HELP!!!!! Gigabyte GA-Z68X-UD3H-B3 caught on FIRE!!!

[ShadowVVL]

just bring the whole comp in and have them try to diagnose the problem.

 

[HollowRopes]

But now I'm left with:

My CPU my be burned, and nothing may be wrong with this motherboard and then this shit will go in circles.

I get another motherboard and it works and I have to shell out $100 on another power supply.

Edit: It's not a comp, my system is completely open, there's no case.

 

[ShadowVVL]

well if you take it in and tell them you think the cpu might be bad they may be able to figure out if its the cpu or the mobo thats bad.

 

[HollowRopes]

So take the CPU and the motherboard, and that's it?

P.S. I use a flathead screwdriver to power on my computer by shorting the two power pins.

 

[MadScientist]

And get yourself a better CPU heat sink, an Noctura NH-D14 or a Thermalright Silver Arrow. If you are going to run at 5.0Ghz the CM Hyper 212+ can't handle a vcore of 1.42V.
Are you even stable at those settings under load?

 

[HollowRopes]

Yeah it was completely stable for about three days, then it just turned off in the middle of Stalker Call of Pripyat. I reached down and turned it back on and a fucking butane-like torch came up from that black heatsink.

 

[Lean L]

Lmao the OP is an idiot. Read some of the threads. Firstly he was running a raidmax... he 'needed' his processor to run @ 5ghz and close to boiling point. To this point afaik he has not gotten a proper voltage reading on his processor since he's been using cpuz. God only knows what kind of ventilation he has in his (raidmax?) case. You should send in all your overclocking endeavors with the RMA request. You'll surely be laughed at for blaming Gigabyte for your idiocy and carelessness.

edit: really? Microcenter gave you a new mobo? You should be content and quit your whining. Someone already paid for your mistakes. Get rid of the ludicrous oc and be done with it.

 

[mrSHEiK124]

Lmao the OP is an idiot. Read some of the threads. Firstly he was running a raidmax... he 'needed' his processor to run @ 5ghz and close to boiling point. To this point afaik he has not gotten a proper voltage reading on his processor since he's been using cpuz. God only knows what kind of ventilation he has in his (raidmax?) case. You should send in all your overclocking endeavors with the RMA request. You'll surely be laughed at for blaming Gigabyte for your idiocy and carelessness.

edit: really? Microcenter gave you a new mobo? You should be content and quit your whining. Someone already paid for your mistakes. Get rid of the ludicrous oc and be done with it.

You could teach him rather than berate, no? We were ALL idiots at one point. I almost blew up my first [self-built PC] motherboard, A7N8X-VM/400 - tightened it down without standoffs! Called ASUS tech support, told him the entire computer was squealing, he immediately asked me to check for ground/short and was smart enough to suggest "checking the standoffs."

HollowRopes - set realistic expectations. I've got one of the obnoxiously expensive heatsinks mentioned in this thread, and I'm staying below 4.6 GHz/1.35V - not because it won't go any faster, but because I don't want to melt anything.

Do not expect a spectacular overclock or longevity from your hardware with a Raidmax PSU - however, you do not have to spend $100 for a good one. Some people here call it "insurance" - I call it "luxury" to go and splurge on a 850W PSU "in case" you need SLI or CrossFire.

You haven't mentioned your graphics card - but I'm guessing you don't have a GTX580+ - so this PSU will be a huge upgrade from your RAIDMAX - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...t-_-17-371-031 - People say this is a rebadged Seasonic, so it's a GOOD power supply.

As far as cooling/overclock is concerned, do you really want to run at 1.42V all the time? Without using a multimeter? I'm too lazy to actually check my voltages, so I don't go any higher than 1.35V. Unless GIGABYTE sold me a total turd of a motherboard, it couldn't possibly be reading more than 0.1V out of spec - so I'm safe.

Clock it down, turn the voltage down, and you'll be fine with the 212+. If you really want 5 GHz and all that voltage, you need to get a Megahalems, Noctua, Silver Arrow, etc. These are pricey, check the FS/FT forum, there are a couple of Noctuas in there going cheaply!

 

[mrSHEiK124]

And FFS - buy a case...

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...t-_-11-133-179

http://slickdeals.net/permadeal/574...-hundred-illusion-atx-mid-tower-computer-case

http://slickdeals.net/forums/showthread.php?t=3255400

 

[Lean L]

You could teach him rather than berate, no? We were ALL idiots at one point. I almost blew up my first [self-built PC] motherboard, A7N8X-VM/400 - tightened it down without standoffs! Called ASUS tech support, told him the entire computer was squealing, he immediately asked me to check for ground/short and was smart enough to suggest "checking the standoffs."

I'd have offered my condolences if it weren't for the fact that he came in and presented this like he was the victim of a bad motherboard manufacturer with shit QC.

 

[mrSHEiK124]

I'd have offered my condolences if it weren't for the fact that he came in and presented this like he was the victim of a bad motherboard manufacturer with shit QC.

OK, I just read from OP onwards and I probably would've handled it a lot...worse than you did. But still, he probably thinks it was shit QC because he doesn't realize it was a shit power supply?

Yeah it was completely stable for about three days, then it just turned off in the middle of Stalker Call of Pripyat. I reached down and turned it back on and a fucking butane-like torch came up from that black heatsink.

Again, this isn't Gigabyte's fault. You're lucky you only killed the motherboard. Pay to play buddy - you want 5 GHz - you need clean power and a good cooler. 4.4-4.6 GHz is where you're at with the 212+.

 

[RussianSensation]

OK, I just read from OP onwards and I probably would've handled it a lot...worse than you did. But still, he probably thinks it was shit QC because he doesn't realize it was a shit power supply?

Again, this isn't Gigabyte's fault.

Actually we asked the OP to confirm his actual voltage at load required for his 5.0ghz overclock. But he never said it was 1.42Vcore. He provided a screenshot only showing 1.224V.

1) Most people know that VCore above 1.38V on SB is actually outside of specs based on the fact that 32nm Gulftowns have a maximum Vcore rating of 1.375V

2) >90*C temperatures are not safe for continuous load operation. With poor airflow, high CPU temperatures only increase VRM temperatures even more. CM212+ is not means for a 1.4V 2500k 5.0ghz overclock.

3) Questionable PSU. This $39.99 - $10 off = $29.99 is more than adequate good quality budget PSU from Corsair.

Poor voltage regulation (most likely courtesy of Raidmax PSU), inadequate cooling, and perhaps even lack of proper settings in the BIOS (i.e., Load line calibration can spike with a crappy PSU) have all resulted in failure at an already unsafe 1.42V core in the first place.

 

[Lean L]

Actually we asked the OP to confirm his actual voltage at load required for his 5.0ghz overclock. But he never said it was 1.42Vcore. He provided a screenshot only showing 1.224V.

1) Most people know that VCore above 1.38V on SB is actually outside of specs based on the fact that 32nm Gulftowns have a maximum Vcore rating of 1.375V

2) >90*C temperatures are not safe for continuous load operation. With poor airflow, high CPU temperatures only increase VRM temperatures even more. CM212+ is not means for a 1.4V 2500k 5.0ghz overclock.

3) Questionable PSU. This $39.99 - $10 off = $29.99 is more than adequate good quality budget PSU from Corsair.

Poor voltage regulation (most likely courtesy of Raidmax PSU), inadequate cooling, and perhaps even lack of proper settings in the BIOS (i.e., Load line calibration can spike with a crappy PSU) have all resulted in failure at an already unsafe 1.42V core in the first place.

That was a cpuz pic... He needed to use either easy tune 6 or the touchbios utility to get a real read for that processor.

 

[StrangerGuy]

Lmao the OP is an idiot. Read some of the threads. Firstly he was running a raidmax... he 'needed' his processor to run @ 5ghz and close to boiling point. To this point afaik he has not gotten a proper voltage reading on his processor since he's been using cpuz. God only knows what kind of ventilation he has in his (raidmax?) case. You should send in all your overclocking endeavors with the RMA request. You'll surely be laughed at for blaming Gigabyte for your idiocy and carelessness.

edit: really? Microcenter gave you a new mobo? You should be content and quit your whining. Someone already paid for your mistakes. Get rid of the ludicrous oc and be done with it.

All this easy SB OCs really makes all these noobs pushing ridiculous voltages into their chips, expects us to gaga over their "OMG 5GHz" and then blames anything but their stupidity when things unsurprisingly go south.

And yeah 5GHz SB is L337 because obviously PC games are unplayable below that.