Waited 4 months for it, now it's dead.

[Daveburt714]

Aussie FX: Yeah, it was my own fault man... The MSI DKA790GX was a really nice board and actually OC'd quite well. I could bench it at 3.3/2.4, and it ran really stable at 3.1/2.2 close to stock volts.

The problem seemed to be that I couldn't put anything over 1.45v's on the CPU (I never overvolt the IMC much).

I modded the AOD.ini file which allowed me to up the CPUvid to 1.55, started 4x Prime and killed the board within an hour...

It sucks, cause I really liked that board too, granted the power section was a little weak, but it ran great for a couple months until I decided to bypass it's safety measures...

As much as I dislike Asus, I bought an open box M3A79-T for $138. I haven't really pushed it too hard yet (and probably won't!) but so far it's doing pretty well 205x15.5x11x10, with a slight overvolt on the CPU (1.375) and stock IMC (1.3).

The Asus has a really nice PWM section 8+2, stays cool and OC's a little better stable than the MSI. For an Asus, it's a really nice mobo...

Give me a couple months, I'll probaly kill it too... No wait, the Power section of this board seems quite capable, I'll probably burn my 9950 instead...

[Rammsteiner]

Well, the board was fine actually. I ran Prime 95 a few times on it. Compared to my current M2R, sold DQ6 and even older motherboards I ran Prime like 1 minute on this one

But if it fails under long excessive load, doesnt this mean heat might be a factor? Anyway, Im certainly going to RMA it. Whether DFI's service sucks or not, I dont know. I always send stuff back to the shops and let them handle it. As long as I get it back before Deneb arrives

Although the difference between the M2R and FXB is damn obvious, I only planned a multiplier OC to 3Ghz untill I get my replacement, but no way of doing so at the Vcore settings I used on the FXB. Runs Prime 1 minute, BSOD 'Machine Check Exception'

Oh well, I ran a 9850BE on stock for months, so I can sit out with the 9950BE for another month. Just a shame the 9950BE is in that matter a bit of a waste of money but well.

I think, if my CPU heatsink allows it, to find some coolers for the PWM area. Im pretty sure my CPU wasnt asking too much Watts there. What's 3Ghz with +0.025V lol. Well, NB at 2.3Ghz with 1.4V but still, makes no sense.

@ soundood

Where did I say I installed the just arrived motherboard and started Priming over night? Ive this board for like 2 weeks already. I always start the OC'ing and as you say, 'burning in' procedure slowly. I Prime overnight so I can game on settings I know which are stable when Im awake. Also energy is cheaper, makes me parents less pissy lol. Also, I can afford to lose a board, I just dont like it since I waited 4 months on this one. Also because I got to rebuild it all again.

@ Brother Esau... Oh, that's not nice!