Quote Originally Posted by Dandasarge View Post
Pros: Supports newer processors like the 1055t six core and is rated up to 140 watts, in theory. Having 3 video slots was nice for doing GPU based distributed computing (see cons)...

Cons: After 5 months it caught on fire! Good thing I was right there and pulled the plug.

In fairness I was pushing it pretty hard with a 6 core 125 watt CPU and 3x 9800GT "green edition" video cards.

I've not found any power handling information but evidently 414 watts is too much.

Other Thoughts: The case this motherboard was installed in is a "Sniper Storm" which has 3 huge 200mm fans, plus a normal 120mm fan, (plus the PS fan) so cooling was not the issue.

I ordered another one of these motherboards just today to replace the one that caught on fire. It would be really nice to know how much power one of these boards can take. Like is the new one going to burn up if I only run 5 cores and 2 video cards?
First question: What is the make and model of that MB?
Second Question: Why replace with the same?

From the description of your system and how you used it, I can say that I seriously doubt that pushing your system is the real cause of the silicone BBQ. More likely the fire was due to a bad capacitor or some other component on the MB.