Quote from: ticmmae on June 17, 2017, 05:15:32 PM

Quote from: citronick on June 17, 2017, 04:08:57 PM

Quote from: ticmmae on June 17, 2017, 01:46:02 PM

Quote from: Mattthev on June 17, 2017, 06:53:10 AM

Quote from: ticmmae on June 17, 2017, 03:58:32 AM

idiot of the day is here

I just built my first rig today and placed the motherboard on top of a conductive stainless shelf.. tried to power on for like an hour wondering what the hell is wrong with my build.. It was powering on and off at one point too... Eventually figured out and got it working but how bad is this? lol System is running fine but I am wondering if I made any damage to the board. This is like the dumbest thing ever smh

Are there any burnt components or places? Power it up and you will see if it's working.

as far as i can see I dont see any burnt mark and system seems to run well. so far..

For best & cheapest result -- just use 2 planks of 2x2 wood as the base.

Alternatively, if your mobo came with a strofoam-like sheet in the static bag - you can use that as base too.

That sheet is allegedly made of fire/heat-resistant material -- i have a 1.5 year old Asrock-H81 mobo that is still on that sheet of foam mining 24x7.

I use a wooden base meant for pots/plants from the $2 shop for all my miners -- its cheap, practical and does the job.

Like xleejohnx mentioned, modern mobos have several safeguards for accidental short-circuits, like protective coating, humidifier etc. too

Currently, it is on top of flattened package box (pretty thin though). Is that a good idea? Kinda feel like a fire hazard. Where can I find this wooden base? I got 0 exp in gardening..

Quote from: xleejohnx on June 17, 2017, 04:04:21 PM

Quote from: ticmmae on June 17, 2017, 01:46:02 PM

Quote from: Mattthev on June 17, 2017, 06:53:10 AM

Quote from: ticmmae on June 17, 2017, 03:58:32 AM

idiot of the day is here

I just built my first rig today and placed the motherboard on top of a conductive stainless shelf.. tried to power on for like an hour wondering what the hell is wrong with my build.. It was powering on and off at one point too... Eventually figured out and got it working but how bad is this? lol System is running fine but I am wondering if I made any damage to the board. This is like the dumbest thing ever smh

Are there any burnt components or places? Power it up and you will see if it's working.

as far as i can see I dont see any burnt mark and system seems to run well. so far..

Almost all computer parts have a protective coating on them to help prevent little accidents like this

thank god. It seems to be fine. Also been working fine for 24+ hours now.

Anything between it the metal is okay.
Also it takes a lot of heat to start a fire you'll be fine

Today's been a bitch.
I'm at work trying to get the wife to see what's wrong with all the rigs
And she's like what's a power supply so it's been aggravating