Reputation: 370 Achievement Points: 3716 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 11/21/11 Status: Offline Last Seen: Sunday at 02:36 AM Birthday: 03/17/1979 Device: Windows Posted October 16, 2014 Sounds like a bad or underpowered power supply. Or enen could be a mobo issue Mule, WeednFeed, Teleck and 1 other 4 Awards
DemonElf Posted October 16, 2014 Member ID: 2691 Group: **- Inactive Registered Users Followers: 11 Topic Count: 42 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 170 Content Per Day: 0.03 Reputation: 155 Achievement Points: 1459 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 07/25/11 Status: Offline Last Seen: November 21, 2017 Birthday: 04/18/1991 Posted October 16, 2014 Thanks @@BigPapaDean, for that helpful tool.
JohnnyNashville Posted October 16, 2014 Member ID: 25938 Group: *** Clan Members Followers: 21 Topic Count: 346 Topics Per Day: 0.12 Content Count: 1496 Content Per Day: 0.51 Reputation: 290 Achievement Points: 13343 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 05/17/17 Status: Offline Last Seen: Tuesday at 01:14 AM Birthday: 08/08/1961 Device: Windows Posted October 16, 2014 No need to spend 800 dollars for a set of graphic cards...go with a GTX 970 4 gig single card for 330 dollars. As far as burning cards up, like everyone else said...check your power supply (minimum 550 watts...1000 plus preferred) and monitor your temps (50 C preferred). jn mouselad, Damage_inc- and Teleck 3
KaptCrunch Posted October 17, 2014 Member ID: 389 Group: *** Clan Members Followers: 48 Topic Count: 319 Topics Per Day: 0.06 Content Count: 4911 Content Per Day: 0.86 Reputation: 4122 Achievement Points: 39722 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 53 Joined: 09/14/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: 3 hours ago Birthday: 01/01/1970 Device: Windows Posted October 17, 2014 yes PSU should have a min of 65amps on 12v rail for X-fire,SLi a seasonic Platinum SS-860XP2 860W fits the bill for X-fire. SLi chores other is case air management for dual GPU's put out lot of heat cool air from front/bottom and out rear/top so your not recycling the heat generated by gpu's if cards are to close together , need to make air deflector to fan intake of card (old nylons cardboard backing) Awards
Teleck Posted November 2, 2014 Member ID: 601 Group: **- Inactive Registered Users Followers: 2 Topic Count: 52 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 389 Content Per Day: 0.07 Reputation: 69 Achievement Points: 2583 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 10/20/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: November 22, 2016 Birthday: 07/13/1967 Posted November 2, 2014 I would think it is a heat issue. not enough cooling on your cards. What case you have? there enough air flowing through it to help with the heat the cards generate? Enough fans to push the air through as well as the right type of fans?
Damage_inc- Posted November 3, 2014 Member ID: 2048 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 294 Topics Per Day: 0.06 Content Count: 6689 Content Per Day: 1.27 Reputation: 4709 Achievement Points: 48999 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 5 Joined: 12/15/10 Status: Offline Last Seen: November 29, 2023 Birthday: 05/30/1967 Posted November 3, 2014 No need to spend 800 dollars for a set of graphic cards...go with a GTX 970 4 gig single card for 330 dollars. As far as burning cards up, like everyone else said...check your power supply (minimum 550 watts...1000 plus preferred) and monitor your temps (50 C preferred). jn HE IS COMPLETLY RITE... Awards
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