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You really should buy an outlet tester and check the outlet that your PC is on. Do you run your PC through a UPS or at least a surge protector?
I'm not saying it's not his hardware. It could be. It's just statistically unlikely, and I would try and rule out power delivery as a culprit too. Better safe than sorry in the end.While I would agree that testing should always be done in a situation like this, and the two card scenario does tend to point in other directions, it's not out of the question that it was the cards either. It sounds like he's swapped a bit of hardware at least.
To those saying it couldn't possibly be the video cards: He's not presenting it as "Fuck MSI", just a "Hey, this happened to me, keep your eyes open." I've had my share of faulty MSI hardware, but it was just motherboards, not video cards. I've had my share of their hardware, and they did seem to cut some corners. This was several years ago now though, and to be fair, it looks like they've been stepping up their game a little these days.
Anyway, the issue could lie in several different places, but it's still good for people to report issues like this. At least other users can keep an eye on things. Maybe in the end it's proven to be something else, but it's still helpful.
If you know anything about MSI motherboard like 10 years ago =)
I dont think that all MSI products are crap but I did have a MSI 6600GT start on fire and shoot flames out of it about 5-7 years ago. Not sure what happened but I was running sli so I just threw out the bad card and used the good card and never had an issue with it.
I'm not saying it's not his hardware. It could be. It's just statistically unlikely, and I would try and rule out power delivery as a culprit too. Better safe than sorry in the end.
My brother and I used to build machines for family and friends several years ago. MSI components are the only ones that had problems down the road (mostly motherboard melt). I avoid them if at all possible from that experience.