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Help: EVGA X58 SLI 3

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werdnahman

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A few weeks ago I posted a thread called "The Plague".

Well, it is now worse.

EVGA RMA'd that motherboard, and sent me back another one, and it is posting "FF".

It should be statistically impossible to have 4 bad motherboards, 2 bad graphic cards, and a bad PSU in one build. I would think that the bad PSU may have caused the first motherboard and the first two graphics cards, but I cannot explain anything past the new PSU like that.

The second ASUS board worked for a year and a half, and then started dropping hard drives.

The first EVGA board worked for about week without hitches, then started to turn off randomly.

The second EVGA came via UPS today, and posted FF. I double checked to make sure all power cords were in, GPU was all the way in the socket, ram also all the way in, everything that I could think of. I checked the manual for install instructions even (proof of desperation). Also tried a second PSU. Tried every slot for the GPU, and both outlets of the GPU for the monitor cable.

Right now I am going to plug in the ASUS motherboard (their crappy tech support is not really handling my situation with them very well.) to verify my GPU is good.

I'm pretty desperate. I greatly appreciate any help you all can offer.
 
I tried the ASUS board, the graphics card worked. I only let it go to post, but it did post on my screen.
 
A post code of FF is usually a problem on CPU Init. Either bad CPU or bad motherboard.

Since it's posting on your Asus board, I hate to say but looks like your board. Again.

Have you broken any mirrors lately? House on an Indian burial ground? :eek:
 
Sounds like typical EVGA RMA's. I have nothing but negative comments toward EVGA. The worst company I've ever had the displeasure of working with. I'll leave this at that:(
 
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