07-06-2015, 11:48 AM
(07-04-2015, 10:56 PM)epixoip Wrote: Not weird at all... Re-read what I wrote in this thread, it all makes perfect sense
This is actually something we're fighting with right now, as we've learned that the 290X will kill the motherboard in the systems we use after about a year of continuous use. When Tyan and Supermicro say not to use GPUs that draw more than 300W, they rather mean it. So we will no longer be using nor recommending GPUs which violate the PCI-e spec as all high-end AMD GPUs have.
Man, this is horrible
I suppose that your assessment of the 290X is valid for 6990 as well. You just told me that I will upgrade for free about 40 systems spread all around the world ... sad. Have you had many such cases, meaning dead motherboards? I was wondering if it is safe to just change the GPU to Titan X for the failed systems, and keep the rest, or if I should change the whole machine. The system which is still running after more than one week with Titan X is one that crashes with AMD within one hour ... seems stable enough. Could save a shitload of money if I can reuse the motherboards 