Trying to get this build in order.

Story so far:

Had 3 DFI lanparty JR AMD boards die on me I decided I had to act. The system:

Phenom II 940 BE
DFI LP JR 790GX
4GB Corsair Dominator PC8500C5
2x HD4870 1GB Crossfire

Now I sold.... All of it. Well the motherboard got refunded by scan and the rest of it I was able to get decent value on and moved to the following:

Core i7 920
Asus Rampage II gene
6GB Corsair DDR3 1333
1x HD4870 1GB

Notice the one card still sitting there, well I intend to replace that with 2x HD 4770 soon but ofc they are not out yet.

But now the asus board died on me :O_o1: This time I plan to take steps. Before I just removed the stock NB cooler with a zalman one, you can just remove the top piece and keep the heatpipe and stock power cooling in place.
This time I am going to get a thermalright PWM cooler, the type 2 is the largest one and fits so thats the one I am getting. The NB cooler will be put staight onto the NB.

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I was only running one graphics card and had no voltage/power down issues so I do not suspect the PSU. Combine this with the fact that I have been using the same backup Mobo/CPU (P5k-VM + Q6600) without issue between the failures also suggests the case is fine.

I was not even running the voltages on the board out of intel spec either, 1.3v cpu and 1.3v VTT with everything else at stock and the cpu @ 3.8ghz. I am hoping with the new cooling the new board should be fine.

Sorry for the rambling post, just in system limbo atm while I wait on the new board and the GFX cards to be released :juggle:

First thing i would do is get a multi-meter onto that PSU.

Secondly, i would test the 'cleanliness' of the power you are getting from your sockets.

Its got to be one or the other.

This Q6600 is running at 3.6ghz being delivered by a 3 phase power system and is fine and has been for long periods of time on the same PSU at the same wall outlet.

The boards cooling solutions were fine.

Either the PSU is dodgy and is fluctuating or you are over-volting something.....or are the unluckiest person ever when it comes to motherboard deaths.

Of course, it could be the old case of nylon underwear ;)

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Of course, it could be the old case of nylon underwear

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I forgot about the Hessian Undergarments issue :p

My case is grounded and grounded well all over.