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Board Mining (Altcoins)
Re: Claymore's ZCash AMD GPU Miner v9.1
by
smaxz
on 19/12/2016, 16:57:44 UTC
Guys, I have a system with 5 GPUs, 3 R9 290 and 2 RX 480, all using usb risers with sata/molex adapter. He's been standing about 3 months 24/7. Today I smelled something burnt and found what is in the picture. Just the two that energized the RX 480. Do the RX 480 continue to extract more than pci_ex can support? Is there something wrong with my PSU?

My RIG:

Asrosk H81 Pro BTC
Intel Celeron G1820
8GB RAM
3 R9 290 + 2 RX 480(all stock)
USB risers
Cougar GX 800 + Corsair CX 750



duude.. this is a typical newbie mistake. dont worry it happens.

you need cooler cables.

try to lookup "mining cables"... they will come in cooler colors, black is the worse ones. try to find ones with all white cables.

put a fan pointed right at your cables until you fix this problem!