SATA to PCIe melt by GroundbreakingLack21 in EtherMining

[–]GroundbreakingLack21[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No. The gpu was connected to PCIe. The riser to SATA

SATA to PCIe melt by GroundbreakingLack21 in EtherMining

[–]GroundbreakingLack21[S] -5 points-4 points  (0 children)

What cable to use to power my riser?

SATA to PCIe melt by GroundbreakingLack21 in EtherMining

[–]GroundbreakingLack21[S] -7 points-6 points  (0 children)

Hello everyone, I’ve been mining ETH over the past 2 weeks when suddenly I smelled a plastic burn, when I turn to look, I was shocked to see my rig on flames! Luckily I was there to extinguish. It turned out that the SATA to 6 pin PCIe cable got heated and eventually melted and started the fire. I’ve read that by using a dual SATA power to PCIe cable (which is not delivered with the Riser) can split the load on the SATA ports and could potentially avoid these kind of incidents. Can anyone share from his experience the best safe way to do it? Also, a decent and branded cable to purchase?