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Topic: Have I killed my GTX 1060? (Read 784 times)

newbie
Activity: 56
Merit: 0
July 03, 2017, 07:31:14 PM
#8
A sata cable  can do 75 watts.

nope, sata connectors are rated for 54W but how much they can actually do depends on the gauge of the wire they are connected to. 18 AWG is pretty common for more reputable brands, those cables can support 2 risers per cable. 20 AWG is pretty common for cheap PSUs, those can only do 1 per cable.

Also, unless you have an actual way to measure the power draw from the pci-e slot, you should always provision for at least 75W per each.
legendary
Activity: 4256
Merit: 8551
'The right to privacy matters'
July 03, 2017, 07:53:33 AM
#7
They are 6-Pin risers. The 6-Pin has a 6-Pin to Sata adapter attached.

It is then powered by a 3-connector SATA power cable, with only 2 of the connectors being used per wore on PCI-E risers.

E.G. 6 GPUs will be used with 3 SATA power cables.


and that is no good. well gray depends on draw.   A sata cable  can do 75 watts.

So if you  have 2 risers and pull 38 watts each you are too hard on the cable.

You are not crazy stupid  ie 3 or 4 per cable
You are borderline.
rule of thumb is below

molex 1 = safe ,2 = gray, 3 = wrong , 4 = wtf are you thinking
sata    1 = safe, 2 = gray, 3 =  wrong, 4 = wtf are you thinking
pcie   1 = safe ,2 = safe ,  3 = gray   , 4 = wrong


I have found msi afterburner sometimes drops settings and goes to 100% tdp on 1 card but not the others.
That may have happened to one of your cards. You may have damaged the psu in 1 sata jack.
newbie
Activity: 21
Merit: 0
July 03, 2017, 07:32:17 AM
#6
They are 6-Pin risers. The 6-Pin has a 6-Pin to Sata adapter attached.

It is then powered by a 3-connector SATA power cable, with only 2 of the connectors being used per wore on PCI-E risers.

E.G. 6 GPUs will be used with 3 SATA power cables.
legendary
Activity: 4256
Merit: 8551
'The right to privacy matters'
July 03, 2017, 07:10:31 AM
#5
3x GTX 1060 6GB MSI Gaming X


I was running a heavy workload on the cards for about 4 hours. (Mining using Claymore miner - no hate, lol.)


I woke up and 2 of the cards were still running like normal, however the 3rd card was showing as '0' in everything in Afterburner. 0 Voltage, 0 MHz etc.

Furthermore, the fans on this card aren't running, but it's light is on.


I have restarted PC and i get same thing and nothing changes.


Have I killed my card? If not, what can I do to resolve it?


(I last used all the cards together in sync in MSI Afterburner @ 75% TDP, +100 Core Clock, +650 Memory clock. The temperature was only at 55-60°c.)



boot
boot a second time
open afterburner

lower tdp to 70%
lower core to 75
lower memory to 500

fire up claymore  see if it runs  if it does   your clocks of

tdp 75%
core 100
memory 650

are too high.

If it does not run with lower clocks
power off.
remove 2 cards
run the one card on the mobo slot not a riser

use the low clocks I gave you
if it runs power off test the next card  only run 1 card
if it runs power off test the last card only run 1 card

if all cards run  1 at a time then  check the risers  smell them for burnt smell.

Check the cables leading to the risers.
How do you power the cables?
sata 1 maybe 2 risers on 1 cable
molex 1 maybe 2 risers on 1 cable
pcie  2 on a two plug cable


 
newbie
Activity: 21
Merit: 0
July 03, 2017, 07:01:08 AM
#4
sounds like shit risers to me

Hopefully, I'll try when I get home.
newbie
Activity: 56
Merit: 0
July 03, 2017, 04:19:22 AM
#3
sounds like shit risers to me
full member
Activity: 160
Merit: 100
July 03, 2017, 02:12:36 AM
#2
3x GTX 1060 6GB MSI Gaming X


I was running a heavy workload on the cards for about 4 hours. (Mining using Claymore miner - no hate, lol.)


I woke up and 2 of the cards were still running like normal, however the 3rd card was showing as '0' in everything in Afterburner. 0 Voltage, 0 MHz etc.

Furthermore, the fans on this card aren't running, but it's light is on.


I have restarted PC and i get same thing and nothing changes.


Have I killed my card? If not, what can I do to resolve it?


(I last used all the cards together in sync in MSI Afterburner @ 75% TDP, +100 Core Clock, +650 Memory clock. The temperature was only at 55-60°c.)



Remove all cards from Motherboard, plug your card on first PCI x16 slot and boot.
You will have a pretty quick answer.
newbie
Activity: 21
Merit: 0
July 03, 2017, 02:10:48 AM
#1
3x GTX 1060 6GB MSI Gaming X


I was running a heavy workload on the cards for about 4 hours. (Mining using Claymore miner - no hate, lol.)


I woke up and 2 of the cards were still running like normal, however the 3rd card was showing as '0' in everything in Afterburner. 0 Voltage, 0 MHz etc.

Furthermore, the fans on this card aren't running, but it's light is on.


I have restarted PC and i get same thing and nothing changes.


Have I killed my card? If not, what can I do to resolve it?


(I last used all the cards together in sync in MSI Afterburner @ 75% TDP, +100 Core Clock, +650 Memory clock. The temperature was only at 55-60°c.)

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