In two weeks Ive had two cpus go tits up for no reason. Both times the cpu wasnt under load. Sny ideas?
Over heated? What's your cooling arrangements like - LOL, I shouldn't ask - you're one of the coolest people I know :2funny:
are you overclocking?
have you got the paste in the right place?
fan not working?
holy crap is this your brand new one?
Did you swap out the PSU as well? IIRC, you said you already have a line conditioner or UPS plugged into the wall outlet. Sure nothing's shorting between the case and mobo or other components? What about your broadband source- wifi or wired? Could be a bad wall plug where the router is. You are going to have to make a checklist and one by one eliminate all the possibilities. Also, if you move any of the cords going to wall outlets try to plug them into outlets not on the same breaker as the original, just in case.
Put the 3rd cpu in and now im getting a circut parity error.
everything is new and I've never had this much of a problem.
Im thinking of just returning everything .
fwiw at no time did the temp go over 120 f.
Bad mobo? Bad BIOS? Try a reset and then swapping that mobo out if no joy.
I reset the bios with no effect. If its the mb im going to be pissed. Ive been back and forth at tiger direct to many times thus week.
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That sux. Probably the mobo. Any other weird power issues with other equipment?
the fucking thing is possessed!
took out the video card and then took out the battery and cleared the cmos with the jumper.
put everything back in and let it sit for a bit.
first try nada
second try everything powered up but the cpu
hit the clearMem button again.
3rd power up and its all working.
I just got the latest bios installed and we'll see how it goes. I've 28 days to return all the parts if it goes tits up again.
bet your ass its the mobo....
Im considering taking it to their tech guys and having them bench test it.
another $100....
my research is pointing to the bios but I cant find anything specific that got updated over the versions.
but Ive read posts where this cpu doesnt play well with the older versions.
it took 5 days to fail so well see what happens.
Typically with electronics, defectives die in days. Swap the mobo. If that one has died, it will die again on an ongoing basis, especially when you are in a big tank battle.
it was never the mb that died.
Quote from: GDS_Starfury on June 20, 2014, 10:53:19 PM
it was never the mb that died.
The logic goes that the CPU is a very high quality part (very low defectives). If 2 die something is killing them. What is controlling the power to the CPU?
a brand new gold certified Corsair RM650 watt psu.
http://www.guru3d.com/articles_pages/corsair_rm_650_watt_gold_psu_review.html
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I need more power.
looking at tests under full load the cpu and gpu can use up to 660 watts all by themselves.
this was something that I looked into beforehand but how I asked the question got me far different results.
http://www.hardwaresecrets.com/article/Everything-You-Need-to-Know-About-The-Motherboard-Voltage-Regulator-Circuit/616 (http://www.hardwaresecrets.com/article/Everything-You-Need-to-Know-About-The-Motherboard-Voltage-Regulator-Circuit/616)
the bios that covers power regulation on this board is simply insane.
it is a real overclockers board to its core.
I think the chip was trying to draw more then it could but the power wasnt there and the calculations were.
a 'soft' fry if you will.
If it was under-powered the CPU might still be alive. Is there a bigger PSU at the store?
On second thought I don't want to recommend adding more power in case the mobo was faulty. I will remain blameless. Hope you get it going.
its going now with some stuff stepped back.
it crushes the graphic game but it's not getting the power to do so.
at the very least I've replaced everything else but the gpu.
Dual PSU case?
sorry to hear it's been a pain. I hope you get to enjoy the end product soon.
corsair 650 swapped out for a corsair 750.
we'll see what happens.
Did you swap the mobo too, just in case?
no. my gut tells me the MB isnt the problem. I've been playing WoT all day and the temps haven't gone over 120 F with the stock cooler. I think that between the bios flash and higher capacity PSU the problems should go away. I'll continue to stress test it and see what fails if anything.
so far so good. Im pretty sure the bios flash has a lot to do with it with this mb. the highest temp Ive seen is 116 F after 3 straight hours of WoT at full blast. the last 2 both failed at 5 days so I wait and watch.
Quote from: GDS_Starfury on June 20, 2014, 10:53:19 PM
it was never the mb that died.
If the motherboard died, it would never have come back.
It sounds like a conflict with something in start up! Don't know what else you have besides a video card but, try with a minimum start up.
Check the voltages when in bios, right them down, then add the other components and check them again.
Some CPU's, memory, and motherboards can be very very sensitive to higher or lower 5v voltages.
What's the wattage on the PSU? What's you power budget?
That's one thing I learned working for IBM, always get much bigger PSU than you'll ever need (better power = higher reliability & longer life)!
I've gotten it all straightened out.
I had to flash the bios to the lastest version as there was a conflict with the original and the lasted 8 core cpu's.
I also turn off the hyper threading turbo thingy until I get an aftermarket cpu cooler. with the stock cooler it never gets hotter then 38 C under full load playing Wot or TW with everything maxed out. but with all the options in the bios set at normal it was getting closer to 50 C. now Im just trying to decide if I want to take the plunge and get one of the new self contained liquid jobs.
The very first computer, big old mainframe, I worked on was water cooled so I find it funny my 3770 8 core system has a radiator in it, old technology is new again.
I'd go with water cooling, the new devices are completely sealed and there are some systems that will also water cool your video card!
I took advantage of the special TD had with the ATI R9 270 with its two giant fans.