Mass Effect 2 + Texture Mods Possibly Fry Motherboard?

I decided to start using texture mods for Mass Effect 2. This one, specifically: http://www.facepunch.com/threads/1052033-Mass-Effect-2-High-Resolution-Texture-Mod

I used the "Ultra Textures" version. My game ran fine, no loss of FPS, and everything looked awesome.

Then one night when I was playing, I paused the game to go eat. I came back, and my system was off. Long story short, the motherboard was fried.

I just got my computer up running again with a new motherboard.

Could this mod (or any graphics-intensive game) have caused the mobo to fry? I'm hesitant to play again...

Thanks in advance.

Hmm I can't see how it would fry your MB being the GFX card would be doing the processing work. Maybe it was just a coincidence?

Eh, if it died just like that, it was bound to do it, eventually. What motherboard did you have, anyway?

Thanks for replies all. Yeah, I'm not sure why the graphics card didn't go out, so that plus all of your responses makes me feel safe to play the game again.

Eh, if it died just like that, it was bound to do it, eventually. What motherboard did you have, anyway?

Diophage

It's an MSI X58 Pro