Will this be available to international customers and not just the US. I am quite keen to add another EVGA GTX480, but will hold off until this is known.

5thduke
i kept the faith but dont live in the USA either dohhhhhh

You're in NZ right? If EVGA can send an extra to me in NYC, I'll forward it to you, no worries mate.

so does this only happen with antec psu's? I have a 759 and I am not running 480's but may be upgrading soon.
 
btw I have a corsair 1000hx

I'm kinda nervous...
Just bought an e760 2 weeks ago to replace an e757, registered it THE SECOND I got home, and it turns out it has the 'old' barcode number.
I got the board from Tiger (Canada) and I plan on putting my 480 in it. No SLI (yet) so far, but what do I have to do to get this adapter?
Sorry for the newb question?
Thanks,
M.
 

MaelstromOC

That pcie insert is awesome :) I'm glad this was posted before I modded my board! Now my only question is, I wonder what these will cost since I bought my board off another member and as such, it isn't registered to me :( I'm sure I won't get a free one because of that, but I don't want my e759 going down in flames!

I am in the same situation you are man. hope they sell it or something..

EVGA once again shows why they are #1 !!!! ,

this will be sweet for me i dont use the bottom slot and even if its a bit gheto i can hide it easily .been running my set up for a few days now with a thermal probe on the 24 pin never goes over 33 idle but does go up to 44 ish when benchmarking this will be peace of mind  thing for me if nothing else.
 
craig i dont think nereus will mind lucky i registerd my gear

So is this like a pci-e riser slot insert? Also should I not run my system until this comes out? I have a lot of hardware plugged in including x-fi, 2x 480 gtx standard, + 9800 GT, plus 6gb ram and overclocked cpu. What are the chances that it will burn out running my system?
 
Also dear Evga I have a better suggestion. For everyone that spent over $400 on the 759 send us a Classy 3 and we wont sue. I for one spent $500 the week the board came out straight from EVGA and think that this is BS. I propose that we stand together and burn our 759 limited certificate and post it on Youtube.
 
Also note everyone I'll still support evga and buy their video cards as still like the company, but not so sure about their motherboards anymore . . .
 
Thank you.
 

dmoheban

So is this like a pci-e riser slot insert? Also should I not run my system until this comes out? I have a lot of hardware plugged in including x-fi, 2x 480 gtx standard, + 9800 GT, plus 6gb ram and overclocked cpu. What are the chances that it will burn out running my system?

Also dear Evga I have a better suggestion. For everyone that spent over $400 on the 759 send us a Classy 3 and we wont sue. I for one spent $500 the week the board came out straight from EVGA and think that this is BS. I propose that we stand together and burn our 759 limited certificate and post it on Youtube.

Also note everyone I'll still support evga and buy their video cards as still like the company, but not so sure about their motherboards anymore . . .

Thank you.

Sue for what?  The lawyer costs alone wouldn't make it worth it.  Plus, you would be sueing for the potential for something to happen?
The only way you would have a case is if you actually had damage from the issue and EVGA didn't help you.
 
Plus, EVGA is doing what what they can to make up for NVIDIA's screw up, not theirs.  If anyone was to blame, it would be NVIDIA for not making sure their cards would work with the specs that they gave to mobo manufacturers.  Companies shouldn't have to make workaround like molex connectors.
 
On a side not, I have a 758 which I have been folding for over 12 hours a day for two months on two 480s which are highly overclocked and I have had no issues.  The power slot isn't at all above case temperature.  I wonder if anyone has considered that maybe 24-pin connectors are frying because the power supply may not have been giving enough power to the 480s so it tried to pull it from the PCI-E power?  Somethign to think about.......I browsed through what I could find on the forums to include that 30+page thread and didn't see a mention of it.

No wonder Apple dropped Nvidia technology from their hardware. You guys are right. Nvidia is always doing something to piss people off. Like from the time 680i came out they had problems with their boards overheating, stability, and the latest was the video connectors burning out. Thats what they get for cutting corners and cheap labor.
 
 

dmoheban

So is this like a pci-e riser slot insert? Also should I not run my system until this comes out? I have a lot of hardware plugged in including x-fi, 2x 480 gtx standard, + 9800 GT, plus 6gb ram and overclocked cpu. What are the chances that it will burn out running my system?

Also dear Evga I have a better suggestion. For everyone that spent over $400 on the 759 send us a Classy 3 and we wont sue. I for one spent $500 the week the board came out straight from EVGA and think that this is BS. I propose that we stand together and burn our 759 limited certificate and post it on Youtube.

Also note everyone I'll still support evga and buy their video cards as still like the company, but not so sure about their motherboards anymore . . .

Thank you.

Ummm a 770 is a downgrade from the 759 btw, going though with legal action is the wrong path you would be losing big time.... I was given a 770 for my 759 after the burnout and tbh the marvel chips are the pita with some devices, usb 3.0 has some issues. You cannot sue for something that could potentially happen. Only after it happens. Since EVGA is offering a solution now I would take that when its available and keep your 759 tbh... I wish I still had mine nf200 chip ftw....
 
As for your first question just keep an eye on the 24 pin connectors temps, there is a way to have a sensor attached to keep an eye on the heat on them someone on the forums did it, you can do that until you get the solution part from evga.
As for EVGA boards its not just evga, evga just got got caught with thier hands in the cookie jar is all. But they have stepped up and offered a solution.

 Hi Thank you very much EVGA this is Great and way I buy EVGA.
Thanks again.

EVGA_JacobF

Hi all,

We would like to give you an update on the solution that we will have available shortly.

Towards the end of November, we will provide a very small “PCI-E” insert that can plug into any available PCIe slot on the motherboard. This insert is so small it can fit even below the fansink on a dual slot card.

The insert will connect to a molex connector from the power supply, and provide extra power on the PCIe lanes for extreme setups.

We will make this available free of charge for a limited time for registered customers of compatible boards, please stay tuned for more details.

Thanks,

 
 
Jacob,
 
What do you consider an extreme setup? Also this fix will it take away one of my pci-e slots from use???
 
Thanks.
 

Fellas... Please read this note from Joe... It will not cost you any PCI-E slots.... (Link)
 
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In late November, EVGA will provide a very small “PCI-E” insert that can plug into any available “PCI-E” slot on the motherboard. This insert very small and can fit even below the fansink on dual slot cards so you don’t lose a slot.  This insert will connect to a 4-pin molex connector from the power supply, and provide extra power on the “PCI-E” lanes for extreme systems.