Ok well thanks for the heads up. How much of a risk are we talking about? I will not go with 3 way sli, just 2. I know its all subjective but if its a high probability it would be good to know....Thanks again

Hay EVGA What is going on with this, Can you give any info.
on what a person should do if he has a system E760 and two GTX 480s.
Please give us some help hear.
or do nothing what do you say.

donta1979

yes I was taken care of sort of, just got the bord in along with my asus rampage III and new psu"I had to buy this keep in mind or be without a pc for a week or two", hopefully the damage was not crazy from the this issue to my other parts about to find out....

Post some pics of both boards Donta, I would like to see how they look, and of course, give us your opinions about them.

You know we agree with you, but feel it was have been put out there that you cannot or was limited to what new card you can run on it. Now that this is coming to light, everyone is worried that the system that they spent so much money on can go up in smoke. So like I said early on, it like driving your car when you know there is problem and you keep driving it, that's on you. Now that we know there is a problem, we just want it fixed before I loose out on some parts. Evga is a great company, crap they have taken care of me on an issue or two. That is not the question. Knowledge is a lot. If i would have known that I could not run SLI with 480's on this board without the chance of fire, then I would not have gotten them. That information should be put out there, so people can make a wise decision. I can go on , but I am not.

I wonder if this effects the SLI Mico, E756. IIRC it does not have a four pin connector near the PCIE slots. I run a single gtx 460 for now..

Yes it will it must have the 4 pin near the pcie slots.
that is way thay come out with the new boards like the E770.
I do not like it ether I have two GTX 480s and a E760.
That I do not know about now.

Every one needs to calm down...
 
1st, EVGA designed the e759 and e760 prior to the GTX 480s and the ATI 58xx cards being released. So there was no way to know the power requirements these high powered cards could draw through the PCIe slots. This is not specific to the x58 Classified boards, it has affected many board mfgs.
 
No ones house is going to catch on fire.... The pins simple get hot from the power draw which over time melts the plastic. Once the plastic has melted the heat makes the connection metal expand until it loses connection which causes the system not to opererate properly. In my case, this process took a month from installing the 2 GTX480s and the second time it took a week to show signs of melting in which case I contacted evga to seek a solution.
 
If you have been running your configuration for a while, check the dam 24-pin plug, if it is not melted you are probably fine, if it is, then u know you have an issue as it would be melted by now.
 
And lastly, I can only think of a few companies that have tech support, CS and product managers active on the community forum. EVGA and Corsair. So good luck with Asus or any other mfg.
EVGA, originally offered me the e762 which I would have taken had it fit in my case but then offered me the Classy 3 which I have up and running in my system now. Seriously, of the other board mfgs out there, how many would work so hard to resolve an issue with the customer? While I think Asus makes good boards, I seriously doubt you would receive the same level of CS imo.
 
This mass hysteria must end!!! 

 
 
Hey Bud...we're all calm and I don't see any "mass-hysteria" at all (sun must me hot in Az)....we're simply a few consumers who happen to have a fair bit of coin wrapped in our Rigs and are simply discussing things in this thread.......
btw...I deal with Asus on a regular basis as well and granted their Support personnel are not active (as active) on Forums, their Customer Support / RMA Support is excellent ( in Canada anyhow, cannot speak for you folks south of the 49th).
 
Back on topic......my 24 Pin doesn't feel hot to touch either after a bit of gaming..which is good..at this point I'm also glad I didn't go the ST 1.5 kW route as that was the original plan along with Tri Sli 480's...

@ LionRed : Oi mate - Waikato draught is better. Or Steinlager. Or if you can find it, Mac's Gold is the ultimate.
Kia Ora mate.

can someone post a reference on the new pci e 4 pin boards vs the older 759/760 pins?  I think that will help out alot of people on whether they have it or not and would definitely help answer alot of questions

Nereus

OK, so the 770 has the molex connector below the PCIe slots, so if you've got a 770, connect that up and you should be sweet, right?

For 760/759 owners, either do the mod that is linked from this thread earlier, or think about upgrading your mobo if you're planning to install multiple new high-draw GPU cards, particularly if you intend to clock them.

As mentioned above, the 759/760 were designed for cutting edge tech at the time, and altho maybe there's an argument that they should have had the foresight to see what was coming, it's still expecting a board to work with technology that didn't even exist at the time.

Perhaps all 480 series manufacturers should issue a warning with the 480 cards that older boards may not handle the load.. and heck, maybe it is already there in the fine print - I can't afford a couple of new 480's at the moment so I wouldn't know, lol.

I'm glad I saw this thread though.

I think whenever using a high performance video card it is a good idea to connect one of the power molex connectors at 770 board, just to be sure that the card is able to get all the power it needs. connecting the power connector won’t hurt, I recommend you to always connect them.even using one card In fact a safer and clearer side.

Oh and I doubt someone from evga will post in this thread again regarding the issue.  Looks like it will be dealt with on a fire by fire basis...I mean case by case.
 
Just noticed This happens to be my 666th post!  Whats going to happen???? We're doomed. 
 
Maybe everyone with a 759/760 should get a FREE addon fire extinguisher.  "Secures to either side of your computer case, a $50 value, FREE!"
Exlusive to classified owners only, shipping and handling fees may apply
 
 
 

Well lost a few psu's, hard drives some other hardware from my classified going under still waiting to find out if the killer 2100 is not compatable with the classified 3 if its not then its not if it is I lost that card too.

Pros 
1. Gets to 4ghz-4.5ghz easier
2. qpi runs at 133.5 instead of 132.7 letting cpu and ram run at rated speeds
3. Bios does have some cool options
4. bios is simple
5. higher quality audio card than the classified
6. comes with a vreg fan 
7. NB is not huge
8. Fast boot
 
Cons
1. The bios is too simpliefied to the point I guess you could call it stupid?
2. bios is missing critical things you need for control
3. Its picky with ram
4. the overclocking/monitoring software that comes with it does not compair to EVGA's
5. still has alot of bugs in bios and compatability with the bios for a wider selection of ram.
6. No LED post code display.....
7. very plain and some parts are cheap... for 299 you would expect more the X58 3-Way SLI board is of better build quality
 
after using this board and a few others msi, gigabyte included  I am not a big fan of it, still a  nice board, but you better make sure all of your hardware is compatable with this board or you will run into issues.
 
 
Classified 3
Pros
1. NB runs cooler than the 759 Classified
2. has a molex for the pcie lanes
3.sata III/6
4. USB 3
5.Bios is organized alot of tweaking options and control
6. comes with a nb fan unlike most 759/760 boards
7. Reliable over its 759/760 counter parts for high power consumption gpus. Meaning you dont have to worry about your 24pin burning up with sli/tri sli.
 
Cons
1. Lower quality onboard audio chip same as 759/760 Classified boards
2 PCIE 1x slot cannot have the fan that came with board attached and put a pcie 1x board in
3. Still more of a climb to 4ghz+ for most
4. Molex for pcie lanes is in a bad location if you have a case without alot of room under the board. my psu gets in the way even after cutting a hole for the molex...
5. Didnt come with a 90 Degree molex extention short plug for those with without alot of room at the bottom of thier case
6. Sucks for 759/760 owners who dont have the onboard molex cable... should had been put on those boards from the start since they issue was known.

Do not buy a 759/760 classified.... if you intend on putting power hungry cards in or your going to make your gpus power hungry... Only buy these boards if your ready to the molex mod yourself or pay someone to do it right for you. These boards have had this issue for some time... but now nvidia high end cards can be added to the list.
 http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/showthread.php?t=226942

Ya know, I keep reading how it wasn't designed for this and wasn't designed for that.
 
We've identified STOCK 480's having this happen.
The "Stock" load on a 480 is between 250-300 Watts.
A Stock clocked 295 under full load, is OVER 300 Watts.
EVGA was testing the Classy's while the 295's were new tech.
The 295 under load exceeds this, atleast the DPCB does, I don't have a Co-Op to test it.
 
So we have atleast 3 NVidia cards that can exceed the power.
 
Now as stated above someone said that a house catching fire just couldn't happen. So to you I ask this. Are you going to trust your house to some underpaid factory worker in some other country to have built that PSU exactly perfect so that it just couldn't possibly overload and cause a fire?
 
All that bad connection has to do is come in contact with even a piece of lint or dust and it's game over.

I just left for the weekend with my computer on to finish a torrent, great thread to read for the first time. I will have to check my 24 pin I guess. I only have 1 470 but damn...even a chance.

mmuthiah

I have 2 4890's cross fired on my EVGA e759?  Do i need to have a 'fire' insurance for my home?

LOL, You should have that anyways!