Agent_Dung_Bomb wrote:
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.
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.
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.
In fact I have heard more EVGA and MSI boards die than these Foxconn socket boards.
Last edited by GC_PaNzerFIN (2009-12-07 11:52:42)