Topic: Anyone had a fire !?!? - page 2. (Read 3206 times)
So I could leave my computer running 24/7 and nothing bad would happen? I tend to turn it off when I go out of the house cos I'm paranoid.
I haven't turned one of my very old computers off for more than 2 years and its still working fine 
(even though its not mining but used as a server) but imo well cooled mining computer shouldn't have problems and if it heats too much it will shut down automaticaly.
(even though its not mining but used as a server) but imo well cooled mining computer shouldn't have problems and if it heats too much it will shut down automaticaly.
I was thinking about this last night and came to the conclusion that it would be very difficult for a major fire.
Most likly thing to happen would be the PSU/GFX/CPU goes pop then the computer turns off.
If it does turn into a fire then its sealed inside the metal case and there isnt exactly that much fuel inside there for the fire to consume so it would burn out quickly.
Most likly thing to happen would be the PSU/GFX/CPU goes pop then the computer turns off.
If it does turn into a fire then its sealed inside the metal case and there isnt exactly that much fuel inside there for the fire to consume so it would burn out quickly.
Short answer "YES"
I had a server (Dell2650) with an expansion card running a GPU. The power connection from the motherboard to the card caused it to over heat slowly and burned the fibreglass board and plastic connections. Filled the house with smoke and the family was very unimpressed. Took a week for the smell to clear.
I had a server (Dell2650) with an expansion card running a GPU. The power connection from the motherboard to the card caused it to over heat slowly and burned the fibreglass board and plastic connections. Filled the house with smoke and the family was very unimpressed. Took a week for the smell to clear.
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I am loving this... bitcoin everything! When these recent flood of bitcoin websites thin out and a few strong ones persist I think we will see a rise in price due to utility.
Back on subject, water cooling FTW.
I am loving this... bitcoin everything! When these recent flood of bitcoin websites thin out and a few strong ones persist I think we will see a rise in price due to utility.
Back on subject, water cooling FTW.
heck yea water cooling owns lol to bad it has to dump the heat into my room it raises my temp like 20-25f in here running a 5970@900/600 1.162 and a 5870@1000/600 1.212
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I am loving this... bitcoin everything! When these recent flood of bitcoin websites thin out and a few strong ones persist I think we will see a rise in price due to utility.
Back on subject, water cooling FTW.
I am loving this... bitcoin everything! When these recent flood of bitcoin websites thin out and a few strong ones persist I think we will see a rise in price due to utility.
Back on subject, water cooling FTW.
No fires but I did have a funky smell after a 2 day session. I underclocked both of my cards afterwards and set my fan to 100%. The demons have been exorcised since.
I've all but stopped mining now since the pros have taken over. I just solo mine with my idle CPU now for the same reason I play blackjack.
I've all but stopped mining now since the pros have taken over. I just solo mine with my idle CPU now for the same reason I play blackjack.
lol i been fine just dealing with all the heat my rads dump into my room i did blow a psu last year from the load my 5970 and 5870 draw but it waset from bit mining.
aye my fan failed (had something stuck in it). pc powered down at 115c tbh I thought the card would of been broke. but its still hashing away
Not a fire, but I updated Catalyst drivers while mining. I wasn't paying attention and noticed after a few minutes, "Hey, my fan sure is quie....oh crap!". My GPU was up to 105c. MSI Afterburner was unresponsive to changing fan settings. I stopped my miner and rebooted and all was well again. I'll admit I did panic a bit. Luckily the card is still rock solid for me.
Most likely cause of fire related issues mining is if you use a dubious (or worse) power supply. Cheap power supplies are cheap for a reason, and are well known to have parts fail inside. Sometimes that means they just die, other times you get a nice loud POW.
The vast majority of power supplies have fuses that will prevent a fire, but not all.
Never cheap out on your power supply, no matter how tempting it might be.
The vast majority of power supplies have fuses that will prevent a fire, but not all.
Never cheap out on your power supply, no matter how tempting it might be.
If you're thinking about starting to mine now... WHY? That ship has sailed into the sunset.
About the only thing that goes kaboom is if you either don't cool your cpu or gpu properly (usually because the fan dies), or if you overload components like your power supply. Good power supplies shut down when overloaded, cheap ones will go until something breaks, usually a diode in the rectifier burns. Here's an example of a Thermaltake 750w power supply: http://www.hardwaresecrets.com/article/Thermaltake-TR2-RX-750-W-Power-Supply-Review/902/7. When they actually test it with 750 watts it burns out, another one did the same thing. If you explore that site, you see a lot of power supplies are blatant Chinese lies, they can't deliver the advertised power without dropping voltage, shutting down, or burning out.
I highly doubt it would ever set on fire unless there was an electrical problem
No fires here..
Me have no fires. 
no fires, longest I've mined is 15 hours straight.
I'm a little concerned about leaving my pc on hashing away 24/7 ! has anyone run into any problems ?!
cheers onis
cheers onis
Turn your PC off, remove your CPU cooler, and turn your PC back on. Watch what happens.
Fail safe in action.
Don't worry about fires, it won't happen. Your PC will shut down WAY before that happens, whether you are CPU or GPU mining.
thank you for the peace of mind..........
(but should a fire occur i will bill you for the damage (in bitcoins of course))
I'm a little concerned about leaving my pc on hashing away 24/7 ! has anyone run into any problems ?!
cheers onis
cheers onis
Turn your PC off, remove your CPU cooler, and turn your PC back on. Watch what happens.
Fail safe in action.
Don't worry about fires, it won't happen. Your PC will shut down WAY before that happens, whether you are CPU or GPU mining.
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