So it turns out the triple redundant PSU supplied with the case was dodgy, and has subsequently blown out the motherboard.
It seems the CPU is okay for now, but will require further testing, as will all the expansion cards plugged into it at the time. All this after I went to the trouble of swapping out its noisy fans with Scythe Kaze Ultra SY124020L 40mm fans. To add insult to injury, a normal PSU won’t fit properly in the chassis.
Gah.
On a more positive note (so long as the PSU didn’t kill it too), I managed to get my hands on an Areca ARC-1300ix-16, since FortuneTec decided to import a few thanks to demand. It rather uselessly comes with four Mini-SAS to Mini-SAS connectors, requiring me to buy two ludicrously expensive Mini-SAS to SATA breakout cables at around AUD$67 a pop. Considering I’ll eventually need four, almost AUD$270 for four cables is approaching Monster in terms of rip offs. Sadly there seems to be no cheaper alternative, short of ordering from Hong Kong.
In the mean time, now I have my ARC, I don’t need the four PCI-E slots that the MSI provided, just three. I think I’ll go with the much safer and higher quality Asus, in particular, the P5Q-E.
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