Actually, it only affects extreme cooling and suicide voltages. (LN2 and DICE)Agent_Dung_Bomb wrote:
If you plan on overclocking that CPU, you may want to do some research on that mobo and make sure it isn't using the Foxconn socket.
Nope. The problem isn't limited to extreme overclocking. I think they just show the problems earlier. Even standard overclocks are showing problems.GC_PaNzerFIN wrote:
Actually, it only affects extreme cooling and suicide voltages. (LN2 and DICE)Agent_Dung_Bomb wrote:
If you plan on overclocking that CPU, you may want to do some research on that mobo and make sure it isn't using the Foxconn socket.
http://www.overclockersclub.com/news/25803/Overclockers Club wrote:
As some of you might know by now there has been some issues regarding the LGA-1156 Foxconn socket, but it looks like it's getting worse. Foxconn said they corrected the cause of the problems back in May, however even with the new revision of the socket the number of damaged motherboards and processors keeps growing. At first the issue was only reported by users with extreme overclocking and after demanding benchmarking runs, but now it's starting to appear with average overclock settings and on a higher number of motherboard models. There are already full stocks of motherboards
on the market that use the socket behind this problem, with the highest number of them being from Gigabyte and ASUS (a recent AnandTech review suggests both may be considering switching socket providers on some boards at least). Some brands, including EVGA and MSI have suspended the use of Foxconn and are now using TYCO AMP and LOTES parts for their P55 motherboards. The problem is apparently caused by bad contact between some of the CPU pins and the socket eventually leading to the death of both of them. Let's hope Foxconn gets over this issue soon.
Yes, the article may be 2 months old, but Foxconn supposedly fixed the issue back in May. That doesn't mean the problem may not still be present. I would simply recommend using a board that isn't using the Foxconn socket if he plans to overclock.GC_PaNzerFIN wrote:
I know +20 ppl at >4Ghz on Foxconn sockets. Only one who killed his board was SF3D with LN2 over here. There is absolutely no point in paying the hefty price premiun to get an EVGA board with gold plated TYCO AMP socket. If you noticed, that article is 2 months old now. I have not heard more incidents anymore.
Either shit MSI board or very expensive EVGA then? I don't think that is very smart idea. Like I said I have not heard anyone saying their board's socket is fried without suicide voltages. It is more likely your PSU will blow up than the socket from the motherboard. It is VERY VERY unlikely to happen under 1.65V CPU voltages.Agent_Dung_Bomb wrote:
Yes, the article may be 2 months old, but Foxconn supposedly fixed the issue back in May. That doesn't mean the problem may not still be present. I would simply recommend using a board that isn't using the Foxconn socket if he plans to overclock.GC_PaNzerFIN wrote:
I know +20 ppl at >4Ghz on Foxconn sockets. Only one who killed his board was SF3D with LN2 over here. There is absolutely no point in paying the hefty price premiun to get an EVGA board with gold plated TYCO AMP socket. If you noticed, that article is 2 months old now. I have not heard more incidents anymore.
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